Thursday, April 21, 2011

Mysteries and Suspense

Books 11 to 20: Mysteries and Suspense

If you like an adrenaline rush when you read, or just like to not be able to figure out what's coming next, these are for you!

11. Kiss  Shauna wakes up from a car accident with six months of her memory missing. What caused it? And how is it possible that she can access other people's memories? An adrenaline-pumping story from Ted Dekker and Erin Healy.

12. Cape Refuge  The first book in a series of four by Terri Blackstock. The books take you deep into the lives and emotions of the main characters, and by the last book, you won't want the series to end. Plot twists and suspense keep the pace fast as the characters race to solve the murders and other crimes.

13. The Book of Hours  A National Treasure type of story, complete with clues, history, suspense, and an ancient treasure! "Brian thought he had no future. Now he has the chance to start over...if he can solve the mysteries of the past found inside Castle Keep."

14. The Mermaid in the Basement  Meet Lady Serafina Trent, the widow of a viscount in 1857 London. When her brother is accused of murder, Serafina is determined to clear her brother's name by uncovering the real murderer. She gains a few unlikely allies, including an actor named Dylan Tremayne. The first book in the Lady Trent mystery series by Gilbert Morris.

15. A Conspiracy of Ravens  Serafina finds herself in the middle of another mystery when she offers to help her neighbors--the Haydens--find out who the true heir of their estate is. A murder raises the stakes dangerously high even as Serafina finds her attraction to Dylan Tremayne growing. Lady Trent Mysteries book 2.

16. Sonnet to a Dead Contessa  As women of British nobility are murdered with an alarming frequency, Lady Serafina Trent is called upon by Scotland Yard to try to solve the mystery. Meanwhile, her relationship with Dylan Tremayne takes an unexpected turn. Then all clues suddenly point to Serafina as the next victim... Lady Trent Mysteries book 3, the final book in the series.

17. Sherlock Holmes: The Hound of the Baskervilles  The classic mystery by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. This is the only full-length Sherlock Holmes novel. Holmes is called to moors to solve the murder of Sir Charles Baskerville, who seems to have been killed by an enormous hound.

18. The Edge of Recall  Tessa Young's mind is haunted by an event she can't even recall. She is fascinated with labyrinths and building them is her career. While rebuilding a Colonial-era labyrinth, suddenly Tessa's nightmares come to life.

19. Freefall  When she wanders out of the Hanalei Mountains on the Island of Kauai, Hawaii, she knows nothing about herself, not even her name. Now known as Jade, she must accept the help of an unlikely ally to find out who she is, and what she was doing in Hawaii.

20. Blink of an Eye  What if you could see the future? Or all possible futures and how to make them happen? Seth suddenly finds himself the possessor of this gift, at the same time that a Saudi princess collides with his peaceful existence. It is up to him to save her life.

2 comments:

  1. I love the Hound of the Baskervilles. :) I also liked The Sign of Four, and A Study in Scarlet by the great Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. His collection of Sherlock Holmes stories is spectacular.

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  2. Cool, Ellen Marie! I need to read some more Sherlock Holmes stories sometime.

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