In general, reviewers of Borgenicht's novels praised aspects of the fiction but also expressed reservations.
Kirkus Reviews found Borgenicht's first novel,
A Corpse in Diplomacy, "Fast paced but feminine". Pearl G. Aldrich, writing in
Twentieth-Century Crime and Mystery Writers, said of Borgenicht's first 10 novels, "They tread a very thin line, each wavering back and forth from competent to inept, credible to ridiculous, interesting to boring." A reviewer for
Publishers Weekly said of
No Duress, "The villains will be obvious to even neophyte armchair sleuths, but Borgenicht's perceptive comments on troubling social issues generate plenty of tension." A
Publishers Weekly reviewer said of
Undue Influence that it was "well-crafted" and featured "strong characters" but that it lost suspense in the closing chapters via a plot twist that was "too sudden and convenient". ==Bibliography==