Disturbing the Dead by Kelley Armstrong

May 29, 2024

I’m a big fan of Kelley Armstrong’s Rip Through Time series. I like the story of Mallory Atkinson, a 21st century police detective stuck in the body of a housemaid in Edinburgh in 1869. But, I really like the way Armstrong incorporates the historic laws,...

A Lonesome Place for Dying by Nolan Chase

May 07, 2024

I don’t know if there’s a better feeling for a reader than to discover a new author, unless it’s the first reading of an author who already has a body of work. Nolan Chase’s A Lonesome Place for Dying is his debut under that name, but the...

Cold to the Touch by Kerri Hakoda

April 08, 2024

This is one of the few police procedurals that I’ve read that is so much better than the publisher’s description. Kerri Hakoda’s Cold to the Touch is an outstanding procedural in which all the departments work well together, and the supervisor is not...

Home Fires by Claire Booth

April 03, 2024

Claire Booth’s sixth Sheriff Hank Worth mystery, Home Fires, is the best in the series, combining police procedural in a small community and a cold case. But, it’s the teamwork and humanity that stands out. Booth’s book does not resemble the...

The Unquiet Bones by Loreth Anne White

March 04, 2024

Loreth Anne White combines the best of a cold case investigation with a suspense novel in The Unquiet Bones. And, after following the entire investigation carefully, the ending still came as a surprise. A good surprise with a satisfying ending. In April 2023, two men...