Finlay Donovan Jumps the Gun
Finlay and Vero, accidental contract killers, are at it again in Finlay Donovan Jumps the Gun. This time the pair are looking for a corrupt policeman, who in turn turned on his mob boss, for the same mob boss who in turn is blackmailing them, while paying to attend aContinue Reading
Starter Vegetable Gardens
It’s hard to believe but it is already time to be thinking of starting your kitchen garden. What you say? You have never had a garden before but are intrigued by the ease and environmental pluses of having your own small household garden? Look no further than Starter Vegetable Gardens.Continue Reading
The Drift
Three groups of people are trapped on a stopped sky cable car, an overturned chartered bus, and at a rural resort working on a secret science project. While the snowstorm is not helping, the raging pandemic making huge swaths of the population both epically contagions and into modern zombies isContinue Reading
The Devil You Know
Evans Hobbs is a child actor trying to jump into adult roles. When a deepfake video of him doing disgusting things goes viral, his adult career appears to be over before it really began. But worse is in store for Evan. He is soon found dead in a Malibu rockslide.Continue Reading
Please Report Your Bug Here
I was expecting a science fiction thriller and received an in-depth literary fiction look into San Fran tech startups. I think Please Report Your Bug Here would be a great choice for aspiring teen tech billionaires. It was written by one of the first Instagram employees. However, mystery and thrillerContinue Reading
The I Love My Air Fryer Cooking for One Recipe Book
Air fryers are a terrific tool for cooking without the mess and calories of oil frying. However, they have one major disadvantage, a small cooking area. Cooking in batches means food either gets cold or your family begins meals at different times. However, the air fryer excels at cooking smallContinue Reading
Prancer the Demon Chihuahua
Everyone is going to love Prancer the Demon Chihuahua. He’s got BDE (get your mind out of the gutter, it stands for Big Dog Energy, of course!) Everyone loves him including Ariel his victim, er, owner. She loves him even though he likes leaving surprise puddles in unusual places likeContinue Reading
Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone
Are you a fan of Agatha Christie golden age mysteries? Do you enjoy wink-wink meta 4th wall breaking movies like Clue and Murder by Death? If so, you will love Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone. Just as I did. Ern, short for Ernest, is at a family reunionContinue Reading
Tour Review Death on the Emerald Isle
My Review In Death on the Emerald Isle, Jessica is already doing a favor for a friend by attending a book conference in Ireland in her stead. Now, she is also returning some paintings to their Irish homeland for her neighbor. Jessica being Jessica she is soon embroiled in aContinue Reading
The Bandit Queens
Geeta is ostracized by her small Indian village after her spouse disappears. The townspeople are convinced that Geeta murdered her drunken and abusive husband. So, when Farah decides to do the same to her drunken and abusive husband, of course she asks Geeta for help. The two women’s stories parallelContinue Reading
The Villa
Can a place be evil? Two thirty-something friends are about to find out in The Villa, an Italian mansion haunted by memories of sex, drugs, rock & roll, and murder… The plot is split between two timelines. In the present, two childhood friends try to deal with their issues asContinue Reading
The Stranded
The Arcadia is a cruise ship carrying hundreds of passengers. The passengers and their ancestors have been stuck on the ship for over forty years. War and a pandemic forced The Stranded onto a destination free voyage. It is survival but at what cost? Teenagers Esther and Nik both hopeContinue Reading
New Mocktails Bible
New Year’s Eve has passed and even the hangover is gone. You want to set a resolution for a dry January. But sodas, tea and fruit drinks just don’t seem festive enough for dinner. No problem. Welcome to the New Mocktails Bible, where the drinks are all beautiful and tastyContinue Reading
Honeymoons Can Be Hazardous
There have been some original murder weapons in mysteries before. An icicle pops to mind. However, Honeymoons Can Be Hazardous definitely has the most original weapon used lately. A newlywed bride is killed by a giant cuckoo in front of her hotel. The cuckoo was cut loose from its cableContinue Reading
Bookclubbed to Death
Encouraging readers to come for the mystery and stay for the characters is basically the goal of every cozy mystery. Bookclubbed to Death achieves that objective with a light-hearted look at bookstore ownership and the life of a new author. Sam is celebrating her impending marriage and her soon toContinue Reading
Action
Action is a book about writing action into your book, screenplay or graphic novel. It methodically describes how all fiction follows an action methodology regardless of genre. Each genre is explained in excruciating detail. No prior knowledge is assumed. I would assume most writers or readers know that epic storiesContinue Reading