Reviews Archives - Page 4 of 15 - Criminal Element -- Login / Register Search for: -- Search for: Read Excerpts Reviews Author Spotlight Essays Interviews Book Listicles On-Screen Television Film Trailers Cooking the Books Newsletter Login / Register Reviews Book Review: The Trouble Up North by Travis Mulhauser By Doreen Sheridan June 24, 2025 The Sawbrook family is notorious throughout their part of northern Michigan. Founded by a beaver trapper in 1850, their clan had purchased large amounts of land along the Crow River for generations, for a variety of reasons as colorful as their history. Rhoda, the current matriarch, carried on the family tradition of bootlegging and other… Book Review: Blood Moon by Sandra Brown By Doreen Sheridan June 16, 2025 Beth Collins is a woman on a mission. A producer on the acclaimed TV news show Crisis Point, her instincts have been screaming at her to come back to Louisiana to make a final stab at convincing someone in authority to listen to her theory about the headline-making prior disappearance of teenager Crissy Mellin. Three… Book Review: The Undoing Of Violet Claybourne by Emily Critchley By Doreen Sheridan June 15, 2025 Maybe it’s just that I had an overabundance of intense emotions as a teenage girl. But every time I read a new book that prods me in the feelings that I thought I’d safely boxed away with my memories, I’m reminded anew that other girls suffered in the same way I did, from longings so… Book Review: Gone Dark by Ryan Steck By Jeff Ayers June 14, 2025 Matthew Redd wants nothing more than to spend quality time with his family, especially now that his wife is expecting their second child at any moment. Montana in the summer means wildfires, and Redd is asked to discover the whereabouts of a smokejumping team that has gone mysteriously silent. He finds that all but one… Book Review: Hidden Nature by Nora Roberts By Janet Webb June 13, 2025 A new Nora Roberts thriller is a cause for celebration and Hidden Nature is no exception.  It opens with a bang: “The day Sloan Cooper died began before dawn and ended shortly before midnight.”  Sloan Cooper is “a corporal in the Natural Resources Police” and she and her partner Joel Warren have spent three days… Book Review: Don’t Tell Me How To Die by Marshall Karp By Doreen Sheridan June 10, 2025 Maggie Dunn has always been something of a control freak. She’s pretty sure it was due to her beloved mother dying from a rare, hereditary blood condition when she and her younger sister Lizzie were only in their teens, leaving their entire family both bereft and adrift.  Kate McCormick had done her best to prepare… Book Review: The Memory Ward by Jon Bassoff By Doreen Sheridan June 9, 2025 Wally Daley is the mailman for the sleepy desert town of Bethlam, Nevada. He’s lived there for as long as he can remember, and spends almost all his free time now as an adult taking care of his ailing dad, who’s suffering from Alzheimer’s-related dementia. It’s a simple life, but it keeps him busy enough,… Book Review: Smoke and Embers by John Lawton By Janet Webb June 8, 2025 Set aside all the time before embarking on Smoke and Embers. You will not be able to stop reading once you start. Germany’s Final Solution and the aftermath of the liberation of the death camps will be integral to understanding Inspector Troy’s latest absorbing mystery.  Friends and Traitors, the 8th Inspector Troy novel, was set… Book Review: Fagin The Thief by Allison Epstein By Doreen Sheridan May 29, 2025 It was only after reading the first few pages of Allison Epstein’s excellent reimagining of Charles Dickens’ Oliver Twist that I realized I’d likely never read the original myself. Instead, I’ve somehow absorbed the characters and plot by cultural osmosis, as much from the movies and musicals and other adaptations as from any source text.… Book Review: Famous Last Words by Gillian McAllister By Doreen Sheridan May 28, 2025 Camilla Deschamps is spending what should be a banner day in her small family’s life feeling deeply annoyed instead. Her infant daughter Polly is about to attend nursery school for the very first time, freeing Camilla herself to go back to work at her literary agency. Her husband Luke, however, has suddenly gone missing. He’s… « Previous Page 1 2 3 4 5 6 … 15 Next Page » About Advertise With Us Terms of Use Privacy Notice Your Privacy Choices Contact Us Site Powered by Supadu The owner of this website has made a commitment to accessibility and inclusion, please report any problems that you encounter using the contact form on this website. This site uses the WP ADA Compliance Check plugin to enhance accessibility.