Today we probe the mind of best-selling author of the Walker Papers paranormal fantasy series and the new Dublin Driver cozy mysteries, Catie (C.E.) Murphy. For more information about Dead in Dublin, her latest book and the first entry in the Dublin Driver series, see my review here. 1.You areContinue Reading
This young adult romance is about tweets and the characters are cute so it wins for most appropriate title, Tweet Cute. Ahhh, first love. Technically, first annoyance and then love. Pepper is uprooted from her Nashville roots to move to NYC with her family. Their restaurant, Big League Burgers, hasContinue Reading
Abby and Kate are The Wife and the Widow, respectively, in an exhilarating new thriller by the author of The Nowhere Child. What has happened to Kate’s husband, John? When he didn’t return from a business trip, Kate investigates. It appears John never went on the trip despite Skyping KateContinue Reading
Private Detective (and overall bada$$) Alice Vega is asked to be a consultant for the DEA. She’s investigating the deaths of two twelve to fourteen year old females, The Janes, murdered separately near San Diego, California. There are two weird things going on with the case. First, the females haveContinue Reading
Swedish Detective Joona Linna is back in another twisty, dark and violent police procedural chasing a diabolical serial killer called The Rabbit Hunter. Saga Bauer, an officer in the Swedish Security Police specializing in counterterrorism, is investigating the savage murder of the Swedish Foreign Minister. The Minister was in theContinue Reading
Set on a foreign planet, Vanished Birds begins by telling the tale of Kaeda. Kaeda falls in love with Nia at age 7. There is only one problem. She is an alien from an alternate timeline where Earth lays dead. Unfortunately, she visits Kaeda’s planet only once every fifteen yearsContinue Reading
In How Quickly She Disappears, Elisabeth’s life is haunted by her twin’s disappearance twenty years ago. In 1941, she is living in Alaska with her husband and daughter when a mysterious stranger says he knows where Jacqueline is now. After the stranger is arrested for murder, Elizabeth goes to elaborateContinue Reading
Leslie has a problem. Her sister, Robin, has overdosed on heroin at just the wrong time. Leslie needs Robin to claim her inheritance. But Robin is dead…under an assumed name. Could her new acquaintance, an aspiring actress and currently unemployed waitress, Mary, play her sister just long enough for themContinue Reading
My Review “Elizabeth Darr died at Molly Malone’s feet.” The statue of Molly in Dublin looked on impassively as the restaurant critic’s husband Simon tried to administer CPR. Megan, the driver of the paid limo that drove them to Canan’s, a popular Irish cuisine restaurant, looked on with horror. Well, talkContinue Reading
Blown Away The Crimes of Passion Series Book 2 by Charlene Johnson Genre: Romantic Suspense Zack Daniels grew up in a rundown apartment complex off the Las Vegas Strip. At an early age, he learned to protect and support his mother and sister with determination and grit. After his sisterContinue Reading
Franck and Anjeline are The Strange Ones in any crowd. They are misfits, who seem fated to be together. After all, didn’t they keep meeting accidentally on the busy streets of Manhattan? This book tells their story from Anjeline’s point of view. However, during the introduction, the author states thatContinue Reading
Hems & Homicide (Apron Shop Series) by Elizabeth Penney My Review Vintage linens, fifties aprons, a hippie murder and a 1963 Falcon named Beverly are all part of the atmosphere in Hems & Homicide, the first in the new Apron Shop Series of cozy mysteries. Iris and her Grammie AnneContinue Reading
Everyone over forty wants to feel better—not older. Well, The Vail Method is a comprehensive program to do just that! Here are the four core aspects of the program: Eat a plant-based diet Do aerobic exercise to reach a custom heart rate goal Get enough sleep Practice mindfulness Most booksContinue Reading
The Last Starling C.L. Denault Publication date: December 24th 2019 Genres: Fantasy, Horror, Paranormal, Young Adult “They’re coming.” Words of warning haunt Jayce Wakefield’s dreams. He doesn’t believe them any more than he believes in the blue-eyed raven delivering the message. It’s totally absurd. They’re just dreams. He has nothingContinue Reading
Copenhagen police detectives, Jeppe and Anette, are assigned to the murder of a young woman in The Tenant. The woman, Julie, was brutally killed in her apartment. There are a number of suspects. But why was the same murder scenario previously written by the landlady in her unpublished thriller. CouldContinue Reading
Silent Threat Jeff Gunhus Published by: Kensington Publication date: December 31st 2019 Genres: Adult, Thriller A father charged with treason. A daughter sent to kill him. A shocking conspiracy that changes all the rules of the spy game for a new generation . . . With more than aContinue Reading