Author Archives: smellincoffee

Unknown's avatar

About smellincoffee

Citizen, librarian, reader with a boundless wonder for the world and a curiosity about all the beings inside it.

Trophy Hunt

Posted on March 17, 2025 by smellincoffee

Game Warden Joe Pickett’s peaceful fishing trip with his daughters is interrupted by a foul odor in the air — and following the scent, as the game warden must, leads him to an astonishing sight: the massive corpse of a … Continue reading →

Posted in Reviews | Tagged , , , , , | 3 Comments

Safe

Posted on March 16, 2025 by smellincoffee

Alabama, including my home county, was hit hard by tornadoes last night, but the rough stuff went north of me. All of my family has checked in, but there were fatalities in the county and in Alabama. I haven’t seen … Continue reading →

Posted in General | 7 Comments

The Late Show

Posted on March 14, 2025 by smellincoffee

A few years ago Renee Ballard was an up-and-comer,  rising through the ranks at the LAPD’s detective ranks: then a supervisor sexually assaulted her, she reported it, and  soon found herself delegated to the ‘late show’.  She and her new … Continue reading →

Posted in Reviews | Tagged , , , , | 5 Comments

Winterkill

Posted on March 13, 2025 by smellincoffee

The peace of the wintry woods was shattered by rifle shots – a series of them. Game Warden Joe Pickett follows the sound and is stupefied to find the county’s leading forest service officer  massacring elk, surrounded by seven massive … Continue reading →

Posted in Reviews | Tagged , , , , , | 3 Comments

WWW Wednesday

Posted on March 12, 2025 by smellincoffee

WHAT have you finished reading recently? Savage Run, C.J. Box. WHAT are you reading now? Will finish Winterkill by CJ Box tonight; halfway through Michael Connelly’s The Late Show. WHAT are you reading next? I think I’m recovered from the … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged , | 10 Comments

Teaser Tuesday

Posted on March 11, 2025 by smellincoffee

Today’s TTT is top ten books that involve…….blank. I am also drawing a blank, so I’ll just do the tease unless another TTTer’s post gives me inspiration. “When you’re sneaking up on somebody, you might consider keeping your voice low,” … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged , | 3 Comments

Savage Run

Posted on March 11, 2025 by smellincoffee

Joe Pickett has encountered a lot of strange stuff in his so-far brief tenure as a game warden, but exploding cows is a first. The culprit here was a cow strapped with explosives, making players of Command and Conquer: Red … Continue reading →

Posted in Reviews | Tagged , , , , , | 3 Comments

Open Season

Posted on March 10, 2025 by smellincoffee

It’s been a long time since I actually thrilled by a thriller — so emotionally charged up by it that I wanted to will the clock to slow down so I could finish the final chapters at lunch and not … Continue reading →

Posted in Reviews | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

The Brass Verdict

Posted on March 6, 2025 by smellincoffee

Attorney Mickey Haller hasn’t been practicing law the last year or so, having been recuperating from being shot and a subsequent addiction to pain meds that could have destroyed his life. On the verge of getting back in the game, … Continue reading →

Posted in Reviews | Tagged , , , , , | 4 Comments

WWW Wednesday

Posted on March 5, 2025 by smellincoffee

WHAT have you finished reading recently? Camino Ghosts, John Grisham. WHAT are you reading now? The Brass Verdict, Michael Connelly. WHAT are you reading next? Will probably return to the Romanov book. Note: I scheduled this post on Tuesday, given … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged | 12 Comments