Daily Archives: December 4, 2020

Dead Man’s Bloodby Mason Macrae

Never back down…

Walter ‘Limberleg’ Magill arrives in Dry Lake Valley to take possession of the Lazy Y Ranch, left to him by an uncle he hardly knew.

But Magill barely steps foot in the town before he finds himself in jail – not for his sins, but for his protection.

Magill’s uncle was murdered by one of his many enemies, which for some unknown reason included just about everyone in the valley.

With no one willing to talk, Magill has no idea why his name is met with anger and distain from one end of the Dry Lake Valley to the other.

But Magill’s investigations do unearth one interesting fact – sinister forces want the land that the Lazy Y sits on, and will stop at nothing to get their hands on it.

Will he be able to erase his uncle’s damaging reputation and make the Magill name one worthy of the Lazy Y Ranch?

But more importantly, with no one to trust and threats to his life, will Magill discover whose hands are stained with the Dead Man’s Blood?

Set in the beautiful plains of the wild west, Dead Man’s Blood is a dynamic and inspirational story of human endeavour and never giving up.

The Forgers: A Novelby Bradford Morrow

A brutal murder incites paranoia in the rare-book world in a “brilliantly written . . . lethally enthralling” novel of literary suspense (Joyce Carol Oates).

The bibliophile community is stunned when a reclusive collector, Adam Diehl, is found on the floor of his Montauk home: hands severed, surrounded by valuable inscribed books and original manuscripts that have been vandalized beyond repair. Adam’s sister, Meghan, and her lover, Will–a convicted if unrepentant literary forger–struggle to come to terms with the incomprehensible murder. But when Will begins receiving threatening handwritten letters, seemingly penned by Henry James and A. Conan Doyle, he’s drawn into a web of deception with which he’s unnervingly familiar. Yet this time, it’s putting his own life in jeopardy.

“From its provocative opening line . . . [The Forgers] takes on a knowing, nourish tone, like a crime movie by the Coen brothers” (The Miami Herald), while “quite skillfully, paying homage to one of Agatha Christie’s most famous whodunits. Yet even then, [Morrow] offers a few twists of his own and will keep all but the most astute mystery aficionado guessing . . . until the end” (The Washington Post).

Night Eyesby Claire Stibbe

Some fail. Some never fit in. Some vent a rage against the foulest of humanity.

A ten year enquiry into the murders of several young boys has gone cold. No witnesses, no suspect. Or so police believe, until a mysterious phone call leads the police to the remains of a young boy found near the ancient ruins of an Anasazi settlement. Is this a random act or the work of a serial killer?

When the young son of Albuquerque’s Mayor is kidnapped, Detective David Temeke and his partner Malin Santiago are called to investigate. Drawn deeper into the wilderness by a man waging a war with his past, twelve year old boy-scout, Adam, must use everything he has learned to stay alive.

Temeke and Santiago are pushed to the limit in the second book of this thrilling, fast-paced series set in New Mexico

What impresses me most is the rich interplay between the detectives and the police. I never tire of reading these books. ~ Paul Henderson, Crime Fiction New Mexico

Northwest Area Command is bursting with activity as a serial killer is on the loose. A non-stop express ride, frantic, sensitive and utterly refreshing. ~ Night Horse Reviews

The Temeke series reminds me of a few old friends: some fawningly incompetent and some thoroughly decent and hard working. Temeke is an honest detective who just wants to get the job done. ~ 23rd Avenue Book Club

‘Night Eyes’ is evidence of an emerging, exceptional talent in contemporary crime fiction. Prepare to be transported to the dark and terrifying woodlands of New Mexico and get ready for some unexpected turns in the trails! ~ Dr. Marco Storey, PhD in Narrative Theory & Criticism.

His Wicked Mouthby Jessica Mills

Can anyone really go home again?

Not when you’re the black sheep of the family.

So I’m far from home, in Vegas, because good things always happen there.

At least for us bad boys, they do.

And who shows up to save my soul?

My brother’s best friend. Pretty little Annabelle.

Hell, her name even reminds me of back home.

Unfortunately for me, her daddy warned her about guys like me.

I can’t help but wonder why this pretty, sweet, southern lady is in the seedy Sin City.

Bachelorette party. Looks like she’s trying to let her hair down a little.

Lucky for her, I can help with that.

This one is playing for keeps, and I find myself wanting to roll the dice.

Somehow, I think this woman is going to change my wicked ways and take me back to the ranch where I belong.

She’s got her work cut out for her.