Book Review By Derryll White Crumley, James (1996). Bordersnakes. James Crumley (1939-2008) has been described by Maxim Jakubowsky as “one of modern crime writing’s best…
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Snowdrift collapses with a gaping door for a sequel
Book Review By Derryll White Tursten, Helene (2018). Snowdrift. This is the third volume in Helen Tursten’s Embla Nystrõm series. She has reportedly been quite…
Seamless collaboration produces a dark novel
Book Review By Derryll White Sund, Erik Axl (2016). The Crow Girl. Realizing you like someone can take a matter of minutes, but getting…
A brilliant piece of noir fiction
Book Review By Derryll White Sallis, James (1992). The Long-Legged Fly. You must learn to put your distress signals in code. – James Sallis I…
Rick Riordan fits right in
Book Review By Derryll White Riordan, Rick (2001). The Devil Went Down to Austin. Reading Rick Riordan is analogous to listening to ZZ Top. He…
A soft journey through hard history
Book Review By Derryll White Poulin, Jacques (1988). Volkswagen Blues. The first indication that this might be an interesting novel is the fact that it…
A very entertaining but sad book
Book Review By Derryll White Hiaasen, Carl (2004). Skinny Dip. When an over-sexed and crooked marine biologist starts to come up short and noodle-like in…
A European import worthy of wrestling with
Book Review By Derryll White Del Arbol, Victor (2013). Breathing Through the Wound. “There is always something left to be said when there’s no…
A Track of Sand is a delightful read
Book Review By Derryll White Camilleri, Andrea (2010). The Track of Sand. Fifty-six and faltering, Inspector Salvo Montalbano does not know how to proceed with…
Literary Life is a writer’s kind of book
Book Review By Derryll White McMurtry, Larry (2009). Literary Life. “If you were going to write a novel, I’d be sure to know the history…