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historical mystery
Murder on Black Friday by P. B. Ryan
Book Review created by MizC on June 21st, 2008, 3:28pm
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Murder on Black Friday
Author: P. B. Ryan
Copyright: 2005 (Berkley); 230 pgs.
Series: 4th in the Gilded Age Mystery series
Sensuality: N/A
Where & When: Boston, September 1869; January 1870
Silent in the Sanctuary
Book Review created by Julia on June 9th, 2008, 12:35pm
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A fan of the first Lady Julia Grey, mystery, I was anxious to find the second and it didn't disappoint. The lush setting and careful build-up remind one of an Agatha-Christie type houseparty murder mystery, complete with ghost-filled old abbey, a plethora of unusual guests and potential purpetrators, lots of twists and turns and an enigmatic hero Nicholas Brisbane who, as in the first book, cont
The Serpent of Death
Book Review created by Malle on April 28th, 2008, 7:05pm
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Another fantastic mystery by Ariana Franklin featuring a female "mistress of the art of death" the medieval way of describing a pathologist. The series has been described as CSI: Canterbury Tales but that only begins to touch upon the scope of the story. The writing is superb and all characterizations are strong and believable.
