Thanks to The Book of the Month Club, I just read my first Riley Sager novel and it was such a treat.* Home Before Dark is Sager’s forth novel. His prior novels are Final Girls, The Last Time I Lied,… Read More ›
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Review: Bimini Twist by Linda Greenlaw
Linda Greenlaw’s forth Jane Bunker mystery hits bookstore shelves on Tuesday, June 26, 2018. I’ve been intrigued by Greenlaw since reading about her in Sebastian Junger’s The Perfect Storm (1997) and have read several of her nonfiction books, beginning with… Read More ›
Review: Sworn to Silence by Linda Castillo
“Time flies” and “So many books, so little time” are two clichés that banged up against my reading life when I was offered the opportunity to read and review Linda Castillo’s first Kate Burkholder novel, Sworn to Silence. In 2009, when Sworn to Silence came… Read More ›
Review: District VIII by Adam Lebor
District VIII is the first in a new mystery series by Adam Lebor featuring Detective Balthazar Kovacs, a man caught between his Gypsy heritage and his crime family on the one hand, and his law enforcement career and American ex-wife… Read More ›
Review (that almost wasn’t): The Echo Killing by Christi Daugherty
I recently consolidated all the calendars and app support I’ve been using into one calendar. After much reflection, internal debate, and input from others (wife, therapist, friends), I decided to let go of my Franklin Covey binder, the online calendars… Read More ›
Review: Death Comes by Sue Hallgarth
Death Comes is the second entry in Sue Hallgarth’s Willa Cather and Edith Lewis mystery series. The first was On the Rocks (2013). There is no hint of a sophomore slump in this second novel. It’s the exact opposite —… Read More ›
Book Review: Idyll Fears by Stephanie Gayle
Last night while browsing at my local Barnes & Noble, I was thrilled to see Stephanie Gayle’s new release, Idyll Fears, faced-out on the New In Paperback Mystery shelves. I talked about Idyll Fears on Episode 26 of the Book… Read More ›
Resurrection Bay by Emma Viskic (#AWW2016)
Resurrection Bay is Australian writer Emma Viskic’s first mystery novel and my first read for the Australian Woman Writer’s Challenge 2016. I purchased the paper copy through bookdepository.com and the Kindle version is available on Amazon. From the publisher:… Read More ›