MYSTERY
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MAYHEM IN MARGAUX – Jean-Pierre Alaux & Noël Balen

Summer in Bordeaux and a heat wave is destroying the grape crop so the vintners are already on edge when a car accident brings in the Winemaker Detective and his assistant Virgil, drawing some unwanted attention to some personal, dirty secrets behind some of the most prestigious wines in all of France. This is the Continue reading
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A DEATH IN SWEDEN – Kevin Wignall

Dan Hendricks is a former CIA agent, now an agent-for-hire. He’ll work for anyone or any country willing to pay his fee. Being a mercenary like this, usually tracking down criminals and working for those who may not trust him, has Dan constantly looking over his shoulder and fearing he’s not long for the world Continue reading
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MARION LANE AND THE MIDNIGHT MURDER – T.A. Willberg

Twenty-three-year-old Marion Lane lives a rather ordinary, quiet life in 1958 London. The toughest part of her day is living with her mother. Marion works as an Inquirer-in-Training … a sort of detective intern at Miss Brickett’s Investigations & Inquiries. When a filing clerk, Michelle White, receives a note that something terrible is about to happen Continue reading
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NEXT TO LAST STAND – Craig Johnson

Sheriff Walt Longmire is still taking it kind of slow after his ordeal in Mexico (book #14 in the series) but as long as he’s still sheriff, he’s got some work to do. Walt pays visits periodically to the folks over at the Wyoming Home for Soldiers & Sailors, so he’s familiar with resident Charley Continue reading
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THE SENSATION – Amanda Bridgeman

I feel like Steve Martin in The Jerk … I want to hold this up and run around saying, “The new Amanda Bridgeman book is out! The new Amanda Bridgeman book is here!” I have very much been looking forward to the release of this next volume in the Salvi Brentt series. Detective Salvi Brentt Continue reading
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THE NATURALS – Jennifer Lynn Barnes

I am really sorry it took me so long to read this because this was wonderful. Cassie is a teen who is a natural at reading people. She’s never really thought of this as an exceptional talent other than how it has served her (winning big at poker, for instance). But others have noticed, and Continue reading
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FROM THE GRAVE – David Housewright

Rushmore ‘Mac’ McKenzie is a private investigator, a former police officer, in St. Paul, Minnesota. He left the force in order to accept the reward money from a case he had solved. Police officers can’t accept reward money. Now a case from his police days has come back to haunt him. Literally. One of Mac’s Continue reading
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MURDER ON THE SILVER SCREEN – Margaret Dumas

Nora Paige is the manager of The Palace movie theater in San Francisco. She left her beloved Hollywood when her lying, cheating, no-good, movie star husband had an affair with a co-star. As a huge fan of classic movies, Nora is a perfect fit for The Palace, playing some of her favorite classic films on Continue reading
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NOWHERE TO RUN – Jude Watson

Dan Cahill and his sister, Amy, are the last of the Cahill family to be guardians of the fabled 39 clues. Those clues lead to 39 ingredients of a serum which, when taken, could transform a person into the most powerful human on the planet. The potential for the wrong person or persons to get Continue reading
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THE SUBJUGATE – Amanda Bridgeman

In a very religious, rural community – a train ride from the nearest metropolis – a brutal rape/murder has occurred. This is shocking to the pious locals as everyone is devout or in training to become a true believer. Sent to investigate the murder are a pair of detectives from the city, Salvi Brentt and Continue reading
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ROOTED IN DECEIT – Wendy Tyson

Megan Sawyer is working at the idyllic Washington Acres in Winsome, Pennsylvania. But her perfect summer, which includes some quality time with the handsome Dr. Finn, is about to go downhill rapidly when Megan learns that her father (who’s never been too reliable) and his new wife, Sylvia, plan to stay at a retreat center Continue reading

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