Book Review

  • REVIEW AND INTERVIEW: Dietrich Kalteis and Crooked

    Dietrich Kalteis is one of those writers you can’t get enough of. Every new addition adds another to jewel to his crime writing crown. His latest historical crime offering, CROOKED, is absolutely no exception. Like an expert fisherman, Kalteis hooks readers from the outset thanks to a cast of dastardly charmers. Crooked, a fictional account,

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  • REVIEW AND INTERVIEW: K.A. Schultz on her new books, GÖTHIQUE and KHRYSTMASS

    The words, “If you love the horrific lyrically delivered, this book is for you” were used to describe K.A. Schultz’s GÖTHIQUE, a late 2023 collection of prose and poetry that leans into the macabre the way a killer stalks their victims on a quiet night, silently at first, just out of sight, until the inevitable

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  • Who by Fire and Author Greg Rhyno – Review and Interview

    Review of Who by Fire by Greg Rhyno Who by Fire isn’t just a memorable Leonard Cohen song.; it’s also the title of a remarkable new book by mystery author Greg Rhyno, out April 20th from Cormorant Books. Who by Fire introduces the world to one clever, and reluctant, sleuth with Dame Polara. Like Cohen’s

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  • Whitehurst’s Top Reads of 2023

    Reading is often the best cure for what ails you. And 2023 was, for me, a year of ailments, ending with a flu bug that continues to rattle around in my chest as I type these words. There were some great reads this year, including many older tales and many new tales from up-and-coming talent.

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  • Whitehurst’s Top Reads of 2022

    2022 was a tough bastard. For so many reasons. With that pointed out, it’s no surprise there wasn’t as much literary action. But there is a top five. There’s always got to be one. And the books I read were all killer. As always, the top five for the year aren’t made up solely of

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  • FIVE MOVES OF DOOM – Review and interview with A.J. Devlin

    A. J. Devlin’s freshman book “Cobra Clutch” won the 2019 Arthur Ellis Award and was named a finalist for the 2019 Left Coast Crime “Lefty” Awards. Not a bad feat for old “Hammerhead” Jed, who this month returns in the kickass “Five Moves of Doom,” the third muscle-flexing entry in Devlin’s tough-as-nails, banana-shaking crime series.

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  • REVIEW AND INTERVIEW: Poser by Nevada McPherson

    Author Nevada McPherson’s book, Poser, new this year from Outcast Press, throws readers to the ugly side of life, then delivers us into the even uglier suburbs of affluence and privilege. McPherson’s debut novel comes with a mess of problems for Ambrose, a small potatoes drug pusher and our lead character, who is a lot

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  • Monterey Noir reviewed at Col’s Criminal Library

    Thank you to Col’s Criminal Library for taking the time to review the first in Barker Mysteries, “Monterey Noir.” I appreciate the kind words and loved the review. Read the review here. Get your hands on a copy of Monterey Noir here, in kindle, print, and audio book.

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  • Featured in The Arizona Daily Star

    My latest nonfiction book for The History Press, “Murder & Mayhem in Tucson,” was featured this morning in The Arizona Daily Star for a story on southern Arizona authors. Thank you to them and writer Helene Woodhams for the mention! Read the article here and get your hands on Murder & Mayhem in Tucson here!

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  • Whitehurst’s Top Reads of 2021

    The year 2022 is upon us. In my mind, however, it should still be early 2021, but time is ever elusive and waits for no one. In 2020, I set my eyes upon a total of thirty books. This last year, in 2021, I read only fifteen. No clue what happened. I enjoyed amazing work,

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