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Mike Knowles: Running from the Dead
Mike Knowles is one of my favourite writers, and this book is no exception to his craft. It’s been six years since Sam Jones has been looking for a missing boy. When he finds him, the truth is gut-wrenching. Lost in his actions the day Jones confronts the killer, he makes a mistake that he…
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Owen Laukkanen: Deception Cove
Jesse Winslow, medically discharged with severe PTSD. Her home isn’t much more than a shack at the end of an unused road. It’s her comfort dog that helps keep her sane from the nightmares and the breaks from reality. Mason Burke, just released from a 15-year sentence for murder. His one redeeming quality took place…
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Melissa Yi – Author & ER Physician
In the past I’ve reviewed three of her crime fiction books, The Dr. Hope Sze Medical Mystery series, by Melissa Yi. What you may not have noticed is that Yi is known in the medical world as Dr. Yuan-Innes, and she’s an Emergency Room doctor. This is one small attempt to honour a genuine humanitarian…
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William Boyle: City of Margins
It’s South Brooklyn in the 90s and you are about to take a tour of the souls in the City of Margins. Included are two widows, a disgraced cop, a hopeful screenwriter, a college dropout, and a high school girl dreaming of escape. All of them, one way or another, revolve around corruption, suicide, loansharking…
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David Albertyn: Undercard
Win at all costs! Finally got around to reading this explosive book by David Albertyn, and I can say, Undercard is the book for you. Tyron Shaw has just been released from the Marines. An effective soldier based overseas, he’s seen his share of terror and blood. Arriving home he finds his friend, Quinn the…
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Russ Thomas: Firewatching
Detective Sergeant Adam Tyler, talented, taciturn, reclusive, gay. He ignores the jibes from his colleagues – mostly. The body of missing financier Gerald Cartwright is found in the walls of his home when his son starts a renovation. The son Oscar, is the man Tyler had a one night stand with the night before. By…
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John D Patten: Miami Burn
A missing daughter from a prominent family. Her mother wants her found, just to know she is safe. Her choice for the job – Titus. Ex-con, former detective. A man seemingly just passing through and working as a bartender. And yet recommended for the mission. It’s when the family tries to pay him off ,…
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Author Rebecca Hodge: Wildland
“Hell is empty, and all the devils are here.” Kat’s cancer is back after a three year remission, and it doesn’t look good. She rents a cabin in the mountains to determine her next steps. Treatment or no treatment. That life and death decision is curtailed by another. Escape a deadly wildfire enveloping the mountain.…
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Author Tim Garvin: A Dredging in Swann
There’s a first time for everything. Today, I’m posting the Publishers Weekly review of this book. It’s as excellent as the review notes, and you should give this debut book by Tim Garvin a go. Please click here: A Dredging in Swann ~ June Lorraine MurderInCommon.com is a Feedspot Top 100 Crime Novel Blog
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Author: Steven Max Russo: The Dead Don’t Sleep
Vendetta – Revenge Frank Thompson is an old warrior, long removed from the jungles and strife of Vietnam. For some warriors though, things are not forgotten. Like the time Thompson killed a black-ops soldier during Operation Phoenix. Spotted by one of the dead soldiers friends at a trap range, while visiting family in New Jersey,…
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From the Archives – C.S. O’Cinneide: Starr Sting Scale
She’s 6-feet + of mean and will cut you down with nary a side look. She also has the occasional soft spot in certain circumstances, but don’t count on it to keep you safe. Candace Starr retired after her release from prison. A contract killer, she often took after her father in methodology – snapping…
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Author Henry Roi: With Her Fists
Prison is what you make it Clarice Ares, has recently retired as a two-time, Bantamweight Champion boxer. She and her husband Ace run a combined car shop and tattoo parlour. Custom Ace and Tattoology are considered first class operations. A cartel mule’s vehicle has electrical problems. The nearest shop for a quick repair is Custom…
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Shawn Wilson: Relentless
Brian ‘Brick’ Kavanagh, a homicide detective in Washington DC, is called out to investigate the body of a woman in the Tidal Basin. Cherry blossom season means heavy tourist traffic and the city executives aren’t happy about the optics of the murder. Their rush to judgement means they want an immediate arrest. When the woman’s…
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6 More Great Westerns from NetGalley
Thought I’d reblog this post from my blogging friend Jacqui Murray as I’ve heard from time to time: “they don’t write Westerns anymore.”
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Lee Goldberg: Lost Hills
Eve Ronin Book #1 Deputy Eve Ronin has been transferred to homicide in the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. She became a viral sensation dealing with an abusive actor and the Sheriff’s Department needed some good press to offset a scandal. The homicide detectives that worked their way up through the ranks are not happy,…