The Gray Whale Inn Mysteries books are a great cozy mystery series. Have you discovered it yet? Now is the time!
I love the setting of a small Maine island near Bar Harbor. I've only been to Bar Harbor once but it earned a spot in my heart, what a gorgeous spot! I was there on a hot summer day so it is interesting to read about it in the midst of a cold winter.
Great story revolving around the artists on Cranberry Island, financial worries for our innkeeper Natalie and the arrival of the soon to be mother-in-law! Natalie's artist niece Gwen's mentor Fernand is found dead...is it suicide or murder? Next, the victim's lover and his estranged sister have checked in… Read more
David Baldacci cannot do anything wrong in my eyes between the John Puller series and the Will Robie series. This is the second book in the Will Robie series. The first book, The Innocent, was a gripping thrilling read. And The Hit carries on the story and the thrills and excitement.
There were plenty of twists in the story to hold the reader transfixed. Will Robie is actually becoming more of a human with feelings in each outing. Good story and totally up to date with current events.
The debut novel, Devil's Kitchen, by Clark Lohr is an incredibly well-written and captivating crime novel. The novel opens with the discovery of a severed head and with Pima County Sheriffs Department's Detective Manuel (Manny) Aguilar being assigned to the case. A rash of shootings and dead bodies soon result in Manny's being fired and beginning a new career as a private detective. Tucson's proximity to the Mexican border allows for Mexican drug lords to have quite a bit of influence over the area thus crime abounds. Lohr also touches on the affects of rampant out of control real estate development in Arizona which is destroying the fragile ecosystem of the Sonoran Desert. Mix these two… Read more
