After a record breaking heat wave earlier this week that closed many schools, (that never happened in my day!) it finally feels as though Fall might be just around the corner. So after you grab that pumpkin spice latte and an apple fritter at Patterson’s why not cozy up with some great tv shows that […]
Shadow and sunshine: here are two (two!!) new historical mystery series launches, both taking place around the turn of the twentieth century. One is on the darker side and deals with larger social questions beyond the actual mystery; the other is about as light and frolicsome as you can get. Well, you know, aside from […]
Here we go, an exercise in randomness. Because I seriously don’t know who (besides me) would read all three of these books. Different genres, different moods… it’s possible that somebody I’ve known for fifteen years will pipe up with “Hey! Whoa! I’ve read all three of those books!” but that would be pretty random too. The […]
If you are in the mood to delve into a classic Mystery series, Heights Libraries is here to help! I myself have decided that it’s finally time to read all of Agatha Christie‘s mystery novels. Yes, all of them! It’s my own personal Christie Project! And I am off to a great start with our […]
Over this much extended winter (sigh) I have been gobbling up mysteries left and right. I have recently realized that the ones that keep me on my toes the most are those with a non-linear timeline. Not to worry, these books have nothing to do with math! By non-linear, I mean that the story unfolds […]
If you love hair-raising Gothic novels, you can’t do better than The Darkling Bride by Laura Andersen. This is a complex, well-plotted novel that came out just this year, and it hits all the right notes for a dark and intriguing read. Pitch-perfect! The story takes place in Ireland, and begins in 2015 with Carragh Ryan, […]
During our last meeting of the Matchmakers, we kept spontaneously coming up with read-alikes, so it seemed like it might be a worthwhile post. Let us know if you agree with our read-alikes and give us your own read alike suggestions in comments section at the end of the post. If you liked… The Little […]
Greetings, mystery readers! and welcome to the first and only edition of Mystery 1-2-3, brought to you by the Heights Matchmakers! What is Mystery 1-2-3? It’s a very special blog entry that will intrigue and delight you with descriptions of the first book in a mystery series, the second book in a second different mystery series, and… wait for it, […]
Meet Dahlia Moss, who is not a detective, okay? She just happens to be around crimes and murders and arrests a lot. Dahlia is the protagonist of a fresh, funny, utterly geeky mystery series by Max Wirestone. In the first book, The Unfortunate Decisions of Dahlia Moss, Dahlia’s existence is distinctly at an ebb. She has […]
Tension, suspense, and high-stakes all contribute to the addictive nature of a thriller. While a good thriller is hard to put down, an excellent thriller demands to be devoured in one sitting: before you know it you are canceling plans and reading until the wee hours of the morning. In October, the Noble Bookworms set […]
