The Perfect Alibi has a great protagonist in Robin Lockwood. She's interesting, tough, and doesn't settle for the easy answer. We start with a rape case that seems pretty cut and dried, but things aren't always exactly as they seem, and given the length of the book, I did expect things to go off the...
After a woman is found battered and bound, she relates a terrible story of being kidnapped and tortured, but fortunate enough to escape. Two other women, similarly harmed, have been found dead. The woman who survived easily describes the house where she was found. The police then arrest the owner of...
After a woman is found battered and bound, she relates a terrible story of being kidnapped and tortured, but fortunate enough to escape. Two other women, similarly harmed, have been found dead. The woman who survived easily describes the house where she was found. The police then arrest the owner of...
Worthy Brown's is a black man who lives in Oregon just after statehood. He was brought there by his master, and by his reckoning and the new laws he is a free man. But his master, a slimy lawyer named Caleb Barbour who is connected to all the most powerful men in the territory, insists that Worthy m...
Now Available!This review can also be found at Carole's Random Life.I received an advance reader edition of this book from Harper via Edelweiss for the purpose of providing an honest review.3 StarsWhen I saw that I had a chance to read Phillip Margolin's newest book prior to its official release, I...
A decidedly "bleh" homage to Sherlock Holmes, which reaches a nadir of unreadability with "The Startling Events in the Electrified City." I couldn't finish the story and thought of giving up on the collection entirely.I persevered, however, and the remaining stories weren't too bad. Just not "too go...
Portland, Oregon is the 1860's is a typical frontier town, a place where things are not very easy. Yet, Matthew seizes the opportunity to relocate there from the east, and he and his wife join the wagons heading over the Oregon Trail. Matthew makes it to Oregon, his wife does not. Once in Oregon,M...
I read this book for two reasons. The first to see if 26 authors could write a mystery serial novel that made sense, was entertaining, and remained true to the mystery genre. The second was to expose myself to a variety of mystery writers that I have not read.I was very satisfied with the compilat...
So, I thought I had this all figured out and them BAM, I had everything flip. I have a ton of books on cassettes that I'm slowly making my way through and wasn't too enthused about this one. I was wrong, this was a very good audiobook.
What more could a true Sherlock fan want than a book full of "Sherlock" stories by some of the best writers on the current scene. [b:A Study in Sherlock: Stories inspired by the Holmes canon|10866398|A Study in Sherlock Stories inspired by the Holmes canon|Laurie R. King|http://d.gr-assets.com/boo...
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