This review is dedicated to the people of Boston. I'm still surprised when I run across someone who is a mystery novel fan but who has never read a book by Robert B. Parker, creator of the Spenser novels that have come to define the mystery genre. His...
William Monk is back and better than ever in A SUNLESS SEA, the latest novel by Anne Perry about the amnesiac cop-turned private detective-turned head of law enforcement on the Thames River in 1860’s London. As always, Perry’s vivid descriptions put us right...
Books starring the depressed Swedish police detective Kurt Wallander are growing on me, but not as fast as the portrayal of him by British actor Kenneth Branagh. I like the book plotlines, the descriptions of rural Sweden, the nice balance of character introspection...
Ian Rankin is one of my favorite mystery writers, with robust, imaginative characters that are true to their environment, beautifully paced plots, and locations that I've visited and love despite the flaws he exposes. Up front I'll admit that I'm prejudiced in favor...
The Amazon.com description of legal thriller THURSDAY'S LIST doesn't do justice to what is a revealing dive into the legal tangles involved in catching and convicting foreign money launderers in the US. Set in 1988, with a pre-cell phone, pre-9/11 and pre-Patriot Act...
THE LOST ONES by Ace Atkins is a well-crafted police procedural featuring the new sheriff of a small Mississippi county. Quinn Colson is back in his home town, fresh from war, and his old high school buddies are, too. Not everyone has come back to gainful employment,...
Not only do I write thrillers and a mystery series, but I read them, too. I post reviews on amazon and Goodreads as well as on this site. Over the Shoulder by Jason Beech is a Goodfellas-type crime drama set in Sheffield, England, where a dysfunctional family of...