Category Archives: Mystery

The King Of Lies by John Hart (Books to Read During a Pandemic, Part 34)

Posted on November 13, 2020 by bseat

John Hart keeps on surprising me! I recently read one of his books and now, here I am again reviewing another novel he wrote! Although The King of Lies initially seems like a straight forward murder mystery, Hart somehow manages … Continue reading →

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The Ten thousand Doors of January by Alix L. Harrow (Books to Read During a Pandemic, Part 32)

Posted on October 30, 2020 by bseat

I have always loved doors. Whenever I travel, I end up taking pictures of doors and doorways. For me they are evocative, mysterious, and inviting. So a book about doors was a fascinating concept to me and this book quickly … Continue reading →

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Testimony by Scott Turow (Books To Reading During a Pandemic, Part 29)

Posted on October 9, 2020 by bseat

You cannot think of Scott Turow without thinking of his book Presumed Innocent and the movie starring Harrison Ford. Scott Turow is a master of the the legal procedural, by both making the law relevant and exposing its limitations. His … Continue reading →

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The Last Widow by Karin Slaughter (Books to Read During a Pandemic, Part 26)

Posted on September 18, 2020 by bseat

Karin Slaughter’s Will Trent and Sarah Linton series is probably one of my favorite things to read. The combination of the complicated romance between Will and Sarah and the fact that Will is an agent for the Georgia Bureau of … Continue reading →

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The Winter Soldier by Daniel Mason (Books to Read During a Pandemic, Part 25)

Posted on September 11, 2020 by bseat

Lucius Krzelewski is a disappointment to his prominent and wealthy family. Although of Polish descent, the Krzelewski family moved to Vienna in the late 1800’s where social and business connections could be made and family fortunes enhanced. But Lucius, unable to … Continue reading →

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The Hush by John Hart (Books to Read During a Pandemic, Part 24)

Posted on September 4, 2020 by bseat

John Hart is one of those authors that can’t quite be pigeonholed into some convenient genre. He writes thrillers and mysteries, detective stories, moody, haunted, events and about betrayal, broken dreams and love lost. Although The Hush, is a sequel to … Continue reading →

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The Late Show, Dark Sacred Night and The Night Fire by Michael Connelly (Books to Read During a Pandemic, Part 23)

Posted on August 28, 2020 by bseat

I have loved the Bosch series by Michael Connelly and so when he introduced a new character, Renee Ballard, I was a bit hesitant. Why mess with a good thing? But my curiosity got the best of me and soon … Continue reading →

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Dark Places by Gillian Flynn (Books To Read During a Pandemic, Part 21)

Posted on August 14, 2020 by bseat

Gillian Flynn rocketed to fame with her book Gone Girl, a twisty tale of love and madness. It would be very hard for any writer to duplicate that kind of success, but Flynn is a a great writer and she has … Continue reading →

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A Small Indiscretion by Jan Ellison (Books to Read During a Pandemic, Part 20)

Posted on August 7, 2020 by bseat

While my sister was on vacation with her family (camping and hiking with proper social distancing,) I got a text from her. “Have you read ‘A Small Indiscretion.?” she asked. When I said I hadn’t she said, ” OMG, you … Continue reading →

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The Second Sleep by Robert Harris (Books to Read During a Pandemic, Part 18)

Posted on July 24, 2020 by bseat

Robert Harris is an author that never fails to inform and entertain me. He is known for his historical books, like Imperium, which is about ancient Rome or Fatherland, which is about Nazi Germany, but The Second Sleep shows a … Continue reading →

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