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Neil Gaiman recommended Lud-in-the-Mist in Books (curated)

 
Lud-in-the-Mist
Lud-in-the-Mist
Hope Mirrlees | 2018 | Fiction & Poetry
(0 Ratings)
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"My favourite fairy tale/detective novel/history/fantasy."

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Girl in Disguise
Girl in Disguise
10
10.0 (1 Ratings)
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In Macallister's second novel, she takes on telling the story of Kate Warne, America's (and maybe the world's) first female detective, who walked into the Pinkerton's Detective Agency in 1856 and insisted Pinkerton take her on as an agent. Find out what I thought of this historical fiction novel in my review here. https://tcl-bookreviews.com/2017/03/03/becoming-the-first/
  
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Sweetheart (Archie Sheridan & Gretchen Lowell, #2)
Chelsea Cain | 2008 | Fiction & Poetry
8
7.2 (5 Ratings)
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Addictive sequel to Cain's "Heartsick" -- featuring serial killer Gretchen Lowell, detective Archie Sheridan, and reporter Susan Ward. Picks up shortly after the end of the first novel, with the intersection of a story Ward is pursuing and the ongoing twisted relationship of Archie and Gretchen. As with the first novel, hard to put down...
  
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Suswatibasu (1701 KP) rated Knots And Crosses in Books

Nov 9, 2017 (Updated Nov 9, 2017)  
Knots And Crosses
Knots And Crosses
Ian Rankin | 2017 | Fiction & Poetry
6
8.0 (4 Ratings)
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Detective Rebus is totally clueless
From the outset it was completely obvious who was responsible for the murders and abductions and yet it took the entire novel for the detective to figure it out. I became rather frustrated with the character's various flaws which stopped him from solving the murder. I was told Ian Rankin has a good reputation for writing thrillers so slightly disappointed overall.
  
The Maltese Falcon
The Maltese Falcon
6
6.5 (4 Ratings)
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Another classic detective novel, this time with the mystery on two (at least) tiers: the central concept of the whole story (The Maltese Falcon), and just how the morally ambiguous Sam Spade is going to react in any given situation!
  
 The Department of Sensitive Crimes (Detective Varg #1)
The Department of Sensitive Crimes (Detective Varg #1)
Alexander McCall Smith | 2019 | Fiction & Poetry, Mystery
7
6.5 (2 Ratings)
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This is the first novel in the Detective Varg series by McCall Smith. It's lighthearted (as much as a mystery novel can be), and the polar-opposite of nordic noir. The novel is written as a series of short stories, and it was a very quick read. Half of me thinks that this was written purely as a satire of nordic noir, without grisly deaths and violence against women.
I received this book from the Penguin First to Read program (RIP).
  
Never Tell (Detective D.D. Warren #10)
Never Tell (Detective D.D. Warren #10)
Lisa Gardner | 2019 | Mystery, Thriller
8
7.0 (3 Ratings)
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Includes Detective D.D. Warren, Flora Dane, and FBI Special Agent Kimberly Quincy (1 more)
Can stand alone
A stand-alone, multi POV novel and the 10th novel in the Detective D.D. Warren series.
I was provided with a complimentary copy of this book so I could give an honest review.

I was not my parents' favorite child. I was not even the favorite daughter. Let me say my family has a strange sense of humor so my dad bought me Lisa Gardner's novel "The Other Daughter". I laughed and let the book sit for a few years. When I eventually read it, I knew I found an author I would definitely read again.

Never Tell by Lisa Gardner can stand alone. The multi POV thriller is the 10th novel in her Detective D.D. Warren series. It includes Flora Dane who was first introduced in Find Her, the 8th novel in her Detective D.D. Warren series.

In Find Her, Dane was kidnapped while on spring break and held for 472 days. Since then, she in now working as Warren's unpaid Confidential Informant). The agent who was instrumental in rescuing Dane was FBI Special Agent Kimberly Quincy, daughter of FBI Profiler Pierce Quincy, a main character in Gardner's FBI Profiler series. Kimberly Quincy also returns to assist with Warren's case.

It might be difficult to understand the connections I mentioned if you have not read prior books. The book does stand alone and will make you want to go read the others.


Review published on Philomathinphila.com on 3/27/19.
  
The Other Side
The Other Side
Mark Leichliter | 2021 | Mystery
8
8.0 (1 Ratings)
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an absolute gripping novel with lots of twists and turns
Steve wendell is the detective put in charge of the disappearance of Britany Rodgers. He is determined to find out what happened to her no matter how long it takes.

I thoroughly enjoyed this novel there were so many twists and turns I really did not expect half of what happened or the outcome of the case and not to brag but I'm normally quite good at figuring these kind of things out. There was alot of emotion involved in the story and I felt every bit of it.

Deffinatly a gripping novel fantastically written 4/5 stars
  
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Suswatibasu (1701 KP) rated Ragdoll in Books

Jul 26, 2017  
Ragdoll
Ragdoll
Daniel Cole | 2017 | Fiction & Poetry
6
8.5 (6 Ratings)
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Slightly overhyped - lost concentration
By the time I reached the end I actually had to ask myself who the hell the suspect was which says it all. I think the premise of it is dark, gritty and fascinating - is the detective involved far too flawed a character to be trusted or is he being framed by an evil genius? Unfortunately with all the various characters and sub-plots introduced, I lost focus and ended up losing the story thread as well. Detective Faulkes' character is well- written but I think the novel literally loses the plot.
  
I loved Michael Connelly's new novel. Renee Ballard is an interesting, dynamic and multi-dimensional character who is likable and relatable. The Late Show is heavy in police jargon and procedure, much more than in Connelly's Bosch books but he does a great job of explaining without losing fluidity or storyline. I can't wait to see what comes next for Detective Ballard!