Category Archives: Crime Fiction

Review: Stumptown Volume 1 by Greg Rucka

Posted on January 24, 2014 by Jenn

Hardcover: 144 pages Publisher: Oni Press (April 5, 2011) ISBN-10: 1934964379 Source: Personal copy Dex is a private investigator in a bit of a slump. Not only is business slow, but she in debt with the Confederated Tribes of the … Continue reading →

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Frightful Friday: Mayhem by Sarah Pinborough

Posted on January 17, 2014 by Jenn

Frightful Friday is a weekly meme in which I feature a particularly scary or chilling book that I’ve read that week.  This week’s featured title is Mayhem by Sarah Pinborough: Hardcover: 400 pages Publisher: Jo Fletcher Books (January 14, 2014) … Continue reading →

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#Mx3 Review: The Red Queen Dies by Frankie Y. Bailey

Posted on October 14, 2013 by Jenn

Hardcover: 304 pages Publisher: Minotaur Books (September 10, 2013) ISBN-10: 0312641753 Source: Publisher The year is 2019.  Police detective Hannah McCabe is charged with investigating the deaths of two women, both killed when the drug phenol was  injected into their … Continue reading →

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Review: Troubled Daughters, Twisted Wives: Stories from the Trailblazers of Domestic Suspense by Sarah Weinman

Posted on August 22, 2013 by Jenn

Paperback: 384 pages Publisher: Penguin Books (August 27, 2013) ISBN-10: 0143122541 Source: Publisher We’re all familiar with modern bestselling crime fiction authors like Gillian Flynn and Tana French, but before them were a host of trailblazing women writers who paved … Continue reading →

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Review: The Inquisitor’s Key by Jefferson Bass

Posted on April 17, 2012 by Jenn

Hardcover: 368 pages Publisher: William Morrow (May 8, 2012) ISBN-10: 006180679X Source: Author In the seventh volume of the Body Farm series, forensic investigator Dr. Bill Brockton leaves the body farm-an outdoor enclosure that studies various levels of body decay-to … Continue reading →

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Frightful Friday: Nocturnal by Scott Sigler

Posted on April 6, 2012 by Jenn

Frightful Friday is a weekly meme in which I feature a particularly scary or chilling book that I’ve read that week. This week’s Frightful Friday featured book is Nocturnal by Scott Sigler: Hardcover: 576 pages Publisher: Crown; 1St Edition edition … Continue reading →

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Review: Helsinki White by James Thompson

Posted on March 20, 2012 by Jenn

Reading level: Ages 18 and up Hardcover: 336 pages Publisher: Putnam Adult (March 15, 2012) ISBN-10: 0399158324 Source: Publisher In the third Inspector Vaara novel, Inspector Kari Vaara has recently learned he has a brain tumor. Experiencing debilitating headaches for … Continue reading →

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Review: The Girl Next Door by Brad Parks

Posted on March 12, 2012 by Jenn

Hardcover: 336 pages Publisher: Minotaur Books (March 13, 2012) ISBN-10: 031266768X Source: Author As Carter Ross is reading the obituaries (“some of the happiest news we print”) he comes across the entry for Nancy Marino, just 42 years old.  As Carter scans the … Continue reading →

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Frightful Friday: Dead Harvest by Chris Holm

Posted on March 2, 2012 by Jenn

Frightful Friday is a weekly meme in which I feature a particularly scary or chilling book that I’ve read that week. Feel free to grab the button & join in! This week’s featured book is Dead Harvest by Chris Holm: … Continue reading →

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Review: Prime Suspect 3: Silent Victims by Lynda La Plante

Posted on February 8, 2012 by Jenn

Paperback: 320 pages Publisher: Harper Paperbacks; Reprint edition (January 17, 2012) ISBN-10: 006213441 Source: Publisher Chief Detective Inspector Jane Tennison has finally moved up the ranks; she now leads the Vice Squad. On the first day of her new assignment, she’s presented with … Continue reading →

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