A cold case in the future sends a middle-aged detective and his younger superior on an investigative adventure that will reveal secrets from eighty years in the past that have consequences for the present. Both authors and narrator were all new to me, but I couldn’t pass up this sci-fi thriller after reading the blurb. […]
I was very excited to see the start of a new series by Richard Osman. His development of characters is smart and a bit funny. Anyway, whether a good guy or a villain, one can’t help but grow to like the characters. They are people either way. We Solve Murders begins with Amy who is […]
Continuing my delightful binge through the Inspector de Silva series, I’ve arrived at a case set against the world of horse racing when Nuala hosts a prestigious race only to have the race course shrouded in a possible doping scandal and a murder. Shanti de Silva must tread carefully as he investigates the […]
This is the first book in the Detective Annalisa Vega series by Joanna Schaffhausen. I’ve never read a book by this author. I don’t remember how I found her. But it was one of the ebooks I downloaded from the library before my vacation in July. I’m a huge fan of Karin Slaughter’s Will Trent […]
I haven’t read this author previously but wanted to read about Iceland plus I enjoy police procedurals. Death at the Sanatorium was interesting and not what I expected. I did read that this is sort of a spinoff from a television show The Darkness so maybe that is why some things seemed odd. It didn’t […]
Rural Eastern Oregon is the both patrol area and home stomping grounds for Sgt Maggie Blackthorne who is living down the demons of her past and now faces her first homicide investigation. LaVonne Griffin-Valade is an utterly new to me author whose series caught my eye in one of those ‘if you enjoyed this…’ seller […]
I’ve enjoyed this author in the past with both series books and non-series books. The Swimmer is a standalone and very suspenseful. It’s about 40 year old Chloe Cooper who is caring for her mother, who is dying of cancer, working as a bartender. She also does some dog walking in the neighborhood. A new […]
I wanted to try this author and I saw The Brothers Kenney and jumped into it. It was totally not what I expected. I thought it would have a lawyer and a legal story but it was more of a mystery and character development. Obviously, I did not read the blurb well. Sean, the younger […]
Kate Quinn’s body of work is filled with amazing portrayals of women and how they triumphed in unlikely circumstances. Her writing style blends human interest and history in a way that makes it so easy to connect with the characters. The Briar Club departs from the World War 2 era subjects I was used, and […]
I was surprised to see this was a different narrator than the first book until I realized the point of view is Harry Steinbeck rather than Van Reed. It’s quite fascinating to have it and I wonder if all the books in the series will alternate this way. They both have secrets and fears on […]