2021: #77 – Winter Counts (David Heska Wanbli Weiden)

Virgil is a guy who gets by by doing odd jobs for people, usually involving violence. His latest job, which he takes reluctantly due to it coming from his ex-girlfriend’s father (a tribal leader), is to track down the guy who is bringing drugs onto the Reservation and “convince” him to stop. But when his nephew, who is under his care, unexpectedly overdoses on heroin,

Read more

2021: #73 – Hidden Bodies (Caroline Kepnes)

This book could be subtitled “Joe goes to Hollywood”. After taking care of his Beck problem in the first book, Joe has found himself another girl. He’s deliriously happy — until she does him wrong and flees to Los Angeles. What else could your intrepid stalker/murderer do, but track her down and get his revenge? I highly recommend the audio version of this book, because

Read more

2021: #57 – Darling Rose Gold (Stephanie Wrobel)

This book was twisted. First, let’s get this out of the way. This is a thinly disguised retelling of Gypsy Rose Blanchard’s story, from the unusual first name to the childlike way Rose Gold acts to the father who is clueless to the questionable online boyfriend. Except in this story, Dee Dee goes to jail instead of being murdered. When the story opens, Patty Watts is

Read more