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July 3, 2025

REVIEW: A Murder of Convenience by Kathleen Buckley

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviews1740s / 18th-century / Closed circle mystery / Georgian / historical mystery / locked room mystery / murder mystery / murder-investigation / police proceduralComments Off on REVIEW: A Murder of Convenience by Kathleen Buckley

Ellen Cuthbert’s husband, Randolph, is now the Earl of Keswick’s heir. Their marriage is a sham, and Randolph’s mistress, Lydia, is present at the house party. When she is found murdered in a locked room, all the evidence seems to point to Ellen. And how could the murderer have escaped ... more >

December 2, 2024

Review: The Spare Man by Mary Robinette Koval

SiriusBook Reviews / C Reviews Category / C- ReviewsClosed circle mystery / disability / science fiction lite4 Comments

Hugo, Locus, and Nebula-Award winner Mary Robinette Kowal blends her no-nonsense approach to life in space with her talent for creating glittering high-society in this stylish SF mystery, The Spare Man. A 2023 Hugo Award Finalist! A 2022 Locus Magazine Recommended Reading List pick! Tesla Crane, a brilliant inventor and ... more >

April 24, 2024

REVIEW: Not How I Pictured It by Robin Lefler

JayneBook Reviews / C Reviewsactor/actress / Bahamas / Closed circle mystery / Contemporary / Fiction / forced proximity / mystery / second chance / self discovery / tv show2 Comments

A sharply hilarious and ultimately heartfelt novel about a former teen superstar who grudgingly agrees to a reboot of the show that made her (in)famous, from the author of Reasonable Adults. Twenty years after Ocean Views went off the air, the beloved TV show about teenage romance and angst is ... more >

November 23, 2023

REVIEW: There Should Have Been Eight by Nalini Singh

JennieBook Reviews / C ReviewsClosed circle mystery / mystery / thriller2 Comments

They met when they were teenagers. Now they’re adults, and time has been kind to some and unkind to others—none more so than to Bea, the one they lost nine long years ago. They’ve gathered to reminisce at Bea’s family’s estate, a once-glorious mansion straight out of a gothic novel. ... more >

March 21, 2023

REVIEW: A Tempest at Sea by Sherry Thomas

JennieB- Reviews / Book ReviewsClosed circle mystery / murder mystery / POC author / Series / Sherlock Holmes / Victorian mystery3 Comments

DISCLOSURE: I am Sherry Thomas’s critique partner and critiqued this manuscript but I have not contributed to this review. —Janine. Dear Sherry Thomas: This is the seventh book in the Lady Sherlock series, and when I found out it was set on a ship, I was excited. I like closed ... more >

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