Reviews + Articles
Girl Gone Missing by Marcie R. Rendon
Marcie R. Rendon's Girl Gone Missing, the second Cash Blackbear mystery, is a strong followup to Murder on the Red River. Only a member of a Native American nation, as the author is, could tell such an authentic story of a brooding, displaced young woman....
Fifty Things That Aren’t My Fault by Cathy Guisewite
What better day than Mother's Day to review Cathy Guisewite's Fifty Things That Aren't My Fault? The essay collection, like Guisewite's "Cathy" cartoons, is filled with family relationships and guilt. It's subtitled "Essays from the Grown-Up Years", but anyone...
Milwaukee Noir, edited by Tim Hennessy
Milwaukee Noir, edited by Tim Hennessy, is the latest collection of dark stories from Akashic Books, who specialize in noir anthologies. There's nothing positive nor uplifting about Milwaukee, if these stories are any indication. However, that's the point of noir,...
Winners and Police Procedural Giveaway
Congratulations to the winners of the last contest. Joni W. from Nappanee, IN won Murder at the Palace. Alicia K. from Stacyville, IA will receive Scot & Soda. I'm mailing the books today. This week, I'm giving away two police procedurals. Although they're both...
What Are You Reading?
It's Thursday! My favorite day of the week, thanks to all of you. I know it sounds weird to say Thursday is a favorite day, but it is. I'm looking forward to reading about your books this week. I read a book that doesn't come out until July, but someone else was...
Breaking the Dance by Clare O’Donohue
I loved Clare O'Donohue's first World of Spies mystery, Beyond the Pale. I'm sure it didn't hurt that most of it took place in Ireland. But, I loved her accidental spies, the American college professors Finn and Hollis Larsson. This time, though, while the...