Making good progress on KD Thorne book 3, although I don’t have a title yet.

If you’re looking for a summer read (or a winter read if you’re in the southern hemisphere), I’ve read two excellent crime thrillers.

The first, Five Decembers by James Kestrel, won the 2022 Edgar Allan Poe Award for best mystery. This crime novel, which takes place during WWII, follows police detective Joe McGrady as he tries to solve a gruesome murder on Hawaii and gets trapped in Asia during the war while tracking down the killer. This book is excellence from start to finish. Don’t want to say too much because I don’t want to spoil any of the plot twists.

Also read Billy Summers by Stephen King, which was recommended to me by a Readers Group member. Most everyone has read a Stephen King book. This one is a crime thriller with a tiny supernatural reference to The Shining about three-quarters of the way through. King is still at the top of his game.

Billy Summers is a hit man who only kills bad people, but on this outing he ends up in a complex plot where he doesn’t know what’s really going on until it’s too late. Lots of suspense, action, and complex backstory make for a first rate read as we discover the limits of who Billy is and what he’s capable of.  Very enjoyable.

Happy reading!