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Jane Lawless Series

5 New Books to Read this Week: February 27, 2018

By Crime HQ

February 28, 2018

Every Wednesday, we here at Criminal Element will put together a list of Staff Picks of the books that published the day before—sharing the ones that we are looking forward to reading the most! This week, the highly anticipated new novel from John Hart highlights an incredible week of books! See what else we're reading:

Review: A Whisper of Bones by Ellen Hart

By Doreen Sheridan

February 26, 2018

A Whisper of Bones by Ellen Hart is the 25th book in the Jane Lawless Mysteries series (available February 27, 2018). Take a visual tour of A Whisper of Bones with GIFnotes! In this 25th novel of the award-winning Jane Lawless series, a young woman named Britt Ickles is sure she’s being gaslit by her…

A Whisper of Bones by Ellen Hart: A Visual Guide

By Adam Wagner

January 31, 2018

GIFnotes: Giving you the basic plot summary of an upcoming book with the help of the Graphics Interchange Format. A Whisper of Bones by Ellen Hart is the 25th book in the Jane Lawless mystery series—take a visual tour!

Cozy Bookshelf Shopping List: January, 2017

By Crime HQ

December 15, 2016

Discover (or remember to order) your next cozy with a delightfully convenient shopping list of upcoming soft-boiled mysteries! Last month, the holidays came early with some great December releases; this month, ring in the new year with January's cozies! Let us know in the comments how you like it and what you can't wait to read…

Fresh Meat: The Old Deep and Dark by Ellen Hart

By Debbie Meldrum

October 6, 2014

The Old Deep and Dark by Ellen Hart is the 22nd mystery featuring P.I. Jane Lawless as she investigates a string of murders at an old theater (available October 7, 2014). I have a friend who hates seeing a Cast of Characters at the beginning of a novel. She feels it means either A) there…

Taken by the WInd by Ellen Hart

Fresh Meat: Taken by the Wind by Ellen Hart

By Amy Eller Lewis

October 5, 2013

Taken by the Wind by Ellen Hart is the 21st installment of the Jane Lawless series, set in and around contemporary Minneapolis (available October 8, 2013). Jane Lawless’ friend Andrew asks for her help when his 12 year-old son and another boy go missing after a camping trip. Andrew is recently separated from his partner,…

Rest for the Wicked by Ellen Hart

Fresh Meat: Rest for the Wicked by Ellen Hart

By Terrie Farley Moran

October 1, 2012

Rest for the Wicked by Ellen Hart is the twentieth Jane Lawless, restaurateur and Private Eye traditional mystery (available October 2, 2012). I have been reading books written by Ellen Hart for—can it be?—twenty years. I started off in the early nineties when I came across a copy of Hallowed Murder on a library shelf.…

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