A young sketch artist makes a rape charge but doesn't know any details. Hamish Macbeth, policeman in the northern Scottish town of Lochdubh, suggests seeing a local hypnotist. When Hamish goes to pick her up, she is missing. Weeks later, her body is found. The...

"Defensive Wounds" is one of a series by Lisa Black. You may benefit from reading previous books (if you want to know more about the main character of Theresa McLean) but this novel stands on its own as a thriller which may keep you up...

It is 2010 in Davis, California, and Scott Anchorage knows how to kill women without leaving a trace. First he scalps them, rips off their fingernails, and then cuts out their tongue and finally cleans up the murder scene. Nice guy! It seems that Scott...

Laura Levine's latest mystery entitled "Death of a Neighborhood Witch" is a good afternoon's read for those not wanting to concentrate too hard on the plot. The characters are funny and seem to be representatives of the Hollywood film genre. In this novel, there is...

Death by Drowning by Abigail Keam is the second book of Ms. Keam's murder mystery series. Middle-aged Josiah Reynolds, a Kentucky beekeeper, falls forty feet off a cliff and is severely injured. After multiple surgeries and extensive rehabilitation, she is ready to begin the pursuit...

Josiah Reynolds, a former art history professor, was once a celebrity with wealth, social position, and a famous husband. Now all of that is gone. She finds her circumstances drastically altered. Retired, Josiah is now a full-time beekeeper, trying to stay afloat by selling...

Judge Deborah Knott is back in her fourteenth episode. The citizens are unhappy. Farms are being bought up for shopping malls. Candace Bradshaw is found murdered. She was accused of brokering under the table deals. Deborah’s husband, Sheriff Bryant is on the case. There is a...

In Days of the Dead by Anastasia Amor it is Oktoberfest - the evening celebration before the Days of the Dead Tour. Drinking, dancing, party fun and murder. Just what Adie Sturm needed, a murder just before the tour to Cozumel, and the murderer may be going...

Lochdubh was a quiet and peaceful area--so peaceful that Margaret Gentle managed to convince authorities to reconsider the need for a police officer. Margaret Gentle took an instant dislike to Police Officer, Hamish Macbeth. She considered it her duty to make sure he...

Ever had one of those days when everything goes wrong?  The Wind Up Hotel in Calamity, Nevada was hosting The Inventor’s Expo and The Squirrel Lovers Convention.  The greedy hotel owner had double booked the booths and the rooms.  The greedy owner insisted Earl had...