Ocean Prey by John Sandford

April 11, 2021

Here’s my overall evaluation of John Sandford’s Ocean Prey. Too much technical language involving diving and not enough Virgil Flowers. However, I loved Sandford’s Author’s Note. He talks about a couple mistakes he made about guns in several of...

Recap – Random Road by Thomas Kies

April 10, 2021

Thomas Kies’ first Geneva Chase mystery, Random Road, came out in 2017. There have been two others in the series since, and a fourth, Shadow Hill, is scheduled for release on August 10. After Sourcebooks bought Poisoned Pen Press, they’ve been...

The Drummers by Tricia Fields

April 04, 2021

It’s been five years since the last Josie Gray mystery from Tricia Fields, the Hillerman Award-winning author. The Drummers was worth waiting for. It’s a ripped from the headlines, riveting story. It might still be a little too timely for some readers, but...

The Hiding Place by Paula Munier

March 29, 2021

I don’t know the last time a mystery made me sob, but Paula Munier managed it with The Hiding Place. The third Mercy Carr mystery is a compelling, emotional story; emotional for both Mercy and the reader. Military veteran Mercy Carr had a falling out with...

Legacy of Death by Judith Cutler

March 03, 2021

Judith Cutler’s second Matthew Rowsley mystery, Legacy of Death, was a little too slow-paced for me. Rowsley and his wife, Harriet, alternate narration in this old-fashioned account of estate life in Victorian England. Thorncroft Estate in Shropshire, England...