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Dark Horse
Nicky ‘Nick’ Rigopoulos finds himself a dark horse in a race to solve a frame up—his own. Nick’s day starts off well enough. He’s in a courtroom handling a personal injury case. “None of his cases went to trial anymore. That was the way he liked it—no risk. Just put your John Hancock right there… Read More ›
A Kiss Before Dying
“His plans had been running so beautifully, so goddamned beautifully, and now she was going to smash them all. Hate erupted and flooded through him, gripping his face with jaw-aching pressure. That was all right though; the lights were out.” Dorothy ‘Dorrie’ Kingship has just told her boyfriend she’s pregnant. “Finally his face relaxed. He put… Read More ›
Billy Boyle: World War II Mystery
In the opening pages, Lieutenant William Boyle has finished typing. “I pulled the sheets out of the typewriter, separated out the carbon paper, and made two neat stacks. My offical report.” What follows is his first adventure as special investigator for his “uncle”, Dwight D. Eisenhower. Billy Boyle “made detective three days before Pearl Harbor.” … Read More ›
Hounded
Centuries ago, the druid Siodhachan Ó Suileabháin fled a battle between gods and carried away the powerful and dangerous sword, Fragarach, capable of killing the gods themselves. He angered the Celtic god of love, Aenghus Óg, who longs to take back the sword and kill the druid who took it. In Tempe, Arizona, a handsome, seemingly… Read More ›
Dead Things
More horror than urban paranormal, Dead Things is a very dark tale about the price of going home again. Eric Carter has spent 15 years on the road trying to escape his past. A mobster of the magic-wielding sort, Jean Boudreau killed Eric’s parents, and in revenge, Eric killed him. Boudreau’s second-in-command, Ben Duncan, forced Eric to… Read More ›
Do or Diner
Culinary mystery fans have a new series to sample. Do or Diner is the first in the Comfort Food Mystery series by author Christine Wenger. Trixie Matkowski has just taken over her aunt and late uncle’s diner, the Silver Bullet, when the the worst thing that could befall a budding restaurateur happens, the local health inspector dies… Read More ›
Double Indemnity
“I drove out to Glendale to put three new truck drivers on a brewery company bond, and then I remembered this renewal over in Hollywoodland. I decided to run over there. That was how I came to this House of Death, that you’ve been reading about in the papers.” It’s that familiar story again. Man… Read More ›
The Postman Always Rings Twice
The classic story of a man falling in love with a married woman and the two conspiring to kill her husband, The Postman Always Rings Twice inspired two feature films and numerous crime novels. It’s difficult to review The Postman Always Rings Twice without revealing details of the plot. The plot is a familiar one,… Read More ›
Murder on a Midsummer Night
Have you met the delightful Miss Phryne Fisher? Why, she’s simply the bee’s knees! She’s wealthy, sharp as a tack, and likely to solve all your little mysteries. “One reason why Phryne solved puzzles is that she hated mysteries.” In Murder on a Midsummer Night, Phryne takes on two disparate cases. She’s first approaching by a… Read More ›
Curiosity Killed the Cat Sitter
“Something about not having to shovel snow and being surrounded by sunshine and tropical foliage 365 days of the year causes a lot of people to feel so guilty that they compensate by scaring themselves with thoughts of imminent crime. They go out and buy themselves a gun and sort of hope they’ll get to… Read More ›
The Poisoned Martini 