Dead Man Walking by Simon R. Green

December 03, 2016

I’m addicted to Simon R. Green’s Ishmael Jones mysteries, but the third one is only on order for us, so I have to wait to read the next one. Dead Man Walking wasn’t quite up to the first country house mystery with supernatural overtones, but it...

The Dark Side of the Road by Simon R. Green

November 26, 2016

Simon R. Green’s homage to Agatha Christie’s mysteries isn’t like any other tribute I’ve ever read. But, then, Green’s urban fantasies are twisted and a little gruesome, and wonderful. Welcome to Ishmael Jones’ world in the first...

Murder in Containment by Anne Cleeland

October 24, 2016

How to describe Anne Cleeland’s Doyle and Acton mysteries? They are as difficult to summarize as Louise Penny’s works. While Cleeland’s characters work for Scotland Yard, she’s created her own unusual world for them. Murder in Containment,...

The Moth Catcher by Ann Cleeves

October 16, 2016

If you’re the type of reader who appreciates Detective Inspector Vera Stanhope’s style, the “challenge of labyrinthine investigation”, you might want to check out Ann Cleeves’ latest police procedural, The Moth Catcher. The story is...

An Obvious Fact by Craig Johnson

September 30, 2016

I know nothing about motorcycles, and I usually wouldn’t read a book that deals with all the motorcycle riders heading to Sturgis, South Dakota for the annual motorcycle rally. But, An Obvious Fact is written by Craig Johnson. And, from the moment I read the...