Book Review By Derryll White Sigurdarottir, Lilja (2016). Trap. Quentin Bates does a masterful job of translating ‘Trap’ from its original Icelandic into English. He…
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A superb novel for young women finding their way
Book Review By Derryll White Zimmermann, Laura (2020). My Eyes Are Up Here My mother believes there are two types of people: those who…
I cannot get enough of Fred Vargas
Book Review By Derryll White Vargas, Fred (1999). Seeking Whom He May Devour. “I had stopped loving you,” she said. “Everything comes to an end,”…
Perhaps the best police procedural I have ever read
Book Review By Derryll White Price, Richard (2008). Lush Life. Richard Price is a social worker in a novelist’s clothing. It isn’t that he is…
Aubert leads the reader to reflect on social issues
Book Review By Derryll White Aubert, Rosemary (2005). The Red Mass. This is an Ellis Portal mystery, seemingly the last. Rosemary Aubert has taken the…
John Sandford uses an incredibly successful combination
Book Review By Derryll White Sandford, John (2018). Holy Ghost. This is John Sandford’s eleventh Virgil Flowers novel. He has created a character that he…
Raymond Chandler’s impact still resonates
Book Review By Derryll White Chandler, Raymond (1939). The Big Sleep “Dead men are heavier than broken hearts.”– Raymond Chandler. ‘The Big Sleep’ was Raymond…
An accomplished first novel
Book Review By Derryll White McTiernan, Dervla (2018). The Ruin. Dervla McTiernan is Irish and this, her first novel, is an Irish story. Her opening…
Nothing More Dangerous finds a place in today’s USA
Book Review By Derryll White Eskens, Allen (2019). Nothing More Dangerous “Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity.” – …
A story of hard work, hope and possibility
Book Review By Derryll White Coady, Lynn (2019). Watching You Without Me. Lynn Coady somehow compels me to read her. I never quite know what…