Book Giveaway of Lethal Licorice
Enter this book giveaway to grab a paperback copy of Lethal Licorice by Amanda Flower. Characters that feel like family and a deliciously different setting make Lethal Licorice a wonderful way to spend an afternoon. See my review here. Giveaway begins October 12, 2018 at 12:01 A.M. PDT and ends October 19,Continue Reading
Witch Elm
The Witch Elm was an acceptable family drama but not much of a thriller. Toby is a lucky privileged jerk. His girlfriend, Melissa, is a sweet bubblehead. After celebrating his ability to talk his way out of a possibly career-ending mistake at work, Toby goes home. There he surprises twoContinue Reading
Simply Bento
All kinds of lunches, dinners and holiday meals are included in Simply Bento. This cookbook includes Japanese, sandwich, noodle, rice and sushi bento recipes. It has a full chapter featuring vegan bento recipes and another for low carb bento. Each entree’s recipe comes with suggestions for side dishes and aContinue Reading
Bird, Bath and Beyond
Light and easy cozy mystery set in the world of talent agent, Kay, who provides animal actors to television and film productions. Bird, Bath and Beyond is a nice afternoon’s entertainment with no graphic violence or language. Celebrity parrot, Barney, is the sole witness to the death of television star,Continue Reading
Holy Ghost
A killer is stalking Wheatfield, a miracle is seen at the local church and Virgil Flowers is on the case in Holy Ghost. The mayor of tiny Wheatfield Minnesota was selected as a joke. However, he and his teenage partner come up with a con that might just save theContinue Reading
Analog Volume 1
Melding hard-boiled noir with a post-Facebook breach world is a brilliant idea. When nothing is private, the world’s only choice is to turn to Analog Volume 1. In 2023, Jack is a Ledger Man, a paper jockey hired to move confidential papers from place to place. He also literally brokeContinue Reading
Book of Onions
Warning: The Book of Onions contains no onions at all. Instead it contains darkly humorous single page cartoons about life. Have you ever wondered how Ronald McDonald got his job? Or whether kitchen matches are happy to be chosen for important jobs? Even if you have never had any curiosityContinue Reading
True Indie
“Making a no-budget indie film is like going to war. But you’re not General MacArthur storming the beaches with a force of a hundred thousand soldiers. Instead, you’re more like a small squad of Vietcong guerillas behind enemy lines, trying to complete an impossible mission using guile and your wits,Continue Reading
In at the Death
Amateur detective Mordecai Tremaine is back is the fine mystery In at the Death. Dr. Hardene is found bludgeoned to death inside a vacant house. When Chief Inspector Boyce of Scotland Yard is called to investigate, he brings his buddy Mordecai Tremaine. Numerous questions emerge. Why was the DoctorContinue Reading
Excellent Intentions
Herbert Cargate is a very unpleasant man. He is also soon to be poisoned on a train in the English countryside in Excellent Intentions. Starting a murder case at the end, in the courtroom trying to prove a mysterious person’s guilt, is an unusual plot structure. Published in 1938, fifteenContinue Reading
Medallion of Murder
Medallion of Murder is another excellent entry in the young adult mystery series, Nefertari Hughes. Terry, a female high school senior, has many balls in the air. She is still getting used to her leg prosthesis, deciding what to make her career after high school, and dealing with her widowedContinue Reading
Way of All Flesh
The Way of All Flesh emphasizes the historical while leaving the mystery almost as an afterthought. In 1847 Edinburgh, medicine is rudimentary and painkillers were thought to be against God’s will. When Will becomes the apprentice of Dr. Simpson, an obstetrician, he sees some horrific things. In the mystery, WillContinue Reading
Book Giveaway of the Sapphire Widow
Enter this book giveaway to grab a paperback copy of The Sapphire Widow: A Novel by Dinah Jefferies. A well-reviewed historical romance set in 1935 Ceylon. Giveaway begins October 5, 2018 at 12:01 A.M. PDT and ends October 12, 2018, at 11:59 P.M. PDT. How To Enter Complete the entryContinue Reading
Under My Skin
Marvelous psychological thriller that totally got Under My Skin. Poppy, a former travel photojournalist, now owns a boutique agency representing other photojournalists. Her husband, Jack, died a year earlier—attacked early one morning while running in a local park. After his death, Poppy had a nervous breakdown with a two-day blackout.Continue Reading
Hollow of Fear
A beguiling mystery, unique romance and dynamic characters make the Hollow of Fear a perfect readcation for female Sherlock Holmes fans. Set in Victorian England, the Hollow of Fear follows Charlotte Holmes and Mrs. Watson. Looking for her half-brother, Charlotte runs into Moriarty’s handiwork. Also, when Lady Ingram turns upContinue Reading
Kamo: Pact with the Spirit World Vol 2
Kamo and Shokola are once again helping demon Crimson in Kamo: Pact with the Spirit World Vol 2. Kamo makes a deal with demon Crimson. To be permanently cured of his deadly heart condition, he must capture twelve spirits to allow Crimson to become human again. In volume 1 (reviewedContinue Reading