Homicide Chart
a Dana Hargrove legal mystery
By far the best of the ebook originals under consideration is V.S. Kemanis’ Homicide Chart … Besides being a well-written novel with interesting characters and strong narrative impetus, it is a law buff’s delight, with intelligent discussions of unusual legal situations and excellent courtroom combat … Kemanis is an excellent writer who would be right at home on any major publisher’s list.
Mystery Scene Magazine
Kemanis’ second novel in the Dana Hargrove series is a page turner, expertly written and well crafted. Kemanis seamlessly juxtaposes Dana’s life inside the courtroom and at home … Deftly plotted with characters that portray real, human emotions … Kemanis is a writer of high caliber worth noting and this is a novel well worth reading. RECOMMENDED.
U.S. Review of Books
In Homicide Chart, V.S. Kemanis weaves three separate plot lines into a compelling tale. Her characters are well-defined … authentic [and] … painted with a deft hand. This is Ms. Kemanis’ real talent. She makes us care for the characters.
Online Book Club
The second Dana Hargrove legal thriller is a well paced, polished, and highly enjoyable read … Kemanis meters out the suspense in compelling fashion … Highly recommended.
Diablo Nights
Thursday’s List
a Dana Hargrove legal mystery
An intelligent mystery about a career lawyer trapped between the professional and the personal … Kemanis draws on her experience as a prosecutor at the county and state levels and brings her personal knowledge of the investigation process into the story … A true page-turner.
Kirkus Reviews
An engaging and thought provoking account of financial crimes, money laundering and the workings of a drug cartel … A stunning portrayal of the deep bonds of friendship and the complexities that are encountered when that friendship is threatened … Well written with a plot that is complex and presented in a way that will keep you captivated.
Kindle Book Review
The author knows how to keep her readers glued to the pages … The characters are well-defined and real to us, so everything that happens to them makes us feel everything they feel during their ordeal … Well done, Ms. Kemanis.
Mystery Sequels
A great set of characters, with the protagonist, Dana, my favorite of the bunch … Thursday’s List has some qualities of mystery, legal thriller, and the police procedural … A plot that is different, with qualities that would appeal to fans of any of those genres.
Books and Pals
Story Collections
V. S. Kemanis is certainly one of the most intelligent writers I have read, writers of classics included. Her insight into human behavior is truly unusual … These are believable stories and believable characters … unwaveringly fascinating.
Kindle Book Review Everyone But Us
These stories are absolutely wonderful … masterfully done. If you are a fan of writers such as Alice Munro, John Cheever, John O’Hara, Lorrie Moore, or Maeve Binchy, you will love this highly diverse and engaging collection.
Nine Princesses, Everyone But Us
Quietly effective … Perfectly paced and brimming with mood and insight into our darker moments … Kemanis pulls off the difficult trick of imbuing the humdrum with a subliminal disquiet.
Dissolute Kinship, Malocclusion
SP Review Dust of the Universe[Kemanis is] unarguably gifted … a great talent … There are stories here that I think I will remember forever. They’ve stayed with me in the weeks since I read them and make me smile even now as I call to mind their wonderfully flawed characters, their gentle humor, their twists and surprises and, without exception, the compassionate insight at their core.
Little miracle stories … profoundly touching and at other times hilarious… Writing of this quality this early in a writer’s career is rare … Watch her closely.
War Songs, Dust of the Universe