A Study in Crimson
“It is September 1942 and, in the blacked-out streets of London, the game is once more afoot.”—from A Study of Crimson Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce’s World War II version of Holmes and Watson return in an all new mystery. A scientist goes missing at a remote Scottish castle whileContinue Reading
The Ride of Her Life
“In November 1954, Annie took her dog and got on a horse and started riding. Destination: California.” And so began The Ride of Her Life. Annie is poor. Dirt poor. After being in the hospital and given two to four years left to live, Annie’s sole goal is to liveContinue Reading
Girl One
Nine babies are created in the 1970s without using men at all. The first baby born is called Girl One. This is her story. Girl One discovers her mother is missing and her parent’s home partially burned down. She decides to investigate with a reporter. To find answers, they visitContinue Reading
Donuts, Deception, and Death Guest Post and Giveaway
Author’s Guest Post I’m Eloise Brightly and thank you for having me. I love staying at bed and breakfast lodgings. Have you ever stayed in one? They are supposed to be quaint, welcoming, beautiful, and a trail of other adjectives that make you want to stay there. But sometimes quaintContinue Reading
The Confidence Men
Two British soldiers are held in a remote Turkish prisoner of war camp during World War I. One day, they hatch a remarkable escape plan. First, they convince their captors that a Ouija board works to reach the spirit world. Then, the “spirits” tell the guards to take the prisonersContinue Reading
Above and Beyond
The #MeToo movement took down some rich Hollywood players. However, it failed to stop the “Coffee, Tea or Me?” world of luxurious private jet travel. In Above and Beyond, the author tells a tale of just how high-flying Russian oligarchs really are and how the flight attendants must cater toContinue Reading
The Serial Killer’s Wife
Beth’s husband, Tom, has been arrested for murder. It’s been eight years since his ex-girlfriend, Katie, went missing. Now, with the media branding Beth as The Serial Killer’s Wife, her life, small business and reputation have all been ruined. What will become of Beth and her young daughter, Poppy, ifContinue Reading
Wake
Wake uses archival records to piece together the untold story of female-led slave rebellions and revolts. However, it is also a memoir of the author’s difficulty in obtaining the information. Despite having a Ph.D. in history, she runs right into the wall labeled the victors write the history. And theseContinue Reading
Sirgrus Blackmane Demihuman Gumshoe and the Dark-Elf
The demihuman dwarf, Sirgrus, has a problem. Someone has killed his human private eye partner in the new noir novel, Sirgrus Blackmane Demihuman Gumshoe and the Dark-Elf. The Dark-Elf is the nightclub where the murder happened. Luckily, they allow demihumans, so Sirgrus decides to investigate his partner’s death. The plotContinue Reading
The Apocalypse Seven
Seven strangers find themselves alone on Earth. The Apocalypse Seven must figure out what happened to everyone else. In addition, they need to decide how to proceed from here. I love the idea of this book much better than the execution itself. In the beginning, I enjoyed hunting for cluesContinue Reading
Rising Danger
Bristol and her bomb-sniffing dog, Toby, must stop an environmental terrorist from blowing up several Minneapolis dams in Rising Danger. She must also grapple with working with her ex-boyfriend, Rem. Memories of her own losses during Hurricane Katrina complicate her hunt for the killer. Hunting for the bombs and survivorsContinue Reading
The Photographer
Delta Dawn is The Photographer. She specializes in children’s birthday parties. Rich children. One day, she works for the Straubs. She envies their lifestyle. So, she begins integrating herself into their life. First, by last-minute babysitting of their only child, Natalie. Then, by photoshopping herself into intimate pictures with FritzContinue Reading
What Doesn’t Kill Us
“I was shot in the back at close range by a 32-caliber handgun yet did not die, at least not permanently. I did not see who shot me. I did not know why I was shot.”—from What Doesn’t Kill Us This is the story of how the friends of McKenzieContinue Reading
The Audacity of Sara Grayson
I guarantee that my synopsis below of the plot of The Audacity of Sara Grayson doesn’t do the book justice. I absolutely adored this book! It was much more than the sum of its parts. It gave me the same good feelings as The Bookish Life of Nina Hill. ThoughContinue Reading
Home Sick Pilots
The Home Sick Pilots, a punk band in 1994, makes a fatal mistake by planning on hosting a gig at the local haunted house. The female guitarist, Ami, goes in first by herself and doesn’t come back out. Her bandmates, Rip and Buzz, try to find her. But the houseContinue Reading
The Decagon House Murders
The Decagon House Murders is an homage to Agatha Christie’s great mystery, And Then There Were None. Written in the 1980s, it triggered a resurgence in traditional mysteries in Japan. So, does it still work for modern readers? The answer is yes and no. The pacing is excruciatingly slow. Admittedly,Continue Reading