First there was Cain and Abel. In this novel we have Bennie Rosato and her twin sister, Alice Connelly (they …Read the Rest
Author Archive
Coming Back by Marcia Muller – review
In light of recent events in Tuscon, Arizona, it was kind of eerie reading this novel. In the last book …Read the Rest
Rogue Island by Bruce DeSilva – review
According to the author’s introductory words to this novel, he received a note in 1994 about a story he had …Read the Rest
Death Echo by Elizabeth Lowell – review
International intrigue is at the heart of the plot which joins Emma Cross, former CIA operative and now with St. …Read the Rest
Law of Attraction by Allison Leotta – review
This initial effort from this author focuses on a couple of aspects of a legal thriller including a young female …Read the Rest
Supreme Justice by Phillip Margolin – review
What does an author do when he “falls in love” with characters in a novel he completed? Why he just …Read the Rest
Stranglehold by Ed Gorman – review
The cynical political consultant Dev Conrad returns in this well-plotted, twisting tale of intrigue and blackmail during a Congressional election …Read the Rest
The Shadow Woman by Ake Edwardson & Per Carlsson (tr) – review
Slow and steady: Sweden’s youngest Detective Inspector seeks elusive clues in this slow, plodding police procedural about a murder victim …Read the Rest
Skin by Mo Hayder – review
There are all kinds of protagonists, but the two featured in this novel (after first appearing in “Ritual”) are very …Read the Rest
Collusion by Stuart Neville – review
This follow-up to the highly praised “The Ghosts of Belfast” deserves the same reception. It picks up where the earlier …Read the Rest
Red Herring by Archer Mayor – review
This long-running series featuring Joe Gunther and his team at the Vermont Bureau of Investigation has been consistently excellent. And …Read the Rest
The Whisperers by John Connolly – review
There is always the element of the supernatural in a Charlie Parker novel. And “The Whisperers” is no exception. However, …Read the Rest
The Confession by John Grisham – review
The author is on the Board of Directors of the Innocence Project in New York and is the Chairman of …Read the Rest
Blood and Fire by Nick Brownlee – review
In “Blood and Fire,” the sequel to “Bait,” the wonderful debut novel by Nick Brownlee, the author once more brings …Read the Rest
Iron River by T. Jefferson Parker – review
A temporary assignment to an ATFE task force for Deputy sheriff Charlie Parker to stem the tide of illegal arms …Read the Rest
Years of Red Dust by Qiu Xiaolong – review
The author of the Inspector Chen series, which usually portrayed incisive pictures of Chinese culture and politics, turns his attention …Read the Rest
The Reversal by Michael Connelly – review
The book’s title has a double meaning: the Lincoln Lawyer, Mickey Haller, normally a defense attorney, is asked in this …Read the Rest
Djibouti by Elmore Leonard – review
We have become accustomed to certain characteristics in an Elmore Leonard novel: kooky characters, an offbeat plot, visual and visceral …Read the Rest
Our Kind of Traitor by John le Carre – review
This novel could easily have been entitled “The Money Launderer Who Tried to Come in Out of the Cold.” It …Read the Rest
Operation Napoleon by Arnaldur Indridason, Victoria Cribb (tr) – review
Long before there were Erlender and Sigurdur Oll, Arnaldur Indridason wrote this imaginative novel. In fact, it was copyrighted a …Read the Rest
