Created by Claire M. Johnson "I've discovered in the detective game that there are lies and there are lies." — Maggie in City Lights. I find the covers pretty dreary (AI? The author herself?), but like Bo Diddley says, "You can't judge a book by its cover." And Bo knows... NICK MOORE is the head … Continue reading Maggie Laurent & Nick Moore (Fog City)
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Jim Beely
Created by Chris Harding Thornton "Can't be fixed... a kid-diddler's a mad dog. You want him fixed, cut off his head. Airmail it to Chicago." -- Jim has very definite ideas on justice (Little Underworld) All of author Chris Harding Thornton's novels take place in in Nebraska. All two of them. The first, the powerful … Continue reading Jim Beely
Eugène Duchamp
Created by Marie-Ève Bourassa Pas pire. Pas pire... In her first foray into crime fiction, Marie-Eve Bourassa brings it on home with Red Light: Adieuu, Miognonne (2016), scoring an Arthur Ellis for Best French novel and -- even better -- introducing an intriguing new private eye to Montreal's ranks. It's the 1920s, and former cop, … Continue reading Eugène Duchamp