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Our most recently reviewed mysteries ...

Death Walked In by Carolyn Hart


A Death on Demand Mystery

William Morrow (Hardcover)
ISBN-10: 0-06-072405-6 (0060724056)
ISBN-13: 978-0-06-072405-4 (9780060724054)
Publication Date: March 2008
List Price: $23.95

"Death Walked In is one of the better [books in this series] and deservedly so. The plot is tightly constructed, and the suspects, though numerous, are well delineated."

Roux Morgue by Claire M. Johnson


A Mary Ryan Mystery

Poisoned Pen Press (Hardcover)
ISBN-10: 1-59058-487-2 (1590584872)
ISBN-13: 978-1-59058-487-3 (9781590584873)
Publication Date: April 2008
List Price: $24.95

"... all the more disappointing since the elements (ingredients, if you will) for a good mystery are all present. It's just that they never come together."

Death Will Get You Sober by Elizabeth Zelvin


A Bruce Kohler Mystery

St. Martin's Minotaur (Hardcover)
ISBN-10: 0-312-37589-1 (0312375891)
ISBN-13: 978-0-312-37589-8 (9780312375898)
Publication Date: April 2008
List Price: $23.95

"... one of those appealing mysteries that starts strong then just sort of meanders along never really regaining the strength of its opening chapters."

The Unraveling of Violeta Bell by C. R. Corwin


A Maddy Sprowls Mystery

Poisoned Pen Press (Hardcover)
ISBN-10: 1-59058-501-1 (1590585011)
ISBN-13: 978-1-59058-501-6 (9781590585016)
Publication Date: April 2008
List Price: $24.95

"Witty, clever, humorous, and genuinely entertaining, The Unraveling of Violeta Bell is a real treat for mystery lovers."

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