Jar City and More
I’m awaiting the edits on my review of Thomas Lakeman’s THE SHADOW CATCHERS for January Magazine. If all goes well it should be ready to go next week. The book is a debut novel published by SMP-Minotaur and well worth reading.
Brian Freeman’s STRIPPED is a wild ride, set in Vegas which is a long way from Duluth, Minnesota. The story is very frank in its dealings with Sin City and all the name implies ( Vegas, not Duluth. Although I suspect almost every town in North America has been called Sin City by someone, Freeman’s rendition of Las Vegas feels fresh, no mean accomplishment.)
Arnaldur Indridason’s JAR CITY is published in the US by Picador. Set in Iceland it’s a procedural that has garnered praise after its UK release. Indridason won the Silver Dagger Award in 2005.
ECHO PARK is Michael Connelly’s latest Harry Bosch. I opened the book for a peek and read 160 pages. This is one of the best Bosch entries I’ve read in a while and if the story holds up the book will be in the front window of Eddie’s Book Nook.