B- 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 >
B- Reviews / Book Reviewscourtesan heroine / Historical / Historical-China / joint review / law-enforcement / Lotus Palace series / murder mystery / POC / POC author / road-romance / Tang DynastyComments Off on JOINT REVIEW: Red Blossom in Snow by Jeannie Lin
Murder and forbidden love in the Tang Dynasty. The latest in the bestselling Lotus Palace Mystery series. Magistrate Li Chen harbors a secret. One that could destroy his hard-earned reputation, as well as his growing passion for the talented courtesan, Song Yi. Li Chen’s duty to his family and the ... more >
B+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readsfathers and daughters / Historical / illegitimate-child / investigation / Joseon Dynasty / Korea / law-enforcement / mothers and daughters / murder mystery / nurse / POC / POC author / policeman / Young-Adult12 Comments
A young palace nurse investigates a pattern of grisly murders in this romantic YA historical mystery from the author of The Silence of Bones. Joseon (Korea), 1758. There are few options available to illegitimate daughters in the capital city, but through hard work and study, eighteen-year-old Hyeon has earned a ... more >
B Reviews / Book Reviewsanimals / biology / Ethics / law-enforcement / nature / nature writing / non-fiction / outdoors / science / scientific research / Scientist3 Comments
Join “America’s funniest science writer” (Peter Carlson, Washington Post), Mary Roach, on an irresistible investigation into the unpredictable world where wildlife and humans meet. What’s to be done about a jaywalking moose? A bear caught breaking and entering? A murderous tree? Three hundred years ago, animals that broke the law ... more >
B Reviews / Book Reviewsabuse / crime / law-enforcement / murder / non-fiction / police / Rape / scienceComments Off on REVIEW: Written in Bone: Hidden Stories in What We Leave Behind by Sue Black
From the author of All That Remains, a tour through the human skeleton and the secrets our bones reveal. In her memoir All That Remains, internationally renowned forensic anthropologist and human anatomist Dame Sue Black recounted her life lived eye to eye with the Grim Reaper. During the course of ... more >
B Reviews / Book ReviewsChristmas / Contemporary / domestic violence / Drugs / Fantasy / holiday novella / law-enforcement / novella / Sheriff7 Comments
It’s another night on the job for Deputy Sheriff Barbara Mero, giving chase to a suspect in a stolen vehicle. But when someone beats her to the perp, she’s not sure whether to step in or not. Before she can stop him, a sledgehammer-wielding bearded biker on a red Harley ... more >