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Pen & Ink

Reviews

Authors O-Z

A Better Man

This is an atmospheric, layered story, and Penny’s unflinching but compassionate view of humanity is evident on the pages. 

Kingdom of the Blind

Highly recommended for fans of intelligent mysteries with heart and grit.

Dead is Good

Highly recommended for fans of detective novels with a humorous, supernatural, philosophical twist.

Dead is Beautiful

Highly recommended for fans of dark humor and mysteries blended with the supernatural and the philosophical. 

The Bomb Maker

Highly recommended for fans of tense, thoughtful thrillers

The Burglar

Highly recommended for fans of mystery thrillers with strong, clever female protagonists with a knack for picking locks and stealing jewels.

The Butcher's Boy

I found The Butcher’s Boy to be a gripping, edge-of-your-seat thriller with a unique story and a fascinating protagonist.

The Hiding Game

Highly recommended for fans of courtroom dramas revolving around small town murder mysteries

Hide Away

Highly recommended for fans of strong female protagonists, murder mysteries, and stories of vigilante justice 

Silence

Highly recommended for fans of crime fiction with a literary bent that explores a violent, dangerous era in Irish history.

Undertow

Recommended for fans of police procedurals and crime novels set in locales that add an additional layer of intrigue to the tale.

The Listeners

Highly recommended for fans of crime fiction written in a literary, intellectual style .

The Murder List

Highly recommended for fans of psychological suspense and a murder mystery in the vein of Law & Order 

Blackout

Recommended for fans of noir crime fiction set in south Florida and featuring private investigators with personal demons.

A Deadly Trade

Highly recommended for fans of thrillers with a scientific, espionage angle

Final Target

Highly recommended for fans of thrillers with a remorseful antihero as the protagonist and of mysteries with a vengeful edge.

Her Sister's Secret

Highly recommended for fans of suspense thrillers.

A Deadly Path

A Deadly Path is a pithy read, filled with thorny family dynamics and hair-raising suspense.

My Brother Michael

Highly recommended for fans of suspense novels written in a literary style with a healthy dose of adventure and a subtle romance.

Before She Knew Him

Highly recommended for fans of psychological thrillers.

All the Beautiful Lies

I know I can always count on the author to create a cast of noir characters who are neither good nor bad, simply messily, authentically human with an intriguing psychopath or two added to the mix.

Her Every Fear

Her Every Fear is an unsettling exploration of questionable sanity, voyeurism, and murder set within the tight confines of an upscale apartment with as many doorways as there are secrets.

The Kind Worth Killing

Highly recommended.

The Girl with a Clock for a Heart

 Though far from the author’s best effort, The Girl with a Clock for a Heart was an enjoyable read and I will be looking forward to his upcoming release.

Three-Fifths

Highly recommended for fans of thoughtfully rendered, tense crime fiction with social discourse interwoven into the plot.

Changeling

Disturbing, dark, and tense, Changeling will linger in the mind long after the reader leaves Wentshire Forest.

This Is Happiness

An unforgettable read filled with nostalgia and wisdom

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