Category Archives: Crime, Mystery and Thrillers
After the Goode: A Jake Roberts Novel (Volume 3) – Cary Allen Stone
(Reviewed by Cathy Carey) Cary Allen Stone has again drawn me into the world of Jake Roberts. But this time, I’m secretly rooting for the culprit. After the Goode is not only a detective mystery but a love story as … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Mystery and Thrillers, Romance
Comments Off on After the Goode: A Jake Roberts Novel (Volume 3) – Cary Allen Stone
Red Lights – Georges Simenon, Translated from the French by Norman Denny, Introduction by Anita Brookner)
(Reviewed by JD Jung) “I met a man in whom, for hours, I tried to see another me, another me that wasn’t a coward, a man I wished I could be like…” Steve Hogan, and his wife, Nancy are driving … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Mystery and Thrillers, French Literature, Lost and almost forgotten, World Literature
Tagged classics, mystery, noir
Comments Off on Red Lights – Georges Simenon, Translated from the French by Norman Denny, Introduction by Anita Brookner)
Kill Without Mercy -Alexandra Ivy
(Reviewed by Ishita RC) Hell is all they know. Hell is all they have seen and perceived. And, hell is the reason why they forged the strongest bond of friendship, loyalty and trust. Rafe Vargas knows that if there are … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Mystery and Thrillers, Romance
Comments Off on Kill Without Mercy -Alexandra Ivy
Mind Over Murder – Cary Allen Stone
(Reviewed by Cathy Carey) “Blood saturated every square inch of the carpeting in the mansions master bedroom, from one distant gilded wall to the others. Unless you slept there, you would have no idea the original color of the carpet … Continue reading
The Face Transplant – R Arundel
(Reviewed by JD Jung) “These are the weapons of our future, gentlemen. Guns, airplanes are over. Steel and iron useless. Bioweapons, facial transplantation, these are the weapons of our time.” This is what is referred to as The Binary Sequence, … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Mystery and Thrillers, Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Mythology
Comments Off on The Face Transplant – R Arundel
Christmas Eve Can Kill You – William Marantz
(Reviewed by JD Jung) For many of us, ushering in the New Year serves as a letdown, following the joyous Christmas season. For Izzy Miller (aka Muddy Rivers, aka Val Virgo), the season represents the low points of his life. … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Mystery and Thrillers
Comments Off on Christmas Eve Can Kill You – William Marantz
After the Evil – Cary Allen Stone
(Reviewed by Cathy Carey) “After she placed the duct tape over his mouth, it became very difficult to make out some of his words. “No” was muffled, but reasonably understandable. “Don’t ” didn’t quite sound right, but she got the … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Mystery and Thrillers
Tagged crime fiction
Comments Off on After the Evil – Cary Allen Stone
The Treacherous Net – Helene Tursten (translated from the Swedish by Marlaine Delargy)
(Reviewed by Melanie Hamilton) You would think that Detective Inspector Irene Huss had enough to contend with between a gang war and a mummified body in the chimney. In The Treacherous Net, Helene Turston makes Irene’s work life really difficult. … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Mystery and Thrillers, Scandinavian Literature, World Literature
Tagged Sweden
Comments Off on The Treacherous Net – Helene Tursten (translated from the Swedish by Marlaine Delargy)
Small Change – Andrez Bergen
(Reviewed by JD Jung) Saving Melbourne from zombies, vampire-ish creatures and other “immortals”—for a fee, of course- “Scherer and Miller, Investigators of the Paranormal and Supermundane” found their niche. But how do you tell them all apart? After all, the “young” … Continue reading
