I've spent a portion of this year reading the first book in a number of well-regarded mystery/police procedural/mystery series. D.I. Kim Stone is a compelling character with a terrible background. We know early that her mother is institutionalized for a mental illness and that her twin brother died when they were six. So, Kim spent … Continue reading Silent Scream – Angela Marsans (D.I. Kim Stone Book 1) Audio Narrator – Jan Kramer
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See Them Run (Detective Clare Mackay, #1)- Marion Todd (Audio Narrator the author)
"See them Run" is an exceptional police procedural, set in Scotland. Detective Clare Mackay has moved to Saint Andrews from Glasgow after a bad experience as an armed police officer there. She's rented an apartment and is just getting to know her community when the first victim of a hit and run murder, a cab … Continue reading See Them Run (Detective Clare Mackay, #1)- Marion Todd (Audio Narrator the author)
The Drowned – John Banville
Every now and then, the most unlikeable characters, and -- in this case one or two despicable characters-- grab me and instead of dropping a book with a loud, "Enough!" I read it to the fascinating end. The Drowned opens with Denton Wymes (pronounced "Weems") walking his dog on a beach in the evening. He … Continue reading The Drowned – John Banville
Dark Objects – Simon Toyne
Laughton Rees (her first name is explained late in the book) has been estranged from her police commissioner father since her mother was murdered when she was fifteen. The murderer was McVey a man whose alleged crimes involved rape and murder of little girls. Rees was head of the investigation that led to McVey's arrest … Continue reading Dark Objects – Simon Toyne
They Called me Bookworm 