This is a hard review to write. I do not want to give away the events that take place in this book, so I am not going to write much about what happens in the story. Karen Dionne has written an amazing novel about the daughter of a 15-year-old kidnap victim and the captor that … Continue reading The Marsh King’s Daughter by Karen Dionne
Mystery
Blue Moon by Lee Child
If you have been following me from the beginning, you know that I love Jack Reacher. I love characters with a set of beliefs and a code of behavior. I also love people who do right by the oppressed, weak, and downtrodden. Reacher is my man. In this latest book, Child has gotten more aggressive … Continue reading Blue Moon by Lee Child
Fireflies and Cosmos by J. Darris Mitchell
I got to meet the author at the Texas Book Festival this year - interacting with him was enough to make me get the first book in the series and read it. He was dressed up as one of the characters in his book, speaking the verbiage and telling stories. What a hoot and what … Continue reading Fireflies and Cosmos by J. Darris Mitchell
The Victim in Vegas: The Casey Ryan Mysteries Book 1 By Deborah Bluth
Case Ryan is a stereotypical computer geek, even to the point that he has made a ton of money but hides it from everyone, appearing to just be one of the managers for the software company he owns and letting the Board of Directors run the company. Casey takes a team of employees to a … Continue reading The Victim in Vegas: The Casey Ryan Mysteries Book 1 By Deborah Bluth
If She Saw by Blake Pierce
I want to start by saying that I enjoyed this book. It is a fast, action, suspense, thriller that I read in a 24 hour period. I like books that I speed through, kick back and enjoy; this fit the bill. Retired FBI agent Kate Wise is having a hard time with retirement. Part of … Continue reading If She Saw by Blake Pierce
Treasure in Exile by S. W. Hubbard
Although this is the 4th book in a series it works very well as a stand-alone mystery. Audrey Nealon has recently married her police detective husband Sean and one of the interests they both share is volunteering at the Rosa Parks Community Center. Even Audrey’s retired math professor father volunteers at the center. As is … Continue reading Treasure in Exile by S. W. Hubbard
A Chance Beginning by Christopher Patterson
This is a fantasy story of depth, filled with a mystical, sprawling world that holds different kingdoms, an area of neutrality, massive forests and all kinds of human-like creatures. The landscape is explained in detail, whether forest or sandy beaches, in a manner that allows the reader to feel present in the scenes. The characters … Continue reading A Chance Beginning by Christopher Patterson
