Martin J. Smith

5 New Books to Read this Week: September 27, 2016

By Crime HQ

September 28, 2016

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, Joe Gunther & Ryder Creed return and Lisa Turner takes us back down south. See what else to add…

Review: Combustion by Martin J. Smith

By Dirk Robertson

September 26, 2016

Combustion by Martin J. Smith is a page-turning thriller with a sh0cking twist (Available September 27, 2016). Detective Ron Starke is having a torrid time of it all. A body shows up at the bottom of the local pond—a midnight swim gone wrong, possibly. It’s true that alcohol mixed with unexpected cold temperatures can have…