by envisionmg | May 13, 2016 | Fiction, Mystery, Reading Intersections
Sadly, I have to wait however long — and however long will be too long, I assure you — for series three of Grantchester, starring James Norton and Robson Green. (Withdrawal pangs struck not even a minute after the last scene of series two was consumed by...
by envisionmg | Oct 9, 2015 | Mystery, Staff Picks
Quieter Than Sleep by Joanne Dobson “Karen Pelletier abandoned her life in New York for a professorship at Massachusetts’s elite Enfield College. But she quickly learns that New England is not the peaceful enclave she had imagined–and that not even...
by envisionmg | Aug 24, 2015 | Mystery, Patron Recommendations
“At the high-end designer consignment shop Snapdragon, Helen Hawthorne must cater to the whims of snobby-yet-frugal customers like Chrissy, who comes in to sell a purse and ends up causing a scene. But when Chrissy is found dead in a dressing room with a...
by envisionmg | Jul 25, 2014 | Fiction, Mystery, Patron Review
Reviewed by KimI thoroughly enjoyed this second book in the adventures of private investigator Cormoran and his assistant Robin. This time they are investigating the murder of an unlikable author Owen Quine, who has penned a bizarre and horrible book which is nothing...
by envisionmg | Jun 27, 2014 | Mystery, Patron Review
Reviewed by KimAlthough he was one of my favorite authors, I didn’t realize that Michael Palmer had died last Fall. He will be truly missed. As far as Resistant is concerned, it’s classic Palmer: He takes something that’s been in the news, in this...
by envisionmg | May 19, 2014 | Biography, Booklists, Discovery List, Mystery, Non-fiction, Reading Lists, Sci - Fi
“Set in Toronto at the dawn of the 20th century, Murdoch Mysteries is a one-hour drama series that explores the intriguing world of William Murdoch (Yannick Bisson), a methodical and dashing detective who pioneers innovative forensic techniques to solve some of...
