Category Archives: mystery

Damage by Robin Stevenson

Posted on April 18, 2013 by

Damage – Robin Stevenson, Orca Book Publishers, 2013. Format: Paperback  Rating: 4 Genre:  Mystery What did you like about the book? Theo’s dull family vacation trip takes an exciting turn when his old babysitter, now with her own toddler son, invites … Continue reading →

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Thirteenth Rose by Gail Bowen

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Thirteenth Rose – Gail Bowen, Raven Books, 2013. Format: paperback  Rating: 3.5 Genre:  Mystery What did you like about the book? A mystery man phones a call-in radio show to announce his intent to kill prostitutes, one per hour.  This is … Continue reading →

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Dirty Work by Reed Farrel Coleman

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Dirty Work – Reed Farrel Coleman, Raven Books, 2013. Format: Paperback  Rating: 4 Genre:  Mystery What did you like about the book? This is an exciting mystery in which PI Gulliver Dowd is offered a case by his one true and … Continue reading →

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Deadly by Sarah N. Harvey

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Deadly – Sarah N. Harvey, Orca Soundings, 2013. Format: Paperback  Rating: 4 Genre:  Mystery What did you like about the book? Another quick-moving, well-written story for the reluctant and/or below-level reader or – just someone wanting a good riveting read.  After … Continue reading →

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Crusher by Niall Leonard

Posted on March 28, 2013 by

Crusher – Niall Leonard, Delacorte, 2012. Rating: 4.5 Genre: Realistic mystery fiction What did you like about the book?  17 year-old high school dropout, Finn Maguire, comes home from his depressing job at fast-food Max Snax to find his father … Continue reading →

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Blue Bay Mystery by Gertrude Chandler Warner

Posted on March 25, 2013 by

Blue Bay Mystery – Gertrude Chandler Warner – Albert Whitman & Company, 1988 (New cover art: 2012) Format: Paperback  Rating: 4.5 Genre:  Mystery What did you like about the book? The Boxcar Children series has been re-released in paperback with new … Continue reading →

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Mike’s Mystery by Gertrude Chandler Warner

Posted on March 25, 2013 by

  Mike’s Mystery – Gertrude Chandler Warner, Albert Whitman & company, 1988 (New cover art: 2012) Format: Paperback  Rating: 4.5 Genre:  Mystery What did you like about the book? The Boxcar Children book series are being re-released with new cover art … Continue reading →

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One Came Home by Amy Timberlake

Posted on March 20, 2013 by

One Came Home, Amy Timberlake, Knopf Books for Young Readers, 2013 Format: Picture, Book, Fiction Graphic, novel, Non-Fiction, Paperback Rating: 4 Genre:  Historical Fiction, Mystery What did you like about the book? This is a fresh take on the classic tale of coming of age and … Continue reading →

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The Secret Cellar by Michael D. Beil

Posted on February 26, 2013 by

The Secret Cellar,  Michael D. Beil, Alfred A. Knopf, 2012 Format:  Fiction Rating: 1-5 (5 is excellent or a Starred review) 4 Genre:  Mystery What did you like about the book?  This fourth in The Red Blazer Girls mystery series … Continue reading →

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Blink & Caution by Tim Wynne-Jones

Posted on February 12, 2013 by

Blink & Caution, Tim Wynne-Jones, Candlewick, 2012 Format: Paperback, Novel Rating: 3 Genre: Mystery What did you like about the book? This was one of those teen books that I had heard a lot of good things about when it … Continue reading →

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