Hi Five – An IQ Novel – Joe Ide
Of IQ, the first thriller by Joe Ide, we said “a unique and edgy crime/mystery novel”. The same cannot be said about the fourth book in the IQ series. This Continue Reading
Pagan Babies – Elmore Leonard
Pagan Babies is a very banal novel by Elmore Leonard. Leonard, who writes both good thrillers and funny novels about strange people, drops the ball here. The premise is a Continue Reading
Cleaver Square – Sedan Campbell
Cleaver Square by Sean Campbell is a good enough read. Good enough you will want to know how it ends; not good enough you will immediately want to read more Continue Reading
The Law of Innocence – Michael Connelly
Michael Connelly’s The Law of Innocence is a superb court procedural. In this mystery, Lincoln lawyer Mickey Haller is accused of murder. The murder occurred in his garage and the Continue Reading
Contempt – Michael Cordell
Contempt by Michael Cordell is a pretty good thriller. It is not perfect, and more on that later, but Contempt makes for a good, satisfying read. The premise is brilliant Continue Reading
The Burglar Who Liked to Quote Kipling
The Burglar Who Liked to Quote Kipling is third Bernie Rhodenbarr mystery novel by the prolific Lawrence Block. Kipling adds a base of operations for the burglar: a used bookstore Continue Reading