After the Storm by Linda Castillo

July 15, 2015

It takes a tornado to uncover the past and reveal raw emotions in Linda Castillo’s strongest entry yet in her Kate Burkholder series. After the Storm is a gritty, intricately plotted story, that begins with a catastrophe that leads to turmoil. Painters Mill...

The Fraud by Brad Parks

July 06, 2015

Our carefree investigative reporter Carter Ross has become a little more responsible now that there’s a baby on its way. That doesn’t mean Carter doesn’t get in trouble, as shown in the opening chapter of Brad Parks’ The Fraud, when he...

See Also Murder by Larry D. Sweazy

June 22, 2015

See also: one of the best mysteries I’ve read in quite a while. Larry D. Sweazy is an award-winning author of westerns, but the first of his Marjorie Trumaine mysteries is a winner as well. See Also Murder introduces an unusual amateur sleuth, and puts her into...

Blood Sweep by Steven F. Havill

April 22, 2015

Every time I read one of Steven F. Havill’s Posadas County mysteries, I lament the fact that not enough people know about these marvelous police procedurals. If you like Craig Johnson’s Walt Longmire books, you really should try this series set in a...

A Deadly Affair at Bobtail Ridge by Terry Shames

April 11, 2015

Terry Shames knows there’s crime in small communities, just as there is in large cities. And, she’s not afraid to talk about the cruelty and victimization that goes on in a small town. A Deadly Affair at Bobtail Ridge, her latest mystery featuring...