Near the conclusion of the debut novel in this series, “The Crossing Places,” forensic archaeologist Ruth Galloway and DI Harry …Read the Rest
Archive for September, 2011
The Snowman by Jo Nesbo & translated by Don Bartlett – review
The Harry Hole series presents the reader with somewhat of an anomaly. On the one hand, we are informed that …Read the Rest
Electric Barracuda by Tim Dorsey – review
Attempting to review a Serge A. Storm novel is no small chore, it is a monumental task, because there is …Read the Rest
An Uninvited Ghost by E.J. Copperman – review
Alison Kerby returns in the second in the new series by E.J. Copperman. Alison, a single mother of a precocious …Read the Rest
Damage by John Lescroart – review
Readers should not expect the author’s trademark court scenes in this novel. Instead, it is more of a psychological study …Read the Rest
Stettin Station by David Downing – review
The chronicle of journalist John Russell begins in Nazi Berlin a week before Pearl Harbor in this, the third novel …Read the Rest
Two Drive clips
Brian LindenmuthBrian is the non-fiction editor of Spinetingler magazine and one of the fiction editors of Snubnose Press. In addition …Read the Rest
The Sentry by Robert Crais – review
There are many larger-than-life, hard-boiled superheroes, some more believable than others. Then there is Joe Pike: A strong, contemplative, quiet, …Read the Rest
Queen of the Night by J.A. Jance – review
With a bow [by dedicating the book] to the late Tony Hillerman, who was a master at the genre of …Read the Rest
Random Violence by Jassy Mackenzie – review
Jade deJong , the headstrong protagonist of this terrific new novel, is a p.i. who has left her native South …Read the Rest
The Girl in the Green Raincoat by Laura Lippman – review
This novella first appeared as a serialization in the Sunday New York Times Magazine. The author freely admits that she …Read the Rest
Dead Like You by Peter James – review
This fifth book in the superb Roy Grace series begins in 1997, when he was a 29-year-old Detective Sergeant, a …Read the Rest
The Leopard by Jo Nesbo translated by Don Bartlett – review
The latest Harry Hole novel presents the reader with a formidable challenge: On the one hand, the temptation is to …Read the Rest
Fourth Day by Zoe Sharp – review
Fourth Day is the name of a once subversive organization formed in the 1960′s and known for its cult-like origins, …Read the Rest
Breaking Bad – “Hermanos” – review
This week’s episode was about control and how, as Walt harshly advises a newbie cancer patient while they wait to …Read the Rest
The Price of Liberty by Keir Graff – review
The question raised by this novel is: Is it a political commentary or just an old-fashioned thriller? It seems that …Read the Rest
Reapers by Frederick Ramsay – review
There are some excellent South African novels. But Frederick Ramsay has a particular interest in Botswana, and this is the …Read the Rest
Moonlight Mile by Dennis Lehane – review
There is no denying that Dennis Lehane writes unusual and well-plotted novels. Yet Moonlight Mile is a difficult book to …Read the Rest
FICTION: Scaffold by Michael Canfield
“It’s mold,” Dan told Nayoni. “Some dirt, but mostly black mold. Any century-old stone building will have it.” Nayoni was …Read the Rest
Fallen by Karin Slaughter – Contest
We have two copies of Fallen by Karin Slaughter to give away. One for a reader in the U.S. and …Read the Rest
