This follow-up to the highly praised “The Ghosts of Belfast” deserves the same reception. It picks up where the earlier …Read the Rest
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Buried Prey by John Sandford – review
Discovery of the bodies of two young girls, murdered 25 years earlier, sets the stage for a look at the …Read the Rest
Rag and Bone by James R. Benn – review
Last year, the Russian Parliament acknowledged that country’s responsibility for the slaughter of more than 20,000 Polish officers at the …Read the Rest
Stolen Lives by Jassy Mackenzie – review
Four subplots coalesce in this second novel featuring Jade de Jong, the South African PI who makes her home in …Read the Rest
Kiss Her Goodbye by Mickey Spillane and Max Allan Collins – review
When Mickey Spillane died, he left behind a treasure trove of manuscripts, plot notes, rough outlines, character notes and drafts …Read the Rest
Sixkill by Robert B. Parker – review
To quote some of the immortal words of the Bard, “I come to praise” Robert B. Parker, and, of course, …Read the Rest
Dead Man’s Grip by Peter James – review
This is the seventh in the Roy Grace series, detailed police procedurals that take place in the Brighton area of …Read the Rest
Thirteen Hours by Deon Meyer – review
Post-Apartheid South Africa has undergone many traumatic changes. But for homicide detective Benny Griessel, nothing much changes except for the …Read the Rest
The Redbreast by Jo Nesbo – review
During World War II, Norway was occupied by the Nazi army, and the head of the government lent his name …Read the Rest
The Final Reckoning by Sam Bourne – review
Truth and fiction merge in this thriller about survivors of the holocaust taking justice into their own hands, seeking out …Read the Rest
The Preacher by Camilla Lackberg – review
This Swedish author has written seven novels, of which this is the second to be published in the United States. …Read the Rest
Potsdam Station by David Downing – review
The fourth novel in this series chronicling John Russell’s experiences during the rise and fall of Nazi Germany picks up …Read the Rest
Red on Red by Edward Conlon – REVIEW
Having first turned his hand to a memoir of life in the NYPD, “Blue Blood,” which was a finalist for …Read the Rest
Guilt by Association by Marcia Clark – review
New York City has its former prosecutor-turned-novelist in Linda Fairstein. Now Los Angeles has its own, Marcia Clark, who was …Read the Rest
Drawing Conclusions by Donna Leon – review
Unlike previous novels in the series, this mystery lacks many instances of the refined palate enjoyed by Commissario Guido Brunetti’s …Read the Rest
Save Me by Lisa Scottoline – review
Bullying, and shining a spotlight thereon, is heralded as the reason this novel was written, but it plays such a …Read the Rest
Mystery by Jonathan Kellerman – review
Sometimes the adage “the more things change, the more they stay the same,” refers to a good thing. Certainly it …Read the Rest
The Fifth Witness by Michael Connelly – review
The saga of the Lincoln Lawyer, Mickey Haller, continues, following his previous appearance as a special prosecutor. Times are hard …Read the Rest
Bloodline by Mark Billingham – review
Tom Thorne is a troubled protagonist. More so than customary in this novel, the latest in the Thorne series, an …Read the Rest
Did Not Finish by Simon Wood – review
The advice usually given to authors (and would-be authors) is to write what you know. And that is just what …Read the Rest
