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Book Review: The King’s Gambit (SPQR #1), by John Maddox Roberts

by Felix the Fox (Assaph Mehr) on March 3, 2021January 18, 2021

I’ve long had Maddox Roberts’ SPQR series on my TBR list (ever since I started reading Roman whodunits — Lindsey Davis, Steven Saylor, et al), but it took some time to get to this series. What to Expect A political mystery set in 70 BCE, as a young official is looking into the murders of […]

Book Review: Dead Men’s Sandals, by David Wishart

by Felix the Fox (Assaph Mehr) on February 24, 2021December 31, 2020

I love the Corvinus mysteries, so was excited to see a new one out. What to Expect Straight off the boat on his return from the last case in Carthage, Corvinus’ is summoned by a gangster boss (a favourite recurring character) and a favour he owes is called. Now he finds himself going to Brundisium, […]

Book Review: Something More Than Night, by Ian Tregillis

by Felix the Fox (Assaph Mehr) on January 27, 2021December 14, 2020

I’ve heard good things about Tregillis’ works and their historical-fantasy settings and vibes, and given that this book is a standalone (often my preference) and a noir detective to boot I was drawn. What to Expect Read the blurb, and then notch it up several degrees… sideways. Tregillis goes for high-intensity literary devices, where the […]

Book Review: A Witch Steps into My Office, by Douglas Lumsden

by Felix the Fox (Assaph Mehr) on January 6, 2021December 1, 2020

Lumsden’s previous novel left me wanting more, so it didn’t take me long to delve into this second book in the series. Nor was I disappointed – this is an excellent sequel, even better than the previous. What to Expect Expect a story that reads like Raymond Chandler or Dashiell Hammett, but with mobile phones […]

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Book Review: A Troll Walks into a Bar, by Douglas Lumsden

by Felix the Fox (Assaph Mehr) on December 9, 2020December 1, 2020

Considering my love of detective stories, especially noir, hard-boiled types, and urban fantasy it wasn’t a big surprise I jumped right on this. What to Expect Expect a classic detective story like Raymond Chandler or Dashiel Hammet, but set in an alternate world suffused with magic. The protagonist, through whose eyes the story is told, […]

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Book Review: Peace Talks, by Jim Butcher

by Felix the Fox (Assaph Mehr) on September 16, 2020July 20, 2020

I enjoyed the Dresden Files in the past, so was looking forward to the new installment after a few years’ gap. If you’ve never read them before this is not the place to start, but if you are a fan then this book delivers. What to Expect Peace Talks picks up where the series previously […]

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Book Review: Thraxas, by Martin Scott

by Felix the Fox (Assaph Mehr) on June 17, 2020May 4, 2020

I can’t recall who recommended Thraxas to me, but the interest overlap was obvious: private detective in a fantasy world with a nod to Roman culture. I put it high on my TBR. What to Expect As it says on the cover, a hard-boiled-style story of a down-on-his-luck, drunken private investigator with magical education and […]

Book Series Review: Marcus Corvinus, by David Wishart

by Felix the Fox (Assaph Mehr) on October 5, 2019May 3, 2020

I’ve read and reviewed Ovid, the first in the series, about a year ago. It was awesome, so naturally I went down the rabbit hole of reading through the 20-volume series… I’ve even chased down Corvinus himself for a character interview. I’ve posted my reviews of each individual volume on Amazon and Goodreads, but below […]

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Book Series Review: Dresden Files by Jim Butcher

by Felix the Fox (Assaph Mehr) on June 6, 2018October 29, 2018

I’ve previously read the first 3 volumes in the Dresden Files, then let it lapse for a while. This year I’ve been binge reading the rest of the series in order, and reviewing individual volumes on Goodreads and Amazon as I go. Below are my thoughts about the series as it stands to date. My […]

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Excerpt: Memento Mori, by Ruth Downie

by Felix the Fox (Assaph Mehr) on March 6, 2018March 6, 2018

I’ve raved in the past about Ruth Downie’s excellent Medicus series. I’ve interviewed her protagonist Ruso, and at the end of the month we’ll be publishing a highly-entertaining interview with his wife Tilla on The Protagonist Speaks (I suggest you subscribe to that blog so you don’t miss it – the interview is delicious!). It […]

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