Genre: Mystery & Detective

THE CARNELIAN CROW By Colleen Gleason

Short and Sweet Review Mina and Evaline are back. After what happened with the Chess Queen Enigma the girls have been laying low but after Mina receives a package she and Evaline are on the search for the Carnelian Crow. In this book we see the girls try to figure out what the Carnelian Crow […]

AS GOOD AS DEAD By Holly Jackson

Short and Sweet Review Pip is about to head to college but she’s still uneasy about how her last investigation ended. Having her own podcast, Pip is used to seeing threats but she’s paying attention to the one asking, “who will look for you when you’re the one who disappears.” Its apparent to Pip that […]

PRETTY DEAD QUEENS By Alexa Donne

Short and Sweet Review After her mothers passing Cecelia is sent to live with her grandmother a famous author in a small town filled with mystery. Cecelia becomes friends with a group of teens who are pretty popular but when one of them is murdered on homecoming night Cecelias new friends start looking like suspects. […]

IN THE STUDY WITH THE WRENCH By Diana Peterfreund

Short and Sweet Review We’re back at Blackbrook Academy and after headmaster boddy’s murder the group of kids that were in the Tudor house are being called the murder crew. Our six main characters are back and this time when another body is found more secrets are unveiled about our main characters and their reasons […]

JACKABY By William Ritter

Short and Sweet Review Abigail Rook has just arrived in New Fiddleham and is in need of a job which is how she meets detective R.F. Jackaby. Jackaby isn’t a regular detective he specializes in the supernatural and the things that normal people can’t see. Jackaby isn’t sure that Abigail is the assistant that he’s […]

THE RESTLESS DARK By Erica Waters

Short and Sweet Review The Cloudkiss Killer died two years ago but no one found his body after he jumped off of a cliff, now a crime podcast Human Beasties is hosting a competition to see who can find his bones and win a prize. Lucy, Carolina, and Maggie are our main characters but we […]

GOOD GIRL, BAD BLOOD By Holly Jackson

Short and Sweet Review After solving her last case Pip has decided to do away with all the mystery and detective work. When Jamie Reynolds goes missing his brother asks Pip to investigate. Even though Pip is hesitant she takes on the case to help out the Reynolds family. The more Pip investigates she learns […]

WINTERWOOD By Shea Ernshaw

Short and Sweet Review Nora lives in Fir Haven where Walker women have lived for years. The woods surrounding Fir Haven are alive some even describe them as haunted, but the Walkers have a special relationship with the woods. Nora goes into the woods and comes back out with things that were lost. Nora goes […]

NOTHING MORE TO TELL By Karen M. McManus

Short and Sweet Review Brynn used to go to Saint Ambrose and now after four years away she’s back home and going back to the school where her favorite teacher was murdered. Brynn loves journalism so when she gets an internship at a true crime show she knows the perfect story to investigate, the death […]