Bringing Down the Duke by Evie Dunmore

April 13, 2020

As a reader, I find nothing more satisfying than an outstanding debut novel that’s going to be part of a series. Evie Dunmore’s historical romance, Bringing Down the Duke, has me eagerly awaiting the next in the League of Extraordinary Women series....

Katharine Schellman, Author Interview

April 07, 2020

I don’t always have a book trailer to share for a debut novelist. Since The Body in the Garden is one of my favorite books of the year so far, I’m please to share it. I’m even more pleased that I had the opportunity to interview Katharine Schellman....

Firewatching by Russ Thomas

February 22, 2020

I’ve been a fan of Ann Cleeves’ series for years. Now, Russ Thomas’ debut, Firewatching, introduces a police procedural with characters that are as tortured as hers, and complex plots that remind me of Cleeves’ books. I’m already a fan of...

One Day You’ll Burn by Joseph Schneider

February 04, 2020

Joseph Schneider’s debut police procedural, One Day You’ll Burn, should come with a warning label of graphic violence. And, don’t try to read it while eating. Saying that, this first book in the Detective Tully Jarsdel series is an homage to every...

An Old Man’s Game by Andy Weinberger

December 07, 2019

It’s sort of disturbing to realize Amos Parisman, a retired PI in Los Angeles, is only a few years older than I am. He was a Marine in Vietnam, then a private investigator for forty years. He and his wife, Loretta, are aging in a retirement home when he’s...