Dead to Writes (Cathy Wiley)

It's another murder mystery, and once again, my gut feeling gave an erroneous assumption. Thankfully, Cassandra Ellis and Detective James Whittaker were not so easily misled.

• Overall: 3.4 ҉
• Plot: 4/5
• Originality: 4/5
• Language: 2/5
• Believability: 3.5/5

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Life in the Slow Lane (Thomas Sullivan)

This book marks the first work of nonfiction that I've reviewed for this blog. With Driver's Ed an activity long-forgotten, it was intriguing to think about it from the instructor's point of view. Sullivan just happens to have first-hand experience.

• Overall: 3.5 ҉
• Content: 3/5
• Originality: 4/5
• Language: 2/5
• Credibility: 5/5

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Author Interview: Dorothy James

This week, I had the wonderful opportunity to interview Dorothy James, author of A Place to Die: An Inspector Georg Büchner Mystery, along with assorted books and articles on German and Austrian literature. She is currently working on her second novel, a continuation of the adventures of Inspector George Büchner.

Publications: A Place to Die: An Inspector Georg Büchner Mystery Other Links: Book Review: A Place to Die: An Inspector Georg Büchner Mystery Vienna Mysteries

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Mr. Darcy's Diary (Amanda Grange)

To an avid fan of Jane Austen's works, the idea of Pride and Prejudice from Mr. Darcy's point of view was appealing. It bears reiterating, however, that the book was in fact written centuries later by a different author.

• Overall: 1.8 ҉
• Plot: 2/5
• Originality: 2/5
• Language: 1.3/5
• Believability: 2/5

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A Place to Die: An Inspector Georg Büchner Mystery (Dorothy James)

Overall: 4.8 Plot: 5/5 Originality: 5/5 Language: 4.2/5 Believability: 5/5

A Place to Die: An Inspector Georg Büchner Mystery by Dorothy James Eleanor and Franz Fabian arrive from New York to spend Christmas with Franz’s mother in her sedate retirement home in the Vienna Woods. Their expectations are low: at best, boredom, at worst, run-of-the-mill family friction. But when the wealthy, charming Herr Graf is found dead in his apartment with an ugly head wound, the Fabians are thrust into a homicide investigation. Some residents and staff have surprising connections to the dead man, but who would have wanted to kill him? Inspector Büchner tracks down the murderer against a backdrop of Viennese history from the Nazi years to the present day. Witty, suspenseful, lyrical, this is a literary whodunit that will keep you guessing till the last page.

Genre: Mystery Purchase Links: Kindle US | UK | DE Nook Paperback US | UK | DE Hardcover US | UK | DE Other Links: author website

This week's book took a lot longer to complete than I had earlier anticipated, but in the end, every last page was necessary to develop the characters and to advance the plot.

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