The Paris Enigma: A Novel by Pablo De Santis
The Paris Enigma is narrated by Sigmundo Salvatrio, the son of a cobbler. His own career-path began when he saw an ad in a Buenos Aires newspaper in 1888, the famous (and only) local detective Renato Craig willing to share his knowledge and teach a select group [...]
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The Paris Enigma by Pablo De Santis - Review
Caine Black Knife by Matthew Stover - Review
Caine Black Knife (Acts of Caine) by Matthew Stover
The story itself follows what felt to me like a standard ‘pulp fiction detective’ plot with Caine being handed a mystery that becomes more mysterious as other players get involved and bring their own mysteries to the table. Caine’s character, and the frantic pace of the story, [...]
A Whispered Name by William Brodrick - Review
A Whispered Name by William Brodrick
William Brodrick’s monk-detective, Father Anselm, who has previously appeared in The Sixth Lamentation and The Gardens of the Dead and now returns for his third adventure, may reside in a priory but he still has plenty in common with the more traditional detectives of contemporary crime fiction, not least his [...]
Sweetheart by Chelsea Cain - Review
Sweetheart by Chelsea Cain
It was just a year ago that “Heartsick,” Chelsea Cain’s gory tale of a Portland, Ore., detective’s obsession with a beautiful serial killer, turned up on the best-seller lists. Now comes a sequel, “Sweetheart,” in which detective Archie Sheridan still lusts for Gretchen Lowell, who police fear has slaughtered more than 200 [...]
Rock & Roll Homicide by R.J. McDonnell - Review
Rock & Roll Homicide by R.J. McDonnell
You’ve got to love (almost) anything that gets non-readers into a book.
A self-published mystery novel titled “Rock & Roll Homicide” was initially promoted through the MySpace site of the author, R.J. McDonnell. It’s the story of the murder of a rock star whose widow, suspected of foul play, hires [...]
Q&A: Author Robert Crais on Elvis Cole
“Elvis Cole is the lens through which I see the world around me,” Crais said in an interview from his home in the Santa Monica Hills of Los Angeles. “He is with me constantly and I do miss him when he’s not around.”
Click to read the rest of this interesting interview, Q&A: Author Robert Crais [...]
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