Category Archives: Mystery

The Burgess Boys by Elizabeth Stout

Posted on October 25, 2013 by bseat

Relationships with siblings can run the gamut between easy or very difficult.   In The Burgess Boys the relationships between Susan, Jim and Bob are both difficult and complicated. Born in Shirley Falls, Maine they were raised by their mother … Continue reading →

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The Shining Girls by Lauren Beukes

Posted on October 18, 2013 by bseat

The Shining Girls is a hard book to categorize, since it is about a serial killer who travel back in time. OK… I know some of you are already tuning out, but keep reading because this book is strangely compelling … Continue reading →

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Suspect by Robert Crais

Posted on October 4, 2013 by bseat

Robert Crais in one of my favorite authors.  His books about Joe Pike and Elvis Cole, two private detectives in the City of Los Angeles (Taken, and The First Rule for example) are compelling, gritty, exciting and never disappoint.  However, in Crais’s most … Continue reading →

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The Night Circus by Erin Mogenstern

Posted on August 30, 2013 by bseat

In Night Circus you enter a place like no where you have ever imagined.  Morgenstern creates a magical and elusive story that portrays a reality that seems not quite real and yet in its essence is profoundly true. Le Cirque … Continue reading →

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