Hatchet Island by Paul Doiron

 

Hatchet Island by Paul Doiron

Rating: 5 stars

Mike Bowditch is back as series regular up to an amazing 13 book. Mike and his girlfriend Stacey are out on the main coast kayaking to a remote bird San at the request of one of the researches. He’s on high alert when the researcher asks to bring his gun along. All signs lead to big trouble as Mike connects the dots of what exactly is a very weird set of people on the Maine coastal islands

Comments: Doiron is a fun author and continues to build a great series. Doiron compares nicely with Peter Heller or CJ Box. Great books. 

https://www.amazon.com/Hatchet-Island-Novel-Bowditch-Mysteries-ebook/dp/B09CNF9W2Y/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2S61L7FSN8EEU&keywords=hatchet+island+paul+doiron&qid=1649681325&sprefix=Hatchet+island%2Caps%2C99&sr=8-1

Fox Creek by William Kent Krueger

 Fox Creek by William Kent Krueger 

Rating: Stared Review 

Summary: Long time great character Cork O’Conner is back in Aurora working the hamburger stand as summer is about to bloom in the North woods of the great Minnesota forests. Cork is approached by a man asking for help finding his wife who seemingly left him. Corks asks his good friend Henry and finds out the women is with him in the process of a “sweat” Things come together quickly as the women is being hunted by a group of men looking for her husband and the chase throughout the beautiful north Minnesota woods ensues.

Comments: Kent Krueger is a peer storyteller and at his finest once again. This is still at book 19 ago to must read series. Fantastic. 

https://www.amazon.com/Fox-Creek-Novel-OConnor-Mystery-ebook/dp/B09JPJF3PN/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2ODQQ0T927ICM&keywords=fox+creek+william+kent+krueger&qid=1649245961&s=digital-text&sprefix=Fox+creek%2Cdigital-text%2C165&sr=1-1

Hades by Candice Fox

 

Hades by Candice Fox

Rating: 4 stars

Summary: Two detectives assigned for the first time together try to navigate a mysterious man using healthy people to transplant organs into not healthy people for a price. Many plot lines keep the story pacing fast and furious ending. 

Comments: My first Candice Fox novel, much like Tana French I will be back for more. 

https://www.amazon.com/Hades-Archer-Bennett-Thriller-Book-ebook/dp/B01MRB5EZU/ref=sr_1_11?crid=2F071IR7K8RUC&keywords=hades&qid=1649158232&sprefix=Hades%2Caps%2C80&sr=8-11

Don’t Know Tough by Eli Cranor

 

Don’t Know Tough by Eli Cranor

Rating: 5 stars

Summary: A teen boy that is talented football player lives a highly impoverished life in rural Arkansas. A coach looking for a restart to his coaching career aided by his committed family. These two collide with massive violence from the beginning to the final pages. 

Comments: A massive achievement of a debut power house novel. Outstanding rural writing with dialect from the source. Highly recommended. 

https://www.amazon.com/Dont-Know-Tough-Eli-Cranor-ebook/dp/B096WY4WRM/ref=sr_1_2?crid=3MYPBAO9YEZ1B&keywords=Eli+Cranor&qid=1648552084&s=digital-text&sprefix=eli+cranor%2Cdigital-text%2C70&sr=1-2

Better Days by Len Joy

 

Better Days by Len Joy

Rating: Starred Review 

Summary: A successful father and husband gets caught up in his friend/bosses in many schemes to make money. He also decides to help coach his daughters high school basketball team. Things go down hill fast when the FBI shows up asking questions.

Comments: Len Joy is an expert and gifted storyteller.  Masterfull writing.   

https://www.amazon.com/Better-Days-Len-Joy-ebook/dp/B07NQBKN3W/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=Len+joy&qid=1648142516&sr=8-2

The Island by Adrian McKinity

 

The Island by Adrian McKinity

Rating: 5 stars

Summary A blended new family is on a outback vacation in Melbourne and decides to day trip to a nearby island to see Aussie wild life. When the husband accidentally hit a young deaf woman on a bike, the family takes into their own hands to serve justice.

Comments: A propulsive page suspense filled turner. Some twisty turners and a heroine comes to life. 

https://www.amazon.com/Island-Adrian-McKinty-ebook/dp/B096RSC6X1/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1ZJIEAWMYOYO9&keywords=The+island&qid=1648130047&s=books&sprefix=the+island%2Cstripbooks%2C77&sr=1-1

Dry Heat by Len Joy

 

Dry Heat by Len Joy

Rating: Starred Review

Summary: A young man with a very bright future who has done everything right. He attends a high school party that goes wrong and he fleas with friends in the back of a pickup. When another fires a gun at a cop car while in a high speed incident his life is forever changed.

Comments: This might be the novel of the year for crime readers. Thick overwhelming suspense and sadness. Feels very real. Outstanding novel. 

https://smile.amazon.com/Dry-Heat-Novel-Len-Joy-ebook/dp/B097TT97SQ/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2R7LT7VEWLC85&keywords=Len+joy&qid=1647445939&s=books&sprefix=len+joy%2Cstripbooks%2C68&sr=1-1

Movieland by Lee Goldberg

 

Movieland by Lee Goldberg 

Rating: 4 stars 

Summary: Two young women with influence are shot in a Malibu Park while camping. Detective Eve Ronin and old timer Duncan Dounuts is dispatched to the park to find the killer. Through a through investigation they determine there is a serial shooter on the loose. Who is it? 

Comments: Based on a true story this is a fun page turner for the crime lover in you. 

https://smile.amazon.com/Movieland-Eve-Ronin-Book-4-ebook/dp/B09GDXS34W/ref=sr_1_5?crid=1Q0BY4LTAHTFG&keywords=lee+goldberg+eve+ronin+series&qid=1647442748&s=books&sprefix=Lee+gold%2Cstripbooks%2C464&sr=1-5

  

The Goodbye Coast by Joe Ide

 The Goodbye Coast by Joe Ide

Rating: 5 stars

Summary: Ide recreates the famous Philip Marlowe. Marlowe is asked by a fading actress to look for her missing teenage daughter after the murder of her husband. Things go quickly sideways for Marlowe when he finds the girl and her version of the events at home.

Comments: Ide is fantastic. More please ASAP. The Marlowe creation is as any crime character out there. 

https://www.amazon.com/Goodbye-Coast-Philip-Marlowe-Novel-ebook/dp/B096RS2G58/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?crid=35EPK7YO0RBA3&keywords=joe+ide&qid=1646762572&s=digital-text&sprefix=Joe+%2Cdigital-text%2C74&sr=1-1-spons&psc=1&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUEyWEJCOTFXNTRCVkVVJmVuY3J5cHRlZElkPUEwNDYxNzI1MzNFTDRYREhQVlVVUyZlbmNyeXB0ZWRBZElkPUEwMDIxNTIyNzFTSzdIRU0wTFJBJndpZGdldE5hbWU9c3BfYXRmJmFjdGlvbj1jbGlja1JlZGlyZWN0JmRvTm90TG9nQ2xpY2s9dHJ1ZQ==

Devil Himself by Peter Farris

 Devil Himself by Peter Farris

Rating: Starred Review

Summary: A young women forced into prostitution and paired up with the mayor of Atlanta where he he shared all his secrets is taken into the Georgia backwoods to be killed. When old geezer Leonard interrupts their plans he takes Maya into his home for safe keeping. 

Comments: Farris lays the atmosphere on fire with this graphic crime novel set mostly in the Georgia rural woods. The characters Maya and Leonard are electric.  Best novel of 2022 so far. Must read.   

https://www.amazon.com/Devil-Himself-Novel-Peter-Farris-ebook/dp/B09JPFNTX8/ref=sr_1_4?crid=236CXM1PBLX96&keywords=the+devil+himself&qid=1646756636&s=digital-text&sprefix=The+Devil+him%2Cdigital-text%2C320&sr=1-4