Deception Cove
Former US Marine Jess Winslow reenters civilian life a new widow, with little more to her name than a falling-down house, a medical discharge for PTSD, and a loyal dog named Lucy. The only thing she actually cares about is that dog, a black-and-white pit bull mix who helps her cope with the devastating memories […]
Lethal White
When Billy, a troubled young man, comes to private eye Cormoran Strike’s office to ask for his help investigating a crime he thinks he witnessed as a child, Strike is left deeply unsettled. While Billy is obviously mentally distressed, and cannot remember many concrete details, there is something sincere about him and his story. But […]
Dead Man Switch
"Quirk's deft plotting and superior action scenes are what make the book tick. But the author also has a nice way of getting the most out of his characters and his varied locales without falling back on clich¨¦s. An excellent follow-up to Cold Barrel Zero, this is a standout thriller."¨DKirkus Reviews
The Dime
"Outstanding . . . Kent never sacrifices robust characters, or biting humor, during scenes of brutal violence, which, though disturbing, are essential to the rich plot."¯Publishers Weekly (starred boxed review)
Career of Evil
Overview When a mysterious package is delivered to Robin Ellacott, she is horrified to discover that it contains a woman's severed leg. Her boss, private detective Cormoran Strike, is less surprised but no less alarmed. There are four people from his past who he thinks could be responsible — and Strike knows that any one […]
Paradise Sky
Publishers Weekly ★ 04/06/2015 Edgar-winner Lansdale’s folksy, cinematic fictional memoir tells the story of a man who was born a slave before the Civil War but grew up to become the legendary Deadwood Dick. Willie Jackson is just running an errand in a nameless East Texas town when he happens to glimpse the back end […]
The Silkworm
The New York Times – Michiko Kakutani …[Rowling's] appealing detective hero Cormoran Strike is back, and so is his resourceful sidekick, Robin Ellacott, a gumshoe team that's on its way to becoming as celebrated for its mystery-solving skills as Nick and Nora Charles of Thin Man fame, and Mikael Blomkvist and Lisbeth Salander…What keeps the […]
The Cuckoo's Calling
"Robert Galbraith has written a highly entertaining book… Even better, he has introduced an appealing protagonist in Strike, who's sure to be the star of many sequels to come…. its narrative moves forward with propulsive suspense. More important, Strike and his now-permanent assistant, Robin (playing Nora to his Nick, Salander to his Blomkvist), have become […]
Hit Me
The New York Times Book Review – Marilyn Stasio: Aside from their ingenious methodology, what makes these amuse-bouches so delectable are the moral dilemmas Block throws up to deflect his philosophical anti-hero from a given task.
Breed
The New York Times If Mr. Spencer's name were not openly attached to Breed, it would still read like the work of a serious writer with keen antennas for sensory detail. But this is a gruesome book, a full-bore foray into the horror genre, so literary loveliness goes only so far. It is probably best […]