First Chance Chance Book 1 Kasey Lansdale Blackstone Publishing September 2026 First Chance by Kasey Lansdale is her debut novel. People might recognize the last name because her dad, Joe R. Lansdale, was a writer with the long-running Hap & Leonard series. Just...
I sold real estate in early 1990s. That probably doesn't sound like the opening of a crime novel, but it's the truth — and it's where Alexandra Sinclair was born. When you work in real estate, you live inside the deal. You watch power change hands across a table in...
Through The Valley The Amish of Shepherd’s Hill Book 3 Patricia Johns Bethany House Publishers August 2026 Through The Valley by Patricia Johns is a story involving two women who are not traditional Amish. Miri Schrock would rather be out in the field and tending to...
Detective Joanna Steele arrives fifteen minutes late. She apologizes without making excuses, orders a black coffee she never touches, and scans everyone entering the café before finally taking a seat. The interview begins with questions about growing up in Hollywood,...
Where There’s Smoke Coldren County Book 2 Rachel Louise Adams Minotaur Books October 2026 Where There’s Smoke by Rachel Louise Adams can be read separately, but it will be helpful to read book one, No Rest for the Wicked, first. Reading these two books in order will...
Often dismissed as suburban and quiet – remember Johnny Carson talking about “beautiful downtown Burbank?” – I didn’t have high hopes when I dived into the archives looking for local crime stories. How wrong I was. My new book True Crime Burbank was the result, and...
