Mystery Blind Justice by Bruce Alexander
Mystery F Alexander, B.
Blind Justice is a wonderful beginning to an unusual mystery series. Sir John Fielding is a real historical figure who was blinded in a naval accident when he was 19. With his brother – playwright, novelist and magistrate Henry Fielding – he founded the famous Bow Street Runners, the first professional police force in England. The orphan Jeremy Proctor becomes Sir John’s errand boy and narrates his investigation into the death of Lord Goodhope. Through Jeremy, Alexander brings the streets of 18th Century London alive, especially the grime and vice. The mystery is well crafted and Sir John is a compelling character. - Jennifer Lohmann
Déjà Dead
by Kathy Reichs
Mystery F Reichs, K.
Déjà Dead is a “if you liked Patricia Cornwell’s Kay Scarpetta, you’ll like this book.” Déjà Dead is the scariest, deliciously creepy, gave me goosebumps and tingles book that I have read this year. Temperance “Tempe” Brennan is a forensic anthropologist who travels regularly between the United States and Canada as she works for both the Montreal coroner’s office and the University of North Carolina Charlotte. Tempe gets the cases in which the bodies are decomposing or are already skeletons. Upon examining the remains of several female victims, Tempe realizes that she is dealing with a serial killer. She must put together the clues and help catch the murderer, who has already started stalking her daughter and her best friend, before he hurts those she loves the most. Déjà Dead is definitely a read-under-the-covers kind of book. - Elizabeth Watson
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