This is the first book of a new mystery series featuring LA cop Michael Gideon and his police dog Sirius - and it's pretty good. Although Alan Russell occasionally overdoes the witty banter between Gideon and other characters, there are plenty of genuinely funny lines, and Gideon's nemesis The ...
I had gotten this novel for free during a sale. I tend to put free books on the back burner, assuming I'll get what I paid for. I should have gotten to this one sooner.It was a surprisingly good read. The protagonists are both remnants of a serial killer: the author who wrote a best-seller abo...
After years of reading science fiction and fantasy I wandered into detective and thriller novels as my favorites and this book is a great example of why. I guess it mainly has to do with the characters - and the characters in this book are great. Gideon and Sirius are a great team, but all the fo...
Nick Pappas is a cop who is trying to hold his life together as he waits to see if he will be able to keep his job. As he sits alone on Thanksgiving morning he gets a call from his old partner. His parter runs security at a local shopping mall and they have a problem with muggers. He offers Nick ...
When a doctor investigating fraud in a visiting New Age cult winds up dead, hotel detective Am Caulfield scours the premises for clues while struggling to keep a group of swingers under control, in the sequel to The Hotel Detective.
P. Room, but not until Monday.” The repair was deferred so as to not offer temptation to another group of roving Bob Johnsons before their scheduled checkout on Sunday. While he was writing, Am took two peeks: one at his watch and the other at Sharon. His high school baske...
Over their sounds I listened to a message Katie Rivera had left on my cell. She spoke in a hushed voice, making it difficult to hear. “I’m not sure if I should be bothering you with this,” she said, “and you can’t attribute it to me, but I just heard that Heather had been inquiring into a situati...