Category: Recommended Reading

Turning to Mysteries: A Brilliant Death by Robin Yocum

March 10, 2019

In A Brilliant Death by Robin Yocum, high school buddies Travis Baron and Mitch Malone search for the truth about Travis’s mother Amanda. She supposedly died in a boating accident in 1953, but her body was never found and Travis’s father will not discuss her. This coming-of-age story gives a good portrayal of high-school life and explores the strength of friendships. … More Turning to Mysteries: A Brilliant Death by Robin Yocum

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Turning to Mysteries: The Crossing Places by Elly Griffiths

June 21, 2018

The Crossing Places by British writer Elly Griffiths is the first book in her Ruth Galloway mystery series. Ruth is a 39-year-old professor of forensic archeology who lives alone with her cats in a remote area of England called the Saltmarsh, which was sacred to its Iron Age inhabitants. Ruth loves sequins and bling but always … More Turning to Mysteries: The Crossing Places by Elly Griffiths

Turning to Mysteries: I Know a Secret by Tess Gerritsen

December 14, 2017

I Know a Secret by New York Times best-selling author Tess Gerritsen is the latest in the Rizzoli & Isles series, made into a popular television show featuring Boston detective Jane Rizzoli and medical examiner Maura Isles. I was a big fan of Rizzoli & Isles and never missed an episode. In this book, Rizzoli and Isles investigate … More Turning to Mysteries: I Know a Secret by Tess Gerritsen

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Turning to Mysteries: Camino Island by John Grisham

October 5, 2017

Camino Island by John Grisham has a more mellow tone than his usual thrillers. There is a theft. There is a murder. There are investigations by the FBI, the local police and the insurance company, which is on the hook for paying compensation for Princeton’s loss. But there’s not the tension, the drama, or the breakneck … More Turning to Mysteries: Camino Island by John Grisham