GunnShots: Spring 2012
Posted on May 1, 2012 by Drewey Wayne Gunn in Features, Mystery
Giving up trying to stay abreast of all the gay crime novels and m/m romance-mysteries appearing weekly, I relied heavily this winter on name recognition, blurbs, and the impression created by opening pages to guide me to my reading choices. Thus, new works by old friends dominate this column: Hal Bodner, Dorien Grey, Greg Herren, Steve Johnson, Jeffrey Round, and Stephen E. Stanley, with two newcomers: J. Timothy Hunt and Charles Alan Long. It is a sign of the troubled publishing world how many of these novels are self-published. (more…)
‘Hell’s Highway’ by Gerri Hill
Posted on April 29, 2012 by Anna Furtado in Mystery, Reviews
We first met FBI Agent Cameron Ross in Devil’s Rock, where she and then Deputy Sheriff Andrea Sullivan hit it off so well, both professionally and personally. As a result, Andrea decided to team up with Cameron and transfer to the FBI. Of course, by then the relationship between the two women had already exploded into a hot romance. (more…)
‘Scapegoat: A Rennie Vogel Intrigue’ by Amy Dawson Robertson
Posted on April 24, 2012 by Lori L. Lake in Mystery, Reviews
I was surprised to see Amy Dawson Robertson’s second novel billed by her publisher as a “Romance, Mystery.” While there are mystery elements and a love interest is a plot point, this book is so much bigger than those designations. (more…)
Bits & Pieces: Mysteries You Should Have Read
Posted on February 15, 2012 by Victoria Brownworth in Features, Mystery
One of my New Year’s resolutions was to be less of a procrastinator and to read more–and more broadly. Mystery is still my favourite genre, however, so in keeping with at least one of those resolves, here are some of my picks for lesbian mysteries you should have read in 2011. (more…)
GunnShots: Winter 2012
Posted on January 29, 2012 by Drewey Wayne Gunn in Features, Mystery
Fall saw a number of gems for mystery fans. Garry Ryan’s new Detective Lane novel and David Lennon’s new Quarter Boys mystery are topnotch. A first novel by Russ Gregory, though it was initially harder-going, kept me engrossed once I got into it. The sequel to Ralf König’s graphic novel about NYPD’s detective Luigi Macaroni has finally been translated. These are the works I am featuring in this column. (more…)
‘Trick of the Dark’ by Val McDermid
Posted on January 17, 2012 by Victoria Brownworth in Mystery, Reviews
As the head of an independent publishing house myself, reading Val McDermid’s latest thriller made me seriously jealous of Bywater Books. It’s so good, I can already see the stellar sales report. (more…)
GunnShots: Fall 2011
Posted on November 2, 2011 by Drewey Wayne Gunn in Features, Mystery
The end of a hot and extremely dry summer brought a number of enjoyable distractions. Richard Stevenson’s latest Don Strachey case shows author and P.I. back in top form, thirty years after their debut. There were second novels from Joseph R.G. DeMarco and Scott Sherman. Jordan Castillo Price and Andrea Speed continued their alternate universe mystery series, joined by newcomer Stephen Osborne. I am happy to report that I was part of Cheyenne Publishing’s decision to bring Ruth Sims’s pioneering YA Pride Pack mysteries back into print. Two authors — Michael Gouda and Marshall Thornton — brought off that rarity: single-author short story collections. And two anthologies of all new crime writing appeared, one edited by DeMarco and the other by Greg Herren and J.M. Redmann. Plus, the excellent film adaptation of Ken Bruen’s comic thriller Blitz became available onDVD. (more…)
‘The German’ by Lee Thomas
Posted on July 18, 2011 by Vince Liaguno in Mystery, Reviews, Speculative
In The German (Lethe Press), a savage serial killer forces the denizens of a small World War II-era Texas town to confront their own homophobia and xenophobia in this unsettling portrait of small-town Americana at its most insidious from Lambda Literary and Bram Stoker Award-winner Lee Thomas. (more…)
GunnShots: Summer 2011
Posted on July 4, 2011 by Drewey Wayne Gunn in Features, Mystery, Reviews
Finally I succumbed and bought an e-book reader. I’ve not quite made the mental switch yet, with the results that I have twenty-two new mysteries downloaded but unread. The majority of them are really romances, but a few are obviously squarely in the traditional genre. (more…)
Bits & Pieces: Summer 2011
Posted on June 7, 2011 by Victoria Brownworth in Features, Mystery, Reviews
Hot Summer Mysteries
The lazy hazy crazy days of summer are upon us and who isn’t ready for some really good escapist reading? Nothing says “summer” for this reader like mysteries, and there are some super reads available to take to the beach—or the back yard or the roof. Satisfying, page-turning, just romantic enough—what more could a lesbian reader want for the oppressive days and nights when all we want is vacation, please?
Read on to see the not-to-be-missed mysteries that are like a tall glass of iced tea with just a little kick, to quench your genre thirsts this summer. (more…)
