I’m not exactly sure how to describe WATCHING YOU by Michael Robotham because for me, it was several books in one. Part procedural, part psychological thriller, part noir, and all engrossing, readable wonderfulness. This is the seventh entry in Robotham’s Joe...
I confess: I love a good, juicy legal thriller, particularly one set in the American south. It goes back to TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD, I imagine. Few reading experiences can compare with getting knee-deep into a case with a lawyer and his staff, following along with them...
Ian Rankin is an incredibly reliable author. Whether a Rebus or Malcolm Fox tale, readers can count on him to deliver a super smart, interesting story. SAINTS OF THE SHADOW BIBLE is an exceptional book, even by this standard. I read two Ian Rankin books last year, but...
What makes Lana Granger, the protagonist and narrator of Lisa Unger’s IN THE BLOOD, so compelling that readers will be hard pressed to look away from the page for even a second? We all have secrets, and we all lie. Lana’s secrets and lies are deeper and...
I’ll have a list of the best books I read in 2013 as soon as 2013 comes to a close, but in the interim, here’s the list of (most of) the books I’ve read this year…
This is my last post before Christmas, and I had every intention of continuing the “put characters from my favorite books read this year into a Christmas carol” tradition. I had a song all picked out, and even had Rebus and Bernie Rehodenbarr sharing a drink while...
