You have to give Alex Segura credit. In Miami Midnight, his fifth and final—or so he says—Pete Fernandez mystery, Alex takes Pete to Hell and back…more than once
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Episode 172: Hallie Ephron
Who knew there could be danger in the sparking joy that organizing can bring? In her new novel, Careful What You Wish For, Hallie Ephron explores exactly that in the eternal push-pull of those who can’t pass a yard sale without stopping, and those who need to bring order to their lives
Episode 171: Rea Frey
The characters in Because You’re Mine, Rea Frey’s new novel, seem to have made peace with their pasts; but have their pasts made peace with them?
Episode 170: Alafair Burke
The Better Sister, Alafair Burke’s 18th novel, is a tale of two sisters, the husband they shared and the son of one sister being raised by the other. Oh, and murder, too Photo of Alafair Burke ©Nina Subin
Episode 169: Alison Gaylin
More and more, podcasts are owning the true crime genre. In Never Look Back, Alison Gaylin’s new mystery, the decades-old murder spree being investigated by Quentin Garrison for “Closure,” his true-crime podcast, is personal As if the story wasn’t real enough, Alison has written an episode of “Closure” … have a listen … Read more »
Episode 168: Cara Black
In Murder in Bel-Air, the 19th installment in Cara Black’s arrondissement-specific series featuring Aimee Leduc, in addition to running her detective business and being a mom to Chloe, her infant daughter, Aimee is juggling a missing mother and the pursuit of a man from Cote d’ivoirie, the former French colony in Africa, who possibly holds… Read more »
Episode 167: Hilary Davidson
In One Small Sacrifice, Hilary Davidson’s new crime fiction novel, NYPD Detective Sheryn Sterling suspects Alex Traynor—who suffers from PTSD owing to his time in war zones as a photojournalist—in the disappearance of his girlfriend Emily. After all, Sheryn has always suspected him in the death of another woman. But the case only looks straightforward…. Read more »
Episode 166: Sean Carswell
In Sean Carswell’s Dead Extra, post World War II Southern California is a dark and stormy place in spite of the sunshine. Jack Chesley Jr., presumed dead in the war, comes home to find out that his wife has died…and that’s not the worst of it
Episode 165: Randy Overbeck
Darrell Henshaw, the protagonist of Blood on the Chesapeake, can’t help it if ghosts seek him out. But that doesn’t mean he has to welcome the otherworldly intrusions, either. The ghost reaching out to Darrell as he starts a new teaching and coaching position at a high school in Maryland, though, needs his help. And… Read more »
Episode 164: Mariah Fredericks
Lady’s maid Jane Prescott returns in Mariah Fredericks’ Death of a New American. The year is 1912 and the sinking of the Titanic casts a pall over the comings and goings of New York City’s social elite. The Benchleys, Jane’s employers, are worried that the wedding of their daughter Louise will be lost in the… Read more »
