Duane Swierczynski – California Bear
California Bear (buy at Amazon) by Duane Swierczynski is a fun and original thriller. Though not an absolute page-turner, California Bear keeps the reader interested to the end with a Continue Reading
Michael Connelly – Resurrection Walk
Michael Connely’s excellent Resurrection Walk opens at Corcoran State prison where Lincoln Lawyer Mickey Haller is for the release of a wrongfully convicted man. This man will take what Haller Continue Reading
Patricia Cornwell – Unnatural Death
Patricia Cornwell is the author of 26 Kay Scarpetta mysteries as well as 12 other works of fiction and non-fiction. This said, I would not use Unnatural Death to introduce Continue Reading
David Baldacci – The Long Shadows
After reviewing dozens of mystery novels by David Baldacci and probably reading as many more, I am in the unfortunate position to say Baldacci really drops the ball with the Continue Reading
Mark Billingham – The Last Dance
The Last Dance by Mark Billingham marks a new chapter for the author of the D.I. Tom Thorne mystery novels. His new character, D.I. Declan Miller, is an original and Continue Reading
Michael Koryta – An Honest Man
Michael Koryta wastes not a second in getting the reader fully invested in An Honest Man. In the first pages Israel Pike, a former convict, finds seven people dead on Continue Reading