Story by Ryohgo Narita, Art by Akiyo Satorigi, Character Design by Suzuhito Yasuda | Published by Yen Press Here is the sum total of my Durarara!! knowledge prior to reading volume one of the manga: 1. It is based on light novels. 2. There is an anime. 3. People were really excited about the license. It turns out that those light novels are by the creator of … [Read more...] about Durarara!!, Vol. 1
Mystery
The Documents in the Case by Dorothy L. Sayers (with Robert Eustace)
From the back cover: The grotesquely grinning corpse in the Devonshire shack was of a man who had died horribly—with a dish of mushrooms at his side. His body contained enough death-dealing muscarine to kill thirty people. Why would an expert on fungi feast on a large quantity of this particularly poisonous species? A clue to the brilliant murderer, who had baffled the best … [Read more...] about The Documents in the Case by Dorothy L. Sayers (with Robert Eustace)
A Traitor to Memory by Elizabeth George
Book description: When Eugenie Davies is killed by a driver on a quiet London street, her death is clearly no accident. Someone struck her with a car and then deliberately ran over her body before driving off, leaving nothing behind but questions. What brought Eugenie Davies to London on a rainy autumn night? Why was she carrying the name of the man who found her body? Who … [Read more...] about A Traitor to Memory by Elizabeth George
In Pursuit of the Proper Sinner by Elizabeth George
Book description: Calder Moor is a wild and deadly place: many have been trapped in the myriad limestone caves, lost in collapsed copper mines, injured on perilous ridges. But when two bodies are discovered in the shadow of the ancient circle of stones known as Nine Sisters Henge, it is clearly not a case for Mountain Rescue. The corpses are those of a young man and woman. … [Read more...] about In Pursuit of the Proper Sinner by Elizabeth George
Nancy Drew: The New Case Files, Vols. 1-2
By Stefan Petrucha, Sarah Kinney, and Sho Murase | Published by Papercutz You might wonder why I read a couple of Nancy Drew graphic novels, but when I tell you that these volumes comprise parts one and two of an arc called “Vampire Slayer,” perhaps you will understand. It was the unlikely union of Nancy Drew and Buffy—and yes, said show is specifically referenced in the … [Read more...] about Nancy Drew: The New Case Files, Vols. 1-2