The Delivery by Andrew Welsh-Huggins
The Delivery is a refreshing twist on the “white knight syndrome” so common in the macho-driven world of stoic men meting out frontier justice so prevalent in crime fiction today.
Book Review: The Last Time we drowned
The Last Time We Drowned by Saratoga Shaefer Cosmo Reads/June 2, 2026 The surface of this group is a shiny oil spill, rainbows and beautiful, and easy to miss as toxic. When Wisconsin-based Bookstagrammer Charlie meets glamorous influencer Vivienne during an...
Book Review: The Caretaker
The Caretaker by Marcus Kliewer Atria/Emily Bestler Books (April 21, 2026) There is no sophomore slump for Marcus Kliewer, whose We Used to Live Here terrified readers with its ominous tone underscoring perfectly paced horror. The Caretaker has this same feel, with...
BOOK REVIEW: CALLER UNKNOWN
Caller Unknown by Gillian McAllister William Morrow/May 5, 2026 Gillian McAllister’s works often explore the relationship between mother and child, and Caller Unknown is no different. In this thriller involving a kidnapping ransom drop gone horribly wrong,...
The Tree of Light and Flowers by Thomas Perry
The Tree of Light and Flowers, Thomas Perry’s final novel, is a fitting, if occasionally fatigued, farewell paean to one of his most beloved creations, Jane Whitefield.
The Room in the Attic by T.M. Logan
I’ve never been a reviewer or critic who loved throwing darts at writers. (Although James Patterson and Phillip Margolin … you are loads of fun to dis!) Generally, I just don’t spend a lot of time on books that don’t in some way resonate with me. T.M. Logan’s The Room in the Attic falls in that gray area, because there is much to relish here, but I felt the end was more of a snack than a full meal.