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D.C. cop takes on small-town murder
Anytime you need a recommendation for a good crime/detective/mystery novel, look up reviews by Bob Moyer. He knows and reads books by more authors in that world than anyone I know. Actually, he’s reviewed at least one David Swinson book on this blog before – a quick search took to me to Bob’s review of…
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Jane Austen, with a mysterious twist
Did you ever have the pleasure of reading Jane Austen’s novels? Although I was an English major in college, journalism courses accounted for many of my English hours. Otherwise, I took the usual Chaucer, Shakespeare, Milton, etc., and then studied as much American literature as I could. It was a few years later, when I…
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One last, big case
Bob Moyer has followed Arkady Renko, a Moscow police detective, through 10 impressive mystery novels. Now he is ready to share his thoughts about what we are told is the last book in the series. Reviewed by Robert P. Moyer HOTEL UKRAINE: The Final Arkady Renko Novel. By Martin Cruz Smith. Simon & Schuster. 273…
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A cozy mystery, with extras
Reviewed by Linda C. Brinson THE PRIMROSE MURDER SOCIETY. By Stacy Hackney. William Morrow. 339 pages. $15.20, paperback. Until recently, Stacy Hackney has been a lawyer who also wrote two well-received books for children ages about 8-12. These days, she’s taken on more of a challenge, and those of us who love a good, light…
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When evil invades the bayous
James Lee Burke’s Dave Robicheaux crime/ Southern noir novels are one of Bob Moyer’s favorite series. Here’s his take on the latest. Reviewed by Robert P. Moyer THE HADACOL BOOGIE: A Dave Robicheaux Novel. By James Lee Burke. Atlantic Crime. 477 pages. $30, hardcover. This is a big book, but then it takes a big…
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Unraveling the terrible, twisted truth
Reviewed by Linda C. Brinson IT’S NOT HER. By Mary Kubica. Park Row Books (HarperCollins). 352 pages. $30, hardcover. If you like mystery-crime stories that fall into the psychological and domestic thriller categories, Mary Kubica’s new novel would make a great book to read on your next vacation – but not if you’re going to…
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Lincoln Lawyer vs. AI
Bob Moyer reviews the latest book in the Lincoln Lawyer series and finds that some things are different this time around. Reviewed by Robert P. Moyer THE PROVING GROUND. By Michael Connelly. Little, Brown. 384 pages, $32. What’s wrong with this picture? It certainly isn’t the writing. Michael Connelly has once again fashioned a spot-on…
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A Southern town afire
Bob Moyer reviews a new novel that seems to fit into a genre that might be called Southern noir psychological family drama – or thriller. Whatever the classification, the book sounds well written. Reviewed by Robert P. Moyer KING OF ASHES. By S.A. Cosby. Flatiron Books: Pine & Cedar. 333 pages. $28.99 Everything burns. In…
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A 14-year-old girl tackles the forces of evil
James Lee Burke has a new novel out, so, fortunately for Burke fans and anyone looking for a good historical mystery/thriller to read, Bob Moyer has a new review. Reviewed by Robert P. Moyer DON’T FORGET ME, LITTLE BESSIE. By James Lee Burke. Atlantic Monthly Press. 360 pages. $28. Reading a James Lee Burke novel takes…
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Murder most foul – yet again – in that Scottish village