Forty-eight-year-old Earl Hollo, a private investigator in Louisville, KY, had never recovered from a death that occurred five years earlier. The victim was his fiancée Maggie Middleton, and the death was determined to be an accidental shooting by a deer hunter. Earl’s mother, with whom...

Murder at Whispering Pines by Mary E. Laders is a compelling blend of suspense, mystery, and murder, with characters that are genuinely flawed and real. Meghan Anderson has just started her new role as Director of Human Resources at Whispering Pines, a reputable nursing home....

Bullets Before Dawn: Murder in Chinatown featuring Homicide Detective Johnny Vero by Fred Berri is set in 1949, following WW2. It's a crime novel that features human and drug trafficking and murder, with compelling characters and an indefatigable detective. Chinatown is heading for catastrophe as...

In Kilborn by Wayne Hughes, Drake Kilborn is running his family's crop-spraying business since his father became ill with heart problems. Mentally unstable since the death of his beloved mother, Drake becomes the source of problems for almost everyone in his hometown. When an employee...

Killing with Kings by Lois Lavrisa is the fourth book in the Georgia Coast Cozy Mysteries and, as with previous books, this can be read as a standalone. Jose thought he had his hands full with the new rookie on the bomb squad, but then...

Killer Tied by Lesley A. Diehl is the sixth book in the Eve Appel Mystery series. Eve has experienced several big changes in her life. She married Sammy. She's the proud mom of three little boys they adopted. She's apprenticing to a private detective. Sammy's...

In Shortcuts (A Valerie Benchik Novel) by E.V. Stephens, the body of Curtis Shelton－a serial rapist and killer who was released from prison on a technicality－is “found in a dumpster with his throat slashed like his victims”, suggesting an act of personal revenge. Detective Valerie Benchik and...

The Starlight Club 10: Love, Romance and Murder in Anaheim by Joe Corso is the story of June and Joey, two people who met under some unfortunate circumstances that led to Joey developing feelings for her, but time was never on their side. Protecting June...

I’m not really sure what prompted me to pick up The Arnolfini Art Mysteries by Rich DiSilvio, especially since I’m not that into art and know just about nothing about the world’s masterpiece artists. Perhaps it was the glowing reviews DiSilvio has received for his...

Behind Barbed Eyes is a work of suspenseful crime fiction penned by author Davina Kotulski, and narrated in its audiobook format by Emily Kleimo. The story follows criminal Bonnie Maldonado and her relationship with prison psychologist Dr. Victoria Thomas through a fascinating unpicking of the...