In 1970s Afghanistan, Daniel is working for the Americans to replace the opium-producing poppy fields with food crops. After killing an Afghan girl with his car, he is only fined by the local government. However, The Opium Prince, Taj, begins blackmailing him. Soon, it becomes unclear who is the trueContinue Reading
Author’s Character Guest Post My name is Nuala O’Flaherty. I arrived in America from Ireland a little more than a year before Meg. We met at a placement agency. My last employer had passed away and I was looking for another position. Meg was looking for her first placement. WeContinue Reading
Just because your Amish doesn’t mean you can’t solve a murder or two! In Courting can be Murder, Millie is a widow and a matchmaker for her local Amish community. When Ben, one of the town’s bachelors, dies mysteriously, Millie and her Englischer friend Lois step in to solve theContinue Reading
I think it is important not to think of Germania as a thriller. It is a police procedural set in a historical time period. Therefore, it moves at a rather plodding pace compared to a typical thriller. There are obviously a lot of backstories to tell in the waning daysContinue Reading
In Fool Me Twice, master thief Riley is back! Now, he is being coerced by an arms dealer to steal a fresco, which is painted on a wall in the Vatican. It is a truly impossible task. How will Riley pull it off? I gave the original book in thisContinue Reading
You really don’t want to read what is in the food you are feeding your dog. However, it is an eye-opening read. Big Kibble essentially throws anything they can get, that is cheap, into the mix. Their history of doing so goes back to post WWI. All those war horsesContinue Reading
There isn’t A Whisker of a Doubt that Maddie loves cats. She is owned by her chunky orange cat, JJ. She owns a cat cafe called JJ’s House of Purrs. Maddie is also a long-time cat rescuer. Her current project is feeding the local feral cat population (though I wonderContinue Reading
In Wine Tastings are Murder, innkeeper Poppy has an enviable problem. Which of her two love interests should she move forward with? Steady Tim, her former high school sweetheart? Or passionate Gia where you can cut the sexual tension with a knife? Can I have a half order of eachContinue Reading
In The Last Resort, a mysterious invitation brings seven strangers together on a seemingly deserted island. The strangers include: Amelia, a humanitarian aid worker Lucy, an anonymous celebrity gossip columnist Giles, a game designer Tiggy, Giles’ girlfriend and a brand influencer James, a cameraman Brenda, an investor Scott, an AmericanContinue Reading
The Spy Family is back! In Spy x Family Vol 3, Loid worries about Yor’s brother, Yuri. Loid believes that Yuri works for his agency’s “mortal enemy—the State Security Service”. In the meantime, Yor is falling hard for Loid and trying to be a “good wife”. And, of course, theContinue Reading