Tour Review Lemon Curd Killer
Review Murder interrupts a genteel tea party and fashion show in Charleston, South Carolina in the Lemon Curd Killer. During a catering event, tea shop owner Theodosia finds a fashion show coordinator, Nadine, face down in the lemon curd. It is obvious that Nadine was shot in the back ofContinue Reading
Storm Watch
Wyoming Game Warden Joe Pickett is once again waist high in both snow and intrigue in Storm Watch. While being snowed in here in southern California in March(!), I decided to stay in bed under multiple blankets and read a thriller. If my intention was to forget about the snowContinue Reading
The Angel Maker
Alex North, the author of the brilliant The Whisper Man, is back with the complex, enthralling new thriller, The Angel Maker. The book has not one, not two, but three crazed killers running around! Don’t miss it! High schooler Katie decides to have an after-school tryst rather than walk homeContinue Reading
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
The Curse of the Marquis de Sade
A real-life history of both the Marquis de Sade and the twisted story of his long-lost manuscript sounds like an intriguing tale. However, the organization of The Curse of the Marquis de Sade was so confusing, it was a hard book to read. If you don’t know already, de SadeContinue Reading
Tour Spotlight and Giveaway No Small Murder
About No Small Murder No Small Murder: A Mini-Meadows Mystery Cozy Mystery 1st in Series Setting – Florida Level Best Books (February 21, 2023) Number of Pages 215 Digital ASIN : B0BHX5L1J4 Mini Meadows, a Tiny Home community in rural Central Florida, is home to Emma Wells, aContinue 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
The Spite House
Dread is a hard emotion to spark within a book. But The Spite House does it intensely throughout. Eric Ross is a father to two girls: 18-year-old Dess and 7-year-old Stacy. They are on the run from an unnamed tragedy when he sees an intriguing help wanted ad in ruralContinue 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