Steve Lewis
Star Struck Dead
The year is 1946, and Lauren Atwill is a Hollywood screenwriter who stumbles across a gang of blackmailers in this,…
Me and Orson Welles
Only 35 pages into this lyrical and magical one-week interlude in 17-year-old Richard Samuel’s life, even he recognizes the fact…
Victory
Coonts, I believe, is wrong in saying there have been three American wars that have been the “defining experience of…
The Affair of the 39 Cufflinks
Murder at Alderley once again! After a gap of over twenty years, this third in the series is another fine…
The Hell Screen
When you pick up this, the second case solved by nobleman Akitada Sugawara, be ready to be immersed in a…
The Vagabond Clown
Marston is a wonderfully prolific writer. Besides two series of detective novels written as Kenneth Miles, which is his real…
Westward
In celebration of their 50th anniversary, the Western Writers of America went all out in producing this large collection of…
Clea’s Moon
This retro-mystery set in late-1940s Los Angeles has a lot of the right ingredients going for it – starting with…
Widow in Scarlet
There are, in fact, two widows in scarlet appearing in this longish romantic adventure, set in England’s Regency era. The…
Justice Gun
Lyle Brandt is another in a long line of pseudonyms for Michael Newton, author of over 170 novels, including many…
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