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May 1, 2023

REVIEW: Ukulele of Death by E. J. Copperman

JayneBook Reviews / C- ReviewsContemporary / family relationships / First-Person / murder mystery / New York City / Paranormal / private investigators / Private-investigator / Science Fiction1 Comments

After losing their parents when they were just babies, private investigators Fran and Ken Stein now specialize in helping adoptees find their birth parents. So when a client asks them for help finding her father, with her only clue a rare ukulele, the case is a little weird, sure, but ... more >

November 8, 2022

REVIEW: Even Though I Knew the End by C.L. Polk

JayneB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Reads1940s / angels / Chicago / Dark Fantasy / demons / family relationships / Historical / lesbian / LGBTQIA characters / LGBTQIA rights / LGBTQIA romance / noir / Private-investigator / religion3 Comments

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C. L. Polk turns their considerable powers to a fantastical noir. A magical detective dives into the affairs of Chicago’s divine monsters to secure a future with the love of her life. This sapphic period piece will dazzle anyone looking for mystery, intrigue, romance, magic, or all of the above. ... more >

July 27, 2022

REVIEW: Desperate Undertaking by Lindsey Davis

JayneBook Reviewsactors / ancient-Rome / female detectives / First-Person / Flavia Albia series / Historical / historical mystery / murder mystery / murder-investigation / Private-investigatorComments Off on REVIEW: Desperate Undertaking by Lindsey Davis

In Lindsey Davis’s next book in the beloved Flavia Albia Series, Desperate Undertaking, a mad killer (or killers!) is strewing bodies around in the most gruesome of manners and, true to form, it is up to Flavia Albia to determine what is really going on and stop this bacchanal of ... more >

July 27, 2021

REVIEW: A Comedy of Terrors by Lindsey Davis

JayneB+ Reviews / Book Reviewsancient-Rome / family relationships / female detectives / First-Person / Flavia Albia series / Historical / historical mystery / murder mystery / murder-investigation / organized crime / Private-investigator6 Comments

In Rome, 89 A.D., poisonings, murders, and a bloody gang war of retribution breaks out during the festival of Saturnalia, and when her husband, Tiberius, becomes a target, it’s time for Flavia Albia to take matters into her own hands — in Lindsey Davis’s next historical mystery, A Comedy of ... more >

April 9, 2021

REVIEW: The Qubit Zirconium by M Darusha Wehm

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviewsaliens / fantasy/scifi / gender fluidity / KeyForge / LGBTQIAP+ / mystery / non binary / Private-investigator / Science Fiction2 Comments

Alien detectives stumble across a mystery that could tear apart their patchwork planet, the Crucible, in this riotous science fantasy novel from the smash hit game, KeyForge Wibble & Pplimz, the Crucible’s most unusual private investigators, must set off from their office in Hub City to clear the name of ... more >

February 10, 2021

REVIEW: Hazard and Somerset: Off Duty by Gregory Ashe

JanineB- Reviews / Book Reviews#ownvoices / action / Contemporary / LGBTQIAP+ / Missouri / mystery / police procedural / Private-investigator / romantic / Small Town Romance3 Comments

The following review contains spoilers for some of the books in Gregory Ashe’s Hazard and Somerset gay mysteries. If you are interested in reading the book and want to avoid spoilers, avoid this page and visit my review of book one, Pretty Pretty Boys. Content warning: Dear Gregory Ashe, This ... more >

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