Murder in Common
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All about crime fiction books and authors. Mainly, I feature books by debut and mid-list writers. While not quite reviews, I consider these books to be recommended reading and try to give the flavour of each story.
Murder in Common
5d ago
When the ratio of good times to bad times goes from 80/20 to 20/80, it’s intolerable It’s called retinitis pigmentosa. Ellie has had it for years and it won’t get any better. Either will her husband Jeff’s treatment of her. Hovering, manipulative, controlling, she’s going to leave him – for the second time. A chat Read more ..read more
Murder in Common
1w ago
Truman Pierce may not be what people assume is the typical maintenance man. He’s young, in his mid-twenties, and loves jazz. Pierce finds the body of college instructor Danielle Hutchins in her classroom. Strangely, a business card is left on her body and the only thing on the card is a cross. He’s investigated by Read more ..read more
Murder in Common
1M ago
“There is nothing so powerful as truth – and often nothing so strange.” – Daniel Webster The body of a young white woman is found after gunshots are heard by a retired police officer working security nearby. Two gunshots actually, for not far away is the body of a young Latino man. It’s another Read more ..read more
Murder in Common
2M ago
The Dr. Lisbeth Socorro Novels Book One: Hide and Be “Hide and Be. Worked again. Just Like Always.” Mirror twin brothers, Arthur and Martin, were raised in foster homes from the time they were 2-years old. And as we know, not all foster homes are safe places. They learn to twin speak along with other Read more ..read more
Murder in Common
2M ago
“I wish there was someone I could trust, someone who could tell me the truth, or in the absence of that, simply leave me alone.” When forensic psychiatrist, Dr. Jane Halifax awakes from her coma she knows nothing. Not who she is, not what happened to her. As people help her regain her memory and Read more ..read more
Murder in Common
3M ago
From now until the end of March I’ll be involved in a project that will require most of my time. I’ll still be reading, but I won’t be posting every week, or necessarily on a Sunday as I normally do. My regular schedule will return in April, until then I’ll be in touch with new Read more ..read more
Murder in Common
3M ago
Theodora “Teddy” Angstrom’s days are spent in exhausted mental meandering. Her father Mark committed suicide on the 10-year anniversary of her step-sister Angie’s disappearance. A man with many issues, including drugs, he nonetheless kept up a search for answers. Teddy has been living with her father and mother Clare. Now that there are only the Read more ..read more
Murder in Common
3M ago
When Rick Cahill opens his front door he’s looking into the cold deadened eyes of Peter Stone. All he wants to do is slam the door shut. They aren’t friends and they aren’t enemies. Perhaps it’s a détente. Stone has a task for Cahill with a $50,000 payout. Locate the one person who can save Read more ..read more
Murder in Common
4M ago
“When I went into rehab, Tawney had been dead for three years, nine months, and twenty-two days.” The ‘Stars Six Feet Under’ tour bus has a notable guide, Salma Lowe. Her sister Tawney, the actor known as The Hurricane Blonde, drowned in her home’s swimming pool in the 90s. The sisters, children of Hollywood elite, Read more ..read more
Murder in Common
4M ago
“I’m somebody who never had a chance.” Creeley is a courier, a drug and money courier to be exact. She travels where ever Animal tells her to go. She’s one of his best – never any trouble from her while on the road. Reliable he’d say. Of course, until the trip to California she had Read more ..read more