Book Reviews by Elizabeth A. White

The Wicked Wives by Gus Pelagatti

Elizabeth A. White — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 18:45:23 +0000

“Each of you has made your own decisions in this matter. You each chose money over your husbands’ lives.” – Lady in Black At first blush one would feel sorry for young Lillian Stoner, whose husband Reggie has just died at the opening of The Wicked Wives, a story set in 1938 Philadelphia. That is [...] Related posts:

Do Private Eyes Solve Murders? by Colleen Collins

Elizabeth A. White — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 14:15:40 +0000

Today I’m pleased to welcome to the blog double-threat author/private investigator Colleen Collins. I’ll be reviewing Colleen’s book, The Zen Man, tomorrow, but today she’s going to talk a little about how a private investigator’s work meshes with law enforcement in the real world. “The last time a private eye solved a murder was never.” -Ed [...] Related posts:

Mr. Softee by Mike Faricy

Elizabeth A. White — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 23:49:32 +0000

“Turns out things got a bit more complicated.” - Devlin Haskell Complicated was not what PI Devlin ‘Dev’ Haskell had in mind when he was hired by local businessman Weldon Sofmann to find out who tried to run Sofmann’s car off the road. Though Softmann is convinced someone was trying to kill him, Dev figures it [...] Related posts:

Devil’s Toll by Malachi Stone

Elizabeth A. White — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 14:33:12 +0000

“I hear the Permeance is a gift not from God but from the devil.” – Hope Banfield Though never charged, Associate Professor of Psychology Steve Toddmann is suspected of having killed his wife, Zoe, and his mentor, the renowned and controversial Dr. LeGrand. What Steve couldn’t explain to the police is that LeGrand and Zoe were [...] Related posts:

Dead Harvest by Chris F. Holm

Elizabeth A. White — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 16:06:17 +0000

That’s the bitch about being damned – things rarely shake out your way. – Sam Thornton Things haven’t shaken out Sam Thornton’s way for quite some time. Driven by desperation and good intentions, Sam made a very bad decision many decades ago. And you know what they say about good intentions. Yeah, the road to Hell. Thing [...] Related posts:

Hell is ‘Round the Corner by Chris F. Holm

Elizabeth A. White — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 14:09:49 +0000

I’m very pleased to welcome Chris Holm to the blog today. Anyone who’s ever read a short story by Chris knew immediately he was destined for something big, and with Chris’s book Dead Harvest, the first in a trilogy from Angry Robot Books, set to be released next Tuesday, February 28th, it seems big is [...] Related posts:

The Hidden Masters and the Unspeakable Evil by Jack Barrow

Elizabeth A. White — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 17:42:23 +0000

“Look, we’re not saving the Universe again! It was a really bad trip last time.” – Clint If you threw Douglas Adams, Robert Rankin, and Hunter S. Thompson in a blender, well, you’d get quite a mess actually. But if you threw a handful of their books in a blender… no, that’d still make a mess. [...] Related posts:

Stagger Bay by Pearce Hansen

Elizabeth A. White — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 17:29:17 +0000

I always figured at a minimum you should remember the names of people who die because of you. – Markus Given the life he’s lead, Markus may need a notebook to keep track of those names. A childhood scarred by violence lead Markus to a youthful life of crime, one which was only enhanced by his [...] Related posts: