Monthly Archives: October 2017

SOUTH CALIFORNIA PURPLES – Baron R. Birtcher

Posted on October 29, 2017 by peterjearle

NEW WEST SAGA WITH OLD WEST VIOLENCE AND VALUES, says JIM NESBITT who wrote this review: At their best, the Western and the hard-boiled crime novel are distinctly American art forms that rise above the conventions of genre, the clash … Continue reading →

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IF I DIE TONIGHT – A. L. Gaylin

Posted on October 28, 2017 by peterjearle

A true Whodunnit with more twists than hawser. Pack a picnic life support and get stuck in. Catheter optional. The treasured car of an aging pop star runs down and kills a teenage boy one wet early morning. His phone … Continue reading →

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BLONDE ICE – R.G. Belsky

Posted on October 26, 2017 by peterjearle

A JIM NESBITT REVIEW. Dick Belsky’s Blonde Ice is a classic, fast-paced thriller that serves up it’s sex-laced mayhem straight up and strong, like a double-shot of bourbon, easing the burn with wry humor and wisecracks from the story’s narrator … Continue reading →

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DON’T LET GO – Harlan Coben

Posted on October 24, 2017 by peterjearle

The best who-dunnit I’ve read for quite awhile; this is Harlan Coben at his best. For me, his last series rendition was not up to his usual high standard, but this stand-alone is a killer.  Nap Dumas, a small town … Continue reading →

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THE DYING GAME – Asa Avdic

Posted on October 20, 2017 by peterjearle

The locked-room component of the blurb was a well-wormed hook, so I was looking forward to this, hopefully, intriguing and promising thriller mystery. Anna Francis is assigned by the Chairman the job of acting as a murdered body. She is … Continue reading →

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