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M.E. Proctor: Love You Till Tuesday
A Declan Shaw Mystery Declan Shaw is a bit solitary in his way, but certainly not without friends and colleagues who have his back. His one-night stand with the jazz club singer April Easton has unexpected consequences: she’s murdered and he faces questions. Shaw is saddened and puzzled by her death but more importantly, motivated.…
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Autumn Hiatus
Time for a break! I’ll be away for the next several weeks so keep up the reading. And, should you have a book you recommend, I’d love to hear about it. Warmest regards, June Lorraine Roberts
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Dieter Kalteis: Crooked
Prohibition Era: The Karpis-Baker Gang Imagined Signed over to Juvenile Hall by their parents as perpetual delinquents, Alvin Karpis and Fred Baker don’t meet until serving time in the Kansas State Prison. They reconnect after their release and embark on spree robberies in towns large and small. It’s a life of money and the hunt…
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Lynda LaPlante: Taste of Blood
DI Jane Tennison DI Jane Tennison is starting at a new station in Bromley. It’s small but closer to the home she and her fiancé have renovated. A banal neighbour dispute is her first case. With one man in the hospital from an altercation, it’s unknown if he will recover. Tennison proceeds as she always…
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Chad Boudreaux: Homecoming Queen
Miranda, Texas a place unlike any other. Anika Raven is returning to her hometown as her sister Sam needs her. Homelife for the eight year old isn’t a good place. But the former Homecoming Queen has her own problems. She’s on the run from the legal system, and now, she’s forced to implement her own…
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Fiona Barton: Talking to Strangers
Online sites proved to be a dangerous approach to dating for Karen Simmons when her body was found after Valentines’ Day. Oh, she was blamed: for drinking too much, for going out with strangers. Some small minds felt she got what she deserved with her reckless behaviour. Detective Inspector Elsie King is back on the…
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Reed Farrel Coleman: Blind to Midnight and James Gregory: Zephyr’s War
Blind to Midnight Oh boy! Book #2 in the Nick Ryan Series Blind to Midnight is now out. Detective Ryan is “The Cop” of NYC. He works in a shadow world for those in power. His contact’s name is simply Joe. Ryan’s personal life is turned sideways when his “Uncle” Nick and his wife are…
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The Outlier: Elisabeth Eaves
I’m travelling right now, so thought I’d put up the Publisher’s Weekly review of The Outlier. It’s quite an interesting debut and I’m sure you’ll enjoy the take on psychopaths. Publishers Weekly Review – The Outlier ~June Lorraine Roberts Find your local bookstore (US, UK, Spain) Murder in Common is #33 on the Feedspot Top…
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Hart Hanson: The Seminarian
Correlation is not causation Xavier ‘Priest’ Priestly, former student of the Catholic Church, now freelance investigator for hire. “Xavier Priestly worked as a licensed freelance legal investigator, contracting himself out to big-shot lawyers at big-shot law firms.” His best friend, Dusty Queen, is a well-employed stuntwoman and bodyguard. Her girlfriend Nikki Celeste is missing. “Dusty…
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Two Summer Reads: Knife River & Lucky
Two very different books for you summer reading list – I hope you enjoy 🙂 Knife River by Justine Champine Natalie Fairchild disappeared fifteen years ago leaving her two daughters, Liz 19 and Sarah 13, alone in their house in Knife River, New York. When skeletal remains are found, Sarah quickly packs her few belongings…
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David Putnam: The Blind Devotion of Imogene
The Misadventures of Imogene Taylor Imogene has been out of prison for two years now. She was 63 when she went in. Her job at Dentco means her days are spent sitting on a stool beside the cash register which is good for her 75 year old bones. As much as she wants a quieter…
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Jennifer Moorhead: Broken Bayou
Child Psychologist, Dr. Willa Watters is back in her hometown of Broken Bayou to clear out her mother’s boxes. They’ve been stored for many years in the attic of The Aunts’ home. She’s now in a nursing home but Krystal Watters was quite the gal back in the day. Her alcoholism drove her to levels…
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Paul Cody: Walk the Dark
“… away from the light, you could see in the dark, you became a part of it, and it became a part of you.” Oliver Curtin remembers some gentleness, some care from his mother, Margaret, Marg, occasionally Mom. Often her best friend Madge was there and together they were a family of sorts. Oliver, Ollie,…
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Steven Max Russo: The Debt Collector
“You work for fucking bookies? You? You must be shitting me.” When Hector Perez walked out of a liquor store with a shotgun and a six-pack of beer his ride was gone. Pointing the gun at Abigail Barnes’ windshield he demanded a ride. He couldn’t know how things would change for him. Barnes is a…
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John David Bethel: Mapping the Night
Just published! Click here to purchase “Yeah, we’re doing our job, but now I know we’re working a dirty case.” A woman is murdered at home with her young son asleep and unknowing. The crime scene and the residence are left spotless. NYPD detectives, Levitt and Broaden are assigned the case. They are thorough and…