Articles written by Sandy Mitchell

The Greater Miami area offers fascinating high-profile attractions like the Everglades and Biscayne Bay, but that's not all there is to see in South Florida.

Mar 11, 2010 - Sandy Mitchell

Washington, located in northwestern New Jersey near the Lehigh Valley, is home to the once-vital Morris Canal as well as several Revolutionary War sites.

Mar 5, 2010 - Sandy Mitchell

Poke Rafferty, an American ex-patriot travel writer living in Bangkok, is back and getting into more trouble amid the less savory elements of Thailand.

Sep 7, 2009 - Sandy Mitchell

Exposure to radiation and a brush with a long-buried military cover-up shakes up blind psychic, Sherry Moore's quiet, contemplative world.

Aug 11, 2009 - Sandy Mitchell

Hackberry Holland is the sheriff in a tiny Texas border town. He may have a few years on him and a few ghosts, but he still has the skill to solve a mass murder.

Jul 22, 2009 - Sandy Mitchell

There have been plenty of cat detectives, but Chet introduces us to a dog's point of view as he helps Bernie solve a missing person's case.

Jul 15, 2009 - Sandy Mitchell

Two favorite Connelly characters - lawyer, Mickey Haller and LAPD detective Harry Bosch get together to solve a high profile Hollywood murder case.

Jul 12, 2009 - Sandy Mitchell

A series of roadside crosses begin appearing PRIOR to the accidents, a grim precursor of death to come. Can detective Kathryn Dance solve this mystery before more die?

Jun 5, 2009 - Sandy Mitchell

London between the wars is filled with "forgotten" men, those who served their country honorably who came home shell-shocked and unable to work. Is one capable of murder?

May 25, 2009 - Sandy Mitchell

Does a transplanted heart carry with it traits and memories from its donor? That is the question that Mary Higgins Clark's latest thriller explores.

May 22, 2009 - Sandy Mitchell

"Blackie" ventures away from his home base of Chicago to solve a mystery in Seville, where ghosts of past passions and strive are still very real.

May 13, 2009 - Sandy Mitchell

When Pepper is asked to represent her boss at the cemetery convention in Chicago, the trip is far from relaxing. In fact, it's almost lethal.

Feb 9, 2009 - Sandy Mitchell

A winter festival turns into mayhem in this short, but enjoyable holiday tale by the mother-daughter mystery duo of Mary and Carol Higgins Clark.

Jan 2, 2009 - Sandy Mitchell

The creator of the V.I. Warshawski mystery series shares the history and traditions of her native Kansas in this heartfelt novel of loss and redemption.

Dec 27, 2008 - Sandy Mitchell

The latest in James Patterson's Cross series takes the renowned detective to the heart of Africa, where the rules are different...or perhaps non-existent.

Nov 25, 2008 - Sandy Mitchell

The latest Dr. Brennan novel has "Bones" trying to decipher some kind of eerie religious ritual, one that involves bones--both animal and human.

Nov 20, 2008 - Sandy Mitchell

Contemporary mystery writer, Craig Holden's books are dark, yet compelling. They deal with the darker, yet all too believable, sign of mankind.

Nov 5, 2008 - Sandy Mitchell

The Quilliam sisters, who run the Inn at Hemlock Falls, face financial ruin when their one potential investor is killed on their ski trail. Not a very Merry Christmas.

Oct 8, 2008 - Sandy Mitchell

A refreshing, unique voice in the mystery genre, Lisa Lutzes "Spellman Files" is sure to be the beginning of a hit series, in the spirit of Carl Hiaasen and others.

Oct 5, 2008 - Sandy Mitchell

The last 30 seconds of the climber's memory weren't pretty, nor were they the expected thoughts of survival and resignation. Instead they told a horrific tale of torture.

Sep 29, 2008 - Sandy Mitchell

George Shuman has been a police detective and a resort executive, but his favorite career is spinning tales in the Sherry Moore mystery series.

Sep 24, 2008 - Sandy Mitchell

US Marshall, Michael Venturi spent his career new identities for people in the witness protection program. Now, he's freelancing...with unexpectedly deadly results.

Sep 6, 2008 - Sandy Mitchell

American in Thailand, Poke Rafferty is back in another multi-layered mystery, steeped in Asian tradition and double meanings.

Sep 1, 2008 - Sandy Mitchell

Take a Gothic novel, add a murder mystery, cloak it in hidden meanings and a half-remembered past, and you've got Sam Taylor's new, captivating novel.

Aug 23, 2008 - Sandy Mitchell

The latest Stephanie Plum adventure finds the Jersey girl and bounty hunter running security for an aging diva, tracking stolen loot, and babysitting a perp's 14-year-old

Jul 21, 2008 - Sandy Mitchell

What to take to the beach--or-the pool--to read this summer? Here are some suggestions:

Jul 18, 2008 - Sandy Mitchell

The contentment that Harry's found since her remarriage is short-lived as one of her friends is found with a bloody knife and accused of murder. Is she really guilty?

Jul 3, 2008 - Sandy Mitchell

When Aimee's lost love suddenly returns to Paris, she is confused, even more when he asks her to marry him. By morning, however, he is dead.

Jul 1, 2008 - Sandy Mitchell

Numbers 26 and 27 in the Eve Dallas series of murder mysteries set fifty years in the future are just as enjoyable--and riveting--as the first one.

Jul 1, 2008 - Sandy Mitchell

Win Garano, a shrewd Massachusetts state investigator and politically saavy, yet cold D.A. Monique Lamont return in Cornwell's latest novel.

Jul 1, 2008 - Sandy Mitchell

The prose of Africa is unlike that of America and the UK. That is eloquently illustrated in this compact and subtle tale by Angolan author, Jose Edwards Aqualusa.

Jun 30, 2008 - Sandy Mitchell

If you are thinking of attending your class reunion this summer, you might want to think again after reading Roberts' tale of a reunion turned deadly.

Jun 30, 2008 - Sandy Mitchell

Three years ago, Elvis Cole helped attorney, Alan Levy acquit a man of murder. Now the man, Lionel Byrd, is found dead with evidence he committed the crime.

Jun 30, 2008 - Sandy Mitchell

Dog problems, an invading nudist colony, and lobster poachers: the summer is not turning out well in Tinker's Cove--especially not after murder steps in.

Jun 18, 2008 - Sandy Mitchell

Culinary cozy mysteries are increasingly popular, and few do it better than Joanne Fluke. Her newest novel combines food, a family reunion, murder...and a few recipes.

May 31, 2008 - Sandy Mitchell

Jane has few people in her life as a child--only her imaginary friend, Michael. When she meets him in real life years later, what can it possibly mean?

May 24, 2008 - Sandy Mitchell

Are the judges in your area appointed or elected? If elected, are you sure that special interests are not manipulating your choices?

May 24, 2008 - Sandy Mitchell

Annie and Max Darling are getting set to move into their dream house, a renovated mansion. That is until someone hides something in there--something worth killing for.

Apr 29, 2008 - Sandy Mitchell

Quirke is back and involved in a dark murder that again involves those closest to him, maybe even his own daughter.

Apr 27, 2008 - Sandy Mitchell

In this installment of the Coffeehouse Series, Clare's daughter, an aspiring chef with a much-older boyfriend, gets caught up in murder. Can Clare keep her out of jail?

Apr 25, 2008 - Sandy Mitchell

Ten years ago, Mac disappeared without a note or a goodbye. Yet, he still calls home every Mother's Day. His now-grown sister wants to find him, but should she?

Apr 13, 2008 - Sandy Mitchell

The Spellmans are a quirky, yet loveable detective family, whose antics are amusing and very readable. This second book by Lisa Lutz is just as enjoyable as the first.

Mar 22, 2008 - Sandy Mitchell

Sauve career politician, Lyle Simmons arrives home after a fund raiser to find his wife dead. His subsequent actions and cool demeanor soon make him the lead suspect.

Mar 17, 2008 - Sandy Mitchell

Just before St. Patrick's Day, Father Greeley offers readers another dose of the charming "Irish Tiger," Nuala Anne McGrail and her family.

Mar 12, 2008 - Sandy Mitchell

A rash of brutal arson-murders and the missing son of a recent governor has the ladies of the Women's Murder Club very busy. Can these two sets of crimes be connected?

Mar 2, 2008 - Sandy Mitchell

Maisie Dobbs, a psychologist and investigator in London between the wars, returns for her fifth adventure -- this one about a town enveloped in a decade-old tragedy.

Feb 17, 2008 - Sandy Mitchell

Strange things are happening in Tinker's Cover, Maine. An old bar-owner is found in the bay, his strange relatives arrive from Ireland, and crows are appearing everywhere

Feb 10, 2008 - Sandy Mitchell

Timely and troubling, Richard North Patterson's political drama is a departure from his usual thrillers, but no less thought-provoking.

Feb 4, 2008 - Sandy Mitchell

What are the top things bloggers can do to drive readers away from their Web site? They're not as uncommon as one may think. Take a look at these often-found blog killers

Feb 3, 2008 - Sandy Mitchell

The latest from Joe Hill is a subtle, creepy thriller, the kind you wouldn't want to read in an old house at night. It's also one of the best novels of 2007.

Jan 23, 2008 - Sandy Mitchell