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Review of Old Bones by Trudy Nan Boyce

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From the publisher: A timely and penetrating mystery about the intersection of policing, racism, and the community—set in a city at its boiling point—from an author who’s been in the trenches and seen it all. A senseless act of violence. During a vigil calling for police reform, students from Spelman College, a historically black women’s […]

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Behind the story of Mission Impawsible with Krista Davis

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According to her bio, Krista Davis lives and writes in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia. Her fascination with mysteries was fueled by Nancy Drew, The Hardy Boys, and Agatha Christie. She has two different mystery series, one of which is the Paws and Claws Mysteries. For this interview, she discussed the story behind her […]

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Review of The Queen’s Accomplice by Susan Elia MacNeal

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From the publisher Spy and code-breaker extraordinaire Maggie Hope returns to war-weary London, where she is thrust into the dangerous hunt for a monster, as the New York Times bestselling mystery series for fans of Jacqueline Winspear, Charles Todd, and Anne Perry continues. England, 1942. The Nazis’ relentless Blitz may have paused, but London’s nightly […]

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Review of Robert B. Parker’s Debt to Pay

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From the publisher: All is quiet in Paradise, except for a spate of innocuous vandalism. Good thing, too, because Jesse Stone is preoccupied with the women in his life, both past and present. As his ex-wife, Jenn, is about to marry a Dallas real-estate tycoon, Jesse isn’t too sure his relationship with former FBI agent […]

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Behind the story of Salem’s Cipher with Jess Lourey

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Jess Lourey is the author of the outrageously funny Murder-by-Month mystery series. She’s also written a magical realism novel and has now turned her pen toward thrillers. Say hello to “Salem’s Cipher” and the mysterious world of cryptography. Lourey describes herself as someone who loves puzzles. “My brain cracks and pops like a mad dancer […]

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Behind the story of Stripped Bare with Shannon Baker

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Shannon Baker is the author of the Nora Abbott mystery series, a fast-paced mix of Hopi Indian mysticism, environmental issues, and murder. With “Stripped Bare,” Baker is debuting her new Kate Fox series, which has been described as Longmire meets the Good Wife. A circuitous route led Baker to this series. The path involved a twenty-year […]

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Behind the story of Girls of the Golden Gate with AP Pierce

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AP Pierce is the author of The Freedom Adventures Suspense Series. The second book in the series is Girls of the Golden Gate. The book deals with the ongoing abuses of teenage girls and young women. In this behind the story interview, Pierce discusses how the plot came out of a difficult situation he witnessed personally. He […]

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Behind the story of noir thriller Soho Sins

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Richard Vine spent twenty-five years living and working in the world of contemporary art. According to Vine, it’s a strange world, one that prompted him to consider writing a nonfiction book he planned to call Why is Contemporary Art So Weird? As the book grew, Vine realized the anecdotes made the story and switched to […]

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Book Review: The Hemingway Thief

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Review of The Hemingway Thief — a debut mystery from Shaun Harris. From the publisher: Novelist Henry “Coop” Cooper is contemplating a new book between sipping rum and lounging on a Baja beach with hotel owner Grady Doyle. When Grady tries to save a drunk from two thugs, Coop tags along for the sake of […]

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The Innocents — a compelling new read from Ace Atkins

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From the publisher: From New York Times-bestselling Southern crime master Ace Atkins comes a gritty, darkly comic tale of greed, violence, and unexpected redemption. Quinn Colson didn’t owe his home town of Jericho, Mississippi, a damn thing. After serving for more than a decade as a U.S. Army Ranger, he’d returned, been elected sheriff, and […]

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