Whitney and her cousin Buck are house flippers. One morning, Whitney can’t open the front door of their most recent flip. After entering through the garage, Whitney finds a body Dead in the Doorway. She also finds the former owner’s grandson, Dakota, squatting in the house. Dakota identifies the bodyContinue Reading
After She Wrote Him is the wildly inventive tale of two writers writing about each other. But which one is fictional? “‘It’s an exploration of an author’s relationship with her protagonist, an examination of the tenuous line between belief and reality, imagination and self, and what happens when that lineContinue Reading
Author Guest Post by Charlotte Stuart How Cozy Is It? A cup of tea or a mug of java? Some readers of mysteries don’t consider cozies as “serious” mystery novels. Even though the emphasis in cozies has always been on solving puzzles, there are certain characteristics that cause some readersContinue Reading
Within the first chapter, the author explains what happened in the prior two books in this series. It’s a humdinger! Rowan and her family’s lives have been intertwined with infamous serial killer, Julian Addington, and his family for literally decades. Her mother had a “relationship” with him. Not to mentionContinue Reading
At seventeen, Linn is viciously raped within her own isolated home. Nineteen years later, Linn is finally seeking her rapist by moving back to that, now vacant, house. Initially, her attacker was thought to be a stranger. However, Linn’s memory of that night is slowly returning. Thanks to a specialContinue Reading
The Last Tourist begins as a reluctant spy thriller but soon transforms into a high-octane chase across the world. Who can you trust when everyone is wearing a dark gray hat? Abdul is abruptly yanked out of his CIA desk job. He is sent to the remote Western Sahara inContinue Reading
When Juliette’s maid of honor and roommate, Daphne, doesn’t show up for the bridesmaid dinner, everyone in the small beach community of Sea Pine Island is concerned. More of a “where-is-she” than a whodunit, Shake Down is a modern mystery rather than the cozy mystery I expected. Juliette and DaphneContinue Reading
My Review The email read, “Come to Paris. Your sister is dead.” However, when Shayna arrives she finds a note in the twins’ special language, “Alive. Trust No One.” And so starts the exciting debut thriller, The Missing Sister. Paris, with Montmartre and the Sorbonne on its sunny surface andContinue Reading
What happens when four women become friends? They pair off. So what is Elise to do when her best friend, Julie, goes missing while hiking? She believes Julie is returning—even over two years later. And then, joyously, Julie returns. But The Return is not what Elise, or anyone, expected. Mae,Continue Reading
Forensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan is back in A Conspiracy of Bones, the nineteen entry in the best-selling series. Set mostly in Charlotte, South Carolina, Tempe must struggle against a new boss looking for any reason to fire her and the after effects of brain surgery. All while trying to identifyContinue Reading
I really enjoyed this perfect gem of a mobster novel! Like Flies from Afar is the story of mobster, Mr. Machi, who finds a faceless dead body in the trunk of his car. He is waiting for roadside assistance after his tire is “caltropped” or intentionally flattened on the PanamericanaContinue Reading
Naomi is being bullied. Matthew does nothing after being burned before. And then Naomi vanishes. Who can find her? Only Wilde, The Boy from the Woods. There are three main mysteries within this twisty tale. Where is Naomi? How did Wilde end up living alone in the woods as aContinue Reading
I’m happy to host Mysterious Merchandise today as the final stop on the Great Escapes Virtual Book Tour. Read about the book, the first in the Witch’s Thrift Shop Mystery series, and its author. Then, enter to win a signed copy of the book! Mysterious Merchandise (A Witch’s ThriftContinue Reading
My Review Another excellent deep dive into the mind of a female sociopath. This time attorney Jane is searching for her missing sixteen-year-old niece, Kayla. By all accounts, Kayla is a Problem Child, who acts just like Jane… I cannot believe how much I enjoy this series. Jane reminds meContinue Reading
Patty is released from prison after five long years. And her estranged daughter, her Darling Rose Gold, picks Patty up. It’s the least she can do. After all, it’s Rose Gold’s fault that Patty went to prison. She didn’t have to testify. Patty was just trying to be a goodContinue Reading
Guest Post I’m thrilled to be back on the Great Escape Virtual Book Blog Tour with Lori Caswell and the entire team who loves books as much as I do. Many thanks to Diane at Diane Reviews books for the opportunity to be a guest on her blog in thisContinue Reading