Secluded Cabin Sleeps Six

Maybe it’s because I’m an avid thriller reader but seeing “Secluded Cabin Sleeps Six” on an Airbnb site would not make me want to rent it. Unless I was a demented serial killer, which appears to be the case with most, if not all, of the characters in this convolutedContinue Reading

Primer and Punishment

House flipping cousins Whitney and Buck decide to take on a houseboat in Primer and Punishment. They want a quick flip because Buck’s wedding to Collette, Whitney’s best friend, is fast approaching. They are thinking that the boat would make a great venue for the bachelor and bachelorette parties! Unfortunately,Continue Reading

In Farm's Way

In Farm’s Way is another great cozy mystery from one of my favorite authors, Amanda Flower. Shiloh is coerced by her best friend, Kristy, to investigate a murder of an almost universally disliked local brewery owner. Despite the plethora of suspects, the police are focusing on Kristy’s husband and ShilohContinue Reading

The Great Displacement

It is not your imagination that disasters like hurricanes, wildfires and floods are occurring much more frequently lately. The world is heating up resulting in not just more frequent but also more severe weather events. With insurance companies making historically high cumulative payouts, they are forced to raise rates. HigherContinue Reading

The Devil's Advisor

Everyone’s office has a Brian. He’s smart but obnoxious as well as the office suck up. One day, Brian gets a chain letter. You know, the kind you answer a question and forward to ten other people. This letter is an actual email from Hell. It asks the recipient whoContinue Reading

Such Pretty Flowers

In Such Pretty Flowers, Dane is graduating college and moving in with his new girlfriend, Maura, a florist. Dane’s family begins to see that he may be dealing with some mental health challenges. However, weekly therapy does not prevent Dane from soon killing himself in a most unusual way. Holly,Continue Reading

The Fifth Horseman

We first meet Emma atop a dome high above Liverpool. You see she has decided to end it all by jumping to her death. But wait, her flatmate, Mark, has come to rescue her, while also declaring his love for her. One teeter later and they are both plunging toContinue Reading

Unnatural History

Psychologist Alex Delaware and police detective Milo Sturgis are investigating another bizarre death in the Los Angeles sunshine in Unnatural History. A troubled trust funded photographer is murdered in his bed. Could his murderer be a family member looking to increase their chunk of the family’s future inheritance? Or wasContinue Reading

Decoding the Metaverse

Are you curious where technology is going next? Decoding the Metaverse explains where we started (think UseNet groups and AOL) to where we are going soon (the metaverse). Science fiction has been talking about a completely virtual, digital and 3D world for literally decades. I’m not talking about Meta’s VRChatContinue Reading

Vampire Weekend

Forget everything you think you know about vampires. They can’t fly and sucking blood is just too much work when blood donation centers do all the work for you. A typical Vampire Weekend might be cleaning your house and running errands. Of course, you are a night owl, but otherContinue Reading