ENGROSSING SHERLOCK HOLMES adventure, in which he and Dr. Watson solve a deadly Boer War mystery. Deftly done! B PLUS

DEATH ON A PALE HORSE: SHERLOCK HOLMES ON HER MAJESTY’S SECRET SERVICE
Pegasus
2013

A TIME TRAVELER BATTLES his older and younger selves in an atmospheric post-apocalyptic science fiction noir. B PLUS

MAN IN THE EMPTY SUIT
Soho Press
2013

INTRIGUING 1914 MYSTERY: a maverick London detective investigates the deaths of models at an elegant store. SOLID B

THE MANNEQUIN HOUSE
Creme de La Crime
2013

INTRICATE FANTASY TALE interweaves nature magic with the vividly cosmopolitan spirit of Toronto. SOLID B

SISTER MINE
Grand Central Publishing
2013

THE EVER-HILARIOUS LAURIE NOTARO is back with another book of musings on the ridiculousness of humanity. Yay! B PLUS

THE POTTY MOUTH AT THE TABLE
Gallery Books
2013

THE EVER-HILARIOUS LAURIE NOTARO is back with another book of musings on the ridiculousness of humanity. Yay!

LOVELY AUSTENESQUE FANTASY, third in a series, with magic-workers involved in English politics. Absorbing fun!

A TV PRODUCER’S CHARMINGLY neurotic tales of his family, his work, and the rarefied world of celebrities.

INTRIGUING NOIR PASTICHE stars Dashiell Hammett, on the trail of a real-life Maltese Falcon.  Smartly done.

BRILLIANTLY PLOTTED THRILLER follows a hard-boiled detective on the hunt for a killer of lovely call girls.