Book Review: One for the Money by Janet Evanovich Disclaimer: I received this book (and the DVD of the movie) as part of a Goodreads giveaway in the expectation that I would review it. Stephanie Plum is an unemployed lingerie buyer in Trenton, New Jersey. Her mother pressures her to take an office job at… Continue reading Book Review: One For the Money
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Book Review: Limestone Gumption
Book Review: Limestone Gumption by Bryan E. Robinson Disclaimer: I received this book as a Goodreads giveaway on the premise that I would review it. When Big Jake Nunn, former football star and big man around the sleepy town of Whitecross, Florida dies while diving the limestone caves of the Suwannee River, suspicion naturally falls on the… Continue reading Book Review: Limestone Gumption
Book Review: Strangers of Different Ink
Book Review: Strangers of Different Ink edited by Richard & Allen Okewole Disclaimer: I received this book through a Goodreads giveaway on the premise that I would review it. This anthology of short stories appears to be primarily by authors in the Philadelphia area. Other than that, there doesn’t seem to be a particular theme,… Continue reading Book Review: Strangers of Different Ink
Book Review: The Case of the Tiffany Killer
Book Review: The Case of the Tiffany Killer by A. R. Rampa Disclosure: I received this book through a Goodreads giveaway on the premise that I would review it. Peggy Hart is the best-dressed and most curious teenage girl in Pinewood, a lovely small town that’s probably in Ohio. She’s put her curiosity to good… Continue reading Book Review: The Case of the Tiffany Killer
Book Review: City of Scoundrels: The 12 Days of Disaster That Gave Birth to Modern Chicago
Book Review: City of Scoundrels: The 12 Days of Disaster That Gave Birth to Modern Chicago by Gary Krist Full disclosure: I was sent this volume as a Firstreads giveaway on the premise that I would write a review of it. Also, my copy was an uncorrected proof, and small changes may have been made… Continue reading Book Review: City of Scoundrels: The 12 Days of Disaster That Gave Birth to Modern Chicago
Book Review: Board to Death
Book Review: Board to Death by Amy Barkman, Debbie Roome & Gretchen Anderson Disclosure: I received this book as part of the Firstreads giveaway program on the premise that I would write a review of it. As the subtitle says, this is a set of three mystery stories linked by the theme of games. It’s… Continue reading Book Review: Board to Death
Book Review: Cell 8
Book Review: Cell 8 by Anders Roslund & Borge Hellstrom Disclaimer: I received this advanced reading copy from the publisher as part of the Firstreads giveaway program on the assumption that I would review it. Minor changes may be present in the final version. “Cell 8” is part of the Scandinavian thriller/mystery fad currently going on… Continue reading Book Review: Cell 8
Book Review: Until Thy Wrath Be Past
Book Review: Until Thy Wrath Be Past by Asa Larsson Disclaimer: I received this as a prize in a Goodreads giveaway (the first one I ever won; I’m reprinting my old reviews until I can finish a new book), and reviewed it on that basis. Also, this was an advance proof copy, and minor changes… Continue reading Book Review: Until Thy Wrath Be Past
Book Review: Washington Masquerade
Book Review: Washington Masquerade by Warren Adler Disclaimer: I received this book as part of a Goodreads giveaway on the premise that I would review it. When Adam Burns, a vitriolic newspaper columnist who savaged the U.S. President at every opportunity, is found dead under suspicious circumstances, the media immediately picks up the “government conspiracy”… Continue reading Book Review: Washington Masquerade
Book Review: Hunting Season: Immigration and Murder in an All-American Town
Book Review: Hunting Season: Immigration and Murder in an All-American Town by Mirta Ojito Disclaimer: I received this book as a Goodreads giveaway on the premise that I would review it. In 2008, an Ecuadorian immigrant, Marcelo Lucero, was murdered by a group of teenagers in Patchouge, New York. They had been looking for “Mexicans”… Continue reading Book Review: Hunting Season: Immigration and Murder in an All-American Town