A nasty old man who everyone hated is found drugged and strangled in his kitchen. After everyone finishes dancing, they decide to call the cops. DI Harry Falconer gets the call. Unfortunately for him, a lot of people are on vacation (it’s July). So he’s stuck with “Acting” DS Carmichael, who doesn’t appear to be the sharpest crayon in the box. He’s also a really bad dresser, at least in Falconer’s eyes. The tiny village of Castle Farthing is home to the murder, as well […]
Lord Peter Wimsey book 10
I’ve been doing these all out of order. That’s the trouble when there are so many books in a series, and while I can justify spending $2-3 for each, spending more than that would be wasteful, at least on a Kindle. If I were buying a hardbound set or something, that would be different. But, anyway. There’s a dangerous stairway at Pym’s Publicity (remember, this is the 1920s, and advertising is kind of a new thing), and one day Victor Dean falls down it. His […]
City of Mystery Book 5
This is the fifth book in the City of Mystery series – not sure if any of you have read them, but if you like mystery stories, it’s definitely a good series to try. Especially if you like historical mysteries, where people can’t just check on each other using cell phones and whatnot. Anyway, this installment has our fledgling forensics team from Scotland Yard visiting Edinburgh, which apparently has a lot of stone buildings. The group also encounters a guy named Arthur Conan Doyle – […]
The False Virgin
So there’s this Saxon princess Beornwyn in 848 CE. She’s supposed to be the bestest, most nicest, most virginal of all the girls in the land. Except she’s maybe not so much that. And her maid knows everything. Is she going to church to pray, or to meet a lover? And who is the lover? And are the Vikings about to raid the village as well? Something nasty happens in the church, and Beornwyn doesn’t make it. And her maid becomes the virgin saint’s guardian […]