No Place of Refuge by Ausma Zehanat Khan #KhattakAndGetty
Thanks to No Exit Press for […]
September 2019
June 2019
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May 2019
Smoke and Ashes by Abir Mukherjee
Smoke and Ashes by […]
April 2019
For the Blood is the Life by Joe Albanese
For the Blood is the Life by Joe Albanese
police procedural (with a bloody twist!)
Summary:
Evan Summers is a cop down on his luck. He’s struggling with alcoholism, his soon-to-be ex-wife wants sole custody of their son, […]
The Leaden Heart by Chris Nickson #Netgalley review
The Leaden Heart by Chris Nickson
historical police procedural
publisher: Severn House
publication date: 7/1/2019
Note: I read this book thanks to the generosity of Severn House and Netgalley. I’m particularly excited about reviewing this book because it’s my […]
March 2019
The Temptation of Forgiveness by Donna Leon, review
The Temptation of Forgiveness by Donna Leon
Genre: police procedural
Summary:
When a woman requests his help with her teen son’s suspected drug abuse, Venetian Commissario Guido Brunetti knows that there’s little he can do. What does she […]
Good Cop Bad Cop by Jim Alexander, #book review
Good Cop Bad Cop by Jim Alexander
Crime novel.
“Tartan noir with a delicious twist,” as the press release calls it.
Summary: Good Cop Bad Cop opens with DI Brian Fisher interviewing a murder suspect. Alone. (Note: […]
A Necessary Evil, by Abir Mukherjee, book review
A Necessary Evil, Abir Mukherjee, historical mystery
Summary
India, 1920. Captain Sam Wyndham and Sergeant “Surrender-Not” Banerjee witness the murder of the heir of the throne of Sambalpore, a tiny but wealthy kingdom. The two police investigators […]