What You Don’t See by Tracy Clark

June 28, 2020

Tracy Clark’s debut PI novel, Broken Places, was an award nominee. I spotted it at the time, and said fans of Sue Grafton’s Kinsey Millhone will welcome Cass Raines. The second book in the series,  Borrowed Time, went on to win the 2020 Sue...

The Lucky One by Lori Rader-Day

February 18, 2020

You know what I like about Lori Rader-Day’s suspense novels? She takes ordinary women, and puts them in unusual situations, but gives them the intelligence and abilities to solve their own problems. The Lucky One introduces two lost young women who find...

Trouble in Mind by Michael Wiley

January 04, 2020

It’s been a few years since Michael Wiley set a mystery in Chicago. Now, he introduces an unusual character, an ex-cop turned PI, and puts him in Chicago in Trouble in Mind. Sam Kelson’s latest case is violent and gets him in all kinds of trouble with...

Interview with Tracy Clark

May 30, 2018

I may have mentioned yesterday that I was impressed with Tracy Clark’s debut mystery, Broken Places. I jumped at the chance to ask a few questions. I hope you check out the interview. Thank you, Tracy, for taking time to answer questions. Tracy, would you...

Broken Places by Tracy Clark

May 29, 2018

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 Grafton’s...