Mystery Corner
Welcome to my Mystery Corner. Here, you’ll find the novels I’ve read, with updates every week. These novels are invariably in the Mystery-Thriller-Suspense genre and usually are part of a regular series with a recurring protagonist. You can always return here as a reminder of a book or author I’ve mentioned, to find a great escape from the demands of the business day or as a handy reference for books you want to read. Browse my selections below.
Time to Hunt by Simon Gervais … and more
Time to Hunt is the third book in the Pierce Hunt series from Simon Gervais, preceded by Hunt Them Down and Trained to Hunt. Hunt is a former Army Ranger,…
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Trial by Fire by P.T. Deutermann
Based on a true story—P. T. Deutermann’s Trial by Fire is a dramatic WWII novel of attack, survival, and triumph on board an aircraft carrier in the Pacific. One unmistakeable…
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Jane Hawk & Christopher Snow from Dean Koontz
I’m embarrassed to report that I lost track of Dean Koontz somewhere along the way. When I saw the coming attractions on my reading list looking a little light, I…
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Ocean Prey by John Sandford … and More
It’s mighty rare for an author to sustain a series for as long as John Camp, a/k/a John Sanford, has for his Prey novels featuring Lucas Davenport & Co.I’ve read…
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The Penn Cage Series from Greg Iles
If you’re ready to dig into a new series that will last, I think you’ll love the Penn Cage series from Greg Iles. There’s about 4200 pages in the 6…
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An Update on the Rhyme & Shaw Series from Jeffery Deaver
Jeffery Deaver is a prolific author with several outstanding series characters. His website describes the wide range of his writing. I agree with Deaver’s characterization that Lincoln is an improbable…
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Kathy Reichs returns to the Bones series
It’s nice to see Kathy Reichs hitting a milestone in July, 2021 with novel #20 in her Bones series, The Bone Code, . You may recall she took off a year after book #18…
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Is Lee Child getting tired of Jack Reacher?
Jack Reacher is back in The Midnight Line, #22 in this series from Lee Child. Is Lee Child tired of writing about Reacher? Here’s what Lee Child had to say about…
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Red Swan by P.T. Deutermann
Red Swan by P. T. Deutermann (standalone) One of the most talent yet unheralded authors in the Mystery-Thriller-Suspense genre is P.T. Deutermann. He’s written a great 4-book series featuring Cam Richter, a…
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K-Street by M.A. Lawson
K-Street by M.A. Lawson (Kay Hamilton #3) M.A. Lawson is the pen name of Mike Lawson, an established author of the Joe DeMarco series, an excellent series about the unsung…
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The Late Show by Michael Connelly
The Late Show by Michael Connelly (Rene Ballard #1) For the first time following 20 books in the Harry Bosch series, Michael Connelly has developed a new character … introducing…
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Dead Drop by Marc Cameron
Dead Drop by Marc Cameron (Jericho Quinn #7.5) The bad-ass SpecOps characters continue to pile up. Here’s the most current list: the Jonathan Graves series from John Gilstrap, the John…
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Use of Force by Brad Thor
Use of Force by Brad Thor (Scot Harvath #17) It’s quite the season for the bad-ass SpecOps characters that are filling up my bookshelf. Over the last few weeks, I’ve…
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Final Target by John Gilstrap
Final Target by John Gilstrap (Jonathan Grave #8) I also love it when old friends like Scorpion, Boxers and Mother Hen return to the page. I’ve written about this series…
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Zero Sum by Barry Eisler
Zero Sum by Barry Eisler (John Rain #9) I love John Rain and I’m glad to see Barry Eisler is keeping him on the page. He is a skilled assassin,…
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Herman Wouk
Herman Wouk is Still Writing at the Age of 102 You may not remember Herman Wouk, but if you’re a fan of this genre, you’ve probably read one or both…
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The Switch by Joseph Finder
The Switch by Joseph Finder I’ve always enjoyed Joseph Finder’s books and I don’t think I’ve missed any. Like most writers in this genre, he’s created a recurring hero, Nick…
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Camino Island by John Grisham
Camino Island by John Grisham If you read anything in the Mystery-Thriller-Suspense genre, you must have read something from John Grisham, so if you’re waiting, here’s his summer Beach Read….
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J.K. Rowling & the Harry Potter Empire
J.K. Rowling & the Harry Potter Empire I’m diverging a bit today from my usual recommendation to celebrate the incredible saga of J.K. Rowling’s fiction career … justified even more…
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G-Man by Stephen Hunter
G-Man by Stephen Hunter Finally, my ol’ buddy, Bob Lee “the Nailer” Swagger is back in the 10th novel in this series from Stephen Hunter, a Pulitzer Prize winning author…
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Testimony by Scott Turow
Testimony by Scott Turow It takes a talented writer like Scott Turow to tackle the theme of the Bosnian War. In Testimony, his character, Bill ten Boom, … yes, that…
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Mystery Corner
Welcome to Lary’s Mystery Corner. Here, you’ll find all of the novels that I’ve included in Sword Tips, the weekly Exkalibur Newsletter. These novels are invariably in the Mystery-Thriller-Suspense genre and usually are part of a regular series with a recurring protagonist. You can always come back here as a reminder of a book or author I’ve mentioned, to find a great escape from the demands of the business day or as a handy reference for books you want to read. Browse my selections below.
Time to Hunt by Simon Gervais … and more
Time to Hunt is the third book in the Pierce Hunt series from Simon Gervais, preceded by Hunt Them Down and Trained to Hunt. Hunt is a former Army Ranger,…
Read More
Trial by Fire by P.T. Deutermann
Based on a true story—P. T. Deutermann’s Trial by Fire is a dramatic WWII novel of attack, survival, and triumph on board an aircraft carrier in the Pacific. One unmistakeable…
Read More
Jane Hawk & Christopher Snow from Dean Koontz
I’m embarrassed to report that I lost track of Dean Koontz somewhere along the way. When I saw the coming attractions on my reading list looking a little light, I…
Read More
Ocean Prey by John Sandford … and More
It’s mighty rare for an author to sustain a series for as long as John Camp, a/k/a John Sanford, has for his Prey novels featuring Lucas Davenport & Co.I’ve read…
Read More
The Penn Cage Series from Greg Iles
If you’re ready to dig into a new series that will last, I think you’ll love the Penn Cage series from Greg Iles. There’s about 4200 pages in the 6…
Read More
An Update on the Rhyme & Shaw Series from Jeffery Deaver
Jeffery Deaver is a prolific author with several outstanding series characters. His website describes the wide range of his writing. I agree with Deaver’s characterization that Lincoln is an improbable…
Read More
Kathy Reichs returns to the Bones series
It’s nice to see Kathy Reichs hitting a milestone in July, 2021 with novel #20 in her Bones series, The Bone Code, . You may recall she took off a year after book #18…
Read More
Is Lee Child getting tired of Jack Reacher?
Jack Reacher is back in The Midnight Line, #22 in this series from Lee Child. Is Lee Child tired of writing about Reacher? Here’s what Lee Child had to say about…
Read More
Red Swan by P.T. Deutermann
Red Swan by P. T. Deutermann (standalone) One of the most talent yet unheralded authors in the Mystery-Thriller-Suspense genre is P.T. Deutermann. He’s written a great 4-book series featuring Cam Richter, a…
Read More
K-Street by M.A. Lawson
K-Street by M.A. Lawson (Kay Hamilton #3) M.A. Lawson is the pen name of Mike Lawson, an established author of the Joe DeMarco series, an excellent series about the unsung…
Read More
The Late Show by Michael Connelly
The Late Show by Michael Connelly (Rene Ballard #1) For the first time following 20 books in the Harry Bosch series, Michael Connelly has developed a new character … introducing…
Read More
Dead Drop by Marc Cameron
Dead Drop by Marc Cameron (Jericho Quinn #7.5) The bad-ass SpecOps characters continue to pile up. Here’s the most current list: the Jonathan Graves series from John Gilstrap, the John…
Read More
Use of Force by Brad Thor
Use of Force by Brad Thor (Scot Harvath #17) It’s quite the season for the bad-ass SpecOps characters that are filling up my bookshelf. Over the last few weeks, I’ve…
Read More
Final Target by John Gilstrap
Final Target by John Gilstrap (Jonathan Grave #8) I also love it when old friends like Scorpion, Boxers and Mother Hen return to the page. I’ve written about this series…
Read More
Zero Sum by Barry Eisler
Zero Sum by Barry Eisler (John Rain #9) I love John Rain and I’m glad to see Barry Eisler is keeping him on the page. He is a skilled assassin,…
Read More
Herman Wouk
Herman Wouk is Still Writing at the Age of 102 You may not remember Herman Wouk, but if you’re a fan of this genre, you’ve probably read one or both…
Read More
The Switch by Joseph Finder
The Switch by Joseph Finder I’ve always enjoyed Joseph Finder’s books and I don’t think I’ve missed any. Like most writers in this genre, he’s created a recurring hero, Nick…
Read More
Camino Island by John Grisham
Camino Island by John Grisham If you read anything in the Mystery-Thriller-Suspense genre, you must have read something from John Grisham, so if you’re waiting, here’s his summer Beach Read….
Read More
J.K. Rowling & the Harry Potter Empire
J.K. Rowling & the Harry Potter Empire I’m diverging a bit today from my usual recommendation to celebrate the incredible saga of J.K. Rowling’s fiction career … justified even more…
Read More
G-Man by Stephen Hunter
G-Man by Stephen Hunter Finally, my ol’ buddy, Bob Lee “the Nailer” Swagger is back in the 10th novel in this series from Stephen Hunter, a Pulitzer Prize winning author…
Read More
Testimony by Scott Turow
Testimony by Scott Turow It takes a talented writer like Scott Turow to tackle the theme of the Bosnian War. In Testimony, his character, Bill ten Boom, … yes, that…
Read More