The Naming of the Birds by Paraic O’Donnell

January 05, 2025

The Naming of the Birds, Paraic O’Donnell’s sequel to The House of Vesper Sands, hooked me from the beginning. I will say, though, that Inspector Henry Cutter was a little too pedantic for my taste. Although I read almost all of his lengthy lectures, I...

A Ghost of a Chance by Bill Crider

November 13, 2024

The tenth book in Bill Crider’s Sheriff Dan Rhodes series, A Ghost of a Chance, is my favorite so far. As a fan of cemeteries (I don’t consider myself a true taphophile, though), I really enjoyed Rhodes’ adventures in the local cemeteries in Blacklin...

Ashes Never Lie by Lee Goldberg

September 16, 2024

Although Lee Goldberg’s Ashes Never Lie is the second novel featuring his arson investigators Walter Sharpe and Andrew Walker, the author manages to incorporate his other series characters, Eve Ronin and Duncan Pavone, into this complex story. He adds a corpse...

Passions in Death by J.D. Robb

September 03, 2024

Passions in Death may be the fifty-ninth book in J.D. Robb’s Eve Dallas series, but the stories are still fresh. Best of all, though, is the chance to catch up with Eve Dallas, her husband, Roarke, and Dallas’ co-workers and friends. It’s the early...

Fatal Intrusion by Jeffery Deaver & Isabella Maldonado

September 02, 2024

Two bestselling authors, Jeffery Deaver and Isabella Maldonado, team up for the first in a new series featuring two people with unusual hunting skills. But Carmen Sanchez and Professor Jake Heron also have an unpleasant history. Carmen Sanchez is a former FBI agent...