In How to Kill a Guy in Ten Dates, Jamie is a fan of both slasher movies and romantic comedies. She and her roommate/bff Laurie decide to go to a speed dating event little knowing that her knowledge of each will be needed to survive the evening. Both types ofContinue Reading
In Stolen in Death, Eve is a detective investigating a murder that happened during a robbery. Eve’s husband is familiar with one of the stolen jewelry items, a priceless necklace. It seems he stole it decades ago before he became a posh millionaire. I’ve only read a few books inContinue Reading
Amos Walker is a Detroit private detective who has seen it all. Then, Sage walks in with a story to tell about her Man One conviction for killing her husband in Alaska. Her conviction was overturned. But her husband’s brother is still hunting her, desperate for revenge. Can Amos helpContinue Reading
Pendergast The Beginning investigates a bizarre serial killer with a fascination for his male victim’s muscular right arms. As in Columbo, the reader knows who the perpetrator is from the beginning. The fun is watching Pendergast solve the mystery. The killer’s motive is also left for the reader and theContinue Reading
Cynthia has a secret that she hasn’t revealed to her longtime husband or their seventeen year old daughter. But it all starts to go horribly wrong when Cynthia’s daughter is taken by a villain from her past. Can Cynthia save her daughter and repair her marriage ripped apart by herContinue Reading
Murder from A to Z has an intriguing plot. Can amateur detective Samantha solve a murder before it happens? The short answer is no. Unfortunately, Alva, an elderly woman who accuses her relatives of trying to kill her, kicks the bucket in the first couple of chapters. Was she murdered?Continue Reading
Such Sheltered Lives tells the tales of three people at a posh rehab facility. Amelia Blue has eating disorders and a famously troubled singer for a mother. Lord Edward is the ne’er do well son of British royalty. Florence is an artist hiding out from scandal. All three have whatContinue Reading
The Storm is another exciting thriller, where childhood friends and hurricanes collide, by the author of The Wife Upstairs. Geneva has inherited the Rosalie Inn from her mother, who is now battling dementia in a nearby care home. The Inn has survived a century of hurricanes. A new one isContinue Reading
Women over a certain age and weight tend to be invisible in modern American society. Elinor, a former FBI agent, is counting on that when she goes undercover as a nanny. The head of the household is a suspected cartel kingpin. Her former FBI boss, and the person who gotContinue Reading
Spasm is the latest Jack and Laurie medical thriller from Robin Cook. In this one, the two forensic scientists are asked to visit Essex Falls in upstate New York to assist with an autopsy. Locals are dying of two mysterious diseases. One kills swiftly. The another acts like Alzheimer’s butContinue Reading
My Review It is autumn in Cabot Cove, Maine. Jessica Fletcher and her friends and neighbors are enjoying the fall weather as are the usual leaf peeping tourists. Unfortunately, a young female tourist is murdered. In addition, a bicycle-riding thief is terrorizing anyone foolish enough to carry a purse. WillContinue Reading
Road trip! In Newlyweds Can Be Knocked Off, BFFs and amateur detectives Amish Millie and non-Amish Lois hit the road for Florida. On the bus to get there, Millie befriends a young Amish girl. When Millie soon finds the girl dead, the two seventy-year-old women once again team up toContinue Reading
The King’s Ransom is another fun and fast paced Recovery Agent novel from the bestselling author of the Stephanie Plum series. Gabriela recovers lost items for a living—not as a charity. But when her still sexy ex-husband Rafer needs help, she has to pitch in. Rafer’s cousin, Harley has obligatedContinue Reading
Walter Nash has it all. He is a top executive with a beautiful wife and daughter. He has plenty of money to spend as he wishes. Then the FBI comes crashing into his life. They want him to inform on his crooked boss. Will he ruin his comfy life byContinue Reading
Mix Alice in Wonderland with Jurassic Park. Add a dash of every science fiction sub genre but especially time travel. Voila, you have God’s Junk Drawer! Twelve-year-old Billy is found in Thailand after being missing for five years from Maine. He has wild tales of the missing years including encountersContinue Reading
The Strand is a British mystery magazine known best for publishing the first Sherlock Holmes story well over a century ago. The Best of “The Strand Magazine” anthology collects 29 tales published within the last twenty-five years. Their authors are as diverse as Michael Connelly, Shirley Jackson and H.G. Wells.Continue Reading