Second Story Man by Charles Salzberg

Smart and fast-paced, this detective game of cat and mouse features Charles Salzberg’s smooth talking investigator Charlie Floyd in a Continue reading →

The Drifter by Nicholas Petrie

Peter Ash is a troubled veteran and a classic hero, the kind of protagonist you admire from the start. He’s Continue reading →

Descent by Tim Johnston

Descent captures and builds on the terror of a modern-day kidnapping and the horror every parent fears.  Caitlin, the victim, Continue reading →

The Insect Farm by Stuart Pebbles

Creepy describes both the physical environment and the plot of this suspense novel that serves up five dead bodies and Continue reading →

Murder In The Ball Park by Robert Goldsborough

Nero Wolfe lives. Although Rex Stout, creator of the popular series, died in 1975, the iconic investigator continues to thrive Continue reading →

Swann’s Lake of Despair by Charles Salzberg

Henry Swann is back. Both smart and smart talking, he embodies the voice and spirit of the classic hardboiled detective, Continue reading →

The Black Hour by Lori Rader-Day

This debut novel tackles one of society’s ongoing horrors: random violence and its aftermath. Shot at point blank range, Chicago sociology Continue reading →

Masie Dobbs by Jacqueline Winspear

The Maise Dobbs mystery series is ten books-strong. This, the first, introduces the intrepid young woman who pulls herself up Continue reading →