Book Review: The Coast to Coast Murders, James Patterson and J.D. Barker

Book Review: The Coast to Coast Murders, James Patterson and J.D. Barker   Mystery/Thriller: The Coast to Coast Murders, James Patterson and J.D. Barker   When James Patterson writes a novel there are certain things you come to expect. Short, action-packed chapters. Lots of action words. Dynamic plots.   When J.D. Barker writes a novel […]

Book Review: Dracul, Dacre Stoker and J.D. Barker

Book Review: Dracul, Dacre Stoker and J.D. Barker Fantasy/Horror: Dracul, Dacre Stoker and J.D. Barker You know, I like sleeping. I like dreaming. I like pleasant dreams, with sunshine and laughing children and small animals gamboling about. Beaches are nice: warm sand and inviting waters with my wife at my side. Those are the kinds […]

Book Review: The Sixth Wicked Child, J.D. Barker

Book Review: The Sixth Wicked Child, A 4MK Thriller Book 3, J.D. Barker Thriller: The Sixth Wicked Child, A 4MK Thriller Book 3, J.D. Barker The Fourth Monkey Killer, or 4MK, has terrorized Chicago for years. Detective Sam Porter has been trying to catch him, to the point of chasing leads across the country and […]

Book Review: The Fifth to Die, J.D. Barker

Book Review: The Fifth to Die, J.D. Barker Fiction Mystery/Thriller: The Fifth to Die, J.D. Barker   He’s ba-a-ack!   Considering the cover of the book says this is a “4MK Thriller,” I’m not giving too much away by saying that The Fifth to Die, J.D. Barker’s sequel to The Fourth Monkey, features the return […]

Book Review: The Fourth Monkey: J.D. Barker

Book Review: The Fourth Monkey, J.D. Barker Fiction Mystery/Thriller: The Fourth Monkey, J.D. Barker Hear no evil. See no evil. Speak no evil. Most of us are familiar with the three monkeys and their advice, often depicted with actual images of monkeys covering eyes, ears, and mouth. J.D. Barker’s book tells us about The Fourth Monkey: do […]

Book Review: Forsaken, J.D. Barker

Book Review: Forsaken: Book One, The Shadow Cove Saga, J.D. Barker Fiction Horror: Forsaken: Book One, The Shadow Cove Saga, J.D. Barker   Indie published in 2014, J.D. Barker’s debut novel Forsaken exploded onto the literary stage. Nominated for the Bram Stoker award for best new novelist, Barker was invited by Stoker’s family to cowrite a prequel […]