“Trust Paul Vidich, a powerful and seasoned author of this genre, to tie the rot and losses of both the former espionage assignments and the current ‘small favor’ to the grief that continue
“Let me in there!” Krystal elbows me out of the way and starts mashing buttons with both hands, a random and rapid fire game of Whac-A-Mole, and the controls beep as an alarm goes off somewhere abo
“Katherine Moss has several cozy mysteries to her name, and her experience has brought her many fans. Bait and Swiss will certainly add to her fan base.”
“Heartwood explores the many components of what a hunt for a missing person entails, pulling all the threads of the multiple facets of the investigation together to tell a fascinat
“Each man had seen plenty of death in his lifetime. Tuberculosis, smallpox, and scarlet fever had done their duty as colors of the herd. Childbirth and cancer had taken plenty too.
“Raybourn’s reliably skillful plot twists and nimble writing, along with dialogue that should have a warning label (about choking with laughter), make this one of the liveliest crime novels
“Engagingly narrated by Miss Maple, Cloud, Othello, Maude, Mopple, and the rest of the flock, Three Bags Full is humorous, mythical, philosophical, endearing, and in a magical way,
The uninhabited Ilas Desertas are desolate islands populated by a few rabbits and endangered monk seals, and they really exist, part of the Portuguese Madeira Archipelago, some miles off the Morocc
“The Undoing of Violet Claybourne is an expertly written, engaging narrative, a journey into that place and time in the 20th century and the psychology of social pressure that is w
“Dirty Little War has moments that encourage quick reading and fast page turning, and pending violence at the hands of erratic and mercurial characters can keep you guessing about
