Ace Atkins Ignites Boston In ‘Robert B. Parker’s Slow Burn’ [REVIEW]

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Will Spenser be able to find out who is burning down Boston? Find out in ROBERT B. PARKER’S SLOW BURN by Ace Atkins. (Photo by Mikhail Kryshen, Flickr)

Robert B. Parker’s iconic Boston based private investigator, Spenser, is back and snarkier than ever in Slow Burn. When an old church is torched in the South End, three firefighters are killed in the blaze and Captain Jack McGee wants answers. But the church was just the beginning, and soon a rash of fires engulfs Boston, and neither the cops or the arson unit are able to turn up any viable leads. So McGee enlists the P.I.’s help, and together with Hawk, Sixkill, and the sultry Susan, Spenser starts his own investigation off the books, rattling cages and earning himself even more enemies than usual. But will he identify the culprit before it is too late? Continue reading “Ace Atkins Ignites Boston In ‘Robert B. Parker’s Slow Burn’ [REVIEW]”

Lisbeth Salander Returns In David Lagercrantz’s ‘The Girl In The Spider’s Web’ [REVIEW]

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You’ll get caught in David Lagercrantz’s THE GIRL IN THE SPIDER’S WEB.
(Photo by Matthew Robinson, Flickr)

Sweden’s answer to Steve Jobs is murdered and his savant son witnesses the killing. A mole has infiltrated one of the world’s most powerful intelligence agencies. And a beautiful but deadly woman appears to have her sights set on destroying the world’s favorite punk hacker, Lisbeth Salander, in David Lagercrantz’s The Girl in the Spider’s Web.  Continue reading “Lisbeth Salander Returns In David Lagercrantz’s ‘The Girl In The Spider’s Web’ [REVIEW]”

Iris Johansen’s ‘Shadow Play’ Keeps You On The Edge Of Your Seat [REVIEW]

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After SHADOW PLAY, Eve Duncan will never be the same.
(Photos courtesy Andipantz, Getty Images and MJTH, Shutterstock)

In Shadow Play, New York Times bestselling author Iris Johansen lures readers to the edge of their seats and keeps them there, dangling precariously, as they bite their nails nervously and devour her latest chapter in the Eve Duncan saga. This time out, the forensic sculptor must find out who murdered a girl she calls Jenny before the killer adds more deaths to his resume.  Continue reading “Iris Johansen’s ‘Shadow Play’ Keeps You On The Edge Of Your Seat [REVIEW]”