by J.M. Dalgliesh, 2023, Hamilton Press While on cruise this summer we had a lecture on noir crime novels. One of the elements of this genre is a sense of place. The itinerary of the cruise included some stops in … Continue reading →
by Tim Sullivan, 2025, Atlantic Crime George Cross is an autistic detective who lives alone and is not valued by his superiors. Nonetheless, he solves crimes using his dogged methods. His partner Josie, who is a single Black mother, tries … Continue reading →
by M.C. Beaton, 2012, Kindle Edition, Grand Central Publishing This is the second in the series and I enjoyed reading it. Again, this is a plot that involves multiple characters assembling in a location far from their homes when a … Continue reading →
by Charles Benoit, 2006, Kindle Edition, Poisoned Pen Press I chose this book because I enjoyed his other books, Relative Danger, which I read on my way to Morrocco a few years ago. I really enjoyed that book. This one … Continue reading →
by M.C. Beaton, 2012, Kindle Edition, Grand Central Publishing This book is the first in a series of murder mysteries with the Scottish Highlands eccentric constable, Hamish MacBeth. The plot centers on a fishing camp where fishing “tourists” sign up … Continue reading →
by Jodi Picoult and Jennifer Finney Boylan, 2022, Audiobook narrated by Carrie Coon, Key Taw, Jodi Picoult, and Jennifer Finn, Random House Audio The book is about a teenage couple who fall in love. They have some disagreements, and one … Continue reading →
The House on Biscayne Bay, by Chanel Cleeton, 2024, Berkely Books I have mixed thoughts about this book. It is a mystery that takes place over two time periods, one in the 1920’s and the other in 1942. There are … Continue reading →
by Lisa Gardner, 2012, Audiobook narrated by Kirsten Potter, Brilliance Audio This book has a great plot and theme. It’s about a woman whose two best friends are killed exactly one year apart. The woman thinks she is next the … Continue reading →
by Mick Herron, 2010, Soho Press, New York This book was enjoyable, but it was a bit hard to follow at first. There are a lot of references to British things and persons that I’m not familiar with. Also, the … Continue reading →
by Anthony Horowitz, 2009, Audiobook narrated by Nathaniel Parker, Listening Library This book is categorized as a “children’s book”, but it definitely is not that. Horowitz had mentioned his Alex Rider books frequently in his Hawthorne detective novels so I … Continue reading →