Man Found Dead in Park by Margaret Coel

December 06, 2017

Margaret Coel wrapped up her Father John/Vicky Holden series with Winter’s Child. That doesn’t mean she said goodbye to her characters. In her illustrated novella, Man Found Dead in Park, she brings together Vicky Holden and her reporter from Denver,...

The Highwayman by Craig Johnson

May 21, 2016

Longmire. Need I say more? Thanks to Jen Forbus, I’ve been a fan of Craig Johnson’s writings for years. I’m particularly fond of his novellas and short stories. Every word is precisely chosen to set the tone, the atmosphere, to build a...

Springtime by Michelle de Kretser

April 04, 2016

What an odd little book. Michelle de Kretser’s Springtime is called a ghost story. Well, there’s a ghost, and the main character sees it, and doesn’t realize it’s a ghost. And, that’s it. This Australian novella just surprised me. Even...