January's Betrayal by A.E. Howe - a sheriff's deputy shoots and kills a suspected rapist but not before his latest victim is also killed. Now Deputy Larry Maklin's father, the sheriff, is in the hot seat because he let the suspect go for lack of evidence. But something doesn't look quite right and Larry thinks it might have something to do with the supposed corruption in the department. This is a good series when I want a quick read with not much thinking involved.
3 stars
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The Gate Keeper by Charles Todd - Inspector Ian Rutledge is feeling unsettled after his sister's wedding and so gets in his car and begins driving. He comes on a woman standing on a dark road with a body at her feet. She claims a stranger shot the driver and then fled. Her story seems implausible until there is another murder in similar circumstances. Nothing seems to connect the two well liked victims. In an effort to keep his mind busy, thus avoiding the voice of Hamish in his head, Ian almost forcefully takes the case for Scotland Yard. There's lots of trying to connect the dots. The final solution almost felt like a cheat to me, it kind of came out of left field. I still enjoyed the 20th book in the series.
3.5 stars
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The Night Market by Jonathan Moore - Ross Carver and his partner are called to the in which the victim is covered with a strange substance rapidly eating away his body. Suddenly strange men appear, the detectives go through decontamination, and are given a shot. Ross wakes up a few days later with no memory of the event, just a nagging suspicion that things aren't as they appear. Especially when he finds his new neighbor has been watching over him. All this takes place in a San Francisco of the near future that is very dark. Ross and his partner try to find out what is really happening and find themselves suspended and their lives in danger. I was really enjoying this book and then the end left me surprised, dismayed, and sorry I'd put in the effort. One star up from what I would usually give it because I liked the writing. And in spite of the fact I liked the writing I won't read anymore by this author because I don't trust him now.
3 stars
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February's Regrets by A.E. Howe - now that Larry Macklin has resigned from the sheriff's department he's only working part time as a reserve deputy. So when colleague Shantel asks him to help find her niece he's only too willing to help. But this leads to a bigger mystery. It looks like serial killer The Swamp Hacker is back, leading Larry to go back on the payroll to join in the hunt. Another quick read and I suspected the killer right away which made me quite smug at the end.
3 stars
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March's Luck by A,E, Howe - Larry is back as a sheriff's deputy but he has a new partner, a new hire from the town's police force. The deaths of several members of a prominent family are mixed in with a search for gold, led by Larry's ex-girlfriend, who has a few screws loose.
3 stars
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April's Desires by A.E. Howe - this time Larry's former partner is accused of the death of an ex-boyfriend of his daughter. A man he was seen getting into a fight with the day before. Then the neighbor of the town's police chief is murdered and Larry is convinced there is a connection.
3 stars
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May's Danger by A.E. Howe - murder strikes close to home when Larry's girlfriend discovers a body at the vet clinic where she works. Soon there's another body and the clinic's office manager is missing. Is she a victim or a suspect?
3 stars
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Dark Tide: The Great Boston Molasses Flood of 1919 by Stephen Puleo - the events leading up to the disaster, the disaster itself, and the subsequent trial. Way too much filler and I skimmed quite a bit.
2 stars
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