Another question is when does a book cross the line from mystery to thriller? For example, I just read my first CJ Box book, Blue Heaven, and I'm not sure if it actually qualifies as a mystery.
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I just finished Steeped in Evil by Laura Childs and posted my review. It was a fun read and I love the Charleston setting.
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I prefer more of a mystery element, but I'm okay if the main focus is on the romance with just some mystery thrown in. I am less likely to read a straight romance without some mystery. So I guess basically I'm fine the higher it goes on the mystery side, but don't want it to dip down too low into...
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Does anyone read Adrienne Giordano? I met her at a recent book event. She writes for Harlequin Intrigue, her book The Prosecutor is out now. She also has a new series starting that looks like more of a cozy (it's labeled a romantic mystery), the first one is Dog Collar Crime. I picked up these tw...
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I just added a comment about this somewhere else. I've been reading a few series set in the 80's lately and it does seem like they have to work so much harder without the new technology.
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Well, she's always going on those runs so maybe she doesn't have sympathy for people who don't work out??? I don't know how she does it, I wish I could run, but I just don't seem to have it in me.
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There is also the series by Aimee and David Thurlo about Navajo FBI agent Ella Clah. The first one is Blackening Song. I have some of these on my TBR list, haven't read any yet. It looks like there are about 17 in the series.
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That sounds like a fun one, I'll have to add it to my TBR pile.
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I like the distinction of the "Contemporary American Cozy" vs. British, etc. It is very different from the historical cozies, etc. I wasn't sure what to tag a Moroni Traveler mystery I reviewed, he's a private eye in Utah. I ended up tagging it private eye and hardboiled. Clicking on those tags d...
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I love mysteries!
discussion: Sub-genres of mystery
Romantic Suspense
discussion: How much romance, how much suspense?
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