Posts Tagged ‘Murder Mystery’

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 [...]


Hour of the Manatee by EC Ayres

Sunday, December 14th, 2008

I was given several boxes of paperback books that I’m slowly getting read. Since these were yard sale and flea market purchases for the most part, they are all older books that were published some time ago for the most part. Most of the collection are pulp fiction romance novels, but there are a few [...]


The Crush by Sandra Brown

Thursday, December 4th, 2008

Cover of The Crush (Book Club Edition)

Dr. Rennie Newton has just spent the longest two weeks of her life doing her civic duty by serving on a jury. The case is murder and the accused, one Ricky Lozado, is an accused hit man who kills carefully without leaving a trace. Rennie has no choice but [...]


Short Straw by Stuart Woods

Tuesday, December 2nd, 2008

Ed Eagle has problems.
On the morning of his fiftieth birthday, as he is about to open his elegant new law offices, Eagle learns that he is in the sort of trouble usually reserved for his unluckiest of clients. Quickly marshaling his resources, which include two private detectives, an accused murderer, and an ace ex-IRS agent, [...]