The Sarah Armstrong Mystery series is a fictional series created by true crime author-turned-novelist Kathryn Casey, first published by St. Martin's Minotaur in 2008. Booklist magazine named the first novel, Singularity, one of the top ten Best Crime Novel Debuts of 2009.[1]
The series narrates Texas Ranger Sarah Armstrong, a criminal profiler, as she solves murders. The first book, Singularity, follows Lieutenant Armstrong as she solves the bizarre double murder of a millionaire businessman and his mistress. Killed in a swank Galveston beach house, the pair are discovered in a grotesque intimate pose. Complicating matters is that Armstrong is newly widowed, and neither she nor her daughter handle the loss well. As Armstrong closes in on her suspect, he turns the tables on her and makes her family his new targets.
In 2010, Library Journal picked the third book in the series, The Killing Storm, as Best Books 2010 in the mystery fiction genre,[2] calling it, "Riveting suspense and nifty plot twists in an outstanding series."
Critical receptionedit
Singularity was included on Vanity Fair's "Hot Type" page in its August 2008 issue.[3]
The Houston Press, in a feature about the series and the author, wrote, "After writing half a dozen true-crime books, Houstonian Kathryn Casey decided to step into fiction with Singularity."[4] P.G. Koch with the Houston Chronicle wrote that "Casey deftly switches between investigations, working in Sarah's personal life as well as the interesting minutia involved in following tenuous leads."[5] The Tampa Tribune, in its feature, wrote, "Not since Patricia Cornwell's Postmortem has a crime author crafted such a stellar series debut."[6]
Publishers Weekly, in a review, called Casey's first attempt at mystery writing, with Singularity, "the riveting fiction debut from true-crime journalist Casey."[7]
Midwest Book Review wrote that Blood Lines, the second in the series, was "a fine combination of who done it and who is doing it."[8] Also, Deadly Pleasures magazine named Singularity "Best First Novel of 2008."[9]
^Blog Critics, "Kathryn Casey, Author of Killing Storm," December 7, 2010
^Houston Press, "The true-crime journalist turns to fiction for her latest release," July 3, 2008
^Houston Chronicle, "New in mysteries: Strong females take control in new titles," July 17, 2009
^Collins, K. Sue (13 July 2008). "Texas Ranger Provides 'Singularity' During Her Search For A Killer". The Tampa Tribune. Archived from the original on 2013-02-03. Retrieved 2020-02-01.
^Publishers Weekly, "Fiction Reviews," week of May 26, 2008 (scroll down)
^Deadly Pleasures magazine, "Year's Best Mysteries," 2008
External linksedit
St. Martin's Press Sarah Armstrong Mystery page
Kirkus Reviews, "A Texas Ranger juggles two difficult cases as a hurricane bears down on Houston," June 15, 2010
Sarah Armstrong Mystery Facebook page
Author's website
January 01, 1970
sarah, armstrong, mystery, series, fictional, series, created, true, crime, author, turned, novelist, kathryn, casey, first, published, martin, minotaur, 2008, booklist, magazine, named, first, novel, singularity, best, crime, novel, debuts, 2009, sarah, armst. The Sarah Armstrong Mystery series is a fictional series created by true crime author turned novelist Kathryn Casey first published by St Martin s Minotaur in 2008 Booklist magazine named the first novel Singularity one of the top ten Best Crime Novel Debuts of 2009 1 Sarah Armstrong MysteryAuthorKathryn CaseyCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglishGenreDetective Mystery novelPublisherSt Martin s MinotaurPublication dateJune 2008Media typePrint hardcover Pages320 pp Hardcover edition ISBN0 312 37950 1 First Edition Contents 1 Overview 2 Critical reception 3 Titles 4 References 5 External linksOverview editThe series narrates Texas Ranger Sarah Armstrong a criminal profiler as she solves murders The first book Singularity follows Lieutenant Armstrong as she solves the bizarre double murder of a millionaire businessman and his mistress Killed in a swank Galveston beach house the pair are discovered in a grotesque intimate pose Complicating matters is that Armstrong is newly widowed and neither she nor her daughter handle the loss well As Armstrong closes in on her suspect he turns the tables on her and makes her family his new targets In 2010 Library Journal picked the third book in the series The Killing Storm as Best Books 2010 in the mystery fiction genre 2 calling it Riveting suspense and nifty plot twists in an outstanding series Critical reception editSingularity was included on Vanity Fair s Hot Type page in its August 2008 issue 3 The Houston Press in a feature about the series and the author wrote After writing half a dozen true crime books Houstonian Kathryn Casey decided to step into fiction with Singularity 4 P G Koch with the Houston Chronicle wrote that Casey deftly switches between investigations working in Sarah s personal life as well as the interesting minutia involved in following tenuous leads 5 The Tampa Tribune in its feature wrote Not since Patricia Cornwell s Postmortem has a crime author crafted such a stellar series debut 6 Publishers Weekly in a review called Casey s first attempt at mystery writing with Singularity the riveting fiction debut from true crime journalist Casey 7 Midwest Book Review wrote that Blood Lines the second in the series was a fine combination of who done it and who is doing it 8 Also Deadly Pleasures magazine named Singularity Best First Novel of 2008 9 Two of the books in the series were chosen as Mystery Guild and Doubleday Book Club selections Titles editSingularity 2008 first in the Sarah Armstrong series Blood Lines 2009 second in the series The Killing Storm 2010 third in the series The Buried 2018 fourth in the series References edit Mystery Writers of America Singularity Book Detail Library Journal Best Books 2010 Genre Fiction Blog Critics Kathryn Casey Author of Killing Storm December 7 2010 Houston Press The true crime journalist turns to fiction for her latest release July 3 2008 Houston Chronicle New in mysteries Strong females take control in new titles July 17 2009 Collins K Sue 13 July 2008 Texas Ranger Provides Singularity During Her Search For A Killer The Tampa Tribune Archived from the original on 2013 02 03 Retrieved 2020 02 01 Publishers Weekly Fiction Reviews week of May 26 2008 scroll down Midwest Book Review July 2009 scroll down Deadly Pleasures magazine Year s Best Mysteries 2008External links editSt Martin s Press Sarah Armstrong Mystery page Kirkus Reviews A Texas Ranger juggles two difficult cases as a hurricane bears down on Houston June 15 2010 Sarah Armstrong Mystery Facebook page Author s website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sarah Armstrong Mystery series amp oldid 1144063700, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
