Mystery · YA

Kill Joy (A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder #0.5) by Holly Jackson

This was a really nice and intense prequel of the A Good Girl's Guide to Murder series. The last thing Pip wants to do it is to participate in her friend's murder mystery party. The setting takes place in a little island called Joy in the 20s, which means she needs to dress up for… Continue reading Kill Joy (A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder #0.5) by Holly Jackson

Mystery

A Necessary Murder (Heloise Chancey Mysteries #2) by M.J. Tjia

This is a mix between Hercule Poirot and Miss Fisher with exotic roots, in England. Heloise Chancey, the female protagonist, is a high class courtesan and detective, with ascendants from Malaysia, Indonesia and Burma. The plot was involving, complex and full of twists, and it's definitely a dark sort of novel. The murders are grisly… Continue reading A Necessary Murder (Heloise Chancey Mysteries #2) by M.J. Tjia