After tying the knot in the last book, Tom and Phil are off to the sun-drenched Naples’ coast for their honeymoon. The cheeky blue-collar plumber and his brooding PI husband are a perfect match. Tom tumbles into trouble and over bodies while Phil helps get at the truth. I enjoy snarky, bumbling-mouthed Tom and deep […]
I was excited to find a new book by this author because I remember enjoying the first one, Fallen Mountains a lot. The books are each standalone, totally unrelated. The mystery is not typical; it is more about the characters past and how they ended up where they are now. These Silent Woods was very […]
I love this world and its layered characters! There are many threads from the previous book, The Murder on Cold Street which take us into a new adventure. I would read this series in order because the complexity of the characters and relationships which are just as important as the particular cases. They build over […]
This novella is related to supporting characters in the Tracy Crosswhite series. Del and Faz are mainstays on her team and in her life. The Last Line is set back in time to when Del first arrived in Seattle from Madison WI as a new homicide detective. Del is excited to be offered to lead […]
The Eve Ronin series is like other police procedurals I read, only it isn’t. Eve is a new homicide detective in a misogynistic, political department in Los Angeles California. She became famous in the first book for arresting a tv star behaving badly, which helped her get the promotion. Eve has a tough balance […]
I have really enjoyed the Jack Reacher series and have read them all, including novellas. Jack Reacher started out wandering when he was maybe mid-thirties, and as the books went along he aged. Then, the books seemed to go back in time and cover times when he was in the military or freshly a civilian. […]
The Jo Wyatt Mystery series continues with Mercy Creek. Many things I said about the first book are still true. I like Jo Wyatt. She has the qualities of being smart and compassionate. She’s been on the force 12 years and there have only been 2 homicides; these two books have seen a bunch more. They […]
Crime Fiction is a recent addition to my reading obsession. I’ve read my fair share of Romantic Suspense, Period/Historical Mystery, and Cozies; and absolutely love a good intrigue in books to keep me guessing until the end of the story. Until this point, I haven’t ever been drawn to the grit and reality of Crime […]
I am delighted with this next adventure of the Thursday Murder Club series. The setting in England and the beloved characters are positives. This close-knit group of seniors do excellent work in using their long experience with people in solving murders. They do have the help of friends, and Elizabeth’s MI5 contacts and their police […]
I wanted to read When the Ghosts Come Home as soon as I read the blurb. I enjoy police procedurals and it is set in North Carolina plus a father / daughter dynamic. It was not what I expected and heartbreaking. I liked Sheriff Winston Barnes. He had a level-headed and hard-working way. The crimes […]