Book Reviews x 5 by Ted Feit
Electric Barracuda Tim Dorsey Wm. Morrow, January 2011 ISBN: 978-0-061-87689-9 Hardcover Attempting to review a Serge A. Storm novel is no small chore, it is a monumental task, because there is no possible way to provide even a modicum of a synopsis. Â But one can always provide one conclusion, and this 13th novel in the [...]
December 15, 2011
Tags: California, criminal informant, criminal protagonist, drugs, Dutton, England, Florida, forensic archaeologist, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, humor, Knopf, mystery, noir, Norway, police procedural, political corruption, prison life, profiler, serial killer, SilverOak/Sterling, Sweden, thriller, William Morrow Posted in: Full Reviews 
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Book Review: Chomp by Carl Hiaasen
Chomp Carl Hiaasen Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers, March 2012 ISBN 978-0-375-86842-9 Hardcover (ARC) Teenager Wahoo Cray doesn’t live the life of the average kid. Having a dad who’s a wildlife wrangler with a private zoo, Wahoo has grown up with alligators, monkeys, birds of all sorts, giant tortoises, snakes, you name it. [...]
December 14, 2011
Tags: Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers, Florida Everglades, humor, kids, mystery, reality TV, suspense, wildlife Posted in: Full Reviews, My Reviews 2 Comments
Book Review: The Dog Who Knew Too Much by Spencer Quinn
The Dog Who Knew Too Much Spencer Quinn Atria Books, September 2011 ISBN 978-1-4391-5709-1 Hardcover (eARC) Chet and Bernie of the Little Detective Agency are on the case again, this time in search of a little boy who has gone missing from a wilderness camp up in the mountains. The boy’s mom, Anya, had hired [...]
December 13, 2011
Tags: animal sleuth, Atria Books, humor, mystery, private investigator, Western US Posted in: Full Reviews, My Reviews One Comment
Book Review: A Case of Hometown Blues by W.S. Gager
A Case of Hometown Blues W.S. Gager Dark Oak Mysteries, July 2011 ISBN 9781610090179 Trade Paperback They say you can’t go home again. For an ace reporter, maybe it’s a case of you shouldn’t go home. Gager’s latest book about Pulitzer Prize nominee Mitch Malone is chock full of small town scandals, lies, secrets, and [...]
December 10, 2011
Tags: Dark Oak Mysteries, journalist, mystery, small town Posted in: Full Reviews No Comments
Book Review: Poison, Your Grace by Peg Herring
Poison, Your Grace A Simon & Elizabeth Mystery Peg Herring Five Star, November 2011 ISBN No. 978-1432825362 Hardcover Simon Maldon’s life is much different now. He previously spent a lot of time at Hampstead Castle when Princess Elizabeth was staying there. The two had several adventures during that period. Then Elizabeth’s father passed away and [...]
December 8, 2011
Tags: Elizabeth, historical, mystery, royals, science fiction Posted in: Full Reviews No Comments
Short Story Review: Saint Nick and the Fir Tree by Nancy Adams
Saint Nick and the Fir Tree Nancy Adams Green Fern Press, November 2011 ISBN 9780984815302 Trade Paperback Also available in ebook format Tree is really a yew but likes to pretend he’s a fir. After all, yews make people think of all kinds of sad scenarios while firs bring the cheer of Christmas. Who wouldn’t [...]
December 5, 2011
Tags: fantasy, Green Fern Press, humor, mystery, short story Posted in: Contests/Giveaways, Full Reviews, My Reviews No Comments
Book Reviews: The Sentry by Robert Crais, Stettin Station by David Downing and Damage by John Lescroart
The Sentry Robert Crais Putnam, January 2011 ISBN: 978-0-399-15707-3 Hardcover There are many larger-than-life, hard-boiled superheroes, some more believable than others. Â Then there is Joe Pike: Â A strong, contemplative, quiet, unassuming protagonist. Â And his sorrowful and anguished side-kick, PI Elvis Cole, adds a more human touch. Together, they make a great team, and in this, [...]
November 26, 2011
Tags: 1941 Berlin, California, district attorney, drug wars, Dutton, historical, journalist, mystery, police procedural, private investigator, Putnam, San Francisco, Soho Press, thriller, war intelligence, World War II Posted in: Full Reviews No Comments
Book Review: Hide and Seek by Katia Lief
Hide and Seek Katia Lief Ebury Press, October 2011 ISBN: 978-0-09-193792-8 Paperback Katia Lief’s first book, the thrilling You Are Next, was published in the US in October of 2010; this novel, a sequel, was published there under the title Next Time You See Me one short month later. Inasmuch as it picks up four [...]
November 23, 2011
Tags: Ebury Press, missing person, mystery, New York City, private security, thriller Posted in: Full Reviews No Comments
Book Review: Murder Half-Baked by Kathleen Delaney
Murder Half-Baked Kathleen Delaney Camel Press, May 2011 ISBN 978-1-60381-828-5 Trade Paperback Real estate agent Ellen McKenzie is in the midst of preparations for her wedding to Dan Dunham, the local police chief, and has to contend with the horror of a wedding dress, ruffled hoopskirt and all, her mother has sent to this forty-something [...]
November 22, 2011
Tags: California, cozy, domestic violence, mystery, real estate agent, softboiled Posted in: Full Reviews, My 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
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