Reviews + Articles
Author Interview – Carl Vonderau
I shouldn't be surprised when an author tells me what he read as a child, and the books turn out to be ones I remember fondly. Carl Vonderau's answer to that question jumped out at me. Today, I have an interview with Vanderau, author of a debut...
The Stories You Tell by Kristen Lepionka
Although I often tell readers to go back and read the first in a series, Kristen Lepionka's The Stories You Tell, the third in the Roxane Weary series, is a fine starting point. However, her first book, The Last Place You Look, won the Shamus Award for Best First...
Killer in the Carriage House by Sheila Connolly
Although Kate Hamilton, the amateur sleuth in Killer in the Carriage House, comes across as distracted, I was wondering if the author, Sheila Connolly, was distracted when she wrote this latest mystery. I know I had an ARC, so I won't mention errors I found in the...
The Shameless by Ace Atkins
Ace Atkins' ninth Quinn Colson novel needs to come with a label, "Warning. To Be Continued..." If there was ever a book with a cliffhanger ending, it's The Shameless. Twenty years ago, a fifteen-year-old boy, Brandon Taylor, went missing in the woods where he...
Winners and a PI Giveaway
Congratulations to the winners of the last contest. Milwaukee Noir is going to Ed H. from Arroyo Grande, CA. Lisa G. of Pensacola Beach, FL and Melody M. from Wayne, PA each won a copy of Breaking the Dance. The books will go out in the mail today. This week, I'm...
What Are You Reading?
I don't expect a lot of posts today, but just in case you want to drop in, I'm around. No big plans for today, and I work tomorrow, so I didn't leave town. If you drop by, tell us what you're reading today or this week. On the recommendation of my friend Kaye...