Mystery Book Review: Sherlock Holmes: the Legend Begins: Black Ice

Sherlock Holmes: the Legend Begins: Black Ice by Andrew Lane Synopsis: When Sherlock and Amyus Crowe, his American tutor, visit Sherlock’s brother, Mycroft, in London, all they are expecting is lunch and some polite conversation. What they find shocks both of them to the core: a locked room, a dead body, and Mycroft holding a … Read more

SciFi Book Review: Doktor Glass

Doktor Glass by Thomas Brennan Synopsis: In an age of Zeppelins and gyroplanes, atomics and horseless carriages, the Transatlantic Span is the industrial marvel of the nineteenth century. A monumental feat of engineering, the steel suspension bridge stretches across the Atlantic from Liverpool to the distant harbor of New York City, supported by no less … Read more

Mystery Book Review: The Bughouse Affair

The Bughouse Affair by Marcia Muller and Bill Pronzini Sabina Carpenter and John Quincannon are partners at a detective agency in San Francisco. Quincannon’s latest case is investigating home invasions for an insurance company. While Sabina is tracking down a female pickpocket at an amusement park. But after investigating the pickpocket’s known accomplices, and stumbling … Read more