The Murder Show by Matt Goldman

April 15, 2025

If you recognize Matt Goldman’s name as an author, it may be from his Nils Shapiro private detective novels. And, Nils even appears in Goldman’s latest, The Murder Show. However, this book features two characters who knew each other in their teens, and...

Kevin’s Corner Annex – The Big Empty by Robert Crais

April 14, 2025

Thank you, again, Kevin. He’s filling in while I’m visiting my Mom. Today, Kevin’s reviewing The Big Empty by Robeert Crais. The Big Empty: An Elvis Cole and Joe Pike Novel by Robert Crais isone of those books that slaps you upside your head. A very...

Kevin’s Corner Annex – Bitterfrost by Bryan Gruley

April 13, 2025

I met Bryan Gruley years ago when his first book, Starvation Lake, was out. In fact, I took him to lunch, hosted him at the Velma Teague Library, and I still have the tee shirt he gave me with Starvation Lake on it. It’s been a few years since his last book....

A Fellowship of Bakers & Magic by J. Penner

April 12, 2025

If you’re a fan of Travis Baldree’s fantasy novels, such as Legends & Lattes, you’ll want to try J. Penner’s A Fellowship of Bakers & Magic. Arleta Starstone is a human, a baker who sells her goods at the local market in Adenashire....

The Summer Guests by Tess Gerritsen

April 11, 2025

Tess Gerritsen brings back The Martini Club in the second book in the series, The Summer Guests. Once again set in Purity, Maine, it features a small group of former CIA agents who dig into trouble in the small tourist town. The book opens with a flashback to 1972...