Tag: fiction

• What Mystery Writers Selected as Their Best Books of 2023

  

  Members of the Mystery Writers of America nominated books in several categories for the annual Edgar Awards, named in honor of Edgar Allen Poe. Winners will be announced in May.

  N.K. Mitchell

  January 25, 2024

  book-review, books, fiction, mystery, reading

• A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder: How to Ace Your Senior Project

  

  I fell hard for Pippa, the “good girl” who decides to investigate the murder-suicide of two classmates for her high school senior project. If you haven’t read a young adult mystery lately, I encourage you to give this one a try.

  N.K. Mitchell

  January 15, 2024

  Amateur Sleuths, Backlist, Traditional Mystery, Young Adult

  book-review, books, fiction, mystery

• What Lies in the Woods: A Survivor’s Suspenseful Tale

  

  A twist-filled tale about the resilience of little girls and the adults who are supposed to take care of them. I was cheering for our tough protagonist by the end, a grand finale I definitely didn’t see coming.

  N.K. Mitchell

  January 12, 2024

  Amateur Sleuths, Contemporary Setting, Traditional Mystery

  book-review, books, fiction, mystery, reviews, thriller

• Cyanide and Sensibility: A Cozy with Flavors of Austen

  

  It’s fun to spot the references to Jane Austen and her characters in this cozy mystery featuring a professor of English literature who likes to dress in Regency-style gowns while teaching — and solving murders.

  N.K. Mitchell

  December 21, 2023

  Amateur Sleuths, Contemporary Setting, Cozy Mystery, New Release

  books, fiction, jane-austen, literature, mystery