Book Reviews: The Twisted Thread by Charlotte Bacon, Bears With Us by Marilyn Meredith, Triple Shot by Sandra Balzo, and A Perilous Conception by Larry Karp
The Twisted Thread Charlotte Bacon Hyperion/Voice, June 2011 ISBN 978-1401341503 Trade Paperback Madeline Christopher has landed a job at Armitage Academy. Armitage is a prestigious school with many traditions but some of the traditions are not common knowledge among the faculty. When Claire Harkness is found dead in her dorm room, the investigation brings some [...]
March 18, 2012
Tags: boarding school, California, coffeehouse, dementia, FBI, Hyperion/Voice, in vitro, Mafia, medical suspense, Mundania Press, mystery, Native American, New England, Poisoned Pen Press, police procedural, real estate agent, rural police procedural, secret society, Severn House, suicide, Washington State, wildlife, Wisconsin Posted in: Full Reviews 
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Book Review: Short Stories of Earl Staggs by Earl Staggs
Short Stories of Earl Staggs Earl Staggs Ebook, April 2011 Available on Kindle, Nook and other platforms As part of my effort to show Kindle readers that there are plenty of great reads $.99, I give you the venerable Earl Staggs, whose short story collection is told with wit, pathos and, lucky us, even some [...]
March 14, 2012
Tags: anthology, ebook, mystery, police procedural, Self-published Posted in: Full Reviews, Guest Reviews No Comments
Book Review: What It Was by George Pelecanos
What It Was George Pelecanos Reagan Arthur Books, January 2012 ISBN 9780316209540 Trade Paperback It’s the summer of 1972 and the place is Washington, D.C. It’s the time of 8-tracks, big afro hair, high heels on men’s shoes, incense, soul and funk, bell bottom pants and rayon shirts. It’s the era of muscle cars and [...]
March 12, 2012
Tags: 1972, hardboiled, mob, mystery, noir, police procedural, private investigator, Reagan Arthur Books, Washington DC Posted in: Full Reviews No Comments
Book Reviews: I’d Know You Anywhere by Laura Lippman, The Two Deaths of Daniel Hayes by Marcus Sakey, A Bitter Truth by Charles Todd, The Boy in the Suitcase by Lene Kaaberbol and Agnette Friis, and Dark Mind by Jennifer Chase
I’d Know You Anywhere Laura Lippman William Morrow Paperbacks, ISBN 978-0062070753 Trade Paperback Eliza Benedict and her family have recently moved back to the United States after living several years in England. The move was brought about by Eliza’s husband’s employment. The children are just adjusting to the move. Eliza’s daughter Isobel (Iso) and her [...]
March 11, 2012
Tags: abduction, amnesia, California, child abduction, Denmark, domestic violence, Dutton, England, France, Hawaii, historical, JEC Press, Maine, mystery, nurse, police procedural, private detectives, psychological exploitation, Red Cross nurse, serial killers, Soho Crime, standalone, suspense, thriller, Virginia death row, Washington DC, William Morrow and Company, William Morrow Paperbacks, WWI Posted in: Full Reviews No Comments
Book Reviews: A Lesson in Secrets by Jacqueline Winspear, Cold Wind by C.J. Box, The Informationist by Taylor Stevens, Past Tense by Catherine Aird, and Bank of the Black Sheep by Robert Lewis
A Lesson in Secrets Jacqueline Winspear Harper, March 2011 ISBN: 978-0-06-172767-2 Hardcover The common characteristics of the Maisie Dobbs series are the growth in the character, developments over time and, of course, current events. In the present novel Maisie, who served as a nurse in France during World War I (after having been a servant [...]
March 3, 2012
Tags: Africa, amnesia, British Secret Service, Cameroon, Crown, England, Equatorial Guinea, game warden, Harper, historical, missing persons, mystery, Nazi sympathizers, noir, police procedural, post-WWI England, private investigator, Putnam, Serpent's Tail, terminal cancer, thriller, Wales, Wyoming Posted in: Full Reviews No Comments
Book Reviews: So Close the Hand of Death by J.T. Ellison, So Much Pretty by Cara Hoffman, When the Thrill Is Gone by Walter Mosley, and Come and Find Me by Hallie Ephron
So Close the Hand of Death J.T. Ellison MIRA Books, March 2011 ISBN: 978-0-7783-2943-5 Mass Market Paperback This is the newest entry in the Taylor Jackson series, and picks up several threads of earlier books.  At the end of the prior book, The Immortals, Dr. John Baldwin, Supervisory Special Agent and Taylor’s fiancé, was about [...]
February 27, 2012
Tags: Boston, computer security, crimes against women, FBI, hacking, Mira Books, missing persons, mystery, Nashville, New York, police procedural, private investigator, psychological suspense, Riverhead, serial killer, Simon & Schuster, small town, suspense, thriller, William Morrow Posted in: Full Reviews No Comments
Book Review: The Inquisitor’s Apprentice by Chris Moriarty
The Inquisitor’s Apprentice Chris Moriarty Harcourt Children’s Books, October 2011 ISBN 978-0-547-58135-4 Hardcover Set in an alternate America, one in which magic is rife and closely policed, tests reveal a thirteen-year-old Jewish boy who “sees” magic as it’s happening. The leaders of New York City, in an effort to put the kibosh on all magics [...]
February 23, 2012
Tags: alternate America, dark fantasy, Harcourt Children's Books, Judaism, magic, middle grade/young adult, mystery, New York, police procedural Posted in: Full Reviews No Comments
Book Review: Left for Dead by J.A. Jance
Left for Dead J.A. Jance Touchstone Books, February 2012 ISBN 9781451628586 Hardcover With a complex plot and enough characters to fill an auditorium, J.A. Jance delivers another winner of a story set in Arizona’s desert. This one has a little bit of everything and you won’t know where you’re going next. Officer Jose Reyes, making [...]
February 22, 2012
Tags: Arizona, drugs, Mexican cartels, mystery, police procedural, prostitution, Touchstone Books Posted in: Full Reviews No Comments
Book Reviews: Long Gone by Alafair Burke, Heaven’s Fire by Sandra Balzo, and A Dark Dividing by Sarah Rayne
Long Gone Alafair Burke Harper, June 2011 ISBN No. 978-0061999185 Hardcover Alice Humphrey’s chance meeting with Drew Campbell at first glance appears to be a lucky break. Alice is unemployed and Drew Campbell offers her a chance to run a gallery and be her own boss. Alice’s father is a famous Hollywood producer and Alice [...]
February 20, 2012
Tags: art gallery, ATF investigator, child pornography, conjoined twins, ebook, England, FBI agent, Felony & Mayhem, fireworks, Harper, journalist, missing child, mystery, photographer, police procedural, psychological suspense, Self-published, TV producer Posted in: Full Reviews No Comments
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 No Comments
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