Stacie M. Ritchie's bookshelf: mystery, jr-ward (showing 1-10 of 39) (sorted by: date added)
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I have waited years for the next Amelia Peabody book and finally have read it. This book takes place before the war and in Jerusalem. It was enjoyable I have waited years for the next Amelia Peabody book and finally have read it. This book takes place before the war and in Jerusalem. It was enjoyable to see the Emersons at it again, but the story wasn't as complex as it could be. The mystery wasn't really there, but I am giving it 5 stars because even lower caliber book in this series is still miles above any other series. It had less intrigue and more interaction with the characters. An entertaining book to read, and I am eagerly awaiting for any future stories! ...more
This is the eighth Temperance Brennan book by Kathy Reichs. Most books center between one of two places, Montreal and the Southern US. This book start This is the eighth Temperance Brennan book by Kathy Reichs. Most books center between one of two places, Montreal and the Southern US. This book starts in Montreal and the reconstruction of an Orthodox Jews face after he had been shot. A picture of a skeleton draws Tempe in and makes her question. Many things happen, but she ends up with the skeleton that is from the 1st century Israel. She ends up flying to Jerusalem with Ryan to take the skeleton back. Enter Jake Drum the scholar that she has known for two decades, and the drama of the contested city. The skeleton is stolen, her room is gone through, and she discovers another skeleton with even more controversial history than Max (the first skeleton). The next week is fraught with danger and Tempe must save her friends and ends up solving the all the murders with one demented conversation. As they cross the Atlantic she tries to reconcile what was thought to happen with her historical knowledge. This is another great mystery that brings a new element into it. ...more
This is one of Amanda Quick’s Arcane Society books. This is a story about Lucinda Bromley, who sensational press has rivaled over the last year and a This is one of Amanda Quick’s Arcane Society books. This is a story about Lucinda Bromley, who sensational press has rivaled over the last year and a half. She is concerned, because her talent makes her realize that there is a poison out there that is from a plant that has been stolen from her conservatory. She hires Caleb Jones to track down who stole the plant and to keep her out of jail. Caleb is an intense man that has recently started a company called Jones and Company. He is intertwined into the mysteries of the paranormal world, and has some secrets of his own. Lucinda and Caleb are plunged into a web of intrigue that threatens them both. Their attraction to each other is nothing short of fated. Lucinda solves the private problem Caleb is having, and can see past the barrier of his fate. He is trying to propose to her, and Lucinda is trying to set up a partnership with him. The twists and turns of the story help them come together for all time. This is another good book in this series, and I wonder where it will end. It is very interesting on flipping from the Victorian age to the modern age. ...more
This is the second Harper Connelly book by Charlaine Harris. It starts in Memphis when Harper is called in to read a cemetery. She finds an extra body This is the second Harper Connelly book by Charlaine Harris. It starts in Memphis when Harper is called in to read a cemetery. She finds an extra body, a young girl that she had been looking for the year before. They are drawn into the case once again, and are required to stay in town. This plot turned many times during the story and continued to draw me in through it all. The characters were different from the other story, but it worked out. A very engaging book in which who the killer turned out to be was someone you didn’t think about. ...more
This is the second Lily Bard mystery by Charlaine Harris. This story takes place about six months after the first one. Lily is realizing that Marshal This is the second Lily Bard mystery by Charlaine Harris. This story takes place about six months after the first one. Lily is realizing that Marshal is not for her and that the Chief of Police was never going to accept being just friends with her. When she helps Marshal open his gym and finds a dead body everything changes. The complications that ensue throughout this story were very interesting, but make me wonder if there is a short story between the books. This mystery and murders deal with the race relations in the South. This book was a lot better than the first because Harris has grown as a writer between the books. I figured out some the culprits but the main villain I didn’t figure out until near the end. Lily finds lust again with a man that makes the relationship easier to take. Marshal seemed to only be very superficial, but the new guy is different and they both know it. Overall this has made me want to hunt up the next one. ...more
This is one the Temperance Brennan books, and takes place in Charlotte. At the beginning of the book, Tempe is finishing up a case and trying to get o This is one the Temperance Brennan books, and takes place in Charlotte. At the beginning of the book, Tempe is finishing up a case and trying to get out before she is pulled into another. She has a few days left before her vacation. When attending a BBQ she finds some bones and is drawn back into work on the day her guest is to arrive. She is called into a plane crash that same day and she sees the beginning of her vacation go up in smoke. Her guest is at her home when she finally gets home and she lets him know it will just be a little while before they can head to the beach. When it rains it floods and she is pulled into other cases. She brings her guest, Ryan, into the case. Driving between the Carolinas and getting to know Ryan better is proving to be trying. When she finally is on the trail of the killers, she is kidnapped. The story ends with her helping to close all of the cases and some of the culprits dying. This was a fascinating story with the customary twist at the end. ...more
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Stacie M. Ritchie's bookshelf: mystery, jr-ward (showing 1-10 of 39) (sorted by: date added)
Stacie > Books: mystery‎ (0)
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I have waited years for the next Amelia Peabody book and finally have read it. This book takes place before the war and in Jerusalem. It was enjoyable I have waited years for the next Amelia Peabody book and finally have read it. This book takes place before the war and in Jerusalem. It was enjoyable to see the Emersons at it again, but the story wasn't as complex as it could be. The mystery wasn't really there, but I am giving it 5 stars because even lower caliber book in this series is still miles above any other series. It had less intrigue and more interaction with the characters. An entertaining book to read, and I am eagerly awaiting for any future stories! ...more
This is the eighth Temperance Brennan book by Kathy Reichs. Most books center between one of two places, Montreal and the Southern US. This book start This is the eighth Temperance Brennan book by Kathy Reichs. Most books center between one of two places, Montreal and the Southern US. This book starts in Montreal and the reconstruction of an Orthodox Jews face after he had been shot. A picture of a skeleton draws Tempe in and makes her question. Many things happen, but she ends up with the skeleton that is from the 1st century Israel. She ends up flying to Jerusalem with Ryan to take the skeleton back. Enter Jake Drum the scholar that she has known for two decades, and the drama of the contested city. The skeleton is stolen, her room is gone through, and she discovers another skeleton with even more controversial history than Max (the first skeleton). The next week is fraught with danger and Tempe must save her friends and ends up solving the all the murders with one demented conversation. As they cross the Atlantic she tries to reconcile what was thought to happen with her historical knowledge. This is another great mystery that brings a new element into it. ...more
This is one of Amanda Quick’s Arcane Society books. This is a story about Lucinda Bromley, who sensational press has rivaled over the last year and a This is one of Amanda Quick’s Arcane Society books. This is a story about Lucinda Bromley, who sensational press has rivaled over the last year and a half. She is concerned, because her talent makes her realize that there is a poison out there that is from a plant that has been stolen from her conservatory. She hires Caleb Jones to track down who stole the plant and to keep her out of jail. Caleb is an intense man that has recently started a company called Jones and Company. He is intertwined into the mysteries of the paranormal world, and has some secrets of his own. Lucinda and Caleb are plunged into a web of intrigue that threatens them both. Their attraction to each other is nothing short of fated. Lucinda solves the private problem Caleb is having, and can see past the barrier of his fate. He is trying to propose to her, and Lucinda is trying to set up a partnership with him. The twists and turns of the story help them come together for all time. This is another good book
 in this series, and I wonder where it will end. It is very interesting on flipping from the Victorian age to the modern age. ...more
This is the second Harper Connelly book by Charlaine Harris. It starts in Memphis when Harper is called in to read a cemetery. She finds an extra body This is the second Harper Connelly book by Charlaine Harris. It starts in Memphis when Harper is called in to read a cemetery. She finds an extra body, a young girl that she had been looking for the year before. They are drawn into the case once again, and are required to stay in town. This plot turned many times during the story and continued to draw me in through it all. The characters were different from the other story, but it worked out. A very engaging book in which who the killer turned out to be was someone you didn’t think about. ...more
This is the second Lily Bard mystery by Charlaine Harris. This story takes place about six months after the first one. Lily is realizing that Marshal This is the second Lily Bard mystery by Charlaine Harris. This story takes place about six months after the first one. Lily is realizing that Marshal is not for her and that the Chief of Police was never going to accept being just friends with her. When she helps Marshal open his gym and finds a dead body everything changes. The complications that ensue throughout this story were very interesting, but make me wonder if there is a short story between the books. This mystery and murders deal with the race relations in the South. This book was a lot better than the first because Harris has grown as a writer between the books. I figured out some the culprits but the main villain I didn’t figure out until near the end. Lily finds lust again with a man that makes the relationship easier to take. Marshal seemed to only be very superficial, but the new guy is different and they both know it. Overall this has made me want to hunt up the next one. ...more
This is one the Temperance Brennan books, and takes place in Charlotte. At the beginning of the book, Tempe is finishing up a case and trying to get o This is one the Temperance Brennan books, and takes place in Charlotte. At the beginning of the book, Tempe is finishing up a case and trying to get out before she is pulled into another. She has a few days left before her vacation. When attending a BBQ she finds some bones and is drawn back into work on the day her guest is to arrive. She is called into a plane crash that same day and she sees the beginning of her vacation go up in smoke. Her guest is at her home when she finally gets home and she lets him know it will just be a little while before they can head to the beach. When it rains it floods and she is pulled into other cases. She brings her guest, Ryan, into the case. Driving between the Carolinas and getting to know Ryan better is proving to be trying. When she finally is on the trail of the killers, she is kidnapped. The story ends with her helping to close all of the cases and some of the culprits dying. This was a fascinating story with the customary twist at the end. ...more
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