The Con Artist by Fred Van Lente is an illustrated mystery that will appeal to comic book fans and anyone who appreciates an unconventional whodunit. For those on the outside looking in, the business of making comic books can seem like a dream job full of fun, wonder, and imagination. However, I’m reminded of a quote famously…
The Unfortunates by Bram Stoker Award-winner Kim Liggett is a haunting tale of privilege, guilt, and redemption, perfect for fans of Riverdale and Pretty Little Liars. Some of my favorite crime fiction tales are ones of redemption, where characters try to atone for the blood on their hands or a lifetime of bad choices. That path to atonement is…
Hello, and welcome back to my look at Season 2 of Netflix and Marvel’s Jessica Jones series, where Krysten Ritter’s titular and literal super sleuth uses her fantastic strength and keen detection skills to confront the weird threats that walk the mean streets of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. In this installment, we wrap things up…
From bestselling comic-book franchise writer Charles Soule comes The Oracle Year—a clever and witty first novel of a twentysomething New Yorker who wakes up one morning with the power to predict the future. Crime stories are often about power: how it’s used, how it’s abused, and how far a person will go to get it. That’s…
Glimpse by Jonathan Maberry is a chilling thriller that explores what happens when reality and nightmares converge, and how far one will go to protect the innocent when their own brain is a threat. I love the genres of crime and horror. While great on their own, they combine together perfectly like a genre Reese’s Cup.…
Hello, and welcome back to my look at Season 2 of Netflix and Marvel's Jessica Jones, where Krysten Ritter's hard-drinking PI uses her sharp observation skills, sharper tongue, and superhuman strength to crack strange cases. Today, we reach the penultimate installment of my review coverage with a look at Episode 8: “AKA Ain't We Got…
Hello, and welcome back to my look at Season 2 of Netflix and Marvel’s Jessica Jones, where Krysten Ritter plays the titular hard-drinking, haunted, superpowered, super sleuth. Last time, we kicked things off with a look at Episodes 1-4. Today, we’ll finish the first half of the season with a look at Episode 5: “AKA…
Hello! It's time, once again, to visit the mean streets of the Marvel Cinematic Universe's New York via Season 2 of Jessica Jones! I’m very excited for the return of the hard-drinking, foul-mouthed PI, as Season 1 of Jessica Jones was my personal favorite of all the Marvel Netflix series so far, and I thought Krysten…
Babylon Berlin by Arne Jysch is a graphic novel adaptation of Volker Kutscher's first Inspector Gereon Rath mystery, set in 1920s Berlin (available March 6, 2018). What comes to mind when you think of 20th-century Berlin? WWII, the Berlin Wall, a city full of political and military intrigue. But before Hitler and the “Iron Curtain,”…
Hello, and welcome back to my look at the first Marvel/Netflix spin-off, The Punisher, which continues the blood-soaked and bullet-riddled journey of the Jon Bernthal-played title character who was introduced back in DaredevilSeason 2. With this installment, it's time to go out guns blazing because we're tackling the season's final episodes: Episode 11: “Danger Close”;…
