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October 24, 2023

Review: The Last Devil to Die: A Thursday Murder Club Mystery #4 by Richard Osman

SiriusB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsContemporary / contemporary mystery / mystery / older characters / older MCs3 Comments

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An instant #1 New York Times bestseller! A new mystery is afoot in the fourth book in the Thursday Murder Club series from million-copy bestselling author Richard Osman It’s rarely a quiet day for the Thursday Murder Club. Shocking news reaches them—an old friend has been killed, and a dangerous package he ... more >

July 10, 2023

Review: Eruca (Arthropoda #2) and Apidae (Arthropoda #3) by Xenia Melzer

SiriusB Reviews / B Reviews Category / B+ Reviews / Book ReviewsArthropoda series / contemporary mystery / m/m8 Comments

There is no crime without witnesses When Detective George Donovan and his eccentric partner, Detective Andi Hayes, need a break from their gruesome job, a hike seems like just the thing. Unfortunately, the job catches up with them when they find three dead men in a lake. When the promising ... more >

March 23, 2022

Review: The Maid by Nita Prose

SiriusBook Reviews / C Reviews Category / C+ Reviewscontemporary mystery / hotels4 Comments

Molly Gray is not like everyone else. She struggles with social skills and misreads the intentions of others. Her gran used to interpret the world for her, codifying it into simple rules that Molly could live by. Since Gran died a few months ago, twenty-five-year-old Molly has been navigating life’s ... more >

March 18, 2022

Review: The Man Who Died Twice (Thursday Murder Club #2) by Richard Osman

SiriusB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readscontemporary mystery / older MCs19 Comments

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It’s the following Thursday. Elizabeth has received a letter from an old colleague, a man with whom she has a long history. He’s made a big mistake, and he needs her help. His story involves stolen diamonds, a violent mobster, and a very real threat to his life. As bodies ... more >

February 21, 2022

Review: The Thursday Murder Club (Thursday Murder Club #1) by Richard Osman

SiriusB Reviews / B Reviews Category / B- Reviews / Book Reviewscontemporary mystery / older MCs6 Comments

Four septuagenarians with a few tricks up their sleeves A female cop with her first big case A brutal murder Welcome to… The Thursday Murder Club In a peaceful retirement village, four unlikely friends meet weekly in the Jigsaw Room to discuss unsolved crimes; together they call themselves The Thursday ... more >

March 29, 2019

REVIEW: Game in Diamonds by Elizabeth Cadell

JayneB Reviews / Book ReviewsContemporary / contemporary mystery / dysfunctional family / England / family relationships4 Comments

On his retirement, George Ainstey had moved to Ellstream, hoping to escape from the tensions of London life. His only neighbors were Lady Charlotte Merrion, who lived in the mansion on the site of an eighteenth-century ruin, and her daughter-in-law, Antonia Merrion, whose land adjoined Mr. Ainstey’s. But even in ... more >

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