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BOLO: Intrigue Alert is all about books that stun us. The Crew doesn’t usually spotlight memoirs in our BOLO: Intrigue Alert feature, but every rule has its exception. This one earned it. Hey, Sarge! A police memoir filled with bizarre calls,…

Mini-Mystery The Locked Library

A Mystery Review Crew Mini-Mystery: The Locked Library Welcome to the first of a new series, Mini-Mysteries. A bite-sized whodunit designed to test your inner sleuth. Each installment is a short scene with a handful of clues. Some are obvious,…

Whisper Mysteries. Every mystery starts with pieces waiting to connect. The Crew decided to take that literally, creating puzzles steeped with the same intrigue that fuels a good story. Characters don’t exist in a vacuum. Scenes in a book aren’t…

Chris Manno Head shot

The Mystery Review Crew is thrilled to announce our newest creative accomplice: acclaimed cartoonist Chris Manno! Starting this week, Chris will bring his signature artistic style to our mystery-loving community with original weekly cartoons that capture the intrigue, suspense, and…

A few months ago, we got to review the first book in Author Shelly Jones ‘ A Wren Winters Mystery Series, Player Elimination. Our reviewer absolutely loved it, so I needed to know more about the author behind this raving…

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Books Receiving the Mystery Review Crew’s
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MRC RECOMMENDS: The Itch of Greed by Christa Nardi “…an engaging mystery that’s fast-paced and twisty enough to keep you guessing, with well-written characters that you want to get to…

MRC RECOMMENDS: Hard Headed Woman by Howard Gimple “Hard Headed Woman is a refreshingly original story, free of many of the tropes often associated with mystery novels. That alone makes…

MRC RECOMMENDS: Ride a Dark Trailby Winter Austin “I wish I could go back and read it again for the first time.It’s that good.” —The Mystery Review Crew Ride a…

MRC RECOMMENDS: Under the Apple Tree by Kathleen J. Easley “I fell in love with the characters, the story, and everything about this book.” – The Mystery Review Crew Under…

MRC RECOMMENDS: Sentinels of the Night: a Tracker Novel by Anita Dickason “The authors’ knowledge of police procedures and practices lends wonderful insight and credibility to this unique approach to…

MRC RECOMMENDS: Looking FOR ART by Bert Robbens “Looking for Art defines the meaning of a noir mystery”– The Mystery Review Crew Looking For Art By Bert RobbensGenre: Mystery, Detective,…

MRC RECOMMENDS: Murder with Wine by Anita Dickason “…drawn in by the intrigue, the humor, and the comforting cadence of a story steeped in both mystery and community.” —The Mystery…

MRC RECOMMENDS: The Moaning Lisa by Rosemary and Larry Mild “…a thoroughly enjoyable, entertaining, and completely unexpected murder mystery with lovely, quirky characters that demand an encore visit!”—Mystery Review Crew…