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Bluebird, Bluebird by Attica Locke
With its strong sense of place and dynamic dialogues Bluebird, Bluebird makes for a solid Southern Noir, one that will definitely appeal to fans of crime authors such as Walter Mosley, Dennis Lehane, and S.A. Cosby. Bluebird, Bluebird follows Darren Mathews, a Black Texas Ranger. After helping out a friend in need Darren’s job as…
3.25 stars, 3rd pov, Adult, America, American, AMERICAN AUTHOR, Attica Locke, Black & Black heritage authors, Bluebird Bluebird, BOOK REVIEW, BOOK REVIEWS, Booklr, Contemporary, CRIME, female authors, HARD-BOILED, Highway 59 #1, MURDER, My reviews, MYSTERY, Noir, PUBLISHED IN 2017, RACE, read in 2021, reading, rural setting, SMALL TOWN, small town crime, Southern America, texas, THRILLER -
Blood Grove by Walter Mosley
“Life is one long side street with about a million crossroads, Sorry used to tell me when I was a boy. Every hour, sometimes every minute, you got to make the choice which way to go. Some of them turns don’t matter but don’t let that fool ya. The minute you start to think that…
1960s, 1st pov, 20th century, 4 STARS, Adult, America, American, AMERICAN AUTHOR, Black & Black heritage authors, BOOK REVIEWS, Booklr, California, CRIME, DETECTIVE, HARD-BOILED, HISTORICAL FICTION, los angeles, male authors, MYSTERY, Noir, place as character, private investigator, prostitution, published in 2021, read in 2021, SOCIAL COMMENTARY, terrific prose, THRILLER, war related ptsd -
Sacred by Dennis Lehane
Kenzie and Gennaro are hired by an incredibly wealthy – and dying – Trevor Stone to find his missing daughter. Things soon start to get complicated. Kenzie’s own mentor was looking for Desiree Stone and is now also MIA. Kenzie and Gennaro will venture from a shady Grief Counselling organisation, that is possibly connected to…
1990s, 1st pov, Adult, America, American, AMERICAN AUTHOR, BOSTON, CRIME, cults, DENNIS LEHANE, DETECTIVE, FLORIDA, HARD-BOILED, KENZIE & GENNARO, LEHANE’S BOSTON, male authors, MISSING DAUGHTERS, missing persons, MYSTERY, Noir, PATRICK KENZIE, private investigator, published in 1997, read in 2018, SACRED, SUSPENSE, THRILLER -
Darkness, Take My Hand by Dennis Lehane
“Guns, guns, guns. Three hundred and sixty degrees of pure violence.” The thing about Lehane is that he can write bloody good thrillers. His gritty stories –reminiscent of hard-boiled crime novels– never fail to entertain. Moreover, he always, always, manages to surprise – if not shock– you.Kenzie and Gennaro’s investigation is full of well-paced twists…
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