Reviews + Articles
Broken Places by Tracy Clark
Tracy Clark’s debut mystery, Broken Places, is one of the best books I’ve read this year. Her story of a tough African-American cop turned private investigator reminds me of one of the legendary detectives in modern mysteries, Sue...
Dark Rites by Heather Graham
Although there are a few people who appear in all of Heather Graham’s Krewe of Hunters novels, some of the books are almost standalones, while others are in sets featuring some of the same characters. Dark Rites follows up on Dying Breath, and, in...
A Shocking Assassination by Cora Harrison
Cora Harrison’s Reverend Mother series is my favorite series discovery this year. I’m addicted to these mysteries set in the 1920s in Cork, Ireland, a city still torn by violence and politics.A Shocking Assassination puts Reverend Mother Aquinas right...
Book Towns by Alex Johnson
Alex Johnson’s charming book actually has a subtitle. The book is Book Towns: Forty-Five Paradises of the Printed Word. His book, with its colorful photos, is actually a travelogue for those of us who probably won’t get to Australia or France or Spain,...
Winners & a David Rosenfelt Giveaway
Congratulations to the winners of the last contest. Fall of Angels will go to Martha C. of Scottsdale, AZ. Bonnie K. from Carmichael, CA won A Necessary Evil. The books are going out in the mail today. This week, I’m giving away two hardcovers by David...
What Are You Reading?
I met my deadline, and I’m reading a book for me! Unfortunately, I feel as if I missed one someplace. I’m reading Dark Rites, one of Heather Graham’s Krewe of Hunters books. I think I missed one because it sounds as if there was a book set in...