Manwaring has written a fascinating book about a female private investigator; JadeAnne, who is hired to find a missing wife. Yes, it does sound pretty standard, but wait a minute. What if this investigator decided to drive a VW camper and bring her dog along for the ride all the way down to interior Mexico? … Continue reading Set Up: Secrets and Lies in Zihuatanejo by Ana Manwaring
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The Goners: Volume One by Kenyon P. Cagne
I was fascinated with the premise of this novel and really wanted to see where the author was going to go with it. I must admit that I was pleasantly surprised with how well-written the book is and the depth at which Gagne went to set up the story. I highly recommend it, amazing … Continue reading The Goners: Volume One by Kenyon P. Cagne
Cannon’s Mouth by W. Glenn Duncan
When I came across this book, I had never read anything written by W. Glenn Duncan and never heard of P. I. Rafferty. I was in for one fun read! Although this is the 5th book in the series I had no issues reading it as a stand-alone novel, other than at the end of … Continue reading Cannon’s Mouth by W. Glenn Duncan
The Devil and Dayna Dalton: A Bulwark Anthology: Book 9 By Brit Lunden
This is the second book in the Bulwark anthology I have read; yep, I read the first and the last! I consider the writing to be top-notch and the stories fascinating. Lunden likes to add a little paranormal to her stories about very ordinary people. Adding a little bit of evil challenges the reader to … Continue reading The Devil and Dayna Dalton: A Bulwark Anthology: Book 9 By Brit Lunden
Humpty Bumpty by Sam Cheever
Aside from the fact that pieces of a dead body are found in a wood chipper and spread around the site, this is a really fun cozy mystery. It isn’t graphic, so the gore is short and simply stated, but none the less hard to get around. Joey, recently orphaned at the age of 24 … Continue reading Humpty Bumpty by Sam Cheever
Christmas at the Grange by T. E. Kinsey
I am a big fan of T. E. Kinsey’s books. I enjoy the British setting in the early 20th century and am especially fond of the two lead characters; Lady Hardcastle and her maid Florence Armstrong. These two women are adventurists who stumble onto crimes and solve them by their intelligence. The idea that two … Continue reading Christmas at the Grange by T. E. Kinsey
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
Past Tense by Lee Child
I love Jack Reacher. I think I am in awe of him. Everytime a new book comes out by Lee Child, I rush to get it. Some authors are just like that, but then when you finish the book (in one sitting because you can not put it down) you go into a kind of … Continue reading Past Tense by Lee Child
Kill Game: A Cold Poker Gang Mystery by Dean Wesley Smith
I really love the idea of a retired group of police detectives getting together once a week to play poker and solve cold cases. I am already in with knowing just that much. Add to the story the fact that they are in Las Vegas (a special place in my heart) and I am so … Continue reading Kill Game: A Cold Poker Gang Mystery by Dean Wesley Smith
Black Mad Wheel by Josh Malerman
This adventure begins in America during the late 1950’s when 4 members of a Detroit rock-n-roll band are sent by the military to Africa to find the source of a sound. The four will be paid very well for their two week trip and are given a short hearing of the sound before they agree … Continue reading Black Mad Wheel by Josh Malerman
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