The Surly Bookseller

Let's make this short. Ms. Stevens has held me in thrall with some of her earlier novels. This one read like a first draft script fo...

One of the dangers of following any writer for any length of time is running up on that inevitable book that misses the mark, sometimes just...

I hate when reading slumps happen. Last time I had one, I quit even trying  to find a book that would grab me. Once it became clear I was in...

This is going to be one of those short and sweet reviews. Ace Atkins' Robert B. Parker novels are just a pure-tee treat, and this 42n...

Justin Campbell was kidnapped four years before this book opens. Laura, his mother, and Eric, his father, have chosen different coping ...

I was never a fan of Nancy Drew nor the Hardy Boys when I was a kid. I don't know why mysteries didn't appeal to me then, but it was...

Here's a true thing about me.  I almost never travel anywhere, but when I do, I find I do very little reading unless it's on in t...