Reviews Archives - Page 14 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 Split by Kit Frick By Doreen Sheridan March 20, 2024 Jane Connor has always felt like the plain Jane of her family, especially given the way that life has always seemed to revolve around her beautiful, magnetic younger sister Esme. Not that Jane begrudges her little sister much; after all, their sibling bond was what kept the girls going in the wake of their parents’… Book Review: The Frame-Up by Gwenda Bond By Doreen Sheridan March 15, 2024 Ten years ago, Dani Poissant thought that she’d left her old art heist crew behind for good. Nowadays, she works as an itinerant con artist, traveling from town to town and finding easy marks, with a side of Robin Hood do-gooding along the way. Her only companion is her beloved dog Sunflower, also a stray… Book Review: The Heiress by Rachel Hawkins By Janet Webb March 1, 2024 The Heiress fits the genre of Southern Gothic storytelling perfectly: “The stories often focus on grotesque themes. While it may include supernatural elements, it mainly focuses on damaged, even delusional, characters.” It can be challenging to care for the characters that populate Southern Gothics. They’re often cruel to others, reflecting the cruelty that was inflicted… Book Review: The Busy Body by Kemper Donovan By Janet Webb February 14, 2024 If you enjoy reading mysteries and you follow national politics with interest, The Busy Body will head your must-read list. It’s a roman à clef. Imagine being a fly on the wall of Hillary Clinton’s home after the 2016 election—the mind boggles. Meet Dorothy Gibson, the most revered and/or vilified woman in the United States,… Book Review: Not Dead Enough by Tyffany D. Neiheiser By Doreen Sheridan January 25, 2024 On the night of prom four months ago, high school golden boy Jerry drove his car into a tree and died. His girlfriend and passenger Charlotte survived, and has been having a hard time processing her feelings ever since. It isn’t just that she’s grieving his loss. Everyone around them thought that they were the… Book Review: Anna O by Matthew Blake By Doreen Sheridan January 16, 2024 Forensic psychologist Dr. Ben Price is not entirely surprised when he’s called in to consult on the infamous affair of Anna O. A renowned sleep researcher, his primary place of employment is the Abbey Sleep Clinic, an ultra-private facility where the wealthy go when they’re not getting enough rest and do not want to advertise… Book Review: The Final Curtain by Keigo Higashino By Doreen Sheridan January 10, 2024 Ten years ago, Tokyo Police Detective Kyoichiro Kaga was unexpectedly summoned to Sendai with news of his mother Yuriko’s death. She had run away from home years earlier, obscuring her tracks so well that not even his police detective father could track her down. Yuriko had found work in a bar in Sendai, and seemed… Book Review: The Secret by Lee Child & Andrew Child By John Valeri January 5, 2024 In reviewing brothers Lee & Andrew Child’s The Secret—the series’ twenty-ninth entry, and the brothers’ fourth collaboration—I should probably reveal a (shameful) secret of my own: I’ve never actually read a Reacher book before. Sure, I’ve read about Reacher (Andy Martin’s Reacher Said Nothing) and own Lee Child’s short work on the myth of (hu)man,… Book Review: Last One Alive by Jennifer Graeser Dornbush By Doreen Sheridan December 1, 2023 Dr. Emily Hartford is at a crossroads in her life. About to finish her medical residency, she’s being wooed to take over her mentor’s private surgery practice in Chicago. Her business partner-to-be is her ex-fiance Brandon, who’s looking to rekindle their romance as well. Emily herself is beginning to recover from the grief of accepting… Book Review: The New Mother by Nora Murphy By Doreen Sheridan October 17, 2023 Part One of The New Mother opens with Natalie Fanning in the hospital, drained after the birth of her first child, Oliver. She can’t sleep and resents the fact that her husband Tyler is snoring on the couch in her hospital room, their child in a bassinet between them. Though she realizes that she probably… « Previous Page 1 … 12 13 14 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.