Reviews + Articles
What Are You Reading?
I just started Bill Pronzini's new standalone, The Violated. I'm not reviewing it until I finish, but I'm sailing through it. It's obvious why he's a Grand Master. In the opening scene, a man is found murdered, a sex offender whose presence and discovery in a...
Always by Sarah Jio
Sarah Jio puts a new spin on homelessness in her latest novel, Always. We all know it can happen to anyone. But, do you expect to find the man you loved living on the streets? Kailey Crane's life is just about perfect. She has a wonderful job as a reporter for the...
Have You Heard? Murder on the House by Juliet Blackwell
I'm in the middle of a book, so I turned to Sandie Herron today for one of her audiobook reviews. Have You Heard? Murder on the House Haunted Home Renovation Mystery #3 Written by Juliet Blackwell, Narrated by Xe Sands Unabridged Audiobook Listening Length: 7...
Very Important Corpses by Simon R. Green
Ishmael Jones returns in Simon R. Green's third mystery in that series, Very Important Corpses. It's a locked room mystery in which most of the supporting characters die. But, that's what happens in those country house mysteries in which everyone is locked in...
Get Your Sh*t Together by Sarah Knight
Every once in a while, in the midst of all my fiction reading, I pick up a self-improvement book. There's often a point or two of interest in the book, even if much of the advice is repetitive and obvious. But, someone has to point out the highlights. Sarah Knight...
Crimson Snow edited by Martin Edwards
Over on The Poisoned Pen's blog, I've asked a small group of mystery authors to write about what they're reading "In the Bleak Midwinter". I just finished the perfect book for that theme, Crimson Snow: Winter Mysteries, edited by Martin Edwards. It's a...