A Contest Winner and Book Review: Hard Spell by Justin Gustainis
Congratulations to Terry Parrish, winner of a signed copy of Under the Dog Star by Sandra Parshall! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Hard Spell Justin Gustainis Angry Robot Books, July 2011 ISBN 9780857661159 Mass Market Paperback Detective Stan Markowski and his partner, Karl Renfer, have been called out to a crime scene but it’s not your run of the [...]
September 6, 2011
Tags: Angry Robot Books, dark fantasy, hardboiled, mystery, noir, occult, police procedural, supernatural Posted in: Contests/Giveaways, Full Reviews, My Reviews 
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Book Review: The Mouse in the Mountain by Norbert Davis
The Mouse in the Mountain Norbert Davis The Rue Morgue Press, 2001 ISBN 0915230410 Reviewed by Lelia Taylor Originally published in 1943, this first entry in the Doan and Carstairs series is unexpected in the world of the hardboiled PI novel. As the new publishers explained in their foreword, Norbert Davis introduced humor into this [...]
June 28, 2010
Tags: Great Dane, hardboiled, humor, mystery, Rue Morgue Press Posted in: Full Reviews, My Reviews No Comments
Book Review: Savages by Don Winslow
Savages Don Winslow Simon & Schuster, July 13, 2010 ISBN 1439183368 Hardcover (ARC) Every great company has an origin story, and here is Ben and Chonny’s: They’re hanging out at the beach, Chon on extended leave between his two hitches, and they’re playing volleyball on the court next to the Hotel Laguna. Ben and Chon [...]
June 7, 2010
Tags: drug wars, hardboiled, mystery, Simon & Schuster Posted in: Full Reviews One Comment
Teeny Reviews X 3
The Telltale Turtle Joyce & Jim Lavene Midnight Ink, 2008 ISBN 0738712264 Trade Paperback Pet psychic Mary Catherine is a widow with panache and a successful radio show.В Then, one day, she hears the thoughts of an animal in distress and discovers a turtle with the body of his murdered owner.В Unfortunately, turtles don’t have [...]
February 22, 2010
Tags: animals, cozy, hardboiled, Midnight Ink, mystery, noir, nonfiction, reference, regional travel, Richmond Discoveries, Scribner Book Company Posted in: Teeny Reviews No Comments
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