Tag Archives: series
Robert B. Parker’s Old Black Magic by Ace Atkins
Recommended for: Parker fans Read May 2020 ★ ★ ★ Akins has taken over Parker’s Spenser series and honestly, has probably surpassed the final decade of books that Parker himself was able to push out. Still, reading the merging … Continue reading
All Souls Near& Nigh by Hailey Turner
Read May 2020 Recommended for fans of PNR ★ ★ ★ 1/2 As you might be able to tell from my categories, there’s a bit of kitchen sink about this. Shifters, gods, demons, mages, and vampires in New York … Continue reading
Cry Fox by Ben Aaronovitch, Andrew Cartmel and Sullivan
Read April 2020 Recommended for fans of Ben’s graphic novels ★ ★ 1/2 Given all the sly references to Abigail and the foxes in the Peter Grant books, I had my hopes up for the story of Cry … Continue reading
The Neon Boneyard by Craig Schaefer
Read April 2020 Recommended for fans of Daniel Faust ★ ★ ★ 1/2 A bit too, if you know what I mean. A bit too much, a bit too far, and in one particular moment, a bit … Continue reading
How to Break an Undead Heart by Haley Edwards
Read April 2020 Recommended for fans of Sookie Stackhouse ★ ★ ★ ★ I haven’t been this addicted to a series since Anne Bishop came out with The Others. Just like then, I recognize that there are … Continue reading
A Game of Ghosts by John Connolly
Read January 2020 Recommended for fans of Charlie Parker ★ ★ ★ “A new fall of snow had settled upon the old, like memories, like the years. It would freeze, too, according to the weathermen, adding another … Continue reading
Sweep in Peace by Ilona Andrews
Read January 2020, 2015 Recommended for fans of magical inns ★ ★ ★ ★ Surprisingly, I liked this even better than the first novel in the Innkeeper series, Clean Sweep. I expected a paranormal romance direction … Continue reading
Small Vices by Robert B. Parker
Read November 2019 Recommended for Spenser fans ★ ★ 1/2 Having read this over a decade ago, it wouldn’t normally make the re-read list. However, the dad enjoyed the last Parker book I gave him, so I thought … Continue reading
Hundred-Dollar Baby by Robert B. Parker
Read November 2019 Recommended for Spenser fans ★ ★ 1/2 Oh goodness, definitely a good thing I was a helicopter parent. Not a good fit for dad. Suddenly I understand why Parker has the Jesse Stone series: as … Continue reading
A Dangerous Man by Robert Crais
Read September 2019 Recommended for fans of Crais ★ ★ ★ Here’s the scoop: A Dangerous Man is distressingly like Taken (Cole/Pike book #15), except that we skip the twist. It also reads more coherently; though Crais … Continue reading
