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David Hewson: Shooter in the Dark
Available July 18th Tom Honeyman isn’t having much luck with writing since his double murder, true crime bestseller came out in 2008. Retreating to his unpopulated island to write something, anything, Honeyman finds himself with company. A man is holding his daughter hostage on the island. He wants Honeyman to write the truth about what Read more
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Otho Eskin: The Reflecting Pool
Detective Marko Zorn loves the beauty and luxury of life. He collects art, drives a Jag and wears upscale clothing. He has a finely tuned sense of aesthetic. In his words, “I like nice things.” A woman’s body is found in the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. A member of the Secret Service and no one Read more
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Leith C. MacArthur: The Death of Harry Crow
Available July 15th – Click here to Pre-order William Snow finds missing people, specifically children and teenagers. In fact, he has an unusual gift for it. Approached by a friend he agrees to find 18-year old Laura Crow who is unaccounted for. Snow doesn’t do this work alone, retired race boat driver Mooney is his Read more
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Jakub Żulczyk: Blinded by the Lights
There are three things that Kuba says Warsaw is about: talking, hustling and cocaine. Kuba deals cocaine, or rather he defines himself as a retailer of his hustle. Talking? Barely, and he has a low number of smiles he can sustain in one day to deal with his clients. Tone deaf to his own emotions, Read more
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Florence Wetzel: The Woman Who Went Overboard
Agnes Andersson needs a husband in her life and the cruise she’s taking is her lifeline to accomplishing that. Self-described as overweight and jowly, she knows she is not desirable to everyone. Still, she is determined to find a tall, handsome husband. She spots Einar immediately, and is thrilled that he is assigned to her Read more
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A.J. Devlin: Rolling Thunder
The Split-Lip Sallies are roller derby queens. But their coach Lawrence is missing and Stormy Daze (AKA Stephanie Danielson) hires Jed Ounstead to find him. To do so he enters into a world of fetish clubs, dachshund racing, and blackmail. There will be violence. At the Emerald Shillelagh, Ounstead’s cousin Declan pours a great Guinness Read more
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Dana King: Pushing Water
There’s a lot going on in Penns River right now. Dale’s Department Store had a shooter on-site, and adding to the mix of the resulting investigation, there are two guys on an armed robbery spree. Throw-in a domestic violence case involving cookies and it’s another day in the life of Detective Doc Dougherty. Pushing Water Read more
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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 Read more
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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 Read more
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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 Read more
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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 Read more
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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 Read more
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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 Read more
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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 , Read more
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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. Read more