Santorini Caesars by Jeffrey Siger

September 07, 2016

Even if you’ve never been to Greece (and I haven’t), Jeffrey Siger takes you there in his Chief Inspector Andreas Kaldis mysteries. It’s Greece with all it’s beauty, political corruption, conspiracy, and crime. This year, we’re off to the...

Survivors Will Be Shot Again by Bill Crider

August 08, 2016

It’s time for another Sheriff Dan Rhodes mystery from Bill Crider. Survivors Will Be Shot Again is just as amusing as earlier books, with the same quirky characters we’ve come to expect and appreciate. It’s always fun to watch the sheriff puzzle out...

Among the Wicked by Linda Castillo

July 10, 2016

Linda Castillo’s Kate Burkholder novels never disappoint. They’re emotionally intense, sometimes disturbing stories. And, in each one, we get to know Kate a little more. The latest book, Among the Wicked, takes her into her own emotions by putting her...

Come Dark by Steven F. Havill

April 25, 2016

Every time I read one of Steven F. Havill’s Posadas County mysteries, I urge readers to try one. Come Dark may be my favorite in the series, an excellent example of a small-town sheriff’s department working together in a community where they know the...

Knots and Crosses by Ian Rankin

February 14, 2016

Recently, the editorial cartoonist for the local newspaper raved about Ian Rankin’s books, and I realized I had never read a Rebus crime novel. That’s as bad as the days when I said how much I loved police procedurals, but was saving Ed McBain’s...