Tag Archives: mystery

Lumen by Ben Pastor

Posted on March 1, 2012 by Kevin Holtsberry

An interesting psychological exploration of what it might be liked to be trapped between Prussian duty and one’s own moral code on the one hand and being a Captain in the Nazi army as it invades Poland on the other. Continue reading →

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Little Elvises (The Junior Bender Series) by Timothy Hallinan

Posted on October 3, 2011 by Kevin Holtsberry

Junior Bender joins Poke Rafferty and Simeon Grist as Hallinan characters sure to have a cult following. Continue reading →

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Betrayal of Trust: A J. P. Beaumont Novel  

Posted on July 5, 2011 by Kevin Holtsberry | Leave a comment

In the Mail: The Body in the Gazebo

Posted on April 22, 2011 by Kevin Holtsberry

The Body in the Gazebo: A Faith Fairchild Mystery From Publishers Weekly Two puzzles tax Faith Fairchild in Agatha-winner Page’s genial 19th mystery featuring the Aleford, Mass., caterer and amateur sleuth (after 2009′s The Body in the Sleigh). When an … Continue reading →

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First-rate detectives are like good lovers and good novelists

Posted on February 11, 2011 by Kevin Holtsberry

Tara McKelvey makes me want to read Jonathan Rabb’s The Second Son (Berlin Trilogy) based on the last two paragraphs of her review in the NYTRB. Continue reading →

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