Category Archives: Mystery

The Waiting by Michael Connelly

Posted on November 8, 2024 by bseat

I can never sleep on planes. So if I have a long distance flight-more than four to six hours- it is essential to have book that can keep my interest! Recently on my return flight from Italy, I began reading … Continue reading →

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The Venice Sketchbook by Rhys Bowen

Posted on October 18, 2024 by bseat

I always like to read novels about the places I am going to visit. When you read this I will be traveling in Italy and will have just spent three days in Venice. Bowen’s book, with its rich details of … Continue reading →

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The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley

Posted on September 13, 2024 by bseat

Time travel plot lines are always a bit dicey. It is easy for an author to get caught up in the ‘how” and the rules of time travel and the plot line can stay focused on those things rather than … Continue reading →

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The Shadow Land by Elizabeth Kostova

Posted on August 30, 2024 by bseat

I read The Historian by Kostova and loved that book, so it was easy to pick up her third book, The Shadow Land. I was not disappointed! This is a book what happened under the Communist regime in Bulgaria immediately … Continue reading →

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Spy Coast by Tess Gerritsen

Posted on July 26, 2024 by bseat

Where do spies go to retire? What happens when old foes and a mission gone wrong come back to haunt you and force you out into the open when you are no longer protected by the agency? These are the … Continue reading →

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The 7 1/2 Death of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton

Posted on July 19, 2024 by bseat

Every now and again someone comes up with a plot twist that no one has ever thought of before. Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn’t, and that of course is the downside this kind of creativity. Luckily Turton has … Continue reading →

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The Hunter by Tana French

Posted on July 5, 2024 by bseat

Tana French is in a class by herself. She has written some of the greatest crime novels I have ever read and each book is filled with interesting characters and unexpected plots. Recently, she has been writing about a small … Continue reading →

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the Housemaid by Frieda McFadden

Posted on June 14, 2024 by bseat

Whenever I read reviews about a book where phrases like “rollercoaster ride,” packs a wallop,” and ‘a mind blowing shocker” are used, I cannot resist. Sometimes the book lives up to the hype and other times not so much, but … Continue reading →

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The Anamoly by Hervé Le Telier, Translated by Adriana Hunter

Posted on June 7, 2024 by bseat

We have all wondered what would have happened if we had made a different choice. If we had gone to the more expensive college, or taken that job offer, or accepted a marriage proposal, or quit smoking, or went to … Continue reading →

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The Housekeepers by Alex Hay

Posted on May 24, 2024 by bseat

This is such a fun book! A group of women, the housekeepers, decide to pull off a heist of epic proportions at the grandest house in Mayfair, and they will do it during the biggest ball of the season! Set … Continue reading →

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