Category Archives: Detective novel

The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair by Joel Dicker

Posted on July 18, 2014 by bseat

Marcus Goldman is having an existential crisis. After publishing his first book to great acclaim he is now months overdue on his next book, and even though his publisher is threatening to sue he still cannot write a single word. … Continue reading →

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Identical by Scott Turow

Posted on April 4, 2014 by bseat

I have been a Turow fan ever since his novel, Presumed Innocent came out in 1987.  As a young attorney, I was impressed at how well Truow had captured what goes on in a courtroom and his plot twists kept … Continue reading →

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The Purity of Vengeance by Jussi Adler-Olsen; Translated by Martin Aitken

Posted on February 21, 2014 by bseat

Nete Hermanson has achieved much during the last twenty years. Overcoming a past that is both heartbreaking and scandalous, Nete has finally relaxed into her life in upper class society with her well connected and wealthy husband. And then in … Continue reading →

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The Racketeer by John Grisham

Posted on December 13, 2013 by bseat

Malcolm Bannister is a lawyer serving time in the Federal Prison Camp near Frostburg, Maryland.  Charged and convicted in a RICO case for something he didn’t even know he was involved in, he is serving a 10 year sentence. While … Continue reading →

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Suspect by Robert Crais

Posted on October 4, 2013 by bseat

Robert Crais in one of my favorite authors.  His books about Joe Pike and Elvis Cole, two private detectives in the City of Los Angeles (Taken, and The First Rule for example) are compelling, gritty, exciting and never disappoint.  However, in Crais’s most … Continue reading →

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The Cuckoo’s Calling by J.K. Rowling

Posted on September 20, 2013 by bseat

Cormoran Strike, a veteran of Afghanistan with a prosthetic leg to show for his time overseas, is trying to make it as a small time private detective in London.  He is barely scraping by, and is now also arrears on … Continue reading →

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The Gods of Gotham by Lyndsay Faye

Posted on June 14, 2013 by bseat

The Gods of Gotham is a police procedural set in 1845-just at the time when New York decides it needs a police force and the NYPD is born.  Timothy Wilde, the main character, was a barman but when his bar … Continue reading →

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Snow White Must Die by Nele Neuhaus

Posted on March 22, 2013 by bseat

With such a provocative title-Snow White Must Die-I was immediately drawn to this book and it did not disappoint!  Set in a small German town outside of Frankfurt this book tells the story of a love affair gone wrong, a … Continue reading →

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Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore by Sloan

Posted on March 1, 2013 by bseat

I was on vacation last week and had to stock up on a variety of books for my trip.  One of the gems I found was Mr. Penumbra’s 24 Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan. It is one of those feel … Continue reading →

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Sacred Games by Vikram Chandra

Posted on January 11, 2013 by bseat

To categorize Sacred Games by Vikram Chandra as a detective novel is so limiting it hardly does it justice, but in reality it is about a Sikh detective and his encounter with the most wanted gangster in all of India. … Continue reading →

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