“Brisk punchy chapters, constant action and tension, and an urban stew of nationalities make this a very spicy mystery with lives and families at stake at every turn.”
The latest addition to the Walt Longmire canon, this small novel is set shortly after Longmire’s return from Vietnam, and we find him working as head of security at an oil drilling site in the Arct
“Laurie fans will not be disappointed in A Trinket for the Taking. The concept of two different worlds in this cozy will draw the reader into a fantastical story.”
“’And right there, over what would be the monastery of Saint-Gilbert-Entre-les-Loups, was an asterisk. In bright red ink, like a splotch of blood . . .’”
“By the end of The Mirror it’s clear that Sonya and her allies need to enter the haunted past, retrieve seven rings (no hobbits though), and defeat the witch and her curse.”
“Make sure you ask someone whether they’ve even heard of Sallis, Knight, or Ellison before you gift-wrap this massive block of pages. It’s an acquired taste.”
“While those with a preference for straightforward, gritty noir may be thrown off by these otherworldly curveballs, others who enjoy cross-cultural context mixed in with the shadows will fi
Zoje Stage takes us into the disordered mind of her conscience-free protagonist, and it’s not a pretty sight—though 24-year-old Hanna is herself very pretty, as we’re frequently reminded.
“Readers and fans of Smiley and Le Carré will find out that Harkaway can, indeed, use his father’s recipe to write an engaging, compelling spy novel . . .”
“While HMP Edinburgh is ‘no country for old men,’ the venerable retired detective John Rebus, imprisoned for murder, must find a way to survive the ordeal.”
