Category Archives: Mystery/Suspense/Thriller

This is a story by one of my favorite mystery writers. I always know to expect a good time reading one of her books and I wasn’t disappointed in this one.

It is the first book I have read in this series and, I believe, it would be better to read the first two books before reading this one. There was a lot of history that took some time to get up to speed on.

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This is the second book in the Heathcliff Lennox series. It can be read stand-alone, but I highly suggest reading the first book before reading this. The characters are funny and knowing what went before makes it even better.

Major Lennox (never Heathcliff!) is summoned to the home of his childhood friend when an opera singer dies and the doctor involved believes there has been foul play.

It just so happens that said friend has become engaged to a very rich oil man from Texas and wants Lennox to meet him.

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Another suspenseful read by Michele Campbell. It is a story about murder and love and greed.

Tabitha Girard is working at a restaurant in the small town she grew up in. Her “lost” love comes back to town and immediately starts to woo her. The only problem is that is married to a beautiful and successful older woman who is incredibly rich.

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This story picks up a few months after the first book ends. While the subject matter is separate, the characters are not. So much background is given in the first book, I highly recommend reading it first but it is not necessary in order to enjoy this book.

Lucy Lancaster is a genealogist who is researching the family tree of Pippa Sutton. Pippa is the owner of the Sutton luxury hotel chain and is hosting her family for a get-together at New Years. The day is to cap off with a presentation of their shared family history.

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Lucy Lancaster is the sleuth in this new cozy mystery series. She is a genealogist who specializes in Texas history. She’s been researching the family history of Texas billionaire, Gus Halloran. Her research turns up the murder of his ancestor.

Because of the implications of who did the foul deed, Lucy needs to be sure that what she thinks is accurate. While investigating, she becomes a target of a murderer in the present day.

She is sure that discovering the past and tracing it through to present day will be what solves the mystery. Along the way, she runs afoul of the FBI and ends up in the quasi-custody of one agent.

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This was an interesting mystery set in the Regency period in England. The sleuth is Detective Lavender and his companion is his trusty Constable Woods.

I thought this was the first in the series but discovered that there are other short stories that preceded the first full length novel. I will go back and read those as well before proceeding to the second book in the series.

I still enjoyed reading the book but I believe there were things touched upon (but with no spoilers) that had happened previously. I’m looking forward to those.

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What a fantastic new start to a suspenseful mystery series. The story revolves around Mason Reid and his K-9 dogs. Vira is his newest dog and, along with Sue (a boy named as such), Delta and Maggie May, steal the show.

What surprised me was that the book was not only a great suspense and mystery book but also really funny. The author has a way of bringing the dogs to life and wraps them around the the heart of the audience.

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I’ve read most of the books in this series and have enjoyed them all. It is a series set on an island just off shore from Charleston. Liz Talbot and her husband Nate Andrews are private detectives. They are assisted, from time-to-time by the ghost of Liz’s high school best friend, Colleen.

In this story, the two are contracted to look into the murder of a professor. His nephew is the prime suspect and looks guilty. They are asked to investigate on behalf of one of his business partners, whom Liz already believes to be guilty in an earlier murder.

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This is both my first book by this author and the first book in this series that I have read.

I enjoy mysteries and I also enjoy Regency romance stories. While there is not really a romance per se, in this novel, the elements of a Regency are definitely present. The mystery is front and center.

Beatrice (Bea) Hyde-Clare is an orphan who was, rather grudgingly, taken in by her Uncle and Aunt when she was six years old. She lives with them and her two cousins. She has twenty the last twenty years trying to fade into the background, which is exactly what is expected of her by her family. They also prefer not to be noticed too much. They don’t believe in being too forward or being noticed too much.

Bea is happy to take that role until, at a country house party where her family are guests, she is confronted by a murder. When the investigation makes a wrong turn, she feels she must step in.

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