Louise Penny – The Nature of the Beast
Canadian mystery novelist Louise Penny and her Inspector Gamache series set in Three Pines, Quebec is a matter of taste. It is a very successful series but after reading three Continue Reading
Louise Penny – A Great Reckoning
There are but few Canadian mystery novels series. The most famous is the Three Pines / Chief Inspector Gamache series by Louise Penny. Set in Quebec, the Inspector Gamache series Continue Reading
Archer Mayor – Proof Positive
Proof Positive, the twenty-fifth Joe Gunther mystery novel by Archer Mayor, is one of the really good ones. Archer Mayor’s series is somewhat uneven but he is firing on all Continue Reading
Archer Mayor – The Surrogate Thief
The Surrogate Thief is the fifteenth Joe Gunther mystery novel by Archer Mayor. As mystery novelists go, Archer Mayor is decidedly uneven in his production. Some Joe Gunther novels plod Continue Reading
Archer Mayor – Crosscut
Crosscut is not a Joe Gunther mystery novel. Instead, Archer Mayor writes what Marvel would call an origin story. Crosscut is the story of how Sam Martens got a job Continue Reading
Preston & Child – Thunderhead
Thunderhead is the first archaeological mystery novel featuring Nora Kelly. Authors Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child aka Lincoln & Child mix their taste for the mystical with a strong story Continue Reading