Reviews + Articles

Winners and A Police Procedural Giveaway

Congratulations to the winners of the last contest. Mike D. from Wenatchee, WA and Kathy R. from Owensboro, KY will received The Lost Gallows, and Katherine H. from Rhinelander, WI won People of Abandoned Character. The books are going out in the mail today. This...

What Are You Reading?

It's still Thursdays at Lesa's, even though I won't be checking in until late today. I'm driving seven hours from Mom's back to home in Evansville. But, don't be shy. I know everyone still wants to talk books, and I still want to catch up with your reading when I...

Bones of Hilo by Eric Redman

While Eric Redman's Bones of Hilo is a police procedural, it's actually a novel that highlights the history and culture of Hawaii, and the opposition to ongoing development. All of those points can be covered in the mystery because the young, inexperienced police...

The Art of Betrayal by Connie Berry

Now that I loved Connie Berry's third mystery, The Art of Betrayal, I can make an admission. While my sister and I were both impressed with her debut mystery, A Dream of Death, we both felt the second one, A Legacy of Murder, did not live up to expectations. Maybe...

Body Zoo by J.D. Allen

I've decided there are two scenarios crime fiction writers need to get out of their system. One is harvesting of body parts. The other, a more recent theme, deals with the trafficking of young boys and girls. In the third Sin City Investigations novel, Body Zoo,...

Have You Heard? Heaven’s Keep by William Kent Krueger

I mentioned on Thursday that I was going to visit my mother. Because I drove eight hours yesterday, I'm grateful that Sandie Herron stepped up with a review of William Kent Krueger's audiobook, Heaven's Keep. If you're interested in listening to it, please pay...