Tag: crime

  • The Last Thing He Told Me

    The Last Thing He Told Me

    Title: The Last Thing He Told Me Author: Laura Dave Release Date: May 4, 2021 Format: Audiobook Genre: Mystery Sub-Genre: Contemporary Rating: Read-A-Likes: What I Liked: This was a book that left me guessing what was going to happen until the very end. I liked that Dave decided to make Owen and Hannah a newlywed,…

  • Murder Most Festive

    Murder Most Festive

    Title: Murder Most Festive Author: Ada Moncrieff Release Date: November 5, 2020 Format: Trade Paperback Genre: Mystery Sub-Genre: Christmas, Cozy Rating: Read-A-Likes: Summary:  It’s Christmas at Westbury Manor and amateur detective Hugh Gaveston must unravel a fiendish mystery… Christmas Eve, 1938. The Westbury family and assorted friends have gathered for another legendary celebration at their…

  • The Christmas Murder Game

    The Christmas Murder Game

    Title: The Christmas Murder Game Author: Alexandra Benedict Release Date: October 4, 2022 Format: Trade Paperback Genre: Mystery Sub-Genre: Christmas, Crime Rating: Read-A-Likes: Summary: Twelve clues. Twelve keys. Twelve days of Christmas. But how many will die before Twelfth Night? The annual Christmas Game is afoot at Endgame House, the Armitages’ grand family home. This…

  • The Mistletoe Murder and Other Stories

    The Mistletoe Murder and Other Stories

    Title: The Mistletoe Murder and Other Stories Author: P.D. James Release Date: October 6, 2016 Format: Hardcover Genre: Mystery Sub-Genre: Christmas, Short Stories Rating: Read-A-Likes: Summary: The newly appointed Sgt. Dalgliesh is drawn into a case that is “pure Agatha Christie.” . . . A “pedantic, respectable, censorious” clerk’s secret taste for pornography is only…

  • The Hunting Party

    The Hunting Party

    Lucy Foley is an author that checks out very well at my library and her books receive good reviews, but I’ve never had the chance to read one of her books, so I was excited when a book club I was leading chose “The Hunting Party” as their latest pick to discuss.  The premise to…