The Elusive Heart
A Rule Against Murder
The New York Times – Marilyn Stasio: Louise Penny applies her magic touch to A Rule Against Murder, giving the village mystery an elegance and depth not often seen in this traditional genre. Although Penny is no slouch at constructing a whodunit puzzle, her great skill is her ability to create a charming mise-en-scene and […]
The Scarpetta Factor
Publishers Weekly: Bestseller Cornwell's solid 17th thriller to feature Dr. Kay Scarpetta (after Scarpetta) finds Scarpetta?who's the senior forensic analyst for CNN?probing the murder of a Central Park jogger as well as looking into the disappearance of Hannah Starr, a wealthy financial planner. Quizzed on-air about previously undisclosed details of the perplexing Starr case, Scarpetta […]
The Brutal Telling
The New York Times – Marilyn Stasio: There's always a log fire burning and it's always story time in the charming mysteries Louise Penny sets in sleepy Three Pines?While constant readers may think they know all there is to know about its eccentric villagers, Penny is a great one for springing surprises.
A Fatal Grace
The New York Times – Marilyn Stasio: The cozy mystery, which aims to charm as much as challenge, has a graceful practitioner of that artful dodge in Louise Penny.
The Cruelest Month : a Three Pines Mystery
Susan Clifford Braun – Library Journal: The Quebecois village of Three Pines (first introduced in Still Lifeand Fatal Grace) is once again the scene of a perplexing murder, and Chief Inspector Armand Gamache and his team have caught the case. Madeleine Favreau, a cheerful and well-liked village resident, collapsed and died at an impromptu seance […]
The Perfect Christmas
Library Journal: With her biological clock ticking and not a decent match in sight as the holidays near, Cassie Beaumont bites the bullet and consults professional matchmaker Simon Dodson. Surprised when the arch and highly selective Simon takes her on, Cassie agrees to accomplish a series of holiday-related tasks before she meets John, her perfect […]
Bed of Roses
Publishers Weekly In her second bridal-themed romance about four friends who run Vows, a Greenwich, Conn., wedding planning business, Roberts focuses on Emma Grant while her partners, MacKensie, Parker and Laurel, play supporting roles. In the first installment of this planned quartet, Vows' bridal photographer got engaged, and now florist Emma wonders if she can […]
When Autumn Leaves
Library Journal (starred): In the tiny town of Avening in the Pacific Northwest, life hums with a peculiar sort of energy. Some call the town enchanted; others call it quirky. But all would agree that it is a special sort of hamlet, populated by some rather intriguing people. Perhaps the most intriguing is the town […]
A Christmas Promise : a Novel
Publishers Weekly: While bestseller Perry doesn't offer much of a puzzle in her seventh Christmas-themed Victorian historical (after 2008's A Christmas Grace), she does a highly credible job of evoking Dickens, especially in the opening scenes set in Whitechapel. As the 1883 holiday season nears in London's East End, 13-year-old Gracie Phipps, a supporting character […]