Orchestrated Death by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles

March 27, 2019

I didn’t know how the first Bill Slider mystery would hold up. I hadn’t read any of the books in the series when I received the most recent one, Headlong, for review. I’m a fan of police procedurals, and this book introduced me to a group of...

The Murder Book by Lissa Marie Redmond

February 02, 2019

Lissa Marie Redmond, a retired cold case detective for the Buffalo Police Dept., returns with the second book in her Cold Case Investigation series, The Murder Book. Police detective Lauren Riley, who made some bad decisions in the first book, A Cold Day in Hell,...

The Second Goodbye by Patricia Smiley

December 09, 2018

Repeat after me, “I wish I had read the first book in the series, but you don’t have to do that to read this book.” It’s become a mantra. Sometimes, you just can’t start at the beginning. Detective Davie Richards is the featured detective...

Lost Lake by Emily LIttlejohn

November 24, 2018

We should count the number of times I’ve said start at the beginning of a series. You don’t have to with Emily Littlejohn’s Gemma Monroe series, but that doesn’t mean I really like starting with the third book. Lost Lake, set in a small...

Blessed Be the Wicked by D.A. Bartley

August 05, 2018

D.A. Bartley’s Blessed Be the Wicked may be a debut mystery, but she brings a knowledge of Mormon history and traditions to this intriguing story. The background, as well as the well-developed character of Abish Taylor, combine for a fascinating debut. Abish...