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Suswatibasu (1703 KP) rated Knots And Crosses in Books
Nov 9, 2017 (Updated Nov 9, 2017)
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.
Erika (17789 KP) rated My Heart is My Own: The Life of Mary Queen of Scots in Books
Feb 25, 2019
This is supposed to be the 'new' and 'definitive' biography of Mary, Queen of Scots. Honestly, there was nothing mind-blowing about this biography at all. Most noticeably, of course, is that John Guy is peddling is that Mary wasn't aware of the Darnley murder. I still haven't been given enough evidence to believe that.
Overall, this was an ok book that inspired an ok movie.
Overall, this was an ok book that inspired an ok movie.
Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2504 KP) rated Death of a Cozy Writer (St. Just Mystery #1) in Books
Mar 9, 2018
When a best selling mystery writer invites his children to his English manor, murder makes an appearance. I enjoyed the good, but I really felt like the main character was a bit too cardboard. The other characters certainly made up for it.
Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2013/05/book-review-death-of-cozy-writer-by-g-m.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.
Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2013/05/book-review-death-of-cozy-writer-by-g-m.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.
Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2504 KP) rated Still Life (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #1) in Books
Mar 9, 2018
The death of a retired school teacher shocks the community of Three Pines. But was it an accident or murder? It took me quite a while to sort out the characters. Once I did, I really got hooked on them and the story.
Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2013/05/book-review-still-life-by-louise-penny.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.
Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2013/05/book-review-still-life-by-louise-penny.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.
Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2504 KP) rated 3rd Degree (Women's Murder Club, #3) in Books
Mar 9, 2018
As yet another serial killer attacks San Francisco, the ladies of the Women's Murder Club are rocked by tragedy. I really am getting hooked on these thrillers, but the cardboard characters are hard to really bond with, a problem driven home by this book.
Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2013/05/book-review-3rd-degree-by-james.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.
Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2013/05/book-review-3rd-degree-by-james.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.
Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2504 KP) rated Murder in the Marais (Aimee Leduc Investigations, #1) in Books
Mar 9, 2018
When Aimee Leduc takes a decoded picture to a client in the Jewish quarter of Paris, she finds the woman dead and things quickly unravel from there. Honestly, I found the book too busy, which left not enough time to wrap everything up in the end.
Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2013/05/book-review-murder-in-marais-by-cara.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.
Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2013/05/book-review-murder-in-marais-by-cara.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.
Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2504 KP) rated Death Dines in in Books
Mar 9, 2018
A mostly fun collection of food related murder by a wide variety of authors. A few of the mysteries were rushed at the end, but for a most part they worked. However, there was one story that was disturbing and I didn't care for at all.
My full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2013/04/book-review-death-dines-in-edited-by.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.
My full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2013/04/book-review-death-dines-in-edited-by.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.
Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2504 KP) rated Swan for the Money (Meg Langslow, #11) in Books
Mar 9, 2018
Meg has gotten talked into running the Caerphilly Rose Show, which involves dealing with the eccentric owner of the farm they are using and all her black and white animals, including swans and fainting goats. Oh yeah, and there's a murder, too. Wonderful fun as always.
Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2013/05/book-review-swan-for-money-by-donna.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.
Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2013/05/book-review-swan-for-money-by-donna.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.
Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2504 KP) rated Click Here For Murder (Turing Hopper, #2) in Books
Mar 9, 2018
When the chief programmer at her new company is murdered, AIP Turing Hopper once again enlists her human friends to track a killer. Have an artificial intelligence personality as the main character once again proves a brilliant move as this is another page turner.
<a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2013/02/book-review-click-here-for-murder-by.html">Click here</a> for my full review</a>.
<a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2013/02/book-review-click-here-for-murder-by.html">Click here</a> for my full review</a>.