Third You Die
Sherman, Scott. Third You Die. New York, NY: Kensington Books, 2012. 352p. Paperback. ISBN: 9780758266521 The third book of a series, Third You Die tells the story...
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Taite, Carsen. Switchblade. [Luca Bennett Bounty Hunger series]. Bold Strokes Books. 2014. $16.95. 231p. PB. 978-1-62639-058-4. The third book in this mystery series begins as Luca...
View ArticleThe Old Deep and Dark
Hart, Ellen. The Old Deep and Dark. Minotaur Books. 2014. $25.99. 304 p. HC. 9781250047694. In this 22nd installment in the Jane Lawless series, Jane...
View ArticleShe Overheard Murder
Sheldon, Jean. She Overheard Murder. [A Nic & Nora Mystery Book #1]. Bast Press. 2013. $14.95. 276p. SC. 978-0-9838136-2-0. Nic Owen makes her debut as a...
View ArticlePuzzled by the Clues
Sheldon, Jean. Puzzled by the Clues. [A Nic & Nora Mystery Book #2]. Bast Press. 2014. $14.95. 287p. SC 978-0-9838136-3-7. Charles Bowen presumably committed suicide, but...
View ArticleLesbian Sleuths #2: Ten Mystery/Romance Series
Lesbian Sleuths: Ten Mystery/Romance Series by Sue Hardesty For those who enjoy a mix of romance with their mysteries (or is it the other way around?), here are ten of my favorite lesbian sleuths. One...
View ArticleBook review: Maxine Wore Black, by Nora Olsen
Olsen, Nora. Maxine Wore Black. Bold Strokes Books. 2014. $11.95. 264p. PB. 9781626392083. Jayla may finally have found the perfect girlfriend. Maxine is not only smart and beautiful but also accepts...
View ArticleBook review: The Grave Soul, by Ellen Hart
Hart, Ellen. The Grave Soul. Minotaur Books, 2015. $19.25. 320p. HC. ISBN 9781250047706. Even after writing more than 20 successful Jane Lawless mysteries since 1989, Ellen Hart will obviously not be...
View ArticleBook review: David Goes Home: Growing Up Gay In The Dust Bowl, by Grant...
Spradling, Grant. David Goes Home: Growing Up Gay In The Dust Bowl. Hamaca Press, 2015. Paper. $14.95. ISBN 978-0-9911444-1-9. From the title one might think that David Goes Home is a memoir. But it is...
View ArticleBook review: Fall of Man In Wilmslow, by David Lagercranz
Lagercranz, David. Fall of Man In Wilmslow. Knopf, 2016. HC. $26.95. ISBN 978-1101946695. This historical novel uses as its jumping-off point the 1954 presumed suicide of Alan Turing, the legendary...
View ArticleBook review: Fever in the Dark, by Ellen Hart
Hart, Ellen. Fever in the Dark. Minotaur Books, 2017. HC. $25.99. ISBN 9781250088635. I’m happy to report that after nearly 30 years of successful “Jane Lawless” mysteries, author Ellen Hart has by no...
View ArticleBook review: Night Drop, by Marshall Thornton
Thornton, Marshall. Night Drop. Kenmore Books. 2017. $9.99. 200p. PB. 978-1-973782315. In the aftermath of the 1992 Los Angeles riots, video-store proprietor Noah Valentine goes to collect some overdue...
View ArticleBook review: “Honey,” by Brenda Brooks
Brooks, Brenda. Honey. ECW Press. 2019. $15.95. 226p. PB. ISBN 978-1-77041-497-6. “And I guess the story goes that such lovers are doomed to flame out, go down in disappointment and ashes, but I knew...
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