Mystery Ink
Mystery and thriller book reviews, author interviews and more!


David J. Montgomery writes about authors and books for several of the country's largest newspapers, including the Chicago Sun-Times, Philadelphia Inquirer, Boston Globe and South Florida Sun-Sentinel.

In the past, he has contributed to such publications as USA Today, the Washington Post, Kansas City Star, Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel and National Review Online.

He recently completed his first novel, a thriller called Counterstrike. He lives in the Washington, DC suburbs with his wife and daughter.

Reviews Written:

  • Abbott, Jeff - Panic (2005)
  • Adams, Alina - On Thin Ice (2004)
  • Adler, Dick - Dreams of Justice: Mysteries as Social Documents (2005)
  • Akunin, Boris - The Death of Achilles (2006)
  • Arsenault, Mark - Gravewriter (2006)
  • Atkins, Ace - Dirty South (2004)
  • Atkins, Ace - White Shadow (2006)
  • Barclay, Linwood – Bad Move (2004)
  • Becka, Elizabeth - Trace Evidence (2005)
  • Benjamin, Carol Lea - The Hard Way (2006)