Articles tagged: book review
Erdrich pens compelling coming-of-age tale
Posted: Oct 30, 2012A friend in publishing pressed Louise Edrdrich’s new book The Round House into my hands a few weeks back and implored me to read it. “This story is incredible, and I really believe Erdrich is ... Read more »
book review: Moehringer's novel 'Sutton' asks, "Who are the bad guys here?'
Posted: Sep 25, 2012Just after the financial meltdown of 2008, many bank executives, allegedly involved in the loss of millions of dollars of investor money, walked away with little or no punishment for their risky behavior, despite being ... Read more »
Sharon Fiffer's new antiques picker mystery a delight
Posted: Sep 24, 2012Lucky Stuff Sharon Fiffer Minotaur, $24.99 This is really one of the loveliest cozy series around. Fiffer’s prose sparkles, and she knows how to tell a story. All her characters are wonderfully real people, very ... Read more »
Another brilliant crime novel from Cornelia Read
Posted: Aug 08, 2012Valley of AshesCornelia ReadGrand Central, $24.99 I don’t think I’m exaggerating when I say that Cornelia Read's voice is one of the most original, vivid and memorable in all of contemporary crime fiction. I think ... Read more »
Tabish Kahir's new mystery is an exquisitely written look at Victorian London
Posted: Jul 20, 2012The Thing about ThugsTabish KahirHoughton Mifflin Harcourt, $24 "Stories, true or false, are difficult to escape from… Especially the stories we tell about ourselves. In some ways, all of us become what we pretend to ... Read more »
Latest Elly Griffiths novel one of her best
Posted: Jul 09, 2012A Room Full of BonesElly GriffithsHoughton Mifflin Harcourt, $26. Elly Griffiths has quickly become one of my favorite writers, and we sold so many copies of her first book, "The Crossing Places," that she’s obviously ... Read more »
Gillian Flynn's creepy new mystery a showstopper
Posted: Jul 02, 2012Gone GirlGillian FlynnCrown, $25 I think it’s safe to say this is the book of the year, and there isn’t always a “book of the year,” a book everyone’s talking about and reading. But the ... Read more »
Steve Hamilton's latest Michigan mystery one of his best
Posted: Jun 25, 2012Die a Stranger Steve Hamilton Minotaur, $25.99 Steve Hamilton keeps getting better and better, and in this latest Alex McKnight novel, he seems to have hit a fast-paced groove. This book is so spare and ... Read more »
Local author Alyse Carlson's first mystery full of gardening and suspense
Posted: Jun 15, 2012The Azalea AssaultAlyse CarlsonBerkley Prime Crime, $7.99 A smooth fit with Berkley’s line of cozy “themed” mysteries, The Azalea Assault features a PR pro from Roanoke, Va. who works with the local garden society. This ... Read more »
Bryan Gruley's new Michigan mystery hits it out of the park
Posted: Jun 04, 2012The Skeleton BoxBryan GruleyTouchstone, $25 I guess I believe in doing my best, trying to be a good guy, be nice to my mom, take care of the people I love. Is that good enough? ... Read more »
Eleanor Kuhns' story set in a 1700s Shaker community a compelling read
Posted: Jun 01, 2012A Simple MurderEleanor KuhnsMinotaur, $24.99 Winner of the new contest set up by the Mystery Writers of America and Minotaur Books, this is an unusual novel in it’s setting and time period, but in every ... Read more »
Loren Estleman's new Amos Walker mystery another triumph
Posted: May 23, 2012Burning MidnightLoren D. EstlemanForge, $24.99 In olden times, Loren Estleman of Whitmore Lake would have been regarded as a master craftsman. He's 60-plus books into a more than impressive career, setting the bar high in ... Read more »
Jane Haddam's new mystery novel provides a scathing look at suburbia
Posted: May 07, 2012Blood in the Water Jane Haddam Minotaur, $25.99 This is the 27th Gregor Demarkian novel, making Jane Haddam one of the steadiest performers around. Each year she publishes a polished, thoughtful novel, featuring one of ... Read more »
Ed Lin's new novel a vivid portrait of NYC Chinatown circa 1976
Posted: Apr 17, 2012One Red Bastard Ed Lin Minotaur, $25.99 "...You have to suck at it for years until one day your experience pays off and you reach a point where you know what you're doing." "It's like ... Read more »
'The Last Good Man' - novel set in Copenhagen satisfies lust for thrillers in foreign locales
Posted: Mar 05, 2012The Last Good Man A.J. Kazinski Scribner, $26 Thanks to Steig Larsson and Henning Mankell, the axis of the mystery universe has shifted. Where American readers used to feel as familiar with the streets of ... Read more »
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