Book Reviews: Kind of Blue by Miles Corwin, Junkyard Dogs by Craig Johnson and Blowback by Peter May
Kind of Blue Miles Corwin Oceanview Publishing, 2010 ISBN: 978-1-60809-007-5 Hardcover The author, a former crime reporter for the L.A. Times, has published three non-fiction books prior to this, his first novel. It certainly reflects his deep knowledge of crime and police procedure, and certainly reflects all the past works that have preceded this effort, [...]
October 3, 2011
Tags: cold case, forensic scientist, France, Los Angeles, mystery, Oceanview Publishing, Penguin, Poisoned Pen Press, police procedural, Scottish professor, sheriff, Wyoming Posted in: Full Reviews 
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Book Reviews: Negative Image by Vicki Delany, Though Not Dead by Dana Stabenow, and Bloodline by Mark Billingham
Negative Image Vicki Delany Poisoned Pen Press, 2010 ISBN: 978-1-59508-790-4 Trade Paperback Also available in hardcover With each entry in the Constable Molly Smith-Trafalgar City Police Sergeant John Winters series, the plots become more sophisticated, the character development deeper, and the relationships more complicated. In this, the fourth novel in the mystery series, all these [...]
August 31, 2011
Tags: Alaska, Aleut, British Columbia Canada, London, Mounties, Mulholland Books, mystery, Poisoned Pen Press, police procedural, private detective, serial killer Posted in: Full Reviews No Comments
Book Reviews: Crying Blood by Donis Casey and Running on Empty by Sandra Balzo
Crying Blood Donis Casey Poisoned Pen Press, 2011, 250 Pages ISBN No. 978-1590588314 Hardcover Also available as a trade paperback Haint is an old-fashioned word for ghost or lost soul. Since Shaw Tucker went quail hunting on Peter McBride’s property, he feels that a haint is hounding him. Shaw is the father of ten children [...]
July 24, 2011
Tags: 1915 Oklahoma, cozy, Creek Indians, historical, humor, mystery, North Carolina, Poisoned Pen Press, Severn House Posted in: Full Reviews No Comments
Book Review: The Burning Lake by Brent Ghelfi
The Burning Lake Brent Ghelfi Poisoned Pen Press, May 2011 ISBN No. 9781590589274 Trade Paperback (also available in Hardcover) When Alexei Volkovoy, a Russian agent, learns of the death of Katarina Mironova, he is horrified. Katarina was a prominent journalist known as Kato and Volk has close ties to Kato. The two had an intense [...]
May 23, 2011
Tags: espionage, journalism, mystery, Poisoned Pen Press, Russia, thriller, United States Posted in: Full Reviews No Comments
Book Review: Devil’s Plaything by Matt Richtel
Devil’s Plaything Matt Richtel Poisoned Pen Press, May 2011 ISBN: 978-1-59058-887-1 Hardcover This is a novel born of the twenty-first century. It is technology-rich, abrupt, punchy, and filled with first-person pithy observations. It has a modern complicated plot and some dark conspiracies worthy of flat-worlders and those who still appear to believe the landings on [...]
May 7, 2011
Tags: conspiracy, medical reporter, mystery, Poisoned Pen Press, San Francisco, technological thriller Posted in: Full Reviews One Comment
Book Review: Lethal Lineage by Charlotte Hinger
Lethal Lineage Charlotte Hinger Poisoned Pen Press, March 2011 ISBN No. 978-1590588376 Hardcover (ARC) You might think life in a little Kansas town would be boring but Lottie Albright and her sister Josie can testify that sometimes it is just downright exciting to say nothing of being a little dangerous. St. Helena’s is a small [...]
March 12, 2011
Tags: FBI consultant, Kansas, mystery, Poisoned Pen Press, police procedural, religious setting/victim, small town, twin sleuths Posted in: Full Reviews No Comments
Book Review: The Koala of Death by Betty Webb
The Koala of Death Betty Webb Poisoned Pen Press, 2010 ISBN: 978-1-59058-756-0 Hardcover Also available in trade paperback This novel is the second in a new series, following the author’s well-received Lena Jones detective stories. The protagonist in the current Gunn Zoo Mysteries is Theodora “Teddy” Bentley, who prefers working at the zoo to the [...]
February 5, 2011
Tags: animals, cozy, mystery, Poisoned Pen Press, zoo Posted in: Full Reviews No Comments
Book Review: Mirror Image by Dennis Palumbo
Mirror Image Dennis Palumbo Poisoned Pen Press, 2010 ISBN: 978-1-59058-750-9 Hardcover Kevin Merrick, a patient of Dr. Dan Rinaldi for six months, had finally made a breakthrough of sorts, overcoming the self-imposed barriers and opening up about the traumatic events in his childhood. Now 23 years old, he has used drugs, cutting, and other ways [...]
January 30, 2011
Tags: mystery, Pittsburgh, Poisoned Pen Press, police consultant, psychologist, suspense Posted in: Full Reviews No Comments
Book Review: Did Not Survive by Ann Littlewood
Did Not Survive A Zoo Mystery Ann Littlewood Poisoned Pen Press, 2010 ISBN No. 978-1-59058-747-8 Trade Paperback (Also available in hardcover) Damrey and Nakri are two Asian elephant cows residing at Finley Memorial Zoo near Vancouver, Washington. As Iris Oakley walked towards the Commissary after her night volunteer shift, she heard noises coming from the [...]
January 27, 2011
Tags: animals, mystery, Poisoned Pen Press, zoo Posted in: Full Reviews No Comments
Book Review: The Bone Chamber by Robin Burcell
The Bone Chamber Robin Burcell Poisoned Pen Press, 2009 ISBN 9781590583753 Hardcover Feisty independent-minded FBI forensic artist Sydney Fitzpatrick is off again. This time she bouncing between Washington, DC, San Francisco and various Italian locations. All the while she and her cohorts dodge international hit men. Burcell is a good writer and her varied law [...]
December 9, 2010
Tags: espionage, FBI, forensic artist, mystery, Naples, Poisoned Pen Press, Rome, terrorism, thriller Posted in: Full Reviews No Comments
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