Tag: police procedural
Review: Wolf Point by Ian K. Smith
Review: Wolf Point, Ian K. Smith, Thomas & Mercer – Chicago: From the mean and violent streets of Englewood to the glittering downtown Loop, hardened PI Ashe Cayne has seen it all.
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Review: The Dangers of an Ordinary Night by Lynne Reeves
The Dangers of an Ordinary Night, Lynne Reeves, Crooked Lane Books – After a delayed audition late one fall evening, teenagers Tali Carrington and June Danforth leave the Performing Arts High School in Boston and disappear into the night.
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Review: Bone Canyon by Lee Goldberg
Bone Canyon, Lee Goldberg, Thomas & Mercer – Rookie Los Angeles Sheriff Department Detective Eve Ronin gained her rapid career advancement thanks to leverage created by media exposure—one incident earned her the nickname “Deathfist.”
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Review: The Unspoken by Ian K. Smith
Review: The Unspoken, Ian K. Smith, Thomas & Mercer – Former Chicago PD Detective Ashe Cayne’s strong sense of justice cost him his job when he refused to take part in a cover-up.
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Book Review: A Cold Trail by Robert Dugoni
A Cold Trail, Robert Dugoni, Thomas & Mercer – Seattle police Detective Tracy Crosswhite is on maternity leave when she returns to her hometown of Cedar Grove with her husband Dan and two-month-old daughter Daniella. The town holds painful memories for Tracy.
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The Keeper by Jessica Moor
The Keeper, Jessica Moor, Penguin Books – Jessica Moor’s novel, “The Keeper,” needs to be read, despite its painful subject: Why do women stay with their abusive husbands/partners? Moor tackles the physiological and physical fear of women caught in the cycle of violence, and why law enforcement shies away from domestic abuse.
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Lost Hills by Lee Goldberg
Lost Hills, Lee Goldberg, Thomas & Mercer – At the end of one’s complex and perhaps trying day, a Lee Goldberg detective story is just the ticket. The prolific author has produced more than 30 novels, mystery series and scores of TV shows, all with the same theme: a hero who saves the day.
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Girl Most Likely by Max Allan Collins
Girl Most Likely, Max Allan Collins, Thomas & Mercer – School reunions can be fun or fraught affairs. To Krista Larson, Galena, Illinois’ new Chief of Police, her high school ten-year reunion is both.
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All This I Will Give To You by Dolores Redondo
All This I Will Give To You, Dolores Redondo, Amazon Crossing – Novelist Manuel Ortigosa is at home in Madrid when he learns his husband Álvaro has died in a car accident.
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A Blood Thing by James Hankins
A Blood Thing, James Hankins, Thomas & Mercer – Wealth, power and prestige: The Kane family of Vermont has them all. Andrew Kane is in his thirties, the youngest person to be elected governor of Vermont.
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All This I Will Give To You by Dolores Redondo
All This I Will Give To You, Dolores Redondo, Amazon Crossing – The crime occurs in Galicia, Spain, where even in the 20th century, aristocratic families expect to be recognized as nobility and granted extraordinary privileges.
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