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Monthly Archives: January 2015
Where the fire always burns
Happy New Year, at last! Bob Moyer is back from wherever he’s been when he wasn’t writing book reviews. That’s always cause for rejoicing. Reviewed by Robert P. Moyer THE BURNING ROOM. By Michael Connelly. Little Brown and Company. 388 … Continue reading
Posted in Detective fiction, Mysteries
Tagged detective fiction, Harry Bosch, Michael Connelly
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A step back in time
For 16 novels, Charles Todd has brought us the detective adventures of Ian Rutledge, who returned to police work at Scotland Yard while battling the lingering effects of his time as a British officer in World War I. Now, the … Continue reading
Posted in Detective fiction, Historical Fiction
Tagged British mysteries, Charles Todd, Ian Rutledge, World War I
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Flavia crosses the pond
Reviewed by Linda C. Brinson AS CHIMNEY SWEEPERS COME TO DUST. By Alan Bradley. Read by Jayne Entwistle. Random House Audio. 11 hours; 9 CDs. $41. Also available in print from Delacorte Press. 392 pages. $25. What a relief! Or, … Continue reading
Posted in Audio Books, Mysteries, Young Adult
Tagged Alan, Audio Books, Flavia de Luce
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Flesh, blood and bones enough to go around
Reviewed by Linda C. Brinson DUST. By Patricia Cornwell. Read by Kate Reading. Penguin Audio. 14 hours. $39.95. FLESH AND BLOOD. By Patricia Cornwell. William Morrow. 369 pages. $28.99. BONES NEVER LIE. By Kathy Reichs. Read by Katherine Borowitz. Random … Continue reading
Posted in Audio Books, Detective fiction, Mysteries, Thriller/Suspense
Tagged Bones, forensic thrillers, Kathy Reichs, Patricia Cornwell, Scarpetta
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Big coal, big problems
A few years ago, I flew as a passenger in a small private plane over a mountaintop-removal coal mine in West Virginia. The image of that huge, ugly wound on what had been a beautiful wilderness still haunts me. Most … Continue reading
Posted in Audio Books, Thriller/Suspense
Tagged Appalachian fiction, Audio Books, Big Coal, Gray Mountain, John Grisham
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Say it ain’t so, Bo
While I’m still more or less in holiday mode, Tom Dillon is back to business with a review of what threatens to be the last in one of his favorite mystery series. He’s right: It’s time to get things going … Continue reading
Posted in Detective fiction, Mysteries
Tagged Blight County, Bo Tully, mysteries, Patrick McManus
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