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Turn on the Heat by Erle Stanley Gardner

Turn on the Heat by Erle Stanley Gardner

by Philip Rafferty | Mar 28, 2018 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Mystery, Crime & Thriller

At the time of his death, in March of 1970, Erle Stanley Gardner was the bestselling American author of the 20th century. Most famous for his character Perry Mason, a sleuthing criminal defense lawyer that invented and defined a genre. Outside of Mason, Gardner’s...
Snatch by Gregory Mcdonald

Snatch by Gregory Mcdonald

by Philip Rafferty | Feb 16, 2017 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Mystery, Crime & Thriller

Teddy Rinaldi, an ambassador to a Persian Gulf king, gets a call from his wife Christina explaining that their 8-year-old son Toby has been kidnapped while flying from NY to San Francisco. With no sign of their son anywhere, and nowhere else to turn, Ambassador...
The Knife Slipped by Erle Stanley Gardner

The Knife Slipped by Erle Stanley Gardner

by Howard Leighton | Nov 7, 2016 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Mystery, Crime & Thriller

[alert variation=”alert-info”]Publisher: Hard Case Crime Formats: Paperback, eBook, Kindle Purchase: Powell’s | Amazon | IndieBound | iBooks[/alert] Donald Lam has just been hired by Bertha Cool as one of her detective agency operatives. Bertha’s...
Quarry in the Black by Max Allan Collins

Quarry in the Black by Max Allan Collins

by Philip Rafferty | Oct 18, 2016 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Mystery, Crime & Thriller

[alert variation=”alert-info”]Publisher: Hard Case Crime Formats: Paperback, eBook, Kindle, Audiobook, Audible Purchase: Powell’s | Amazon | IndieBound | iBooks[/alert] Max Allan Collins’ Quarry in the Black is the latest installment in a pulp...
Joyland (Illustrated Edition) by Stephen King

Joyland (Illustrated Edition) by Stephen King

by Julia Gaskill | Jan 11, 2016 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Mystery, Crime & Thriller

[alert variation=”alert-info”]Publisher: Hard Case Crime Formats: Hardcover, Paperback, eBook, Kindle, Audible Purchase: Powell’s | Amazon | IndieBound[/alert] Look, it’s no secret, Stephen King has writing down to a science. The man has written over...
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