Once again, inept private detective Davis Reed gets caught up in an iffy investigation in Cruso, North Carolina in Steven Tingle’s Buried Lies. It’s a good thing Davis has a couple disreputable friends, Deputy Dale Johnson and his cousin, Floppy. And, Floppy is always my favorite character in these books. Dale and Reed are relaxing… Continue reading Buried Lies by Steven Tingle
Tag: Private Investigators
The Arizona Triangle by Sydney Graves
Sydney Graves introduces Jo Bailen, a hardboiled PI based in Tucson in the first in a proposed series, The Arizona Triangle. Jo is a queer woman, almost forty, who works for an all female detective agency, and lands in the middle of a case involving her own past. Jo’s just wrapping up a cheating spouse… Continue reading The Arizona Triangle by Sydney Graves
Sick to Death by Andrew Welsh-Huggins
Sick to Death is Andrew Welsh-Huggins’ eighth mystery featuring private investigator Andy Hayes, but you don’t have to have read any of the previous ones to enjoy this one. Welsh-Huggins provides enough of Hayes’ background to satisfy readers, and he jumps right into the story with a dramatic opening chapter. Andy Hayes was a star… Continue reading Sick to Death by Andrew Welsh-Huggins
Under the Paper Moon by Shaina Steinberg
When I don’t care for a book, I always say, this one wasn’t for me, but others may love it. I hate when I have to say that about a debut, but Shaina Steinberg’s historical mystery, Under the Paper Moon, didn’t work for me at all. I found the protagonist, Evelyn Bishop, too indecisive when… Continue reading Under the Paper Moon by Shaina Steinberg
The Innocents by Bridget Walsh
Anyone who enjoyed Bridget Walsh’s first Variety Palace Mystery, The Tumbling Girl, will want to return to Victorian England for the second historical mystery, The Innocents. Readers really should pick up the first book before this one, though, with the return of so many of the same characters who are still dealing with the aftereffects… Continue reading The Innocents by Bridget Walsh
Twice the Trouble by Ash Clifton
Despite my best intentions, I found myself rooting for PI Noland Twice to succeed in Ash Clifton’s Twice the Trouble. The antihero is likable, although he doesn’t mind getting his hands dirty in order to make money and handle a case for his client. He’s an incurable romantic, who falls for every woman who crosses… Continue reading Twice the Trouble by Ash Clifton
The Law: A Dresden Files Novella by Jim Butcher
Major Spoiler Alert – If you’re a fan of Jim Butcher’s The Dresden Files, and didn’t yet read Battle Ground, don’t read this review. While I don’t name the names of those that Harry Dresden lost in the most recent war, it is a spoiler to know that. I warned you before my review of… Continue reading The Law: A Dresden Files Novella by Jim Butcher
Hanging the Devil by Tim Maleeny
Tim Maleeny’s latest Cape Weathers mystery takes readers to San Francisco’s Chinatown, into the world of art, and to China itself. Best of all, though, Hanging the Devil takes readers on a fast-paced adventure. Eleven-year-old Grace wasn’t really supposed to be at the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco at night, but her uncle had… Continue reading Hanging the Devil by Tim Maleeny
The Eyes of Texas: Private Eyes from the Panhandle to the Piney Woods
Once again, Kevin Tipple stepped in to offer a review so the blog isn’t so boring when I don’t have time to go back and read something for review. Thank you, Kevin. The Eyes of Texas Anthology Review The Eyes of Texas: Private Eyes From The Panhandle To The Piney Woods opens with a very… Continue reading The Eyes of Texas: Private Eyes from the Panhandle to the Piney Woods
The Tumbling Girl by Bridget Walsh
Honestly? I don’t know if the cover of Bridget Walsh’s debut historical mystery, The Tumbling Girl, does it justice. I don’t know if I’d read much of the background if I saw it on a library or bookstore shelf. However, it launches a fascinating new Victorian mystery set in a world seldom covered in mysteries,… Continue reading The Tumbling Girl by Bridget Walsh