Christa Faust – Money Shot
Broad believed to be dead avenges herself and kicks ass on every page. My favorite Hard Case Crime mystery.
James Swain – Grift Sense & The Tony Valentine Mystery Series
Mystery series set in the world of poker, gambling, and Las Vegas
Robert Crais – The Elvis Cole Mystery Series and The Monkey’s Raincoat
A series that starts out as a Parker / Spenser lookalike and evolves into its own thing.
Charles Knief – Diamond Head – A John Caine Mystery
Echoes of Travis McGee but pretty original and interesting mystery.
Don Winslow – A Cool Breeze on the Underground – A Neal Carey Mystery
The first couple Neal Carey mysteries are quite good, the rest blah.
Walter Mosley – Blonde Faith – The Rebel’s Yell
When you combine Camus with Hammett the result is a great read that is literary and philosophically engaging.