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Detectives Solve Mysteries in Past, Present
Books reviewed: Alibi in High Heels by Gemma Halliday, The Dark Tide by Andrew Gross, Tell Me Pretty Maiden by Rhys Bowen, Compulsion by Jonathan Kellerman
Maddie Springer is back and getting into even more trouble in Gemma Halliday’s "Alibi in High Heels."
This time, Maddie visits Paris Fashion Week, promoting a line of shoes she created for a designer. But when one of the models ends up dead with a stiletto in her neck, Maddie is the prime suspect. Since she feels like no one believes she is innocent, Maddie starts investigating the case herself and gets into more trouble, hurts her leg, winds up in jail with the scandalsheet reporter who turns out to be titled, Felix, and getting in even more trouble with her boyfriend, police officer Jack Ramirez. What’s a shoe designer to do?
Maddie’s outrageous adventures will get laughs and thrills, especially when she narrows down whodunnit. This series is as fun and fetching as a hot stiletto.
"Alibi in High Heels" is published by Dorchester Publishing. It is $6.99 and is 304 pages long.
A tragedy related to terrorism unravels a web of fraud, embezzlement and lies in "The Dark Tide" by Andrew Gross.
Karen Friedman told her husband goodbye on an ordinary day, expecting to hear from him after work. But seconds after he boarded a train, it is blown up. Her husband, Charles, is assumed dead, part of his briefcase found in the wreckage. Karen and her children mourn his passing and spend the next year trying to get over his death.
But while watching a documentary about that fateful day, Karen sees a familiar face in the moments following the explosion. Is Charles alive? Why would he try to hide? And what is he hiding from?
With the help of a police detective, Ty Hauck, Karen is determined to find the link between her husband and several hit-and-run accidents that may have been no accident at all.
A fast-paced thriller, "Dark Tide" will have you on the edge of your seat.
"Dark Tide" is published by William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins. It is $25.95 and 448 pages long.
An early 20th century female detective tracks down her next case involving stage performers, missing women and heists in "Tell Me Pretty Maiden" by Rhys Bowen.
Molly Murphy’s getting quite a name for herself among New York’s elite. She’s investigating a wealthy family’s daughter’s suitor when she gets a request from an actress to look into who - or what - is haunting her theater and ruining her performances. Meanwhile, Molly and her suitor and former police captain Daniel, are enjoying a rare day together when they stumble upon a woman unconscious in the snow and too traumatized to speak. Molly isn’t content to let her be carted off to an insane asylum and offers to take her in. But with all of this work coming in, Molly’s going to need some extra help, especially when the actress requires Molly to take a small part in the play to keep an eye on things.
And then Molly begins to see a small thread tying her cases together...
With rich historical detail, intriguing characters, and a sassy yet timely heroine, "Tell Me Pretty Maiden" will appeal to both mystery and historical fiction fans.
"Tell Me Pretty Maiden" is published by St. Martin’s Minotaur. It is $23.95 and 293 pages long.
LAPD detective Milo Sturgis and his colleague Alex Delaware are back in New York Times bestselling author Jonathan Kellerman’s "Compulsion."
A luxury car is taken on a joyride and comes back with a blood stain. An elderly woman is stabbed to death in her front yard and the suspect is an elderly man driving an expensive car. A young clerk disappears after a night of partying with her friends. Two women are killed after closing at a beauty parlor. What links these cases other than hot cars? As Alex tries to sort out a lack of motive in the cases, Milo looks at a cold-case that turns out to not be so cold after all. As the two collaborators work to find the killer, they find someone that could literally be anyone.
Full of twists and turns, "Compulsion" is the best of the Alex Delaware series so far.
"Compulsion" is published by Ballantine Books. It is $27 and 337 pages long.
This time, Maddie visits Paris Fashion Week, promoting a line of shoes she created for a designer. But when one of the models ends up dead with a stiletto in her neck, Maddie is the prime suspect. Since she feels like no one believes she is innocent, Maddie starts investigating the case herself and gets into more trouble, hurts her leg, winds up in jail with the scandalsheet reporter who turns out to be titled, Felix, and getting in even more trouble with her boyfriend, police officer Jack Ramirez. What’s a shoe designer to do?
Maddie’s outrageous adventures will get laughs and thrills, especially when she narrows down whodunnit. This series is as fun and fetching as a hot stiletto.
"Alibi in High Heels" is published by Dorchester Publishing. It is $6.99 and is 304 pages long.
A tragedy related to terrorism unravels a web of fraud, embezzlement and lies in "The Dark Tide" by Andrew Gross.
Karen Friedman told her husband goodbye on an ordinary day, expecting to hear from him after work. But seconds after he boarded a train, it is blown up. Her husband, Charles, is assumed dead, part of his briefcase found in the wreckage. Karen and her children mourn his passing and spend the next year trying to get over his death.
But while watching a documentary about that fateful day, Karen sees a familiar face in the moments following the explosion. Is Charles alive? Why would he try to hide? And what is he hiding from?
With the help of a police detective, Ty Hauck, Karen is determined to find the link between her husband and several hit-and-run accidents that may have been no accident at all.
A fast-paced thriller, "Dark Tide" will have you on the edge of your seat.
"Dark Tide" is published by William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins. It is $25.95 and 448 pages long.
An early 20th century female detective tracks down her next case involving stage performers, missing women and heists in "Tell Me Pretty Maiden" by Rhys Bowen.
Molly Murphy’s getting quite a name for herself among New York’s elite. She’s investigating a wealthy family’s daughter’s suitor when she gets a request from an actress to look into who - or what - is haunting her theater and ruining her performances. Meanwhile, Molly and her suitor and former police captain Daniel, are enjoying a rare day together when they stumble upon a woman unconscious in the snow and too traumatized to speak. Molly isn’t content to let her be carted off to an insane asylum and offers to take her in. But with all of this work coming in, Molly’s going to need some extra help, especially when the actress requires Molly to take a small part in the play to keep an eye on things.
And then Molly begins to see a small thread tying her cases together...
With rich historical detail, intriguing characters, and a sassy yet timely heroine, "Tell Me Pretty Maiden" will appeal to both mystery and historical fiction fans.
"Tell Me Pretty Maiden" is published by St. Martin’s Minotaur. It is $23.95 and 293 pages long.
LAPD detective Milo Sturgis and his colleague Alex Delaware are back in New York Times bestselling author Jonathan Kellerman’s "Compulsion."
A luxury car is taken on a joyride and comes back with a blood stain. An elderly woman is stabbed to death in her front yard and the suspect is an elderly man driving an expensive car. A young clerk disappears after a night of partying with her friends. Two women are killed after closing at a beauty parlor. What links these cases other than hot cars? As Alex tries to sort out a lack of motive in the cases, Milo looks at a cold-case that turns out to not be so cold after all. As the two collaborators work to find the killer, they find someone that could literally be anyone.
Full of twists and turns, "Compulsion" is the best of the Alex Delaware series so far.
"Compulsion" is published by Ballantine Books. It is $27 and 337 pages long.
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