Reviews + Articles
The Heron’s Cry by Ann Cleeves
If you missed Ann Cleeves’ introduction to Detective Matthew Venn, you really should go back and read The Long Call. His character, background, marriage are all covered in that first book. Matthew’s husband, Jonathan, and the Woodyard, a community arts...
Forgotten in Death by J.D. Robb
Even the investigations of crimes at New York City building sites are interesting when J.D. Robb writes about them. Forgotten in Death, the 53rd book in the Eve Dallas series is a riveting story that kept me up until I finished it. Homicide Lieutenant Eve Dallas...
The Dark Remains by William McIlvanney & Ian Rankin
When I saw that Ian Rankin had completed an unfinished manuscript by the late William McIlvanney, D.I. Ladlaw’s first case, I thought, “I’m in.” Bloody Scotland’s McIlvanney Prize, awarded to the Scottish Crime Book of the Year, is...
Striking Range by Margaret Mizushima
Although Striking Range is the seventh Timber Creek K-9 mystery, the backstory that Margaret Mizushima presents is so smoothly done that new readers will be able to pick up the storyline, and it just serves as a gentle reminder for those of us who read Hanging...
Winners and The Twisted West Giveaway
Congratulations to the winners of the last contest. Christopher S. from Eden, NY won A Good Kill. The Last Commandment goes to Martin A. from Seal Beach, CA. The books are going out in the mail today. This week, I’m giving away twisted books set in the West....
What Are You Reading?
Thursday! Social media has been so hateful this week that I’m glad this is a safe place. I wasn’t involved in any of the discussions, but they weren’t pleasant to read. I’d much rather be here, talking books with all of you. Between floods,...