Sentences with phrase «literary mystery»
The story is part literary mystery, part romance but with a comic, almost surreal streak.
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Readers who prefer more literary mysteries will want to pick up a copy of this collection.
From the bestselling author of What Was Lost comes a spirited literary mystery about a television anchorman's search for the truth about the disappearances that surround him
The prolific Kate Atkinson once again shows herself to be a master at crafting literary mystery with Started Early, Took My Dog.
VERDICT: Aficionados of literary mysteries such as those written by P.D. James and Michael Dibdin will revel in this stellar book.
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More - literary mystery writers with books on tap are Robert Parker, Rita Mae Brown, and Walter Mosley.
This inventive novel is a treat for Austen fans and readers who enjoy literary mysteries.
Another provocative addition to a fine series, certain to appeal to aficionados of profound literary mysteries such as Louise Penny's How the Light Gets In.»
Another Number for the Road: a Cory Goodwin Mystery (# 2) The first literary mystery for rock - & - roll fans — with live music!
At the time, his aides would not disclose how much he was to be paid in the future, creating a minor literary mystery — at least among the narrow audience interested in the fine print of book contracts or the governor's personal finances.
A riveting literary mystery set against the rough - hewn backdrop of the New York waterfront in Red Hook.
- Margot Livesey, author of Mercury and The Flight of Gemma Hardy «A haunting literary mystery and a multifaceted love story of husbands gone missing, of daughters left behind, of starting over, of books, and finally, of Paris.
«A deeply satisfying literary mystery and a funny - sad meditation on how the past haunts the present - and how we haunt the future.»
The always entertaining Anthony Horowitz has penned a new literary mystery, The Word Is Murder, and Allison Pearson (I Don't Know How She Does It) does it again with How Hard Can It Be?
Thus begins Michael Ondaatje's newest novel, an engrossing literary mystery with echoes that hearken back to The English Patient.
Idra Novey's Ways to Disappear is a clever literary mystery involving the disappearance of a Brazilian novelist and the American translator who travels to South America to find her.
I call my book a «seriocomic literary mystery with tinges of erotica.»
The Conjurer's Bird is a gripping literary mystery and passionate love story that tackles the intrigue surrounding the celebrated Banks, his secret affair with an enigmatic woman known only as «Miss B,» and the legendary bird that becomes a touchstone for their love.
Desire Lines is that best possible literary mystery: a complex, superbly subtle novel with a tight plot that keeps one guessing right up until the end and never betrays the essence of the characters themselves.
Part history, part cultural biography, and part literary mystery, The Orientalist traces the life of Lev Nussimbaum, a Jew who transformed himself into a Muslim prince and became a best - selling author in Nazi Germany.
While the concept of narrative in games is contested, Danganronpa connected some thoughts on narrative design I've had and discussions about literary mystery genre in academic contexts.
For fans of literary mysteries: Visitation Street by Ivy Pochoda One night in the gritty Red Hook neighborhood of Brooklyn, two girls take a raft out into the bay, but only one returns.
For centuries, scholars have been searching for answers to a literary mystery: Who wrote the five additional passages in Thomas Kyd's «The Spanish Tragedy?»
Tana French has built up quite a reputation for her dense, literary mysteries, which are driven almost entirely by the needs, desires and obsessions of her characters.
This literary mystery begins in a marvelous place called the Cemetery of Forgotten Books, a repository for literary works no longer remembered by anyone.
Where They Found Her by Kimberly McCreight Following her 2013 best - selling debut, Reconstructing Amelia, McCreight dazzles with a literary mystery, after the discovery of the body of a newborn girl is found in an idyllic New Jersey town.
Maybe a better example than Lehane, although he's considered a literary mystery writer.
We also seek and represent stellar commercial and literary fiction, including romance and other women's fiction, historical fiction, literary mysteries, and select thrillers.
It's also a top - notch, high - quality detective procedural that will appeal to readers who enjoy a literary mystery.
I tend to be a fan of literary mysteries, but they are often a little ridiculous (The DaVinci Code) and / or written to an elementary audience (again, The DaVinci Code), but this one was not.
Exotic locale, a society oppressive to women, a charming investigator, and a great story combine to make this literary mystery too good to be labeled by one genre.
Blending a crime story with a coming - of - age tale and a road novel, this literary mystery should be a contender for multiple «best» lists.
In this literary mystery and family drama, Celeste Ng introduces you to unforgettable characters that will also have you turning pages all night.»
Charlie Lovett's The Bookman's Tale is a literary mystery spiced with intrigue and conspiracy.
Private eye Jackson Brodie delves into three ice - cold cases in a literary mystery that melds complex characters, wicked humor, and sophisticated prose in one beautifully plotted package.
Part psychological thriller and part literary mystery, the end result is wholly captivating reading.»
The publication of the play, in fully annotated form, comes after a 10 - year mission to crack a literary mystery by Professor Brean Hammond, of the University of Nottingham.
, a literary mystery inspired by a murder in 1870s San Francisco, into a feature film for Monumental Pictures.
In Warlight, Michael Ondaatje delivers a literary mystery and a meditation on the power of memory
I'd love to write a literary mystery.
Where I Lost Her is part family drama, part literary mystery and filled with beautiful, hypnotic prose.
«Tightly woven and gripping, this literary mystery takes several unexpected twists and turns as it builds to the resolution.»
My book - length publications include a literary mystery (2015), a psychological thriller (2014), an adventure novella (2013) and two collections of stories and essays (2014).
In Sandrine's Case he has written one of his greatest novels yet, a literary mystery about a man who unspools the story of his fractured relationship with his wife, as he stands trial for her murder.
Yet in her latest novel, ORIGIN, Diana delves into the literary mystery genre and writes about «what she doesn't know».
THE FAMILY FANG meets THE STORIED LIFE OF A.J. FIKRY in this literary mystery about a struggling bookseller whose recently deceased grandfather, a famed mathematician, left behind a dangerous equation for her to track down — and protect — before others can get their hands on it.
Felony & Mayhem Felony & Mayhem, a print publisher that has been around since 2005, has established a good reputation as a publisher of literary mysteries.