I’d like to start this review of Joe R. Lansdale’s The Bottoms by admitting that my only exposure to his work prior to this 2001 Edgar Award winner was a love of the film adaptation of Bubba Ho-Tep (which I only recently learned was based on a Lansdale short story) and a general understanding of…
Shatter the Night by Emily Littlejohn is an enthralling, atmospheric novel and the fourth book in the Detective Gemma Monroe series—take a visual tour with GIFnotes! It’s Halloween night in Cedar Valley. During the town’s annual festival, Detective Gemma Monroe takes a break from trick or treating with her family to visit an old family…
Trace of Evil by Alice Blanchard is the first in the evocative new Natalie Lockhart series about a small New York town, its deeply held secrets, and the woman determined to uncover them no matter the cost—take a visual tour with GIFnotes! Natalie Lockhart is a rookie detective in Burning Lake, New York, an isolated…
Paw of the Jungle by Diane Kelly is the eighth Paw Enforcement novel, where police officer Megan Luz and her K-9 partner in crime, Brigit, are on all fours as they try to solve their latest Lone Star mystery—take a visual tour with GIFnotes! The weather is beautiful. The work is slow. And Megan’s canine…
Tell Me No Lies by New York Times bestselling author Shelley Noble is the second book in the Lady Dunbridge Mystery series—take a visual tour with GIFnotes! Rise and shine, Countess, you’re about to have a visitor. Lady Dunbridge was not about to let a little thing like the death of her husband ruin her…
Strangers at the Gate by Catriona McPherson is a twisty, fascinating mystery that asks the question: Who do you turn to when everyone’s a stranger and you’ve stopped believing your own eyes? Finnie Doyle and Paddy Lamb are leaving city life in Edinburgh behind them and moving to the little town of Simmerton. Paddy’s been…
One Night Gone by Tara Laskowski is a gripping thriller about a 30-year-old disappearance and the dark secrets unearthed while searching for the truth—take a visual tour with GIFnotes! It was the perfect place to disappear… One sultry summer, Maureen Haddaway arrives in the wealthy town of Opal Beach to start her life anew—to achieve…
Full of intrigue and snow, Owl Be Home for Christmas by Donna Andrews is the 26th book in the Meg Langslow Mystery series, taking readers home to Caerphilly for the holidays—take a visual tour with GIFnotes! It’s a few days before Christmas… And Meg’s grandfather is hosting a scientific conference on owls at the Caerphilly…
Ninth House is Leigh Bardugo’s mesmerizing adult debut, a tale of power, privilege, dark magic, and murder set among the Ivy League elite—take a visual tour with GIFnotes! Galaxy “Alex” Stern is the most unlikely member of Yale’s freshman class. Raised in the Los Angeles hinterlands by a hippie mom… Alex dropped out of school…
Dachshund Through the Snow by David Rosenfelt is the 20th book in the Andy Carpenter series, where lawyer Andy Carpenter and his golden retriever, Tara, can’t say no to helping young Danny and his dachshund, Murphy, reunite with family in time for Christmas—take a visual tour with GIFnotes! Lawyer Andy Carpenter and his wife, Laurie,…
