Thief’s Mark by Carla Neggers

August 30, 2017

Thief’s Mark is the seventh in Carla Neggers’ Sharpe & Donovan series, featuring two FBI agents. However, for those of us who haven’t read one in the series, this may be a good start. Emma Sharpe and Colin Donovan are on their honeymoon, so...

Death Shall Come by Simon R. Green

August 26, 2017

Why do I like Simon R. Green’s books so much when they’re creepy and violent? After reading his latest, Death Shall Come, I believe I have the answer. First, I’m a sucker for a locked room mystery, and all of the Ishmael Jones stories are locked...

Penhale Wood by Julia Thomas

July 08, 2017

Right up front, I’ll remind you that I usually don’t read “women and children in jeopardy” novels.This is going to sound strange and maybe a little cold, but I read and enjoyed Penhale Wood by Julia Thomas. It wasn’t about a child in...

Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz

June 06, 2017

Anthony Horowitz’ clever, beautifully pitched Magpie Murders is one of the two best books I’ve read so far this year (Lori Rader-Day’s The Day I Died is the other.). Horowitz’ voice is perfect for a “British whodunit with a country...

The Sixth Victim by Tessa Harris

May 31, 2017

Tessa Harris launches a new series with a mystery that takes readers back to 1888 and the streets of Whitechapel. Stories of Jack the Ripper frightened and tantalized the residents of London’s East End. Now, in The Sixth Victim, Harris tells of a few women...