David Navratil

135 Pages, Classic vampire story before Dracula was even written (1872)! David N.

Reminds me of the movie “All the President's Men”! Some surprises & good mystery! David N.

I really do not think this should be sold as a “Cozy Mystery” or assumed by the reader that it is!
I fell for the good rating, nice cover & book 1 of a series thinking this was.
This is a good mystery about a mother and daughter who buys houses, repairs them and resells them.
The daughter buys a former “Bordello” and a few days later the “Madam” who use to run the house turns up dead.
The book was still a cozy mystery until interviews with some of the former ladies working at the house went into a little more detail of their jobs then was needed!
I have read about 60 Cozy Mysteries and this is the 1st time I've seen phrases such are used in this book.
I still gave it a 4 for the mystery part and lots of suspects but you be the judge if this is a Cozy Mystery or just on the edge of Cozy or Regular Mystery! David N.

One of the best Cozies I've read! Good mystery, characters, 220 Pages and book 1 in the series. Small town Herb shop is the theme! 4.25 Avg Rating so try it out! David N.

Multi Awards winner! Fictional family during the week leading up to Hurricane Katrina. Takes place in Mississippi Great literary read. I need a book like this ever so often (Too Many Cozy Mysteries)!
260 Pages, National Book Award for Fiction 2011! Read it, the book is worth the time - David N.

1930's, England,Murder Game at a mansion! Did not enjoy, just too many suspects and characters. English written dialect also was a bit hard to follow! David N.

Made into a movie in 1963 “The Haunting”! On the lists of great horror books and movies. 200 Pages, Small cast of characters! David N.

I enjoyed this! Good mystery with a few small twists, lots of suspects, time shifting and really 2 mysteries in 1! Agatha award winner, 200 Pages. David N.

A bit long, 430 Pages! I remember when this came out in the 50's, what an uproar! Book was good, now to see the movie! David N.

Everything I want in a mystery! Major twists and turns, under 350 pages and a bit of a thriller. Voted GoodReads Mystery/Thriller of the year 2023! David N.

Hard to understand that style of writing (1840's). Still a good book, wish there was more dialog in book between characters. David N.

1st Book in a series, I don't normally enjoy Paranormal but this was easy to follow, funny, good characters, 220 pages and I admit I enjoyed it! I will buy book 2 in early 2024 and continue the series! David N.

Life of a Gay Afro American porter on a trans-continental Canada train in the 1920's! The characters of the passengers, fellow porters and their bosses are stressed! Good Book, Award Winner - David N.

Good Christmas Fantasy Cozy Mystery. Characters were good, a little romance, location in N. Pole & only 175 Pages. Part of a series and Danielle is on my favorites list. David N.

Novella, Good mystery, 2 stories in 1 - Main character be stalked by ex husband and the corpse in the cavern, Try it, short read - David N.

Too much time spent feeding and looking after all the pets. The 2 main characters pushed the “Lovey Dovey” to the extreme!! Novella - David N.

Too many suspects retelling an event that happened 21 years before. Seemed to be reading the same pages over and over. Good mystery but book could have been shorter! David N.

Really did not like the main character and the mystery part was a bit too complicated! However it has won awards! David N.

53 Page novella. Perfect addition to my yearly book total. Not too much of a mystery but the characters are great, 1st book in a series. Book could be considered a kids or YA book, seemed clean enough (No strong language or gory parts). 2 Day read for most, try it!!! David N.

I gave this a 5 due to the Mystery part and there were some surprises added (Always like that)! I did not like the main character at all. Another rookie female cop who does things her way without informing higher ups or her partner! Most people will like her character so try the book out! David N.

I'm mostly a mystery award winners reader and can never understand a fantasy book. I thought I would try again with this Novella which won many awards in 2016!
This is a good one! Easy to understand and author threw in a good murder mystery also. One of the best books I've read in 2022. I think this is the 1st book in a series and looking forward to #2!
David N.

I can't believe this book won the 2022 Edgar Award for best Novel!!! There is hardly any mystery at all, the detective work is carried out by a couple of 7 year kids, Indian to English translation was bad and book should have had some explanations as to what many of the Indian words used in the book means! Main point is this book should have be promoted as a YA or Children's book! David N.

This is a great one! Lot's of surprises, 250 Pages, Good characters. Wife, assumed missing & dead 10 years earlier shows up at remarried husband's house and the fun begins!!! If you like mysteries you will get a kick out of this. This may be up for some awards later this year! David N.

Novella, 100 Pages! Not too much of a mystery but the characters are good. I will be reading book #2
in the near future! David N.

This is a good one! Man's wife is put into nursing home for Dementia. Same man falls in love with much younger woman (Heather) and they decide to marry. The man's 2 adult daughters (Tully & Rachel) are in shock since their father is not even divorced from their mother in the nursing home!

The book is divided into small chapters, each chapter told by one of the 3 girls (They all have issues of their own also).

This is a fast pace book with a shocker of a wedding!
360 Pages
The author is now on my “Follow” List!
David N.