Reviews + Articles
My Cousin Skinny by E.J. Copperman
What can be worse than returning home to a cousin's wedding, and facing a judgmental mother and older sister? For Sandy Moss, in E.J. Copperman's My Cousin Skinny, it's seeing the bride-to-be covered in blood while insisting she wants Sandy as her attorney. There...
Deus X by Stephen Mack Jones
I read Stephen Mack Jones' fourth August Snow mystery, Deus X, twice. It was just as good the second time around. Jones manages to tell an engrossing story dealing with organized religion while also handling found family in a violent, sometimes humorous account....
Calico by Lee Goldberg
Lee Goldberg's Calico might be harder to summarize and review than even Louise Penny's books. There's not a good way to describe this book without spoilers, but I'm going to try. Beth McDade is a former LAPD detective. After the scandal she was involved in, the...
Buckeye Book Fair
I don't think I missed much yesterday by going to Wooster to the Buckeye Book Fair instead of watching the Ohio State Buckeyes' football game. Instead, I was able to spend some time with mystery authors. Oh, the fair wasn't all mystery authors. There were about 100...
Kevin’s Corner Annex – The Hairy Potter And Other Al Quinn Mystery Stories by Russ Hall
First of all, I love the title of Russ Hall's story collection, The Hairy Potter And Other Al Quinn Mystery Stories. I had never heard of Russ Hall until Kevin Tipple mentioned his books. I know Kevin's a fan. I'm just happy Kevin was willing to share a review here...
The Rise by Ian Rankin
Before I discuss Ian Rankin's The Rise, I have to point out this was an Amazon Original Story, so it's only available as a Kindle download or an Audiobook. It's short, just 86 pages, and worth the hour or hour and a half it takes to read it. There's a solid plot,...