Reviewers’ Favorite Books — Bouchercon Panel

Here is the handout for our Bouchercon Panel about our favorite recent books and a few oldies. Three of the panelists are associated with Deadly Pleasures (George Easter, Larry Gandle and Meredith Anthony). Oline Cogdill is a nationally-syndicated reviewer and J. (Jeff) Kingston Pierce is the webmaster/blogger of the Rap Sheet.

The panel went very well. I especially enjoyed the banter between Larry Gandle and myself. It goes without saying that I was also interested in the panelists’ choices.

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George Easter

Editor of Deadly Pleasures Mystery Magazine

Recent Favorites

LEO, Deon Meyer

MIDNIGHT BLACK,Mark Greaney

STILLWATER, TanyaScott

THE WHITE CROW, Michael Robotham

CLOWN TOWN, Mick Herron

Classic Favorite

TRUE CRIME, Andrew Klavan

Forgotten Author/Title Favorite

OUT OF THE BLACKOUT, Robert Barnard

Larry Gandle

Associate Editor of
Deadly Pleasures Mystery Magazine

Recent Favorites

THE DEATH OF US, Abigail Dean

HEARTWOOD, Amity Gage

THE HUMAN SCALE, Lawrence Wright

THE DREAM HOTEL, Laila Lalami

WILD DARK SHORE, Charlotte McConaghy

Classic Favorite
THE CARTEL, Don Winslow

Little-known Author/Title Favorite
ROMAN BLOOD, Steven Saylor

Oline Cogdill

Syndicated Reviewer for South Florida Sentinel,
PublishersWeekly, and Shelf Awareness

Recent Favorites

TOO OLD FOR THIS, Samantha Downing

SAINT OF THE NARROW STREET, William Boyle

LOW APRIL SUN, Constance E. Squires

THE TROUBLE UP NORTH, Travis Mulhauser

ELDORADO DRIVE, Megan Abbott

WE DON’T TALK ABOUT CAROL, Kristen L. Berry (debut)

ClassicFavorite

STREET EIGHT, Douglas Behl Fairbairn (1976)

Little-known Author/TitleFavorite

MR.CLARINET, Nick Stone (2007)

Meredith Anthony

Author and Reviewer for


Recent Favorites

THE IMPOSSIBLE THING, Belinda Bauer

THE GOOD LIAR, Denise Mina

WE ARE ALL GUILTY HERE, Karin Slaughter

A SONG FOR KATY SHAYNE, Jim Fusilli

BLOOD LIKE MINE, Stuart Neville

Classic Favorite

A TEST OF WILLS, Charles Todd

Little-known Author/Title Favorite
THE BAD NEWS BIBLE, Anna Blundy

J. Kingston Pierce

Webmaster for the

The Rap Sheet
(therapsheet.blogspot.com)

Recent Favorites

ALL THE COLORS OF THE DARK, Chris Whitaker

ORDINARY BEAR, C.B.Bernard

CAHOKIA JAZZ, Frances Spufford

THE GIRL IN THE GREEN DRESS, Mariah Fredericks

THE ART OF THE LIE, Laura Shepherd-Robinson

Classic Favorite
THE EIGHTH CIRCLE, Stanley Ellin (1958)

Little-known Author/TitleFavorite
BY GASLIGHT,Steven Price (2016)