The Ghosts of Galway by Ken Bruen
I can’t even explain how good Ken Bruen’s books are. Is it the story lines or the main character that’s so great? I’m gonna go with just the way he writes – the reading itself […]
The Great Shelby Holmes by Elizabeth Eulberg
In The Great Shelby Holmes, John Watson has just moved to Harlem with his mother after growing up on Army bases. Having moved many times, he is used to making new friends but he […]
Glass Houses by Louise Penny
When a tall figure wearing a black robe and hood appears on the village green of Three Pines, everyone in town is slightly alarmed. The figure doesn’t move, doesn’t talk, but simply stands as if […]
The Late Show by Michael Connelly
Michael Connelly has years of experience writing detective stories, having great success with his Harry Bosch and Mickey Haller books, series that feature tough male protagonists. The author’s newest book, titled The Late Show, […]
The Dry by Jane Harper
Jane Harper’s debut novel The Dry is fantastic. It takes place in rural Australia during a bad drought and the author really makes you feel like you are there. Businesses in the small town […]
Rust Puppy by Joe Lansdale
Rusty Puppy is another hilarious Hap and Leonard novel by Joe Lansdale that is both easy reading and hard to put down. This time, Hap and Leonard are hired by a black woman to […]
“Desert Noir” by Betty Webb
Lena Jones hears screams and old instincts kick in, even though she is no longer a police officer. She then finds her friend, Clarice Kobe, dead on the floor of Clarice’s art gallery. She had […]
Police at the Station and They Don’t Look Friendly by Adrian McKinty
I should never have been nervous to read Adrian McKinty’s latest Police at the Station and They Don’t Look Friendly. The reason I was hesitant was because in McKinty’s last Detective Duffy book, […]
Cop Town by Karin Slaughter
Kate Murphy is determined to be a police officer. Recently widowed, Kate has failed at all the other jobs she’s tried. If she doesn’t find a way to succeed in the Atlanta Police Department, then […]
IQ by Joe Ide
Isaiah Quintabe and older brother Marcus are African-American youths living in a rough neighborhood in LA. Marcus is the bread winner for the family, and things are going well for the brothers when Marcus is […]