Book Review: A Flash of Red, Sarah K. Stephens Mystery: A Flash of Red, Sarah K. Stephens Psychology professor Anna Kline has secrets. Her mother is institutionalized permanently with a mental illness that is virtually unresponsive to treatment. Anna is beginning to wonder whether she is experiencing the beginning stages of a similar […]
Book Review: Earth Keeper, N. Scott Momaday Nonfiction: Earth Keeper, N. Scott Momaday Almost 40 years ago now I sat in an Introduction to American Literature class in my high school. I don’t remember a lot about the class. I remember reading Poe and Hawthorne, Longfellow and Thoreau. Back then it was mostly […]
Book Review: The Black Fox, A Lambeth Group Thriller Book 3, Gordon Bickerstaff Thriller: The Black Fox, A Lambeth Group Thriller Book 3, Gordon Bickerstaff Blog Tour April 12, 2021 Zoe Tampsin is smart and deadly. A former special forces officer, she now works for the Lambeth Group, a secret British government agency. She excels in […]
Book Review: Repentance, Eloisa Diaz Mystery: Repentance, Eloisa Diaz Blog Tour April 7, 2021 Argentina has had a troubled history. Dictatorships, military coups, an ill-fated war with Great Britain, hyper-inflation, all have shaped a country with tremendous beauty and a vibrant culture. No people can live through so many difficult periods in history without […]
Book Review: Calculated Risks, InCryptid Book 10, Seanan McGuire Fantasy: Calculated Risks, InCryptid Book 10, Seanan McGuire There are a number of obscure and overlooked holidays in America and the rest of the world. Somehow on January 13 I failed to properly observe National Rubber Ducky Day. I am writing this review on Dr. Seuss […]
Book Review: The Distant Dead, Heather Young Mystery: The Distant Dead, Heather Young Blog Tour March 31, 2021 Some books explode off the page, igniting each chapter with action and adventure, clues and thrills, rising body counts and passionate acts of love. The Distant Dead, by contrast, smolders. Like the proverbial frog […]
Book Review: A Beautiful Breed of Evil, DI Stella Cole Book 5, Andy Maslen Thriller: A Beautiful Breed of Evil, DI Stella Cole Book 5, Andy Maslen Blog Tour March 29, 2021 DI Stella Cole finds herself in an usual state: contentment. Her relationship with her boyfriend is nearing the point where the “L” word […]
Book Review: Secret Places, Heather Peck Mystery: Secret Places, Heather Peck Blog Tour March 26, 2021 Certain genres seem to lend themselves to a formulaic approach. Mysteries and police procedurals have their tropes: the grizzled investigator who has terrible relationships, the hardened criminal who is clearly guilty but hoping to magically escape judgment, […]
Book Review: The Mercenary, Paul Vidich Thriller: The Mercenary, Paul Vidich Blog Tour March 24, 2021 Aleksander Garin has left his spying days behind him. Living in Greenwich Village, NYC, he tries not to think of the successes and failures of his days with the CIA. When he comes home to an empty […]
