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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: Trebled Waters by Leah Dobrinska “Trebled Waters is a delightful cozy mystery with musical overtones.”—The Mystery Review Crew Trebled Waters By Leah DobrinskaGenre: Cozy MysterySeries: A Songwriter Sleuth…

MRC RECOMMENDS: Bazaar by Miles Joyner “A fast-paced book that caught me off guard more than once.” – The Mystery Review Crew Bazaar By Miles JoynerGenre: Suspense, Thriller A high-profile…

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: Bait the Devil by Winter Austin “Readers who love plenty of action, suspense, and explosions are in for a butt-kicking good read.”—The Mystery Review Crew Bait the Devil…

MRC RECOMMENDS: THE WELL BY R CHAPMAN WESLEY “The Well is filled with intrigue, danger, and the race to be the one to change the world.” – The Mystery Review…

The Brighter the Light, the Darker the Shadow by Verlin Darrow

MRC RECOMMENDS: The Brighter the Light, the Darker the Shadow by Verlin Darrow “…a cleverly written mystery with an exceptional storyline.” -Mystery Review Crew The Brighter the Light, the Darker…

MRC RECOMMENDS: Get Gribnitz by Howard Gimple “…a deliciously entertaining, fun, and exciting read from cover to cover.” – The Mystery Review Crew Get Gribnitz By Howard GimpleGenre: Thriller, Satire…

MRC RECOMMENDS: Player Eliminationby Shelly Jones “Player Elimination is the fabulous series starter in the now three-book Wren Winters Mystery series by Shelly Jones. Readers get to venture into the…