Regardless of the holiday you are celebrating this is a great time to give books to others. Here is my selection of the best I have read this year. I have read over 100 books this year. Not unusual, but this year it has been a lot of Independent Authors as well as the high … Continue reading My Pick of the Best in 2018
New Corpse in Town by Lucy Quinn
Cookie James is a retired FBI agent hiding out from a mob boss who wants her dead. She has changed her name, moved to a tiny island off the East coast with very few people knowing where she is or what she is doing. Cookie is trying hard to adjust to her new life as … Continue reading New Corpse in Town by Lucy Quinn
A Fateful Greed by Patrick Kelly
Greed is a terrible thing, one of the seven deadly sins and as such, it does not get much worse. Patrick Kelly understands this and brings the story to life with his incredibly greedy characters. The story takes place in Austin, Texas - a city fueled by millennials with wealth beyond measure. As a native … Continue reading A Fateful Greed by Patrick Kelly
The Celtic Phoenix
This recently published book by Kim Krisco is a delight to anyone that loves Sherlock Holmes or a good detective story. His main character is Tessa Wiggins, a worker for the Salvation Army, has opened a home for battered or homeless women. Tessa finds herself drawn into a mystery centered around a girl in her … Continue reading The Celtic Phoenix
On Gustavo’s Farm by Dorsey Barger and Gustavo HausBar
I am passionate about children’s books. If you get a child hooked on reading, they have a lifetime of happiness. This book is one of those books that just makes you happy. The illustrations are fabulous and beautifully painted with love. The substance is perfect for children of all ages and it has some Spanish … Continue reading On Gustavo’s Farm by Dorsey Barger and Gustavo HausBar
Foam on the Crest of Waves by Silke Stein
This is a beautifully written story of a young girl and her family, struggling to deal with the things life has thrown at them. In the midst of this turmoil, they are living in an atmosphere of paradise, surrounded by clear blue water and gorgeous sea glass. On the Mendocino coast is a small … Continue reading Foam on the Crest of Waves by Silke Stein
The MX Book of New Sherlock Holmes Stories Part XI and Part XII: Some Untold Cases
This book is a collection of stories published by MX Publishing. They are the world's largest Sherlock Holmes publisher, but also are a social enterprise funding both the Stepping Stones School (for children with learning disabilities) located in Doyle’s home in Surrey, as well as the Happy Lives Project (they work with abandoned babies … Continue reading The MX Book of New Sherlock Holmes Stories Part XI and Part XII: Some Untold Cases
