Chez Betty, by Kenneth Farmer

Oh, It’s a Mystery! Review by Tom Keech A forty-something lawyer in the middle of a divorce suddenly travels to France in his quest to live more spontaneously. This delightful, quirky tourist story with a sweet romantic twist quickly turns to murder, and the...

Trespasser, by Tana French

Bonus: Review Plus Dublin Cop Talk Glossary Review by Tom Keech Detective Antoinette Conway of the Dublin murder squad refuses to close out a case against a pathetic local dweeb who apparently killed his new girlfriend, the love of his life. It happened on the night...

The Gloaming, by Melanie Finn

Human Rights v. the Real World Review by Tom Keech An American college girl swept off her feet by an international human rights lawyer finds herself years later divorced, alone and despised by the residents of the small Swiss town into which she has been dumped. She...

Brainquake, by Samuel Fuller

Mafia Bagman with a Disability Review by Tom Keech A neurologically disabled Mafia bagman, prohibited by the rules from friendships, love, marriage, or even looking into the bags of money he delivers, falls in love with a Mafia widow who then betrays him. Throughout...