I began reading Sue Grafton’s alphabet series at the behest of a friend after her death. I was told that the lead character of Kinsey Milhone was someone I would like, as […]
Book Review: B is for Burglar by Sue Grafton – Feminism, 1980’s Style
Book Review: The Secret of Shadow Ranch-Nancy Drew Finds an Outlaw’s Treasure and Saves the Ranch
This fifth book in the Nancy Drew series has the young detective jetting off to Phoenix for her mystery. It’s nice to see her outside of the shelter of her hometown of […]
Book Review: The Mystery at Lilac Inn – Nancy Drew Saves Her Friend’s Jewels
In this fourth book in the Nancy Drew series, if there was ever a doubt about the formula created to appeal to “tween” girls back in the day, it’s put to rest. […]
Book Review: Cop Hater by Ed McBain – 1950s Police Mystery
I’m not quite sure where I first heard about the “87th Precinct” books. It likely came up as a recommendation after reading some of Michael Connelly’s Bosch series. I enjoy books where […]
Book Review: Dead Quiet by M.K. Coker – Murder Across a Cultural Divide
In this fourth book in the series following Eda County Sheriff Karen Mehaffey and her family, a lot of the background given about her in previous novels in the series comes full […]
Book Review: Camino Island by John Grisham – A Different John Grisham Adventure
I was an early fan of John Grisham, with thrillers about lawyers who sought to upend the system in various ways or thwart a crime. Camino Island is quite different than what […]
Book Review: Twelve Sharp by Janet Evanovich – How Could This Be?????
Warning: All subsequent reviews for this series may contain spoilers for earlier novels in the series. In reading all twelve of the Stephanie Plum books by Janet Evanovich, I’ve found that on […]
Book Review: Night Fall by Nelson DeMille – Can Hundreds of Witnesses Be Wrong?
Star Rating: Living on Long Island for the first 39 years of my life, there are some events I clearly remember. One of those is the crash of TWA 800, which went […]
Book Review: The Black Box by Michael Connelly – Time Is Not On Harry’s Side
Star rating: As I read through this series of novels, I appreciate that author Michael Connelly manages to keep things fresh with the character of Harry Bosch. There are some aspects of […]
Book Review: Ten Big Ones by Janet Evanovich – Every Gal Needs a Ranger in Her Life
Warning: All subsequent reviews for this series may contain spoilers for earlier novels in the series. There have been some memorable characters that have uttered the phrase It’s not my fault…. Han […]
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