Book Review: Buried for Good, PI Hanlon Series, Alex Coombs Mystery: Buried for Good, PI Hanlon Series, Alex Coombs Blog Tour May 3, 2021 Former DCI Hanlon has retired from Scotland Yard and relocated to Scotland itself. There, she has begun a private investigation service, hoping to avoid some of the violence that brought […]
Book Review: The Source, Sarah Sultoon Thriller: The Source, Sarah Sultoon Blog Tour April 23, 2021 It’s amazing what personal context can do to one’s engagement with a book. The Source is a challenging, powerful, gut-punch of a novel at any time. When one is spending the weekend playing with his preschool granddaughters, it […]
Book Review: Facets of Death, Michael Stanley Mystery: Facets of Death, Detective Kubu Mysteries Book 7 (though chronologically this is a prequel to the series), Michael Stanley Blog Tour April 16, 2021 David “Kubu” Bengu is fresh from the university and excited to start his first job. He has been appointed as a detective in […]
Book Review: A Flash of Red, Sarah K. Stephens Mystery: A Flash of Red, Sarah K. Stephens Psychology professor Anna Kline has secrets. Her mother is institutionalized permanently with a mental illness that is virtually unresponsive to treatment. Anna is beginning to wonder whether she is experiencing the beginning stages of a similar […]
Book Review: The Distant Dead, Heather Young Mystery: The Distant Dead, Heather Young Blog Tour March 31, 2021 Some books explode off the page, igniting each chapter with action and adventure, clues and thrills, rising body counts and passionate acts of love. The Distant Dead, by contrast, smolders. Like the proverbial frog […]
Book Review: A Beautiful Breed of Evil, DI Stella Cole Book 5, Andy Maslen Thriller: A Beautiful Breed of Evil, DI Stella Cole Book 5, Andy Maslen Blog Tour March 29, 2021 DI Stella Cole finds herself in an usual state: contentment. Her relationship with her boyfriend is nearing the point where the “L” word […]
Book Review: Secret Places, Heather Peck Mystery: Secret Places, Heather Peck Blog Tour March 26, 2021 Certain genres seem to lend themselves to a formulaic approach. Mysteries and police procedurals have their tropes: the grizzled investigator who has terrible relationships, the hardened criminal who is clearly guilty but hoping to magically escape judgment, […]
Book Review: Murder at the Mela, Leela Soma Mystery: Murder at the Mela, Leela Soma Blog Tour March 19, 2021 Alok Patel is a newly minted DI, promoted to lead investigations from Glasgow West End Station. As the first DI from Asian descent, he is very aware that he faces pressures from many directions. […]
Book Review: Nighthawks, Stephen Connor Mystery Book 2, Lambert Nagle Mystery/Thriller: Nighthawks, Stephen Connor Mystery Book 2, Lambert Nagle Blog Tour March 10, 2021 Stephen Connor’s boss does not like him. She especially doesn’t like that the Metropolitan Police Department, aka Scotland Yard, has made him a literal poster boy on their recruitment brochures. This means […]
