Articles tagged: Aunt Agatha's
Aunt Agatha's celebrating 20 years of selling mystery books with a library full of visiting authors
Posted: Oct 02, 2012For 20 years, Aunt Agatha's has been supplying fans of detective fiction and true-crime stories with new and used books at its Fourth Avenue home. And it also regularly hosts the writers of those books ... Read more »
Sharon Fiffer's new antiques picker mystery a delight
Posted: Sep 24, 2012Lucky Stuff Sharon Fiffer Minotaur, $24.99 This is really one of the loveliest cozy series around. Fiffer’s prose sparkles, and she knows how to tell a story. All her characters are wonderfully real people, very ... Read more »
Tana French's new crime novel a study of the recession
Posted: Sep 17, 2012Broken Harbor Tana French Viking, $27.95 The two signature books of the summer, Gillian Flynn’s Gone Girl and Tana French’s Broken Harbor share a theme: the recession, joblessness, and the losses that come with those ... Read more »
Louise Penny's latest mystery is moving, beautifully written
Posted: Aug 27, 2012The Beautiful MysteryLouise PennyMinotaur, $25.99 This novel, the eighth in Penny’s award winning and beloved Armand Gamache series, is yet another variation on the golden age form she uses as a template. This one is ... Read more »
Julie Kramer's new Amish-themed mystery a winner
Posted: Aug 13, 2012Shunning Sarah Julie Kramer Atria, $23.99 Julie Kramer’s skill set is extremely varied: she’s funny, she writes suspenseful books, she tells you a bit about the way TV news works, and her books are an ... Read more »
Another brilliant crime novel from Cornelia Read
Posted: Aug 08, 2012Valley of AshesCornelia ReadGrand Central, $24.99 I don’t think I’m exaggerating when I say that Cornelia Read's voice is one of the most original, vivid and memorable in all of contemporary crime fiction. I think ... Read more »
David Ellis' new legal thriller is a suspenseful delight
Posted: Jul 31, 2012The Wrong ManDavid EllisPutnam, $26.95 Smart thriller writer, thy name is David Ellis. Ellis, an Illinois attorney, won an Edgar the first time out of the gate with his twisty, intelligent novel, Line of Vision. ... Read more »
Tabish Kahir's new mystery is an exquisitely written look at Victorian London
Posted: Jul 20, 2012The Thing about ThugsTabish KahirHoughton Mifflin Harcourt, $24 "Stories, true or false, are difficult to escape from… Especially the stories we tell about ourselves. In some ways, all of us become what we pretend to ... Read more »
Latest Elly Griffiths novel one of her best
Posted: Jul 09, 2012A Room Full of BonesElly GriffithsHoughton Mifflin Harcourt, $26. Elly Griffiths has quickly become one of my favorite writers, and we sold so many copies of her first book, "The Crossing Places," that she’s obviously ... Read more »
Gillian Flynn's creepy new mystery a showstopper
Posted: Jul 02, 2012Gone GirlGillian FlynnCrown, $25 I think it’s safe to say this is the book of the year, and there isn’t always a “book of the year,” a book everyone’s talking about and reading. But the ... Read more »
Steve Hamilton's latest Michigan mystery one of his best
Posted: Jun 25, 2012Die a Stranger Steve Hamilton Minotaur, $25.99 Steve Hamilton keeps getting better and better, and in this latest Alex McKnight novel, he seems to have hit a fast-paced groove. This book is so spare and ... Read more »
Local author Alyse Carlson's first mystery full of gardening and suspense
Posted: Jun 15, 2012The Azalea AssaultAlyse CarlsonBerkley Prime Crime, $7.99 A smooth fit with Berkley’s line of cozy “themed” mysteries, The Azalea Assault features a PR pro from Roanoke, Va. who works with the local garden society. This ... Read more »
Bryan Gruley's new Michigan mystery hits it out of the park
Posted: Jun 04, 2012The Skeleton BoxBryan GruleyTouchstone, $25 I guess I believe in doing my best, trying to be a good guy, be nice to my mom, take care of the people I love. Is that good enough? ... Read more »
Eleanor Kuhns' story set in a 1700s Shaker community a compelling read
Posted: Jun 01, 2012A Simple MurderEleanor KuhnsMinotaur, $24.99 Winner of the new contest set up by the Mystery Writers of America and Minotaur Books, this is an unusual novel in it’s setting and time period, but in every ... Read more »
Loren Estleman's new Amos Walker mystery another triumph
Posted: May 23, 2012Burning MidnightLoren D. EstlemanForge, $24.99 In olden times, Loren Estleman of Whitmore Lake would have been regarded as a master craftsman. He's 60-plus books into a more than impressive career, setting the bar high in ... Read more »
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