Reviews for mystery books, this includes mystery romances, cozy mysteries, and plain old mystery novels.
Title: Lion in the Valley Author: Elizabeth Peters Series: Amelia Peabody #4 Genre: Historical Mystery Pages: 384 Read: February 23, 2021 The 1895-96 season appears to be a promising one for the Emerson family. They are excavating at the Black Pyramid in Dashoor but the Master Criminal won’t give them a peaceful excavation. While I … More Review: Lion in the Valley by Elizabeth Peters
Title: The Mummy Case Author: Elizabeth Peters Series: Amelia Peabody #3 Genre: Historical Mystery Pages: 408 Read: February 6, 2021 Amelia and Radcliffe Emerson are heading back to Egypt for a season of digging at Mazghunah. They have decided to take their son, Rameses, with them this time. While their excavation site isn’t’ very exciting, … More Review: The Mummy Case by Elizabeth Peters
Title: The Curse of the Pharaohs Author: Elizabeth Peters Series: Amelia Peabody #2 Genre: Historical Mystery Pages: 307 Read: January 30, 2021 It has been five years since Amelia and Emerson have excavated in Egypt because of their toddler Ramses. When an old friend of Emerson’s asks him to continue the excavations of her late … More Review: The Curse of the Pharaohs by Elizabeth Peters
Amelia Peabody, a rebel of the Victorian age, embarks on an Egyptian adventure expecting to explore the sites and see past history. Instead she rescues a young Evelyn Barton-Forbes, who was abandoned by her scoundrel lover, solves a mystery of a haunting mummy, and falls for the dashing but annoying Radcliffe. I slowly read this … More Review: Crocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth Peters
FYI, while this is a new series, I do think you need to read the Jayne Frost series to truly understand the characters and the world. This book starts a few weeks after the events in the last book of that series, Miss Frost Says I Do. Jayne and Sinclair are settling into married life … More Review: Lost in Las Vegas by Kristen Painter
Jayne and Sinclair have moved to the North Pole and are deep into planning their wedding. Jayne is trying to figure out the details of the wedding and her mother and her aunt are making things worse. In desperate need of help, she calls Birdie Caruthers to help wrangle her family and figure out the … More Review: Miss Frost Says I Do by Kristen Painter
Jayne takes Sinclair to visit the North Pole to show him what royal life is truly like. She knows a royal life isn’t for everyone and worries it will be more than he can handle. What she doesn’t expect during her visit is to get wrapped up in a potential cheating scandal that someone is … More Review: Miss Frost Chills the Cheater by Kristen Painter
When Jayne gets a call to visit a recently deceased fae’s house, she finds an obsessive collection about Jayne’s royal family, including unauthorized objects from the NP. When an unnatural winter storm hits Nocturne Falls, Jayne must work with the town to stop the dangerous creatures behind it. This book was so much fun! It … More Review: Miss Frost Braves the Blizzard by Jayne Frost
When Jayne Frost’s old frenemy shows up in Nocturne Falls, it brings up all kinds of painful memories. Jayne decides to be an adult about it though and be civil with her, and not ruin her chances at getting a job with the Ellinghams. But everything changes at the Black and Orange Ball when Lark … More Review: Miss Frost Cracks a Caper by Kristen Painter
When Jayne Frost buys a sealed box at an estate sale she expects to be empty but instead she finds herself dealing with a mischievous imp who is wreaking havoc in Nocturne Falls. With the help of a sexy vampire, a hot summer elf, and a few new friends, Jayne sets out to find and … More Review: Miss Frost Ices the Imp by Kristen Painter
Winter elf Jayne Frost has been sent to Nocturne Falls to investigate the disappearance of employees at Santa’s Workshop. Her father, Jack Frost, and her uncle, Santa Claus, believe she can keep the investigation quiet and find out the truth. I really enjoy this cozy mystery set in Nocturne Falls. While the Nocturne Falls series … More Review: Miss Frost Solves a Cold Case by Kristen Painter
Sunshine Vicram has returned home to Del Sol, New Mexico with her teenage daughter as the newly elected sheriff. Her first day on the job ends up being more than she expected with a missing kid, a kidnapper on the loose, and a missing prized rooster named Puff Daddy. Also she is dealing with her … More ARC Review: A Bad Day for Sunshine by Darynda Jones
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