Substitute Soloist by DR Ransdell is the fourth book in the Andy Veracruz Mystery series. Andy has a new job and he's certain he may have gotten in over his head. He's faked his way through several passages and the other musicians' instruments cost more...

My lasting first impression as a first-time reader of the rather prolific writer Ann Morven, based on her “somewhere-in-the-series” novel, The Killing of Hamlet, one of a collection featuring a common-everyday-woman investigator named Sheil B. Wright (because she usually is), is Wow, what perfectly timed...

Tropic of Evil follows Inspector Marco Nayal of Mexico’s Federal Police as he tries to find a young girl who may not be alive anymore. When Marco is assigned the case to find a 6-year-old girl, he first thought that the report had been filed...

On the Count of Three is the seventh book in the Brandon Fisher FBI series by Carolyn Arnold, a disturbing, psychologically strong, and emotionally rich thriller that will put readers on the edge of their seats. FBI Special Agent Brandon Fisher and his team are...

Killer Curriculum is a quirky and compelling murder mystery novel penned by author Douglas Alexander. We first meet Detective Sarah Rime at a crime scene, on her first day in a new small-town post in New York State. The unusual and grisly crime is going...

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....

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...