Wednesday, July 29, 2020

IT CANNOLI BE MURDER, Second Italian Chef Mystery from Catherine Bruns

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Author of several series of lively "amateur sleuth" mysteries, Catherine Bruns spins a quick story with ample clues, a few red he...
Saturday, July 18, 2020

Brief Mention: Light Art-History Mysteries from Helen A. Harrison

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Sag Harbor's noted art historian and museum director, Helen A. Harrison , has written a trio of artist mysteries that she called The Cor...
Friday, July 17, 2020

Who's Luring Forensic Archaeologist Ruth Galloway? THE LANTERN MEN, by Elly Griffiths

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[ Originally published in the New York Journal of Books ] “Bringing the traditional British mystery up to date with this...

Best Beach Read Nominee: RELATIVE SILENCE from Carrie Stuart Parks

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Pursuit of the American Dream can create enormous wealth and privilege, and Piper Boone's family seems to have it all — including Curlew...
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Tuesday, July 14, 2020

THE GETAWAY LIVE AUTHOR SERIES: Approaching Great Mystery Authors, with Soho Crime

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Today's Getaway Live Author "episode" featured Soho Crime editor Juliet Grames (who is herself an author) and Soho Crime autho...
Tuesday, July 07, 2020

Sara Paretsky Shares Years of Stories in LOVE & OTHER CRIMES

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[ Originally published at New York Journal of Books ] “Issued as a paperback original, Love & Other Crimes is a per...
Sunday, June 21, 2020

Murder in the Hamptons: Carrie Doyle's Series Goes Mass Market This Summer

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Good news : Carrie Doyle 's mystery series set in the Hamptons (at the far end of New York's Long Island) has hit the reprint jack...
Monday, June 01, 2020

Space Force Military Thriller from Dale Brown, EAGLE STATION

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[ Originally published in the New York Journal of Books ] “The suspense of Eagle Station lies in how each detailed flig...
Monday, May 25, 2020

Crime Fiction and Love: The Caitlin Strong Series from Jon Land (and More) [July release]

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Crime fiction + Love: It shouldn't be an unexpected pairing. In some cases the masculine or police environment might call for using th...
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Sunday, May 24, 2020

Finale of the Poke Rafferty (Bangkok) Series from Timothy Hallinan, STREET MUSIC

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[ Originally published at New York Journal of Books ] “Despite the classic investigations that Poke leaps into, wit...

Take Back Your Life: Women Get Stronger in THE LAST FLIGHT, Suspense from Julie Clark

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All the publication dates lately are sliding around, as book publishers and bookstores adapt to a virus-threatened world. Ever get the fee...
Wednesday, May 13, 2020

Fine Traditional Crime Fiction with Spice, from Caroline B. Cooney: BEFORE SHE WAS HELEN

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What a delight to plunge into a well-spun story in the hands of a skilled and powerful storyteller: BEFORE SHE WAS HELEN is (at a rough co...
Tuesday, May 12, 2020

Brief Mention: CAGE by Lilja Sigurðardóttir, Intense Icelandic Crime Fiction

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Even before opening CAGE, the new crime novel from Iceland's Lilja Sigurðardóttir , there are three big "yes I want to read this...

Brief Mention: Fine Caper Crime Novel, LITTLE SIBERIA by Antti Tuomainen

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A would-be race-car driver attempts suicide by fast car on a winter road in Finland, when instead of crashing the way he'd planned, hi...
Tuesday, April 21, 2020

American Espionage Deepens, with THE COLDEST WARRIOR from Paul Vidich

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[ Originally published at the New York Journal of Books ] There are two special pleasures for a book reviewer: to spot a stirring talent w...
Sunday, April 19, 2020

Brief Mention: ENEMY QUEEN, Erotic Suspense from Robert Steven Goldstein

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This blog rarely runs reviews a month ahead of publication, but it's a strange season for bookselling and we're trying to give aut...

Brief Mention: CLOSER THAN SHE KNOWS, Romantic Suspense from Kelly Irvin

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Kelly Irvin is best known for her Amish romance books, but she also has a set of romantic suspense thrillers, and her latest is CLOSER TH...
Friday, April 10, 2020

Nantucket Island's Merry Folger Mystery Series: Francine Mathews Writes Another Page-Turner

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There's a subtle knack in writing a mystery that's edgy with risk and danger, but also threaded with human loyalties and questions...

Clever New Mexico Mystery, LESS THAN A MOMENT, Steven F. Havill (Posadas County Mystery #24)

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This is number 24 in the Posadas County Mystery series from Steven F. Havill , but the first of his books crossing the desk here. Hurrah f...