tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-184589590493942222012-02-16T13:09:37.328-08:00millefiorePeghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01924575312313036642noreply@blogger.comBlogger21100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18458959049394222.post-33217231635422591812011-02-04T21:51:00.000-08:002011-02-04T21:51:03.464-08:00Blood Hollowby William Krueger<br />2005 Pocket Star<br /><br />Our library Mystery Book Club selection, March 2011<br />Setting: Rural Minnesota, present day<br /><br />A teenage girl leaves a party and takes her snowmobile out for a drunken spin just as a blizzard blows in. Her body is not found until spring - and it wasn't the blizzard that killed her. Fingers point to her ex-boyfriend, Solemn Winter Moon. The feel of the land, small town dynamics, the interrelationships of the characters, and ex-sheriff Cork O'Connor add layers of texture to a mystery with enough turns to keep you guessing.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/18458959049394222-3321723163542259181?l=pegknits2.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Peghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01924575312313036642noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18458959049394222.post-21446943160260947292011-01-19T22:53:00.000-08:002011-01-21T06:19:54.236-08:00The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pieby Alan Bradley<br />2009 Delacorte Press<br />Winner of the Crime Writers' Association Debut Dagger Award<br /><br />Our library Mystery Book Club selection, February 2011<br />Setting: 1950, English countryside, small village<br /><br />11-year-old Flavia de Luce finds a man gasping his last breath in the family cucumber patch. Flavia "is both appalled and delighted" by the discovery. Later, she learns that he is someone from her father's past.<br /><br />Mr. de Luce is eventually jailed and awaiting trial, charged with the man's murder. It is up to Flavia to sort things out. <br /><br />Flavia is not your normal 11 year old. Her favorite room in the house is her ancient Chem Lab upstairs. Using ingenuity, cunning, deductive reasoning, and a lot of snooping around, Flavia begins to find a few answers...and a dangerous adversary. <br /><br />This is an adult novel, although readers from Flavia's age on up will enjoy it. It has mystery, danger, an assortment of odd local characters, and a lot of chuckles, thanks to Flavia's precociousness and her mission to get revenge on her older sisters.<br /><br />Not for those who like a fast-pace, modern settings, & graphic violence. This little gem is for readers who appreciate unique & interesting characters, very good writing and a mystery that is off the beaten path.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/18458959049394222-2144694316026094729?l=pegknits2.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Peghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01924575312313036642noreply@blogger.com3