In "The Appearance of Anne Van Sinderen" Katherine Howe has given us a paranormal mystery and love story of emotive and serendipitous proportions. Her characters are just the right mix of mystery and heart to draw you into their lives.
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Book Review: ‘Women Crime Writers, Eight Suspense Novels Of The 1940s & 50s’ edited by Sarah Weinman
Books on crime often dominate the market. The Library of America has released a collectable set of works by women crime writers from the 1940s & 50s. Edited by Sarah Weinman, these eight suspense novels showcase the talent of the women authors what wrote them.
Read More »Book Review: ‘The Sussex Downs Murder’ by John Bude
Another gem from the wealth of classic British crime novels.
Read More »Book Review: ‘The 3RD Woman,’ A Political Thriller by Jonathan Freedland
In 'The 3RD Woman,' Freedland takes us on a chilling ride that creates many of the challenges and dangers that we often worry about. He takes a harrowing possibility and makes it fact, then drags in the dangers of collusion and hidden agendas.
Read More »Book Review: ‘The Wiccan Witch of the Midwest,’ A Samuel Roberts Thriller by Scott A. Lerner
In 'The Wiccan Witch of the Midwest,' Lerner gives us another fun and dangerous romp with his returning character Samuel Roberts.
Read More »Interview with James DeVita, author of ‘A Winsome Murder’
James DeVita, the author of A Winsome Murder, talks art, craft and how the sight of a wheat field inspired this spine-tingling adult thriller. DeVita's background in Shakespearean acting also gave him particular insight into why a hard-boiled detective might approach crime-solving by quoting the Bard.
Read More »Book Review: ‘A Winsome Murder’ by James DeVita
'A Winsome Murder' is the remarkable debut adult thriller from actor/director/playwright (and acclaimed YA fiction writer) James DeVita. In lean yet masterful prose, it tells a richly imagined tale of a series of brutal and seemingly random murders by a cryptic killer — and the detective, James Mangan, and his partner, Frank “Coose” Cusumano, who have to stop him.
Read More »Book Review: ‘Dark Places’ by Reavis Z. Wortham
Dark Places, the fifth in Reavis Z. Wortham’s “Red River Mystery” series, has the writer working at the top of his game.
Read More »Book Review: ‘Smoke,’ A Novel by Catherine McKenzie
In "Smoke," McKenzie takes us into the world of firefighting and danger.
Read More »Book Review: ‘The Kittridge Manuscript’ by Don Meyer
Civil War manuscript leads to mystery and mayhem in new thriller, The Kittridge Manuscript, by Don Meyer.
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