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June 7, 2023

REVIEW: The Last Drop of Hemlock : A Mystery by Katharine Schellman

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviews1920s / American historical / corruption / Historical / Jazz Age / LGBTQIAP+ / murder mystery / New York City / POC / working classNo Comments

In The Last Drop of Hemlock, the dazzling follow up to Last Call at the Nightingale, even a dance can come with a price… The rumor went through the Nightingale like a flood, quietly rising, whispers hovering on lips in pockets of silence. Life as a working-class girl in Prohibition-era ... more >

March 2, 2023

REVIEW: OCME: Life in America’s Top Forensic Medical Center by Bruce Goldfarb

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviews / D ReviewsBaltimore / corruption / death / Doctor / First-Person / forensics / Memoir / non-fiction / police brutality3 Comments

Perfect for fans of Michael Lewis and David Simon (Homicide, The Corner, The Wire, We Own This City) Real life is different from what gets depicted on procedural crime dramas. Equipped with a journalist’s eye, a paramedic’s experience and a sardonic wit, Bruce Goldfarb spent ten years with Maryland’s Office ... more >

January 17, 2023

REVIEW: Hearts of Steel by Elizabeth Camden

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviews1900s / Business woman / class differences / corruption / Historical / immigrants / inspirational / turn of the 20th century / workers1 Comments

His steel empire has catapulted him to the top of the world, but loving her could cost him everything. Maggie Molinaro survived a hardscrabble childhood in the downtrodden streets of Manhattan to become a successful businesswoman. After a decade of sacrifice, she now owns a celebrated ice cream company. But ... more >

April 8, 2022

REVIEW: Patrick Gallagher’s Widow by Cheryl Reavis

JayneB- Reviews / Book Reviews1990s / corruption / law-enforcement / New York City / police / policeman / Widowed Heroine2 Comments

An “off-limits” policeman’s widow. An insubordinate detective determined to find out what she knows about her husband’s death. A love story… All his life, street-smart Garth had lived side by side with crime. And something about fellow officer Patrick Gallagher’s death in the line of duty just didn’t add up ... more >

February 4, 2019

REVIEW: One Tough Cowboy by Lora Leigh & Veronica Chadwick

KaetrinBook Reviews / D Reviewscorruption / law-enforcement / NetGalley / romantic-suspense / Small-TownComments Off on REVIEW: One Tough Cowboy by Lora Leigh & Veronica Chadwick

LAW AND ORDER. For as long as Samantha can remember, Hunter—a man as strong as steel, with a heart of gold—has been her hero. It came as no surprise to Samantha when she found out that the ranch-hardened cowboy who always protected her from bullies went on to become the ... more >

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