Alice’s Island
Alice’s Island starts out with a mystery that quickly turns into an obsession. Chris is killed on a road he shouldn’t have been on while traveling home to his very pregnant wife, Alice. Alice obsesses about finding out where Chris was on the night of his death. Once she uncoversContinue Reading
Best Microfiction 2019
Mystery, romance, mythology and pathos. It is all here in the Best Microfiction 2019. In the time taken to watch another catheter ad on daytime tv, you could slip into a fully formed life. It may be the story of a dragon, a protective older brother, or a murder victim.Continue Reading
Justice League/Aquaman: Drowned Earth
I will literally read a grocery list by Scott Snyder—everything he writes is fantastic! Justice League/Aquaman: Drowned Earth is no exception. Earth is being flooded by purple alien waters. Whomever the water touches turns into a rampaging fish-monster bent on killing any human remaining on Earth. Three ocean deities fromContinue Reading
Before She Was Found
Shy Cora, newcomer Violet and assertive Jordyn are friends—or possibly frenemies—in a rural Iowa middle school in Before She Was Found. Cora and Violet are forced by their teacher to add “mean girl” Jordyn to their group researching urban legends for a class project. Jordyn suggests using Joseph Wither, aContinue Reading
Someone Knows
It literally pains me to write this negative review of Someone Knows by one of my top three authors, Lisa Scottoline. Teenagers Sasha, Julian, David, and Allie find a gun buried in the ground. Nothing good can come of that. When another teenager is shot dead playing Russian roulette, guiltContinue Reading
Wealth Made Easy
Wealth Made Easy is a short inspirational read for people just beginning to pursue their entrepreneurial dreams. Thirty-eight successful entrepreneurs share seventy-four wealth hacks to riches. Some of the hacks are extremely basic, like “find a need and fill it”. While other hacks are complex, like the biggest lie isContinue Reading
Foul Play on Words
Foul Play on Words is a cozy mystery set at a writer’s conference with dogs and a possible kidnapping on the side. Charlee, a mystery writer, is forced to run a writer’s conference when her best friend, Liv, tells her she has to look for her daughter Hanna, who hasContinue Reading
Saving Meghan
Why does fifteen-year-old Meghan seem so sick when doctors can find nothing wrong with her? Despite a disinterested husband and questioning doctors, Becky, Meghan’s mother, is intent on Saving Meghan. Becky was raised by Cora, her mother, to be able to mimic disease symptoms to achieve Cora’s goal—getting government disabilityContinue Reading
The Last
An isolated hotel in Switzerland after multiple nuclear bombs are detonated is the setting of The Last. Jon, an American historian at the hotel for a conference is the book’s narrator. After the bombs drop, the Internet soon fails. Most of the hotel’s guests drive or walk to the cityContinue Reading
Scot & Soda
Scot & Soda is a humorous fish-out-of-water tale and the second in the Last Ditch Mystery series. Lexy Campbell is a Scottish therapist in rural Northern California. During a small Halloween party on her houseboat home, a body is found caught on the rope holding the party’s cold beers inContinue Reading
The Spectators
The Spectators is literary fiction but the two portions of the plot make strange bedfellows. Mattie M. is a talk show host (think Jerry Springer) in the late 1990s. When a horrific school shooting is determined to be by hard-core fans of Mattie’s show, it opens a national discussion onContinue Reading
Goldmine Record Album Price Guide
With over 110,000 albums listed, the Goldmine Record Album Price Guide is the most comprehensive listing on the market. This guide lists all albums that are worth at least $15 in near mint condition. In addition, it lists promo and dj copies when available. There is a section describing howContinue Reading
Ghost Manuscript
Old manuscripts! Ghostly monks! Treasure! Ghost Manuscript has something for every adventure fan! Carys is a rare book authenticator. When the eccentric old man who owns the rare Dark Ages library she is authenticating asks her to follow the leads in a sixth century manuscript to find a king’s burialContinue Reading
Kawaii Origami
Kawaii Origami combines the cute Japanese pop art with more traditional paper folding to create original art using only colored paper and a few simple tools. If you or your crafty child love Japanese culture, this is a perfect choice for some fun-filled hours. The set includes fifty sheets ofContinue Reading
Crazy Cat Lady
It’s just a matter of rebranding. Repeat several times, “I’m not a Crazy Cat Lady. I’m a Cat Enthusiast.” A humorous graphic look at what it means to be in love with your cat(s). The book is filled with cute illustrations and witty You Know You’re a Crazy Cat LadyContinue Reading
Bluff
“Poker has its own moral universe. Lying is called bluffing. Deception is the norm.”—from the new humorous revenge thriller Bluff Maud is convinced that her parent’s financial advisor, Burt, stole all their money. However, she cannot get anyone to believe her. Broke, Maud plays online poker. Skilled at the game,Continue Reading