Books Archive

Andrea Camilleri is back with his 21st novel involving Inspector Montalbano. This is my first time reading one of these stories and I have to say I really enjoyed it. The Inspector is everything you would expect his name to be. He’s smart, cranky, ...Read More

P.J. Tracy (the mother/daughter writing team of Patricia Lambrecht and Traci Lambrecht) are back with their latest Monkeewrench story Nothing Stays Buried (G.P. Putnam’s Sons; in stores Tuesday, August 1). It follows the familiar formula of killings, cops getting frustrated and then catching a ...Read More

Marti Trailor is a wife and mother of three. Her marriage has been having issues like anyone else that has married for a long time. Her husband Elliot is an obstetrician and works long hours. He’s often cranky and tries to turns things around ...Read More

Alisyn Camerota is the co-host of CNN’s New Day with Chris Cuomo every weekday. Before that she worked at Fox news (I know a big change in style going to CNN). So she knows a thing or two about hosting a morning news show. ...Read More

Kate Hewitt returns to Hartley-by-the-Sea, a new story about a mother and daughter and their tenuous relationship in A Mother Like Mine (Berkley Trade Paperback; in stores Tuesday, August 8). Abby Rhodes has returned to the place where she grew up in Hartley-by-the-Sea, after ...Read More

The Half-Drowned King by Linnea Hartsuyker (her debut novel) is an epic tale of battle for lands, survival and one’s pride in ancient Norway where being King and praying to the Gods is what man strives for. My interview and thoughts on the book ...Read More

It’s been six years since he last killed and now he’s back to torment Detective Valerie Hart in LoveMurder (St. Martin’s Press; in stores Tuesday, July 25). It’s the next installment of his series with her. The story starts off with the trial verdict ...Read More