A Cold, Cold World by Elena Taylor

August 05, 2024

With a brutal winter storm bearing down on the small valley town of Collier, Washington in the Cascade Mountains, Sheriff Bet Rivers struggles with her own insecurities, and her determination to keep the citizens of Collier safe. A Cold, Cold World by Elena Taylor is...

Havoc by Deborah J. Ledford

July 30, 2024

Although I never read Redemption, the first “Lightning Dance” Duran mystery by Deborah J. Ledford, that didn’t prevent me from enjoying the second one, Havoc. Ledford easily slips readers into the landscape, rituals, and people of the Taos Pueblo...

Village in the Dark by Iris Yamashita

February 13, 2024

Iris Yamashita’s City Under One Roof was a Best Mystery of the Year for Library Journal last year. The debut mystery introduced an Alaskan city, Point Mettier, that houses 205 residents all in one building. Two of the women featured in that book return in...

At Any Cost by Jeffrey Siger

February 06, 2024

Once again, Jeffrey Siger taps into the world’s politics in order to scare us to death. I’ll admit, I find some of the metaverse discussions tedious in At Any Cost. My eyes glazed over. But, the ending was as fast-paced and engrossing as always. And, of...

Library Journal’s Best Crime Fiction of 2023

December 06, 2023

Everyone has their “Best of” list out. This isn’t the same as my favorites of 2023, which I always run at the beginning of the new year. And, I’ll be inviting anyone who wants to participate to take part in that again this year. This is Library...