As the book opens, Dr. Charlotte [“Charlie”] Flint finds her professional life as a forensic psychiatrist in tatters, her reputation …Read the Rest
Author Archive
The End of the Wasp Season by Denise Mina – review
Each of the first three chapters of this newest novel by Denise Mina, author of the Garnethill trilogy among other …Read the Rest
On the Line by S. J. Rozan – review
What, exactly is “on the line” in this newest novel from S. J. Rozan is nothing more nor less than …Read the Rest
Fox Five by Zoe Sharp – review
The author, who has written, among other things, nine books in the acclaimed Charlie Fox series, has now published in …Read the Rest
Fade to Blue By Bill Moody – review
What a pleasure to immerse myself in my two favorite worlds: jazz, and mystery writing! Bill Moody has the perfect …Read the Rest
Confessions of a Catholic Cop by Thomas J. Fitzsimmons – review
The authenticity of this first novel by Thomas Fitzsimmons fairly jumps off the page. With good reason: Following his service …Read the Rest
In Desperation by Rick Mofina – review
Before the end of the first chapter of “In Desperation,” Rick Mofina’s newest entry in the Jack Gannon series, Tilly, …Read the Rest
Little Girl Lost by Brian McGilloway – review
D.S. Lucy Black, of the Police Service of Northern Ireland and the daughter of police officers, in the midst of …Read the Rest
Agent X by Noah Boyd – review
Kate Bannon, the Assistant Director of the FBI who readers, and ex-FBI Agent Steve Vail, first met in this author’s …Read the Rest
Body Line by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles – review
The tone of the book, the newest in the wonderful Bill Slider series, is initially set with the very first …Read the Rest
Misery Bay by Steve Hamilton – review
The first page of the newest book by Steve Hamilton, which brings the welcome return of Alex McKnight, describes a …Read the Rest
So Much Pretty by Cara Hoffman – review
What at first blush appears to be a bucolic setting is soon discovered to be much less innocent than it …Read the Rest
So Close the Hand of Death by J.T. Ellison – review
This is the newest entry in the Taylor Jackson series, and picks up several threads of earlier books. At the …Read the Rest
Shatter the Bones by Stuart MacBride – review
Alison McGregor and her six-year-old daughter, Jenny, Aberdeen’s huge favorites to win the competition on the hit tv show Britain’s …Read the Rest
Known to Evil by Walter Mosley – review
Leonid Trotter McGill is a 54-year-old African-American man, an amateur boxer known to have had his “finger in every dishonest …Read the Rest
Agent X by Noah Boyd – review
Kate Bannon, the Assistant Director of the FBI who readers, and ex-FBI Agent Steve Vail first met in this author’s …Read the Rest
The Nomination by William G. Tapply – review
The Nomination is a posthumously released novel by William Tapply, and a terrific one it is. Thomas Larrigan is about …Read the Rest
Someone’s Watching by Sharon Potts – review
Sharon Potts’ second novel opens with terrifying scenes of the worst nightmare of every parent of a high-school-age girl: Two …Read the Rest
Scared to Death by Wendy Corsi Staub – review
The first of several murders in Wendy Corsi Staub’s newest thriller occurs on page 7, and the suspense hardly lets …Read the Rest
The Complaints by Ian Rankin – review
This new novel by Ian Rankin is what is hoped is the first in a new series, introducing Inspector Malcolm …Read the Rest
