I have been binge-reading J.D. Robb's In Death series, Concealed in Death is book #38, and it's the best plot yet. She is an excellent writer, her character development is exceptional, and it's fun to watch the characters grow and to learn new things about them with each book. And the manner in which she weaves her characters in and out of unique murder mystery after murder mystery is ingenious.
There is nothing unusual about billionaire Roarke supervising work on his new property - but when he takes a ceremonial swing at the first wall to be knocked down, he uncovers the body of a girl. And then another - in fact, twelve dead girls concealed behind a false wall.
Luckily for Roarke, he is married to the best police lieutenant in town. Eve Dallas is determined to find the killer - especially when she discovers that the building used to be a sanctuary for deliquent teenagers and the parallel with her past as a young runaway hits hard.
Michael Connelly is an exceptional writer, with the Bosch Series and now The Lincoln Lawyer. Mickey Haller, defense attorney, is a very interesting, and flawed character, and his staff, ex-wife and daughter are priceless additions. I normally don't like mysteries involving lawyers and courtroom drama, but this one is an exception. The twists, turns, and excitement are exceptional.
They're called Lincoln Lawyers: the bottom of the legal food chain, the criminal defence attorneys who operate out of the back of a Lincoln car, travelling between the courthouses of Los Angeles county to take whatever cases the system throws in their path.
Mickey Haller has been in the business a long time, and he knows just how to work it, how to grease the right wheels and palms, to keep the engine of justice working in his favour. When a Beverly Hills rich boy is arrested for brutally beating a woman, Haller has his first high-paying client in years.…
I have read the entire Janet Evanovich Stephanie Plum series, and this one is extra special because the plot is built around Grandma Mazur, one of my favorite characters. I loved the humor, the writing, and Evanovich's fearlessness in going where many other authors fear to tread for laughs. Absurd comedy at its best.
From “the most popular mystery writer alive” (The New York Times), the twenty-seventh thrilling entry in the #1 New York Times bestselling series isn’t just the biggest case of Stephanie Plum’s career. It’s the adventure of a lifetime.
When Stephanie’s beloved Grandma Mazur’s new husband died on their wedding night, the only thing he left her was a beat-up old easy chair…and the keys to a life-changing fortune.
But as Stephanie and Grandma Mazur search for Jimmy Rosolli’s treasure, they discover that they’re not the only ones on the hunt. Two dangerous enemies from the past stand in their way—along…
Dr. Jason Longfellow, PI, and nurse wife Chelsea inherit a fortune and move to the peace and quiet of a wilderness lake to escape their frenetic life in Northern Virginia. They set up their own PI agency, Chelsea Longfellow, PI, and Associate. It's Chelsea's inheritance. They become involved in a bizarre case in which someone, or something, is killing off local fishermen. Fishermen are not well-liked, with their countless tournaments taking over the lake. Suspects include several local businessmen, an employee of a medical biotech company, an incompetent home inspector, and giant man-eating bass. Is this even murder, or is nature taking back the lake from human intruders? Join Chelsea as she solves the case while trying to keep Jason focused, and alive.
