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everyladydetectiveneedsahobby · 1 year

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I finally organized my Phryne Fisher books by “tv tie-in” and “art” covers. The only book I’m still missing in either format is Blood and Circuses. I’m getting closer to having a full set of both editions. I just wish my art cover ones were all the same size.

#phryne fisher #miss fisher's murder mysteries #mfmm #phryne x jack #jack robinson #miss fisher and the crypt of tears #essie davis #detective inspector jack robinson #nathan page #phrack #phryne #poisoned pen press #kerry greenwood

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my-52-weeks-with-christie · 1 year

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Mystery Review: Another Great Classic!

Last Seen Wearing — Hillary Waugh Originally published in 1952, Last Seen Wearing is one of the first police procedurals that gave readers a realistic portrayal of both the police people and the methods they employ to clear cases. Which, in this instance, is the disappearance of college freshman Lowell Mitchell. Waugh, a pioneer of the police procedural subgenera, follows the case from start…

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#book #book cover #book photo #book pic #book review #hillary waugh #last seen wearing #library of congress crime classics #my 52 weeks with christie #mystery #mystery review #poisoned pen press #police procedural

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dollycas · 2 years

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My Reading Itinerary Monday! – Week #29 – 2022

Welcome to My Reading Itinerary Monday! My reading time took a hit this week when I just couldn’t keep my eyes open. I am hoping to get back on track because I have a full calendar of books this week I need to read. Where are your books taking you this week? I will be traveling to Vermont, South Dakota, and Connecticut! Here’s what I read and what I have planned for this week. Escapes…

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#Poisoned Pen Press #self published #Severn House #St. Martin&039;s Paperbacks #Swift Wings Press

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lilibetbombshell · 4 days

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cathygeha · 7 months

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REVIEW

Hard Country by Reavis Z. Wortham

Tucker Snow #1

Small town life should be calm, serene, and easy…right? Not so much for Tucker and his daughter Chloe when they moved to Ganther Bluff and found themselves across the road from drug dealers that didn’t play nice. Great introduction to a new series!

What I liked: * Tucker: widow, father to a teenage daughter, grieving, lost his wife and younger daughter to meth addled driver, trying to health while keeping his daughter safe

* Chloe: sixteen, not happy to have moved to the country, misses her mother and sister, grieving, goodhearted, kind, caring, strong – has a good future

* Harley: Tucker’s younger brother and partner for years undercover, married, has to young sons, a bit higher strung than Tucker, loves his family and brother, in synch with Tucker when working

* Tammy: Harley’s wife and aunt to Chloe, there for her family, strong and resilient

* The plot, pacing, setting, and writing

* The way Tucker and Harley worked together

* That I knew who the bad guys were and was rooting for them to be dealt with

* The way family and community played a part – both good and bad families

* That there is another book to look forward to

What I didn’t like: * Who and what I was meant not to like

* Knowing that there are evil people like the ones in this book and that they harm so many by doing what they do

Did I enjoy this book? Yes

Would I read more in this series? Yes

Thank you to NetGalley and Poisoned Pen Press for the ARC – This is my honest review.

5 Stars

BLURB

There is no peace in the hard country Tucker Snow is as tough as they come, hardened by decades working as an undercover narcotics agent for the Texas Department of Public Safety. Through special dispensation from the governor, he and his brother Harley cut a wide swath through the criminal element of Northeast Texas. But tragedy comes calling after taking a dream job as a special ranger with the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association, when Tucker's wife and toddler are killed in a horrific traffic accident caused by a drug-addled felon. Close to breaking, Tucker sets his badge aside to move his surviving teenage daughter outside of Ganther Bluff, a quiet town with enough room for them to mourn their unexpected loss. But peace doesn't last long for a man like Tucker Snow. Instead of settling into small-town life to heal from such an unimaginable loss, a fresh kind of hell hits them with full force. Crimes and secrets strangle this rural community, and when a new form of meth with the street name of gravel gets too close to home, it's enough for Tucker to put his badge back on and call Harley for help. The town will ultimately be better off with him as a resident lawman, but this unforgiving landscape will threaten everything Tucker holds dear.

#Reavis Z. Wortham #Tucker Snow 1 #NetGalley #Poisoned Pen Press #Crime #Fiction #Suspense #Texas #Drugs #Abuse #Grief

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the-novel-approach-reviews · 9 months

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Review: Where the Dead Sleep by Joshua Moehling

Title: Where the Dead Sleep Series: Ben Packard: Book Two Author: Joshua Moehling Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press Length: 316 Pages Category: Murder Mystery Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: Deputy Ben Packard doesn’t rely on flash and bang to carry a story. He’s far removed from the snarky, posturing, tough guy cop stereotype. He’s simply the investigator Sandy Lake needs, because he’s the investigator…

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#5 stars #Joshua Moehling #Murder Mystery #Poisoned Pen Press #Suspense/Thriller

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tymp3st · 10 months

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Dead of Winter

Not a lot to say about this one that isn’t in the review itself, a few worries that this might be a little close to spoilery, but I think I should be good. I enjoyed this one quite a bit. This one is courtesy of netGalley and the folks at Poisoned Pen Press. Here’s Darcy Coates’ Dead of Winter. Enjoy! Christa wants to lay her past to rest. Wants to move past that terrible night and embrace life…

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#DeadofWinter #NetGalley #book review #Darcy Coates #Dead of Winter #Dead of Winter novel #netGalley #Poisoned Pen Press #Tympest Books

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bargainsleuthbooks · 1 year

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The Woman in the Library by Sulari Gentill #Mystery #Thriller #2022Books

"...an unexpectedly twisty literary adventure that examines the complicated nature of friendship and shows us that words can be the most treacherous weapons of all." #TheWomanintheLibrary #SulariGentill #2022Books #BookReview #BostonPublicLibrary #ebooks

The ornate reading room at the Boston Public Library is quiet—until a woman’s terrified scream shatters the tranquility. Security guards take charge immediately, instructing everyone inside to stay put until the threat is identified and contained. While they wait for the all-clear, four strangers sitting at the same table pass the time in conversation, and friendships are struck. Each has their…

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#2022 Release #Australia #Book Review #Boston #Boston Public Library #BPL #Library Book #Locked Room Mystery #Mystery #Poisoned Pen Press #Serial Killers #Sulari Gentill #Suspense #The Woman in the Library #Thriller

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protagonistspub · 1 year

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Death on Windmill Way by Carrie Doyle

Death on Windmill Way by Carrie Doyle was a read courtesy of Poisoned Pen Press when the series giveaway failed to have a winner. The series landed on my bookshelves with the promise that I would pay it forward by donating the series to my library. It is the first in the Hamptons Murder Mystery Series and is a cozy mystery. I admit my expectations were less than stellar after reading her Trouble…

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#books #Carrie Doyle #characters #cozy mystery #fiction #Hamptons Murder Mystery Series #mystery #Poisoned Pen Press

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danielleurbansblog · 1 year

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Review: Voices in the Snow

Synopsis: Clare remembers the cold. She remembers abandoned cars and children’s toys littered across the road. She remembers dark shapes in the snow and a terror she can’t explain. And then…nothing. When she wakes, aching and afraid in a stranger’s gothic home, he tells her she was in an accident. He claims he saved her. Clare wants to leave, but a vicious snowstorm has blanketed the world in…

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coffeeatmidnight · 2 years

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ARC Review: "The Woman in the Library," by Sulari Gentill

ARC Review: “The Woman in the Library,” by Sulari Gentill

Hello happy readers! I am again late on an ARC, but feel this may work in my favor. The Woman in the Library by Sulari Gentill is an atmospheric, meta novel that has just enough creeping dread to make it a great fall read, despite its June release date. Thank you, Netgalley and Poisoned Pen Press, for this amazing opportunity! From the Publisher: In every person’s story, there is something to…

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#arc review #arc reviews #beach reads #book review #books #fiction #literature #mystery #netgalley #novel #poisoned pen press #reading

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readingwithwrin · 2 years

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And There He Kept Her by Joshua Moehling | ARC Book Review

Title: And There He Kept Her Author: Joshua Moehling Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press Published Date: June 14th, 2022 Genre: Mystery, Thriller, Adult fiction Source: Netgalley and Publisher Rating: ★ ★ ★ .5 Goodreads Summary: They thought he was a helpless old man. They were wrong.When two teenagers break into a house on a remote lake in search of prescription drugs, what starts as a simple…

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#and there he kept her #book review #getting my netgalley under control #joshua moehling #LGBTQIA #mystery #poisoned pen press #realistic fiction #received for review #thriller

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rebeccaheyman · 2 years

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Spoiler Alert: It's Not About a Librarian

Review: The Woman in the Library by Sulari Gentill, aBook narr. Katherine Littrell (Poisoned Pen Press and Dreamscape Media, 9 June 2022)

If you like your mystery with a healthy dose of meta-narrative, The Woman in the Library is the book for you. I adored this smart, well-plotted, suspenseful story that is equal parts murder mystery, cultural commentary, and book-within-a-book. If that sounds complicated -- it is. But Sulari Gentill keeps this complex machine humming with incredible finesse.

Three-sentence summary: Four strangers strike up an unexpected friendship after a chilling scream pierces the quiet of the Boston Public Library. When a female journalist is discovered dead there the next day, the quartet decides to investigate, only to discover their connection to the killer is stronger than they realize. Meanwhile, the author of all their destinies finds herself trapped in the crosshairs of an admirer who will go to any length to show his loyalty to her cause.

This was a perfectly paced thriller that had me totally enthralled from the get-go. I actually ended up listening to the audio for this title after the book's release, and Katherine Littrell's narration added another layer of storytelling excellence to the narrative. Compelling characters, a logical but hard-to-solve mystery, and lovely prose -- The Woman in the Library was everything I could have asked for in a summer read.

#the woman in the library #sulari gentill #mystery books #suspense books #fiction #new release #poisoned pen press #dreamscape media #audiobooks #book review #book recommendation #five-star review

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dollycas · 1 year

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Cozy Wednesday featuring On Spine of Death (By the Book Mysteries) by Tamara Berry #Review / #Giveaway @PPPress @Tamara_Morgan

Welcome to Cozy Wednesday! Today I am delighted to share my thoughts about On Spine of Death by Tamara Berry! On Spine of Death (By the Book Mysteries) Cozy Mystery 2nd in Series Setting – Washinton State Poisoned Pen Press (November 29, 2022) Mass Market Paperback ‏ : ‎ 408 pages ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1728248639 ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1728248639 Kindle ASIN ‏ : ‎ B09RTH1T7Q Bestselling author Tess Harrow…

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#cozy mystery #Poisoned Pen Press #Tamara Berry #Washington

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lilibetbombshell · 4 months

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bookstagramofmine · 2 years

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The Woman in the Library by Sulari Gentill

Book Review: The Woman in the Library by Sulari Gentill #BookBlog #BookReview #BooTwt

Thank you NetGalley and Poisoned Pen Press for the chance to read and review The Woman in the Library by Sulari Gentill! The Woman in the Library came out on the 7th of June. This is not Sulari Gentill’s first book; she also has a 10 book long series Rowland Sinclair WWII Mysteries. The Woman in the Library is 292 pages long (at least the kindle version is) and it’s a work of epistolary fiction.…

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#amateur sleuth #book review #epistolary #fiction #NetGalley #poisoned pen press #Sulari Gentill #the woman in the library #thriller

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