These two books follow, Maggie Needs an Alibi with two interesting new murders. I will give each of them this: the murder happens sooner in each book than it did in the first. With Alibi some reviewers on Amazon complained that the murder didn’t take place until like halfway through the book. True, but the [...]
Filed under: Mystery/Thrillers, Series on September 23rd, 2011 | Comments Off
This is the first book of a series which, unfortunately, I started in the middle. You may remember my review and short rant about High Heels and Homicide when I read it, only to realize that events in that book occurred somewhere later in a series. Fortunately for me, I did finally manage to find [...]
Filed under: Humor, Mystery/Thrillers, Series on September 17th, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Well, I’ve done it again, people. I read a book that occurs somewhere in the middle of a series before reading the first book… In my defense, I picked this book up at the library and as far as I could tell there was no first book in circulation at the library. But, the title [...]
Filed under: Fiction Review, Humor, Mystery/Thrillers on June 16th, 2011 | 6 Comments »
Smoke in Mirrors, by Jayne Ann Krentz, runs along the lines of a good thriller and a decent romance novel. You will, of course, find Krentz in the romance section exclusively, but in some cases I think her books can have depth that take them out of the genre. Now, for those of you who [...]
Filed under: Mystery/Thrillers, Romance on June 6th, 2011 | Comments Off
In a word: Underwhelming. I probably won’t toss this book into the jaws of resellers at Half Price Books, but it is an ongoing mental debate I’m having with myself. The first book I read by Lisa Jackson I picked up because I was in an airport, and I was bored. (And somehow I hadn’t [...]
Filed under: Mystery/Thrillers on May 29th, 2011 | Comments Off
Jamaica Inn is one of theo most well known of Daphne DuMaurier’s novels. For those of you who may not recognize her name, her most well known novel is Rebecca which is not only an excellent work, but also required reading for most of us as we reach junior high or high school. Indeed, Rebecca [...]
Filed under: Classics, Mystery/Thrillers, Romance on May 27th, 2010 | 2 Comments »
WE HAVE A WINNER! For details.. read the comments, for Pete’s sake!
Filed under: Media, Mystery/Thrillers, Site News on May 7th, 2010 | 5 Comments »
Uh oh.. now it’s getting interesting… Remember, click on the image for a bigger view.
Filed under: Media, Mystery/Thrillers, Site News on May 7th, 2010 | 2 Comments »
They’re coming fast and furious now! Pay attention. The end is near. (And I feel fine).
Filed under: Media, Mystery/Thrillers, Site News on May 7th, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Now this DEFINITELY looks like a dragon wing to me! How about you? What is this? Take a guess. Between right NOW and 1 PM Central US Time on Friday, May 7th, several more visual clues will be posted here on NeoLibrarium.  Remember, kids: Guess early, guess often. You can guess as many times as [...]
Filed under: Media, Mystery/Thrillers, Site News on May 7th, 2010 | 1 Comment »