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The Corpse with the Garnet Face by Cathy Ace

By MarinaSofia

10 April, 2016

Will the Welsh Canadian writer Cathy Ace ever run out of precious stones and human body parts for her book titles? They usually go The Corpse with… [Gem Name] [Body Part] and they star the sensible middle-aged academic with a photographic memory, Cait Morgan. The Corpse with…

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The Case of the Dotty Dowager by Cathy Ace

By MarinaSofia

24 March, 2015

Cathy Ace has made a name for herself with her cosy mysteries set in foodie-heaven locations like the South of France, Canadian vineyards, Las Vegas and Mexico. The books in her The Corpse… series have all starred intrepid academic Cait Morgan and we’ve reviewed a few…

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The Corpse with the Platinum Hair by Cathy Ace

By MarinaSofia

27 September, 2014

Canadian crime fiction writers are having their well-deserved moment in the sun just before the long winter sets in. Louise Penny, Peter Robinson and Linwood Barclay are merely the best known of a very diverse and entertaining group of crime writers. Not all of the…

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CIS: My classics by Cathy Ace

By crimefictionlover

17 September, 2014

Not only is Cathy Ace the author of the wonderful Cait Morgan Mystery series, but she’s also the Vice President of the Crime Writers of Canada. That means she’s quite a busy lady, so we were definitely the lucky ones when she agreed to join…

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The Corpse with the Silver Tongue by Cathy Ace

By MarinaSofia

18 July, 2012

Alistair Townsend is a retired expat living the high-life in Nice with his vacuous girl-bride Tamsin. Ostensibly admired by the long-term residents of the city, he has also made a few enemies with his manipulative behaviour, not to mention silver-tongued gossip. At his wife’s birthday…

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On the Radar: Crystal skulls are Ace

By crimefictionlover

19 June, 2020

Pirate treasure in the Caribbean. It’s generally agreed in literature and filmmaking that this kind of booty is definitely worth killing for and that’s what seems to happen in our lead novel this week – a light and distracting new cosy from Cathy Ace. We’ve…

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On the Radar: Beware the Zamboni driver

By crimefictionlover

21 March, 2025

This is a first. A Zamboni driver accused of murder is something we’ve never seen before but veteran crime fiction author Bryan Gruley has dreamed it up for his latest mystery. Bitterfrost is the first of six novels in this week’s crime fiction roundup, which…

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Pele's Prerogative by Albert Tucher

By Vicki Weisfeld

13 February, 2025

Had it with wind, winter, and the dark? A Hawai`i vacation might be just what you need. Albert Tucher’s new Big Island Mystery, Pele’s Prerogative, provides plenty of local colour to make you think you’ve vacationed in that island paradise, but without jet-lag or the…

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The Corpse with the Garnet Face by Cathy Ace

The Case of the Dotty Dowager by Cathy Ace

The Corpse with the Platinum Hair by Cathy Ace

CIS: My classics by Cathy Ace

The Corpse with the Silver Tongue by Cathy Ace

On the Radar: Crystal skulls are Ace

On the Radar: Beware the Zamboni driver

Pele's Prerogative by Albert Tucher

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