Femmes Fatal
 Another fun, light who-dunnit: After reading Cannell's "The Thin Woman" I had to immediately find the next Ellie Haskell book and this is it. I was not disappointed. Ellie, who has had her share of disappointments and uncertainties, is fighting [... more]
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And Four to Go (Crime Line)
Nero Wolfe--A.C.E. Detective: Nero Wolfe is constantly getting himself into fixes through three character flaws. Arrogance, Cupidity, and Eccentricity. He must then shake off his indolence and use his intelligence to extricate himself from whatever [... more]
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Homicide Trinity (Crime Line)
Great book, but short stories just don't compare w/novels: This is an excellent collection of Nero Wolfe short stories--some of the best Stout ever wrote, but they are still short stories. While they are great introductory reading for the new Stout [... more]
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Three for the Chair (The Rex Stout Library: a Nero Wolfe ...
As usual, brilliant: I just finished this book, but could have recommended it before opening it. As a long-time reader of Stout, I can tell you that his plotting is impeccable, his denouements unfailingly surprising and his command of the language [... more]
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Design for Murder (A Bantam Crime Line Book)
Mystery Game-board, Black Checkers `n Chin (No Gin). Reader/Author Double Win.: This 2nd in the DEATH ON DEMAND series has an intriguing set of intro chapters which compete with the brilliance of the pilot's opening salvos. After the classic-mystery jazz- [... more]
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Death of a Doxy (Crime Line)
Prefiguring Orrie's Downfall: Rex Stout was of the old school. Character flaws, so much celebrated in Nero Wolfe himself, will inevitably bring down his characters... Orrie Cather ultimately decays completely in later Nero Wolfe stories, and here his [... more]
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E Is for Evidence (Kinsey Millhone Mysteries)
attention grabbing: I've been reading these in order, obviously beginning with "A". I especially like the main character, Kinsey. She is so down to earth and I love how she unravels mysteries and I admire how organized she is in her work. This [... more]
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Black Ribbon (Dog Lover's Mysteries)
Where is the Mystery...and what do the Freemasons have to do: I discovered Susan Conant a few years ago. I am an avid Mystery reader and am always looking for new outhors and waiting for my favorites to write the next installment. The first book in the [... more]
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Killer Pancake (Goldy Culinary Mysteries, Book 5)
Not my favorite: Enjoyable, but not my favorite book in this series. I have to laugh at some of the crazy situations Goldy finds herself in. Her husband, Tom, was not a central part of this storyline and I wished there was more interaction between them. [... more]
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A Grave Talent
To Play the Fool: A friend turned me on to Laurie King by lending me To Play the Fool. I was hooked right away. My next Laurie King book was A Grave Talent The story was intriguing, the characters were compelling and the action exciting. I have [... more]
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The Bohemian Murders (Fremont Jones Mysteries)
Tension, tension everywhere: I found the Bohemian Murders, the third in the Fremont Jones Mysteries, to be more intriguing than the last Fire & Fog. Although the atmosphere of San Franciso was delicious, I was glad for a change of scenery when [... more]
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Stronger Than Death (Crime Line)
Excellent prose and style in this who done it: The tragedies began with the death of Dr. Eric Dalzeil found dead on a cliff overlooking the sea. The second to die is Dr. Joey Duncan, who choked to death when he failed to roll over while puking all the [... more]
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