Reviews + Articles

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

Roman Count Down by David P. Wagner

Here’s an admission. I really didn’t care who killed the count in David P. Wagner’s Roman Count Down, the prequel to his Rick Montoya Italian mysteries. I enjoyed the glimpse into Rick’s move to Rome. But, I loved all the discussion of food...