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The Fairfax Incident by Terrence McCauley Polis Books Historical Fiction , Mystery & Thrillers Pub Date 15 Jun 2018 Review When Hitler rose to power in the early 1930’s on a tide of nationalism, fascist groups emerged in many countries including the United States. With the economy in shreds, unemployment at an all time high and prohibition, little attention was paid. It is not surprising that The Fairfax Incident pits Doherty and his allies against one such group. The Fai

Hush, My Inner Sleuth by M.E. Meegs & W.B. Tigue Lycophos Press Literary Fiction , Mystery & Thrillers Pub Date 21 May 2018 Review Hush My Inner Sleuth is an unusual book, fueled by early Hollywood scandals, pulp detective stories, and the original hipsters and cool cats. The framing mechanism used is very clever, but I don’t want to give the surprise away. Readers become acquainted with Willie after her friend Betty takes her place. Gamely, Willie heads to Hollywood, wh

The Death Chamber by Lesley Thomson Head of Zeus General Fiction (Adult) , Mystery & Thrillers Pub Date 05 Apr 2018 Review So many secrets, so many lies. When Stella Darnell is hired by Lisa Mercer, the daughter of the detective who failed to find Bryony Motson, but discovered the body of Cassie Baker who disappeared over 20 years before, she is initially reluctant to take the case. Paul Mercer is set on blaming Charlie Brice for the death and disappearance, but there was

Long Silence, The A 1920s' Hollywood noir mystery by Gerard O'Donovan Severn House Publishers Historical Fiction Pub Date 01 May 2018 Review The Long Silence is classic Hollywood noir at its best - at once glamorous and dark. It takes you behind the scenes of early Hollywood, peeling back the glitter, letting you see the personalities and the troubles people like fixer turned PI, Tom Collins was hired to hide. The Long Silence is based on the real life unsolved murder of

A Whisper of Bones A Jane Lawless Mystery by Ellen Hart St. Martin's Press Minotaur Books Mystery & Thrillers Pub Date 27 Feb 2018 Review A Whisper of Bones is a captivating thriller. It is not a cosy, even though there is little violence. The novel is well dramatized, with Ellen Hart making it possible to empathize with all the characters, to see their humanity despite all the flaws and your many reasons to dislike certain ones. Britt Ickles comes to Jane with a curious pr

Dry Bones An Oxford-based PI mystery by Sally Spencer Severn House Mystery & Thrillers Pub Date 01 Feb 2018 Review Oxford with its longstanding history and traditional disparity between classes makes for an excellent mystery setting. (Morse anyone?). The followup to The Shivering Turn is equally as good. Dry Bones is skillfully plotted, showing just how long hidden murders can affect the present (in this case 1974). Jennie Redhead’s friend Charles, the bursar of St Luke’

Trouble in Bay Town by Alan M. Blank Mystery & Thrillers Pub Date 01 Jun 2017 Review Trouble in Bay Town is just what it aims to be - a modern mystery featuring an old-school private eye. Sonny Knight is a soft-boiled pi - a gentleman with a moral code, a willingness to act when he sees a wrong being done who is unafraid to act even if it puts him at risk. He may call his office manager Angel, but he’s far from being a misogynist. Another way he differs from “hard boiled”

Long Way Down, A by Ken McCoy Severn House Mystery & Thrillers Pub Date 01 Nov 2017 Review A Long Way Down is a bit different from your average police procedural. Sep Black is a DI, but he acts as a lone wolf, bending the rules in order to get results. His newest case both intrigues him and falls under the purview of the team to which he is assigned, the cold case squad. A journalist’s wife is convinced that her husband’s death is related to a case he was investigating-