February 1: Detroit noir and pickpocket scams
Just discovered Loren D. Estleman’s Amos Walker series. Finished Motor City Blue (book 1) a few days ago. This book features Amos Walker, a tough guy detective in 1980’s Detroit, on the hunt for a missing woman. Seriously hard boiled and a great, fast-paced read. Estleman is a four-time Shamus Award winner. If you’re not familiar with this series, here’s the link to Estleman’s author page so you can take a look. https://www.amazon.com/Loren-D.-Estleman/e/B000APK5BO
Spend a lot of time researching (more that I’d like), and most of it can be pretty dry stuff. But occasionally I come across something I think you’ll enjoy reading.
Thief hunters in Paradise is a fun website that covers practical tips about how to avoid being taken advantage of by crooks when you’re traveling. It also including short videos of scams and attempted scams. Here’s the link: https://bobarno.com/thiefhunters/
Finally, if you’re into free ebook promos, here’s one I found: February 5-Star Festival of Thrillers. All of these ebooks have an average review score on Amazon of between 4.5 and 5 stars. As usual, you get a free ebook for an email list signup. Hope you find something you like! Here’s the link: https://books.bookfunnel.com/2020-02-fivestarthrillers/5u7amgvxei
That’s all for now. Happy reading!