The Truth About The Harry Quebert Affair by Joel Dicker
It’s that time of year again, worrying about your body looking good in a bathing suit, making sure...
Tag: crime
Police by Jo Nesbø
When Jo Nesbø’s Police showed up at my apartment a while back, I groaned in disappointment....
The Way Of All Fish by Martha Grimes
According to the book jacket for The Way of All Fish, Martha Grimes has published at least one...
Just What Kind of Mother Are You? by Paula Daly
I don’t know who Lisa Gardner is, and I suppose it really doesn’t matter because this has nothing...
The Execution of Noa P. Singleton by Elizabeth L. Silver
Within a month of this writing, the state of Texas performed its 500th execution since 1982. That...
Night Film by Marisha Pessl
The idea propelling Night Film forward for six hundred odd pages seems to be something to do with...
Chourmo by Jean-Claude Izzo
Fabio Montale, the detective hero of Total Chaos, lives in Les Goudes, a sort-of harbor enclave removed from central Marseilles. You could be excused for thinking it’s an isolated village but it’s actually an urban district of the city.…
Total Chaos by Jean-Claude Izzo
If I am writing this and you are reading it, it means that we are both survivors. We are those who remain, for one more day at least as the light fades.…
Funfair by Ferdinand von Schirach
from Guilt: stories by Ferdinand von Schirach
Silly me, once again, the New York Times has to tell me about an author.…
