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Dirty Little War by Dietrich Kalteis

21 March, 2025

There is money to be made during Prohibition in the United States, and Huckabee Waller wants in on the action. He is the central character of Dirty Little War, an epic tale about gangsters in Chicago during the 1920s from Canadian author Dietrich Kalteis. In…

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Broken Fields by Marcie R Rendon

By Sharon Richardson

5 March, 2025

Broken Fields is the fourth book in Marcie R Rendon’s character-driven series featuring Cash Blackbear, a young Ojibway woman in 1970s Minnesota. With a plot involving a murdered farmer and an abandoned child, Broken Fields will draw you in and by the time you finish…

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The Inheritance by Trisha Sakhlecha

By Sharon Richardson

12 February, 2025

Trisha Saklecha’s third book, The Inheritance is a must-read for all fans of domestic thrillers and the television series Succession. A wealthy family is gathering for a joint celebration. It is the mother and father’s 40th wedding anniversary as well as the father’s retirement. They…

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The Big Empty by Robert Crais

By Sharon Richardson

14 January, 2025

American writer Robert Crais has a resumé that includes writing for iconic TV shows like Cagney and Lacey, Hill Street Blues and Miami Vice. Those accomplishments alone are pretty amazing, but it’s his crime series featuring Elvis Cole and Joe Pike that has attracted die-hard…

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Sharon Richardson: Top five books of 2024

By Sharon Richardson

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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Dirty Little War by Dietrich Kalteis

Broken Fields by Marcie R Rendon

The Inheritance by Trisha Sakhlecha

The Big Empty by Robert Crais

Sharon Richardson: Top five books of 2024

The Grey Wolf by Louise Penny

Bronco Buster by AJ Devlin

The Corpse with the Pearly Smile by Cathy Ace

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