Book Reviews: Silent Mercy by Linda Fairstein, Live Wire by Harlan Coben, Rizzo’s Fire by Lou Manfredo, Afraid of the Dark by James Grippando, and Started Early, Took My Dog by Kate Atkinson
Silent Mercy Linda Fairstein Dutton, March 2011 ISBN: 978-0-525-95202-2 Hardcover This deeply researched series highlighting New York landmarks featuring Alexandra Cooper and Mike Chapman takes the reader in a somewhat different direction from previous entries. Â This time the author tackles religion, albeit in a non-controversial manner. While New York continues to be the prime real [...]
February 19, 2012
Tags: Brooklyn, CIA, criminal defense attorney, Dutton, family issues, FBI, Guantanamo, Harper, Leeds, legal thriller, Little Brown, Miami, Minotaur Books, mystery, New York City, police procedural, private investigator, private security, public prosecutor, religion, serial killer Posted in: Full Reviews 
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Book Reviews: The Night Season by Chelsea Cain, Shatter the Bones by Stuart MacBride, In Desperation by Rick Mofina, Damage Control by Denise Hamilton, and A Vine in the Blood by Leighton Gage
The Night Season Chelsea Cain Minotaur Books, March 2011 ISBN: 978-0-312-61976-3 Hardcover In this, the fourth book in the series featuring police detective Archie Sheridan, Gretchen Lowell, the beautiful but masochistic serial killer who in previous entries shared the stage with Archie, is little more than backdrop, a recurring theme playing almost entirely offstage. Â Gretchen [...]
February 11, 2012
Tags: Arizona, Brazil, California, cartels, child abduction, drug war, HarperCollins UK, investigative journalist, kidnapping, Mexico, Minotaur Books, Mira Books, mystery, Oregon, police procedural, political intrigue, public relations, reality TV, Scotland, Scribner, serial killer, soccer/football, Soho Crime, World Cup Posted in: Full Reviews No Comments
Book Reviews: Fatal Error by J. A. Jance, Death Toll by Jim Kelly, Rag and Bone by James R. Benn, and Rogue by Frederick Ramsay
Fatal Error J.A. Jance Touchstone, February 2011 ISBN: 978-1-4165-6381-5 Hardcover The Ali Reynolds series usually has the protagonist solving some kind of mystery, and this one is no exception.  However, the reader has to put up with a slow beginning, describing Ali’s experiences during her training at the Police Academy.  When she completes the course, [...]
February 6, 2012
Tags: Arizona, Army investigator, CIA agent, historical, homicide detective, internet dating, Katyn Forest massacre, London, Minotaur Books, mystery, Norfolk England, Poisoned Pen Press, police procedural, police trainee, Polish officers, rural sheriff, Scotland Yard, Soho Press, Soviets, Touchstone, Virginia, Washington DC, WWII Posted in: Full Reviews No Comments
My Favorite Books Of 2011—And We Have A Winner!
Judythe Morgan is the lucky winner of Underdead by Liz Jasper. Congratulations and happy reading, Judythe! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ My 2011 list of books that enticed and tantalized me wasn’t easy to come up with but here they are with my great thanks to all these authors and publishers— 1.  Hounded by Kevin Hearne (Del Rey Books)—Atticus [...]
January 29, 2012
Tags: Angry Robot, Atria Books, Del Rey Books, Egmont, HarperCollins, Little Brown Books for Young Readers, Minotaur Books, Self-published, Tanglewood Press Posted in: Contests/Giveaways, Tales of a Bookseller No Comments
Book Reviews: The Cypress House by Michael Koryta, The Attenbury Emeralds by Jill Paton Walsh, and On Borrowed Time by David Rosenfelt
The Cypress House Michael Koryta Little, Brown and Company, February 2011 ISBN: 978-0-316-05372-3 Hardcover Death and corruption haunt this tale about a World War I veteran during the Depression who has a unique ability to see whether a person faces an imminent demise because of a trace of smoke in his/her eyes. Arlen Wagner in [...]
January 19, 2012
Tags: 1921, 1930's Florida, 1950's, aristocracy, bully sheriff, corrupt judge, drug smuggling, England, Great Depression, historical, hurricane, journalist, Little Brown and Company, mind experiments, Minotaur Books, mystery, New York, novelist detective, police procedural, supernatural, suspense, thriller Posted in: Full Reviews No Comments
Book Review: Dead Like You by Peter James
Dead Like You Peter James Minotaur Books, September 2011 ISBN 978-0312643201 Trade Paperback Settle in for a lengthy read from an international bestselling author. Go along with a British investigator as he follows a trail of clues to track down a serial rapist. Learn about past relationships and how they affect present and future ones. [...]
November 21, 2011
Tags: cold case, England, Minotaur Books, mystery, police procedural, serial rapist, thriller Posted in: Full Reviews No Comments
Book Review: Gone with a Handsomer Man by Michael Lee West
Gone with a Handsomer Man Michael Lee West Read by Marguerite Gavin Tantor Audio, May 2011 (Minotaur Books) ISBN 978-1-4526-0207-3 Unabridged Audio Book Teeny Templeton did the unthinkable—she decided her life was heading in exactly the direction she always wanted. She was about to get married to a wonderful, wealthy Charleston man and, being a [...]
November 3, 2011
Tags: audio book, Charleston SC, humor, Minotaur Books, mystery, romance, Southern, Tantor Audio Posted in: Full Reviews, My Reviews No Comments
Book Review: In A Gilded Cage by Rhys Bowen
In A Gilded Cage Rhys Bowen Minotaur Books, 2009 ISBN No. 978-0-312-38534-7 Hardcover Also available as a mass market paperback ISBN 978-0-312-38170-7 Reading a Molly Murphy book is like sitting down with an old friend. Molly is one brave woman and believes in her own ability as a detective and as a woman.  She is [...]
October 15, 2011
Tags: 1918, historical, Minotaur Books, mystery, New York City, private investigator Posted in: Full Reviews No Comments
Book Review: The Holy Thief by William Ryan
The Holy Thief William Ryan Minotaur Books, 2010 ISBN 978-0-312-58645-4 Hardcover (ARC) Get ready to immerse yourself into Russian history. Go on the trail of a serial killer. Avoid Stalin’s NKVD. Search for an historical icon of Russian heritage. This is the premise of The Holy Thief. Filled with conspiracy, Communism, and unique characters, this [...]
September 29, 2011
Tags: 1936 Moscow, Christian, Communist, historical, Minotaur Books, mystery, police procedural Posted in: Full Reviews No Comments
Book Reviews: Box 21 by Anders Roslund & Borge Hellstrom, Vienna Twilight by Frank Tallis and Death Toll by Jim Kelly
Box 21 Anders Roslund and Borge Hellstrom Picador, 2010 ISBN: 978-0-312-65534-1 Trade Paperback This is not an easy novel to read, but it is well worth it because it is quite different from the usual crime-cum-thriller novels from Scandinavia. Â It really is a psychological study of the conflicts facing detectives in their moral and ethical [...]
September 25, 2011
Tags: 1903 Austria, England, historical, Minotaur Books, mob enforcer, mystery, Picador, police procedural, psychological, psychopathologist, Random House, serial killer, sex slavery, Sweden, thriller Posted in: Full Reviews No Comments
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