That Old Scoundrel Death by Bill Crider

February 18, 2019

Bill Crider showed so much courage last year, sharing his cancer diagnosis on social media while he kept shocked readers and friends updated with the course of the disease that killed him. When you read the twenty-fifth and final Sheriff Dan Rhodes mystery, That...

The Widows by Jess Montgomery

January 13, 2019

It’s taken me a little while to read Jess Montgomery’s debut historical novel. It’s a compelling story based on two historical figures, and the author has brought them together in a riveting story of two strong women. And, it appears to be the first...

Death of a Rainmaker by Laurie Loewenstein

October 03, 2018

Laurie Loewenstein’s first Dust Bowl Mystery, Death of a Rainmaker, was the most evocative book I’ve read since Larry D. Sweazy’s last Marjorie Trumaine mystery, See Also Proof. The author says she was inspired by Timothy Egan’s nonfiction...

Missing persons by Michael Brandman

September 24, 2017

Michael Brandman is not only the author of three Jesse Stone novels, based on Robert B. Parker’s character, he also produced and co-wrote nine Jesse Stone movies. Now, he’s launching his own laconic lawman, Buddy Steel, in Missing Persons. Buddy...

The Western Star by Craig Johnson

September 09, 2017

Readers and fans of Craig Johnson’s Longmire series – here’s your warning. I started Johnson’s The Western Star on my lunch hour one day. I read for half an hour, spent more than an hour talking to my mother that night, and, yet, I had to stay...