Ra's Spiral Path

Category: mystery

  • Shutter Island

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    By Dennis Lehane Place: Publisher & Year: New York: Harper, c2003, 2009 Genres: Suspense, psychological suspense, mystery, historical fiction ISBN: 9780061703526 Intended audience: Adult Number of pages: 369 (385 including excerpts from other works) Setting: Shutter Island, MA (off the coast from Boston) Time period: 1954 Plot summary: In 1954, US Marshal, Teddy Daniels, and…

  • Shadow of the Wind

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    By Carlos Ruiz Zafón; translated by Lucia Graves Place: Publisher & Year: New York: Penguin Books, c2001, 2004, 2005 Genres: General fiction, historical fiction, mystery, romance, suspense ISBN: 9780143034902 Intended audience: Adult Number of pages: 487 Setting: Barcelona, Spain Time period: 1945-1966 (although some events occur prior to 1945) Plot summary: As a boy, Daniel…

  • From Dead to Worse

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    By Charlaine Harris Place: Publisher & Year: New York: Ace Books, 2008 Genres: Mystery, fantasy, dark fantasy, contemporary fantasy, paranormal, romance, paranormal romance, vampire Series: Southern Vampire Mysteries (Sookie Stackhouse); 8 ISBN: 9780441015894 Intended audience: Adult Number of pages: 359 Setting: Bon Temps, LA Time period: Contemporary (post Hurricane Katrina) Plot summary: Sookie has recently…

  • The Indian Bride

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    By Karin Fossum; translated by Charlotte Barslund Place: Publisher & Year: Orlando: Harcourt, Inc., c2001, 2005, 2007 Genres: Mystery, police procedural, Scandinavian noir Series: Inspector Sejer Mystery; 4 ISBN: 9780151011827 Intended audience: Adult Number of pages: 297 Setting: Elvestad, Norway & Mumbai, India Time period: Contemporary Plot summary: Gunder Jomann, an agricultural supply salesman, has…

  • All Together Dead

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    By Charlaine Harris Place: Publisher & Year: New York: Ace Books, 2007 Genres: Mystery, paranormal mystery, fantasy, dark fantasy, contemporary fantasy, urban fantasy, paranormal, romance, paranormal romance, vampire Series: Southern Vampire Mysteries (Sookie Stackhouse); 7 ISBN: 9780441014941 Intended audience: Adult Number of pages: 323 Setting: Bon Temps, Louisiana and the city of Rhodes (located on…

  • The Green Room: Mai Huli ‘Oe I Kōkua O Ke Kai, Respect the Ocean

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    By Deborah Turrell Atkinson Place: Publisher & Year: Scottsdale, AZ: Poisoned Pen Press, 2005 Genres: Mystery, adventure, suspense Series: Storm Kayama Mysteries; 2 ISBN: 9781590581988 Intended audience: Adult Number of pages: 275 (including Glossary and References) Setting: Oahu, Hawaii Time period: Contemporary Plot summary: Storm Kayama has recently started her own law practice.  She barely…

  • The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest

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    By Stieg Larsson, translated by Reg Keeland Place: Publisher & Year: New York: Knopf, c2007, 2010 Genre: Suspense, thriller, mystery Series: Millennium trilogy; 3 ISBN: 9780307269997 Intended audience: Adult Number of pages: 563 (plus 2 pages of notes) Setting: Stockholm and Göteborg, Sweden Time period: Contemporary – around 2005 Plot summary: Even as Lisbeth Salander…

  • Thereby Hangs a Tail

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    By Spencer Quinn Place: Publisher & Year: New York: Atria Books, 2010 Genre: Mystery, humorous stories Series: Chet and Bernie Mysteries; 2 ISBN: 9781416585855 Intended audience: Adult Number of pages: 309 Setting: The Valley (an unnamed desert city somewhere between Las Vegas and New Mexico), Rio Loco, Clauson’s Wells, and Las Vegas, NV Time period:…

  • Summer Knight

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    By Jim Butcher Place: Publisher & Year: New York: Roc, 2002 Genres: Fantasy, contemporary fantasy, urban fantasy, dark fantasy, mystery, paranormal mystery, paranormal Series: The Dresden Files; 4 ISBN: 9780451458926 Intended audience: Adult Number of pages: 371 Setting: Chicago, IL & where it meets Faerie Time period: Contemporary Plot summary: Harry Dresden has been feeling…

  • Real Murders

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    By Charlaine Harris Place: Publisher & Year: New York: Berkley Prime Crime, c1990, 2007 Genre: Mystery, cozy mystery (“with teeth” as described in an interview with Harris) Series: Aurora Teagarden Mysteries; 1 ISBN: 9780425218716 Intended audience: Adult Number of pages: 290 Setting: Lawrenceton, Georgia Time period: 1990ish Plot summary: When a small town librarian, Aurora…