As posted elsewhere earlier this evening.....
Fifteen new crime fiction reviews in the second summer issue of RTE:
http://www.reviewingtheevidence.com
Plus
Julie Hyzy in the 'Sixty seconds with . . .' interview hot seat:
http://www.reviewingtheevidence.com/interviews.html?id=184
Reviews this week:
TITLE AUTHOR REVIEWER
ELIZABETH IS MISSING Emma Healey Yvonne Klein
A woman fast declining into dementia tries hard to solve the mystery of
what happened to her elder sister sixty years ago.
THE FARM Tom Rob Smith Sharon Mensing
Daniel is caught between his parents as his mother insists his father is
part of a criminal ring while his father insists his mother his mad.
THE SON Jo Nesbø Barbara Fister
An imprisoned young addict takes on responsibility for others' crimes in
exchange for drugs until he learns a secret that leads him to escape and
avenge his father's death.
THE WAYS OF THE DEAD Neely Tucker Jim Napier
When the daughter of a Federal Court judge is found murdered, the police
are anxious for a quick result. They arrest three suspects, but
journalist Sully Carter thinks the death is part of a larger pattern of
killings, and his own investigation will jeopardize important players
among Washington's political elite.
NO STONE UNTURNED James W. Ziskin Ben Neal
Ellie Stone investigates the death of the daughter of the town judge.
OVERWATCH Marc Guggenheim Christine Zibas
A young CIA lawyer uncovers a dangerous worldwide conspiracy,
masterminded by forces within the US intelligence community.
THE SPLINTERED PADDLE Mark Troy Cathy Downs
While Ava Rome seeks the abuser of a sex worker and keeps a troubled
teen away from drugs, a man she imprisoned twelve years ago has become a
serial killer, and he has moved into an apartment across the street from
Ava's home.
COLDSLEEP LULLABY Andrew Brown Meredith Frazier
Detective Eberard Februarie searches for the murderer of Melanie du
Preez, delving into race relations, drugs, prostitution, and his own
demons along the way, while, in a separate story line, events of South
Africa's history add layers of tension that continue to affect
present-day characters' decisions and perspectives.
COP TOWN Karin Slaughter Yvonne Klein
Atlanta 1974 and veteran white policemen are still having a hard time
adjusting to the new realities of the post-Civil Rights Act period, let
alone women's rights. Meanwhile, a serial killer is targeting policemen.
FATAL ENQUIRY Will Thomas Cathy Downs
When a man from Cyrus Barker's youth arrives from the East, bodies begin
collecting at an alarming rate.
THE DEVIL'S WORKSHOP Alex Grecian Donna Allard Halford
Alex Grecian's THE DEVIL'S WORKSHOP is a crime novel that combines the
elements of an early police procedural with the macabre philosophy of a
fictional Jack the Ripper in late Victorian London.
I AM PILGRIM Terry Hayes Anne Corey
A mysterious person is planning a catastrophic attack on America and
only one man, an-ex special forces individual with a cover so deep even
he does not know who he is, has a chance of stopping him.
TAILING A TABBY Laurie Cass PJ Coldren
Minnie Hamilton, mild-mannered librarian, tracks down the man who killed
a fan of one of her favorite artists
AUNT DIMITY AND THE WISHING WELL Nancy AthertonPJ Coldren
Lori Shepherd's little village is coming apart and she desperately needs
to find out who the culprit is and make it all stop.
THE LONG SHADOW (Audio) Liza Markland Caryn St Clair
The murder of an entire family living in the Swedish community on Costa
del Sol in Spain brings Annika to the Sun Coast to investigate.
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Yvonne Klein
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