Looking for a Good Book?
Posted by Robin Brenner on Tue, Aug 25, 2009 at 12:36 pm
The Brookline Public Library is happy to provide our community of readers with a new and exciting service. We all know that tracking down the right book at the right time can be a struggle, especially when many of us don’t have as much times as we’d wish to browse shelves or pore over reviews. So, let us do the…
Murder at the Old Vicarage
Posted by Liz Mellett on Thu, Nov 19, 2009 at 4:57 pm
“A killing blow on the head took the life of Graham Estow, but the vicar and his wife were hardly grieved. He was the son-in-law who had severely beaten their daughter Joanna a few months ago. Unfortunately, it appears…
Earthly Delights
Posted by Liz Mellett on Wed, Nov 18, 2009 at 8:39 am
Earthly Delights: Corinna Chapman Mystery (Corinna Chapman Mysteries), Kerry Greenwood; Poisoned Pen Press“Corinna Chapman was once a high profile accountant and banker. Now she is a baker working in her own business, Earthly Delights, in Flinders Lane, Melbourne, Australia. Corinna is living in an eccentric building on the…
Dying to Call You
Posted by Liz Mellett on Tue, Nov 17, 2009 at 8:31 am
“While making the best of her new telemarketing job, Helen Hawthorne thinks she hears a murder on the other end of the line-and must avoid a close call with a killer.”
Liz’s Note: One of the great things…
Dreaming of the Bones
Posted by Liz Mellett on Sat, Nov 14, 2009 at 12:18 pm
“Crombie has been nominated for virtually every major mystery award for her brilliant police procedurals featuring Scotland Yard detectives Duncan Kincaid and Gemma James, who are personally and professionally entwined. In this New York Times Notable Book, Duncan’s ex-wife, a Cambridge biographer,…
The Burglar in the Library
Posted by Liz Mellett on Sat, Nov 14, 2009 at 11:40 am
“Bernie Rhodenbarr returns in the eighth installment of Lawrence Block’s bestselling Burglar series. After his girlfriend dumps him to marry another, Bernie follows the couple to a New England Inn with his sights set on an autographed first…
Murder With Peacocks
Posted by Liz Mellett on Sat, Nov 14, 2009 at 10:48 am
“Three Weddings…And a Murder So far Meg Langslow’s summer is not going swimmingly. Down in her small Virginia hometown, she’s maid of honor at the nuptials of three loved ones - each of whom has dumped the…
Still Life
Posted by Liz Mellett on Sat, Nov 14, 2009 at 10:11 am
““Miss Jane Neal met her maker in the early morning mist of Thanksgiving Sunday. It was pretty much a surprise all round.” Chief Inspector Armand Gamache of the Surete du Quebec and his team are called in to investigate…