Archive for the ‘Mystery’ Category

Ricochet by Sandra Brown

Wednesday, August 12th, 2009

Cover of Ricochet

Sandra Brown brings us another great read with Ricochet. Set in Savannah, GA, the main character Detective Duncan Hatcher is a complicated mixture of moralist and tough cop. His partner, DeeDee Bowen and he have been trying without success to catch and prosecute a local drug lord named Robert Savitch. Mr. Savitch is [...]


Silent Thunder by Iris Johansen and Roy Johansen

Monday, August 10th, 2009

Cover of Silent Thunder

I’ve read some of Iris Johansen’s work before and greatly enjoyed them, but have not read any of Roy Johansen (who is her son). If this collaboration is any indication of the quality to be found, I’ll have to hunt his books up.
Silent Thunder is one of those books that gets you [...]


Spare Change by Robert B Parker

Friday, August 7th, 2009

Cover of Spare Change (Sunny Randall Novels)

Spare Change is a Sunny Randall novel.
Twenty years ago, Sunny’s father Phil had a series of unsolved murders where the murderer left his victims with a signature of a scattering of coins — never the same coins, but always three of them, he was given the name of the [...]


Indelible by Karin Slaughter

Monday, August 3rd, 2009

Karin Slaughter is a new author for me, but after this book she’s one I’ll be watching for in the future.
Jeffry Tolliver is the Grant County, GA police chief. Sara Linton is the medical examiner and his ex-wife. They are still in love with each other which is complicating their working relationship.
One morning, Sara resolves [...]