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In a Lonely Place (Femmes Fatales) by Dorothy B. Hughes
KeishonT's review: "Very good psychological suspense set after WW2."The Feminist Press at CUNY (2003), Edition: 1, Paperback, 250 pages
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Beast in View by Margaret Millar
KeishonT's review: "I loved this book. It is excellently written and paced. Great turns of phrase and at times insightful with a tiny bit of humor. Overall tone is quite bleak and depressing when...
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Veiled One by Ruth Rendell
KeishonT's review: "I finally understand why Ruth Rendell is considered the "queen of crime." Her books are loaded with excellent dialogue and suspense, well drawn character arcs and an appealing...
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The Second Deadly Sin (Rebecka Martinsson) by Asa Larsson
KeishonT's review: "Not my favorite in the Rebecka Martinsson series. The opening started off great with the hunt for a wounded bear. Then the action lead to a couple of puzzling deaths. The plot was...
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Alex: The Commandant Camille Verhoeven Trilogy by Pierre Lemaitre
KeishonT's review: "Excellent story full of twists and surprises."MacLehose Press (2013), Edition: Reprint, Hardcover, 384 pages
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Small Vices (Spenser) by Robert B. Parker
KeishonT's review: "Very good book that moved fast. Enjoyable storyline even though it's very a contentious one that involves racial injustice and the super rich. I can always depend on Parker to...
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The Edge of Justice by Clinton McKinzie
KeishonT's review: "This police procedural has a slow start but picks up after a couple of chapters. Features a police officer who loves to "chase the rat" meaning he loves mountain climbing. His...
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The Long Goodbye by Raymond Chandler
KeishonT's review: "The appeal of Chandler eludes me. My reading of this book was mixed bag. It was overly long and the story kind of wondered all over the place. Yet, there were moments of excellent...
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Farewell, My Lovely by Raymond Chandler
KeishonT's review: "Much better than The Big Sleep and The Long Goodbye. Enjoyed this one immensely."
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The Fire Engine that Disappeared: A Martin Beck Police Mystery (5) (Vintage...
KeishonT's review: "Okay story. Not my favorite."
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Smilla's Sense of Snow by Peter Hoeg
KeishonT's review: "It starts slow but it is a very good story. The ending was predictable which is why I'm not rating it a full five stars. The winner in this novel is the protagonist and the length...
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The Son: A novel by Jo Nesbo
KeishonT's review: "Good writing, characters and such but the ending was shocking and somewhat disappointing to this reader."
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Dead Man Upright (Factory 5) by Derek Raymond
KeishonT's review: "This last entry in the series was out there. The writing is as usual wonderful but the plot and focus wasn't good."
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I Was Dora Suarez (Factory 4) by Derek Raymond
KeishonT's review: "Brilliant story but very violent. Raymond didn't hold back on the descriptions of depravity in a decaying society. The victim's life is told via diary entries and the nameless...
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The Pledge by Friedrich Dürrenmatt
KeishonT's review: "Interesting story in that the solving of the crime is secondary to the detective who is obsessed with solving it and foolishly makes a "pledge" to find the killer. The story has a...
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Wages of Sin by Penelope Williamson
KeishonT's review: "This second book in the series ends in a cliffhanger of sorts when the antagonist is never revealed and the author didn't write another book in this series that's set in New...
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The Shining (Signet) by Stephen King
KeishonT's review: "For me, Jack Torrence was the star of this book. He's hit rock bottom in his personal life and his professional life and takes this job as a caretaker at the Overlook Hotel because...
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A dog in water by Kazuhiro Kiuchi
KeishonT's review: "Hardboiled crime at it's worst (or best depending on POV). Want more of his work translated."
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The moon is down by John Steinbeck
KeishonT's review: "First into to Steinbeck and it won't be the last. Enjoyed."
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The great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
KeishonT's review: "Excellent novel about classicism and justice."
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