Final Judgment by Marcia Clark is the fourth and final entry in the Samantha Brinkman series, where a murder investigation draws the firebrand attorney into her boyfriend’s past, forcing her to risk everything on a man who could make all her worst fears come true. Marcia Clark’s name may forever remain synonymous with a certain…
The Coyotes of Carthage by Steven Wright is a blistering and thrilling debut―a biting exploration of American politics, set in a small South Carolina town, about a political operative running a dark money campaign for his corporate clients. Dre Ross is about to lose his job as a political consultant after going way too hard…
It’s been eighteen months since her lying, cheating husband disappeared, and Nina Garrity is ready to move on. Emotionally, that is. Physically, she’s loath to leave the town she’s raised her now-teenaged children in. So when her new boyfriend, Simon Fitch, suggests they move in together so they can share the cost of living in…
A Bad Day for Sunshine by Darynda Jones is the first novel in the new snarky, sassy, wickedly fun Sunshine Vicram series, where Sheriff Sunshine Vicram finds her cup o’ joe more than half full when the small village of Del Sol, New Mexico, becomes the center of national attention for a kidnapper on the loose.…
The Lotus Flower, normally recognized for its’ resplendent red color, is the national flower of both India and Vietnam. At one point towards the end of this ironically timely novel by Chris Bohjalian, it is pointed out that the lotus flower is known for laying atop the water during the day and then sinking at…
Take Me Apart by Sara Sligar is a novel of psychological suspense that follows a young archivist’s obsession with her subject’s mysterious death as it threatens to destroy her fragile grasp on sanity. When the famed photographer Miranda Brand died mysteriously at the height of her career, it sent shock waves through Callinas, California. Decades…
“The truth shall set you free,” immortal words found in the Saint James Bible. But for the purpose of Flight Risk, Gloria Steinem’s take on it might work better, “The truth will set you free, but first it will piss you off.” Journalist Jett Glover is motivated daily by a gut-level desire to investigate every…
The Safety Net by Andrea Camilleri is the 25th book in the Inspector Montalbano Mystery series, where a middle school is threatened by a group of armed men, and a closer look at the situation finds Montalbano looking into the students themselves and finally delving into the world of social media. It was quite a…
Chapter 1 As schooner-sized white clouds sailed high across the turquoise South Florida sky, Kate McGuire tugged at her green gardening gloves. Despite what the label proclaimed, one size definitely did not fit all. “So what happens if I ditch the gloves?” she asked, pausing, as her friend rhythmically scooped wet sand. “Nothing super horrible,”…
Death of an American Beauty by Mariah Fredericks is the third book in the compelling Jane Prescott series, set in Gilded Age New York, where the ladies’ maid is determined to discover who is making death into their own twisted art form. Ladies’ maid Jane Prescott’s vacation doesn’t go quite according to plan. First, she’s…
