Sharon Richardson

Sharon Richardson: Top five books of 2024

20 December, 2024

Readers of crime fiction have been very fortunate in the last few years and there have been so many terrific books in 2024 that narrowing this list to five was a challenge. The books that stand out for me are the ones that I catch…

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The Grey Wolf by Louise Penny

By Sharon Richardson

2 December, 2024

The Grey Wolf is the 19th book in the enjoyable Three Pines series by Canadian author Louise Penny, which follows the story of Chief Inspector Armand Gamache and his family as he solves crime in the village of Three Pines and across Quebec. Typically, the…

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Bronco Buster by AJ Devlin

By Sharon Richardson

8 November, 2024

‘Hammerhead’ Jed Ounstead is back. Bronco Buster is the fourth book in the award-winning series written by Canadian author, AJ Devlin. Jed stands out from your typical crime fiction lead characters. In addition to being addicted to banana milkshakes, he is a prize-winning pro wrestler,…

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The Corpse with the Pearly Smile by Cathy Ace

By Sharon Richardson

15 October, 2024

The Corpse with the Pearly Smile is the 14th book in the globetrotting Cait Morgan series by Cathy Ace. Cait Morgan is a Welsh-Canadian professor of criminal psychology. Her husband Bud Anderson is a retired cop. Their combined skill set and experience make them a…

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Ocean Drive by Sam Wiebe

By Sharon Richardson

17 September, 2024

Canadian author Sam Wiebe is a master of gritty noir, and Ocean Drive hit the bestsellers list in British Columbia before it launched in Canada earlier this year. This will be no surprise to anyone who’s read the Dave Wakeland series. Ocean Drive is a…

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Living is a Problem by Doug Johnstone

By Sharon Richardson

13 September, 2024

In the sixth book in this popular series by Doug Johnstone, the Skelf women hope to make a fresh start after the trauma of the previous book, The Opposite of Lonely. In Living is a Problem, they want a positive future, but perhaps not everyone…

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Guide Me Home by Attica Locke

By Sharon Richardson

11 September, 2024

Guide Me Home is the third and final book in Attica Locke’s Highway 59 trilogy about Darren Mathews, a Texas Ranger who is black. We first met Darren in Bluebird, Bluebird in 2017, which went on to win Edgar and CWA Steel Dagger awards. But…

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Where They Last Saw Her by Marcie R Rendon

By Sharon Richardson

28 August, 2024

Native American author Marcie R Rendon is known in crime fiction for her smart and engaging Cash Blackbear series, but with Where They Last Saw Her she brings us a standalone novel about an amateur detective searching for some women. At a deeper level, Rendon…

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