When Merula’s prize butterfly lands on a wealthy woman’s arm, the woman dies immediately. Blame is placed on the insect, which is killed by the butler.
Book Review: The Butterfly Conspiracy by Vivian Conroy
Tag: mystery
Books I’m Reading in September
Chilly weather, a cup of tea, and a warm blanket set the mood, making your journey into a story somehow more tangible.
Mona Lisa’s Romantic Disappearance
In August 1911, the Louvre Museum was stirred from its routine by horrific news. Usually displayed in the Salon de Carré, where she was visited by artists and suitors, Mona Lisa had vanished.
Death at Scarclaw Fell: SIX STORIES by Matt Wesolowski
Matt Wesolowski’s Six Stories follows this premise. It is the written transcript of Scott King’s podcast. Scott's goal is to rake up old graves. He takes cold cases and looks at them again, but not as a detective or reporter.
Top Three Books – Week 2
For example, I hadn't in the past enjoyed any mystery books. Now I've done some research and am excited to give the genre a second chance. I can find the hook in a mystery novel--if it is well written!
Top Three Books – Week 1
Reading an average of ten books a month (I'm a fast reader) and not having reviewed them all, I'm going to have a weekly feature called Top Three Books.
Review: The Windsor Knot by SJ Bennett
When a famous Russian pianist is found dead in Windsor castle the morning after a lavish party, the police first assume that it was a suicide. Soon, a new theory surfaces involving politics and Russian spies.
Entering the Mystery Genre
Aware that I haven’t the slightest idea of how to write a mystery, I began searching for good ones to read. Ever loyal to the classics, I am reading Agatha Christie–but since what I’m writing is present-day, I’m also looking for modern mysteries.
Mariella Hunt 