Welcome to MURDER BY TYPE, a place to discuss mysteries and authors and the things that draw us to our favorite books. Is it location? Is it the type of protagonist? I am drawn to police procedurals and books with private or amateur investigators. Unfamiliar locations carry the plus of teaching about cultures and customs. Favorite authors include Leighton Gage, Timothy Hallinan, Cara Black, Yrsa Sigurdardottir, Michael Stanley, Dan Waddell, Donna Leon, Libby Fischer Hellman, Martha Grimes, Kathy Reichs and the list goes on and on.
- Beth C.DUBLIN DEAD
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Michael Robotham On Creating Villians
I have read the previous books in the series and I am looking forward to reading BLEED FOR ME. The author has created three memorable characters, Vincent Ruiz, Joseph O’Loughlin, and Alisha Barba. Two are with the police, one is … Continue reading
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Tagged bleed for me, joseph o'loughlin, london, michael robotham, police procedural, vincent ruiz
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BECAUSE IT IS HALLOWEEN….
it seems appropriate to post a piece about cemetery. This is from Murder Is Elsewhere. Dan Waddell posted this on November 5, 2010. Click on the link at the bottom of the article and be transported to London for the … Continue reading
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Tagged crossbones cemetery, london, outcasts, women of the streets
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THE BURNING – Jane Casey
On a page at the beginning of the book, there is a quote from Sir Thomas Browne (Urn Burial), a seventeenth century physician. “The certainty of death is attended with uncertainties, in time, manner, places.” London has been terrified by … Continue reading
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Tagged burning corpse, jane casey, london, maeve kerrigan, murder, Oxford
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A THOUSAND CUTS – Simon Lelic
Simon Lelic’s first book, A THOUSAND CUTS, is a perfect story for our time. Samuel Szajkowski, the grandson of a Polish immigrant and a history teacher, walks into an assembly and kills three students and a teacher before killing himself. … Continue reading
THE PRIVATE PATIENT – P.D. James
The stated purpose of Murder By Type is to introduce writers whose talents deserve far greater attention than they have received. P. D. James doesn’t fall into this category. She does write wonderful books. THE PRIVATE PATIENT is the usual … Continue reading
VEIL OF LIES – Westerson
VEIL OF LIES: A MEDIEVAL NOIR is the first book in a series by Jeri Westerson. Crispin Guest is a man without a place in the rigidly stratified world of England in 1384. Crispin had been the protege of John … Continue reading
THE BLOOD DETECTIVE – Dan Waddell
I am a faithful follower of the BBC’s series “Waking The Dead” which is carried by PBS in my area. There is something fascinating about going back to a crime that has remained unsolved; innumerable cable channels carry a daily … Continue reading
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