Like romance, mystery often crops up as a subplot within stories that would primarily be classed as other genres. Or the story may be set entirely within the milieu of a different genre, even though it still follows the mystery structure. For example, mysteries may often take place in a fa...
If you have read other McDermid books featuring Pirie (this is the seventh), you may have run across DC Jason Murray previously. You may recall he’s sometimes considered not the brightest bulb, but in this book, he finally comes into his own. I don’t know why, maybe it’s the str...
“I enjoyed the previous two books, but I LOVED this one!” writesB.J.T.in their 5-star review. “It has he perfect mix of humor, mystery, romance, and magic. After reading several ‘heavy’ books, this light and fun reading was exactly what I needed. The characters are delightful ...
funny, horny woman with a slow sex life and active sexual fantasy world. As many MRCM books that followed, the books feature a supporting cast of comic relief characters, and a popular romance subplot: the triangle.
Charles and Kate Sheridan and the Emily Brightwell’s Mrs. Jeffries books as well. Both have the romance quotient needed to qualify for Valentine month reading. Reply Sheila Finally February is over. For a short month it seems to take forever to be over. Of course the freezing temperature an...
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Books don’t write themselves, but there are occasions where books take a turn – during writing – that you as a writer didn’t expect, such as a minor character insisting on being front and center or a subplot taking steroids to become A Major Plot. In some cases, this is a welcome...
Review:Of all the books in the series, this one deserves the romance title the most. It’s sappy and dreamy and it’s a lovely happy end for our two heroes. The contrast from beginning is especially noticeable here, since they are in established relationship, they already cleared the hurdl...
s habit of bending the rules and how it contrasts with Quin’s preference for order. There is suspense aplenty in the novel with the subplot about Simone’s life and how she became famous at the resort. This connects nicely with the countdown tone the story develops as it approaches its ...
after 19 years to enjoy the sequel. I did enjoy the sequel very much, but I wish I had re-read A Fire Upon the Deep before starting on the sequel. I've been impressed by everything I've read by Michael Flynn, but I'm puzzled by what his publisher did with his latest two books...