The Late Lord Thorpe

Just another great DC Smith book. I do so wish I knew him in person.......more

Another great Peter Grainger I don't know why his "crime" books seem so different to others. It's maybe the asides and semi confidential comments both the author and "hero" come up with as well as believable and constantly interesting plots..........more

I really enjoy the books in this D.C. Smith series, this 11th the latest from Grainger. I usually cannot put it down once started, but this time I walked down to the Chicago Art Institute for one of my regular visits and was shocked to find the whole city in attendance (so it seemed) due to spring b......more

Simply masterful. Peter Grainger’s DC Smith series, as well as the Kings Lake series and the Willows and Lane, as yet, trilogy, are simply masterful. I cannot overstate the excellence of these books and their characters. Grainger knows his players, plots carefully, and never fails to write just enou......more

**POSSIBLE SPOILERS** I generally love all of the D.C. Smith novels. I was a little disappointed in this one because the real villain(s) are not identified, let alone taken to task in any way. Otherwise it was exactly what I enjoy about a police procedural -- methodical step-by-step gathering of evid......more