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 →

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 →

Cover of Snow by Jenny Milchman

The title of this mystery makes you want to curl up in front of a roaring fire but the suspenseful Continue reading →

Red Bones by Ann Cleeves

Scotland’s Shetland Islands are home to a hearty, taciturn people generally known for raising horses and catching fish. But in Continue reading →

The Boy in the Suitcase by Lene Kaabebol and Agnete Friis

What better for a summer read than a Nordic noir thriller. Helping out a friend, Nina Borg, a Red Cross Continue reading →

The Cat’s Table by Michael Ondaatje

An 11-year-old boy boards a ship in Ceylon and sails off to England to re-unite with a mother he barely Continue reading →

Theft by BK Loren

With their mother dying a slow death from Parkinsons’s and their salesman father on the road trying to earn enough Continue reading →

Case Histories by Kate Atkinson

Reading Atkinson’s Case Histories is like watching a master weaver perform magic, the kind of artistry that creates a stunning Continue reading →