It’s a rainy & foggy #ThrillerThursday here in Gotham—perfect for curling up with one of these mysteries: THE LOST ORDER by Steve Berry The Knights of the Golden Circle was the largest and most dangerous clandestine organization in American history, hiding billions in stolen gold and silver across the United States. Now, 160 years later, […]
Tag: amateur sleuth

Thriller Thursday (2/23/17 Edition)
Sleuths from 16th century England to the present abound in our #ThrillerThursday picks: THE CROW TRAP by Ann Cleeves (also available in trade paperback) DI Vera Stanhope investigates a murder that rips through a group of women conducting an environmental survey. “Published in the UK in 1998 and just now released in the United States, […]

#ThrillerThursday: The Softer Side (11/13/14 Edition)
Victorian England’s amateur sleuth Charles Lenox has been compared to Sherlock Holmes and Dorothy L. Sayers’s Lord Peter Wimsey — his creator, Charles Finch, has been compared to Agatha Christie and Anne Perry. My dear librarian, why haven’t you dipped into this delightful series, yet? A BEAUTIFUL BLUE DEATH “Vividly capturing the essence of Victorian […]
