In Reference To Murder: Media Murder for Monday 6/17/19

In Reference To Murder: Media Murder for Monday 6/17/19

KRL This Week Update for 6/30/18

Up in KRL this morning a review & giveaway of 4 more June mysteries for your summer reading-"Crime and Punctuation": Deadly Edits series by Kaitlyn Dunnett, "Murder at the Mansion": Victorian Village Mystery by Sheila Connolly, "The Spook in the Stacks": A Lighthouse Library Mystery by Eva Gates, and "Till Death Do Us Tart": A Bakeshop Mystery by Ellie Alexanderhttp://kingsriverlife.com/06/30/end-of-june-mystery-catch-up/

Also up this week we have one more LGBTQ+ mystery in honor of Pride Month, a review & giveaway of "Seven Suspects" by Renee James which features a transgender main character, and transgender author. We also have an interesting interview with Reneehttp://kingsriverlife.com/06/30/seven-suspects-by-renee-james/

Perfect for your 4th of July reading, up in KRL this morning a review & giveaway of "Firework Fiasco" by Kathi Daleyhttp://kingsriverlife.com/06/30/firework-fiasco-by-kathi-daley/

We also have a review of "For Sale by Killer" by Catherine Bruns, and a giveaway of the first book in that series "Killer Transaction"http://kingsriverlife.com/06/30/for-sale-by-killer-by-catherine-bruns/

Also we have the latest mystery Coming Attractions from Sunny Frazier, along with a giveaway of a book from a former Coming Attractions, "Read Herring Hunt" by VM Burns http://kingsriverlife.com/06/30/coming-attractions-the-lets-dine-out-edition/

We have a Kathi Daley double header this week in KRL, as we also have a review & giveaway of her book "Finding Answers"http://kingsriverlife.com/06/30/finding-answers-by-kathi-daley/

And a review & giveaway of "Tailed" by Joyce Ann Brown http://kingsriverlife.com/06/30/tailed-by-joyce-ann-brown/

And up on KRL News & Reviews today a review and giveaway of a mystery perfect for your 4th of July, "Rocket's Dead Glare" by Lynn Cahoon http://www.krlnews.com/2018/06/rockets-dead-glare-lynn-cahoon.html

And a review and giveaway of "Beyond the Pale" by Clare O'Donohue http://www.krlnews.com/2018/06/beyond-pale-by-clare-odonohue.html

Happy reading,

Lorie 

The Rap Sheet: Revue of Reviewers for 6/27/18

The Rap Sheet: Revue of Reviewers for 6/27/18

Monday Markets and Jobs for Writers for 6/25/18

Monday Markets and Jobs for Writers for 6/25/18

Aubrey Hamilton Reviews: What You Break by Reed Farrel Coleman

What You Break (Putnam, 2017) is the second book from Reed Farrel Coleman about Gus Murphy, a former Suffolk County NY police detective whose personal and professional life shattered a few years earlier. He has slowly been putting the pieces back together. He’s found a job at a third-rate hotel, where he serves as their security officer, airport van driver, and weekend nightclub bouncer. Gus has been seeing Magdalena, a bartender and an aspiring actress for awhile, when she is offered a role that will take her to Detroit for several months. Gus is trying to decide if their relationship will survive the separation when a passenger on a routine trip from the airport kicks off his internal alarm system. His suspicions are heightened when the newcomer and Slava, the hotel doorman, appear to know each other.

Worried that this new visitor to the hotel has brought trouble, Gus is watching him the next day when he and Slava drive away together. Gus follows them to a New York neighborhood and witnesses the professional execution of the man they were visiting. The ensuing police investigation leaves Gus trying to protect Slava while explaining why he was there.

In addition to this hotel-related problem, Father Bill, the long-standing friend of Gus and his family, asks Gus to take on a paying client. The grandfather of a murdered teen offers Gus considerable money to learn why the murder was committed. The police have identified the killer through unshakeable DNA evidence but no one understands how the girl crossed the path of the hardened gang member to begin with. Not sure that he can do more than the police have and disliking his potential client, Gus reluctantly agrees to look into the case.

Juggling both investigations along with his unexpected relationship problems, Gus learns that two of the men involved have committed unspeakable crimes. One is overwhelmed with guilt and the other is chillingly remorseless, providing an intriguing contrast.

Gus is an appealing character. Unlike many damaged protagonists, the wounds that Gus has suffered have healed enough to create some protective scar tissue, which is allowing him to create a new life while not forgetting the old one. Publishers Weekly starred review.

·         Hardcover: 368 pages

·         Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons; 1st edition (February 7, 2017)

·         Language: English

·         ISBN-10: 0399173048

·         ISBN-13: 978-0399173042

Aubrey Hamilton ©2018

Aubrey Hamilton is a former librarian who works on Federal It projects by day and reads mysteries at night.

Saturdays With Kaye: Rather Be the Devil by Ian Rankin

Rather Be the Devil by Ian Rankin

In lovely continental fashion, this book spins a complicated plot and contains a host of characters, set in Scotland. If I counted correctly, this is the 24^th Rebus novel. No, it’s not A rebus, it features a character, John Rebus who, after all those books, is now retired. Or he’s supposed to be. You can’t keep a good detective down, though.

He’s trying to keep busy, puttering around with old unsolved cases. However, when he starts digging into one involving a famous rock star and the murder of a beautiful woman, something strange happens. Detective Inspector Siobhan Clarke catches a murder that rings a bell connected with this old case for Rebus. Another old friend, DI Malcolm Fox has been transferred to Gartcosh, causing ill feelings when he’s sent to Edinburgh to help out. Neither of the three want to work with each other. An elaborate money-laundering trail leads through a betting parlor connected with people familiar to Rebus. Meanwhile, Rebus is hiding his physical condition from everyone, spitting up blood from his COPD on the sly. The awkward team works beatings and dead bodies to arrive at a conclusion of sorts.

This is a darkish read with a high body count. Readers familiar with the characters will welcome them back and love this book.

Reviewed by Kaye George, author of Requiem in Red, for Suspense Magazine

In Reference To Murder: Media Murder for Monday 06/18/18

In Reference To Murder: Media Murder for Monday 06/18/18

Monday Markets and Jobs for Writers for 6/18/18

Monday Markets and Jobs for Writers for 6/18/18

Happy Father's Day 2018!

Only days left to win copies of books by Auralee Wallace, Terry Ambrose, Carolyn Haines, and more from KRL

Only days left to win a copy of "What You Want to See" by Kristen Lepionka
& while there check out a Pride related guest post by Kristen about LGBTQ+
mysteries
http://kingsriverlife.com/06/09/what-you-want-to-see-by-kristen-lepionka/

And to win a copy of "Down the Aisle with Murder" by Auralee Wallace Author,
and while there check out a fun guest post by Auralee about weddings
http://kingsriverlife.com/06/09/down-the-aisle-with-murder-by-auralee-wallace/

Also to win a copy of "Clues in the Sand" by Terry Ambrose and while there
check out a guest post by Terry about Father's Day
http://kingsriverlife.com/06/09/clues-in-the-sand-by-terry-ambrose/

And to win a copy of "Charmed Bones" by Carolyn Haines
http://kingsriverlife.com/06/09/charmed-bones-by-carolyn-haines/

And a copy of "Trouble in Tampa" by Louise Tichener
http://kingsriverlife.com/06/09/1885-florida-wild-pigs-wild-people-and-trouble-in-tampa/

And on KRL News & Reviews, only days left to win a copy of the SciFi
mystery "Blood Orbit" by KR Richardson
http://www.krlnews.com/2018/06/blood-orbit-by-kr-richardson.html

Happy reading,
Lorie

Unlawful Acts: Incident Report No. 45

Unlawful Acts: Incident Report No. 45

The Rap Sheet: Revue of Reviewers for 6/7/18

The Rap Sheet: Revue of Reviewers for 6/7/18

New Issue of Crime Review

We feature new 20 reviews in each issue of Crime Review (
www.crimereview.co.uk), together with a top industry interview. This time
it’s author Toby Vintcent in the Countdown hot seat:
http://crimereview.co.uk/page.php/interview/6274

We’re on Twitter at:
Crime Review: @CrimeReviewUK
Linda Wilson: @CrimeReviewer
Sharon Wheeler: @lartonmedia

This week’s reviews are:

PANDORA’S BOY by Lindsey Davis, reviewed by John Cleal
Flavia Albia investigates the suspicious death of a young girl on the
Quirinale Hill, home of Rome’s wealthiest and most aristocratic and ancient
citizens

AMERICAN BY DAY by Derek B Miller, reviewed by Chris Roberts
Police chief inspector Sigrid Odegard leaves her native Norway for New York
State to find her brother Marcus, who has gone missing.

MAIGRET AND THE HEADLESS CORPSE by Georges Simenon, reviewed by Arnold
Taylor
A dismembered body, found in the Canal St-Martin, presents Maigret with a
thoroughly baffling case involving a taciturn woman. And the examining
magistrate wants quick results.

THE SILENCED by Anders de la Motte, reviewed by Ewa Sherman
A viciously savaged body is found in the water. Detective Inspector Julia
Gabrielsson investigates the macabre case, and gets pulled into a web of
political scheming.

BLACKSTONE’S FANCY by Richard Falkirk, reviewed by Linda Wilson
Bow Street Runner Edmund Blackstone is charged with stopping a prize fight.
The only trouble is that one of the fighters is Blackstone’s own protégé,
the up and coming Ebony Joe.

THE EXTREMIST by Nadia Dalbuono, reviewed by Sylvia Maughan
A hostage situation is in progress in Rome and one of the terrorists asks
to see Detective Leone Scamarcio in person. Scamarcio then has to find
something and take it back before the deadline for the hostages to be
killed expires.

ACTS OF VANISHING, by Fredrik T Olsson, reviewed by Kati Barr-Taylor
William Sandberg is about to lose his daughter. And the world is about to
lose its last grip on safety, once and for all.

BATS IN THE BELFRY by ECR Lorac, reviewed by John Cleal
A group of successful professionals jokingly share ideas on how to commit
the perfect murder. When one of them disappears under mysterious
circumstances Chief Inspector Macdonald is called in.

LOCK 13 by Peter Helton, reviewed by Sharon Wheeler
Artist and PI Chris Honeysett is asked to track down a dead angler who
miraculously seems to have come back to life six years after his boat
capsized. But he’s sidetracked by the disappearance of his life drawing
model.

THE FIGHTER by Michael Farris Smith, reviewed by Chris Roberts
Jack Boucher, who was abandoned as a child, took up cage fighting as a way
to find himself, and after 25 years has reached the end of a very long road.

A SECRET BEAT by Rebecca Denton, reviewed by Linda Wilson
Alexia Falls chucks in a chance of college in the US to follow her heart to
London and take an internship at a production company. But money worries
lead her down a dangerous path.

THE SHOCK by Marc Raabe, reviewed by Kati Barr-Taylor
A woman goes missing in a storm, but there is only one person who believes
her life is at risk.

THE DRIFTER by Nick Petrie, reviewed by Chris Roberts
Ex-marine Peter Ash returns home to the US with problems from service in
the Middle East, but none sufficient to prevent him helping out the family
of a once close comrade.

DECEPTION by Teri Terry, reviewed by Linda Wilson
With the country in the grip of a deadly epidemic, Shay has turned herself
in, believing she’s the person who started it all. Her friend Kai disagrees
and is determined to find her.

THE MAN WHO DIED by Antti Tuomainen, reviewed by Ewa Sherman
Jaakko Kaunismaa, a successful entrepreneur in the mushroom industry, is
told that he’s been poisoned and hence on the verge of death. He decides to
find his own murderer.

A FINE AMBITION by RS Hill, reviewed by John Cleal
A chambermaid’s body is discovered on Instow beach. It appears she drowned,
but Abigail March who, with detective Theo Newton is among guests at the
hotel where she worked, is suspicious.

BESIDE THE SYRIAN SEA by James Wolff, reviewed by Chris Roberts
When his father is kidnapped by ISIS, Jonas employs his skills as an
intelligence agent. But until now he has been working from behind a desk.

SWEET WILLIAM by Iain Maitland, reviewed by Linda Wilson
A father is desperate to be reunited with his son, and isn’t prepared to
let anyone or anything stand in his way.

SUBLIMINAL by CB Barrie, reviewed by John Barnbrook
After being made redundant from her commercial research job, Emma Lilton is
desperately seeking new employment. She capitalises on her secret research
into subliminal imprinting and gets employment with an advertising agency,
leading to dire implications for Britain.

CRIME, CLEMENCY AND CONSEQUENCE IN BRITAIN 1821 – 1839 by Alison Eatwell,
reviewed by Kim Fleet
A short review of the letters appealing for clemency that were sent to the
Home Secretary during the 1820s and 1830s.

Best wishes

Sharon
www.crimereview.co.uk

Only days left to win books by Ellery Adams, Jane Cleland, Lee Hollis, VM Burns & many more from KRL

Only days left to win a copy of "Murder in the Locked Library" by Ellery
Adams, plus an added giveaway from Ellery of a tea brewer mug
http://kingsriverlife.com/06/02/murder-in-a-locked-library-by-ellery-adams/

And to win a copy of "Antique Blues" by Jane Cleland while there check out
an interesting interview with Jane
http://kingsriverlife.com/06/02/antique-blues-by-jane-k-cleland/

Also to win copies of Death of a Cookbook Author": A Hayley Powell Food and
Cocktails Mystery by Lee Hollis, "Natural Thorn Killer": A Rose City
Mystery by Kate Dyer-Seeley, "Dressed for Death in Burgundy": A French
Village Mystery by Susan C. Shea, and "Flowers and Foul Play": A Magic
Garden Mystery by Amanda Flower
http://kingsriverlife.com/06/02/mysteries-perfect-for-june-wedding-reading/

And to win a copy of "Read Herring Hunt" by V.M. Burns
http://www.krlnews.com/2018/06/read-herring-hunt-vm-burns.html

Happy reading!

P.S. And I hope you check out the new mystery podcast as well
https://mysteryratsmaze.podbean.com/

Jungle Red Writers: Inside the Case of Charles Manson--a true crime in...

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In Reference To Murder: Mystery Melange for 6/7/18

In Reference To Murder: Mystery Melange for 6/7/18

New Books and Short Stories by MWA Members – June 2018

New Books and Short Stories by MWA Members – June 2018

City of Dallas: Delay in bulk and brush collection services

City of Dallas: Delay in bulk and brush collection services

RTE Update for 6/2/18

The June 2 2018 issue of RTE is out and includes fifteen new reviews as well as a new interview:

http://www.reviewingtheevidence.com                   

Spencer Kope in the 'Sixty seconds with . . .' interview hot seat:                                
http://www.reviewingtheevidence.com/interviews.html?id=255

                               
REVIEWS THIS WEEK:

LONDON RULES    Mick Herron    Reviewed by Yvonne Klein

FULL DISCLOSURE    Beverley McLachlin    Reviewed by Jim Napier
  
UNBURY CAROL    Josh Malerman    Reviewed by Nicola Nixon

THE GLASS ROOM    Ann Cleeves    Reviewed by Anne Corey

DEAD MEN WHISTLING    Graham Masterton    Reviewed by Cathy Downs

WHAT YOU WANT TO SEE    Kristen Lepionka    Reviewed by Barbara Fister  
 
THE AFFLICTION    Beth Gutcheon             Reviewed by Sharon Mensing

IT BEGINS IN BETRAYAL    Iona Whishaw     Reviewed by Lourdes Venard

SEE ALSO PROOF    Larry D. Sweazy    Reviewed by Meredith Frazier

FALL OF ANGELS    Barbara Cleverly    Reviewed by Diana Borse

HOW FAR SHE'S COME    Holly Brown      Reviewed by Katie Voss

A MILLION DROPS    Víctor del Ábrol     Reviewed by Yvonne Klein
    
DEATH NOTICE    Zhou Haohui      Reviewed by Rebecca Nesvet

PAPER GHOSTS    Julia Heaberlin    Reviewed by Susan Hoover

READ HERRING HUNT    V. M. Burns     Reviewed by PJ Coldren


We post more than 900 new reviews a year -- all of them are archived on the site -- as well as a new interview with a top author every issue.

Yvonne Klein
Editor: ymk@reviewingtheevidence.com

Unlawful Acts: Incident Report No. 44

Unlawful Acts: Incident Report No. 44