The cover of Killing Moon, the most recent of the Harry Hole novels by Jo NesbØ, features a large black dot. It’s a reference to the killing moon of the title, but this black hole could be a stand in for this nearly 500-page time sink. Not that it’s a bad book, but...
A Stolen Child, by Sarah Stewart Taylor, is part of the author’s Maggie D’arcy Mystery series. Maggie is an experienced American homicide detective who has immigrated to Ireland after her husband’s death. Living in Dublin with her daughter and boyfriend (Maybe...
Sleepless City, by Reed Farrel Coleman, belongs to the sub-genre of cop thrillers featuring burned out, morally ambiguous, but otherwise superhuman Irish American detectives. I was reminded of the work of Don Winslow, who, unsurprisingly has a blurb at the top of the...
I have to admit, I was not expecting much when I picked up Central Park West, by James Comey, the former FBI Director. I felt there was a strong possibility the book would turn out to be yet another celebrity author gimmick. (Talking to you Marcia Clark and any number...
Harlan Coben is a great master of suspense, and his most recent book, I Will Find You, does not disappoint. As with any fast-paced thriller, it’s always hard to determine which plot points to reveal in a review. Ten pages in, you’re already in spoiler territory. But,...
