Book Review: Prodigal Son, Orphan X Book 6, Gregg Hurwitz Thriller: Prodigal Son, Orphan X Book 6, Gregg Hurwitz Evan Smoak, Orphan X, has been ordered to retire by the president of the United States. If he does not retire, she will have him killed. He actually wants to retire. He wants to figure out how […]
Book Review: The Address Book, Deirdre Mask Nonfiction: The Address Book, Deirdre Mask 2021 Centre County Reads Book What’s in an address? Admittedly, I had never really thought about it. I know my address, the address of my office, other addresses of importance to me. Deirdre Mask, though, has thought about it a […]
Book Review: Doctor Who: At Childhood’s End, Sophie Aldred Science Fiction: Doctor Who: At Childhood’s End, Sophie Aldred By guest reviewer Geoffrey Marvin Doctor Who: At Childhood’s End is aces! Dorothy McShane is a reclusive millionaire philanthropist with a love of fast cars and Triumph motorcycles. She also makes her business manager’s head […]
Book Review: Stone Cross, Arliss Cutter Book 2, Marc Cameron Thriller: Stone Cross, Arliss Cutter Book 2, Marc Cameron I grew up in Denver, Colorado. Through the years I have lived not only in Colorado, but in Ohio, New York, and Pennsylvania. All of those are places known for their winters. Cold, snow, and wind have […]
Book Review: Buried for Good, PI Hanlon Series, Alex Coombs Mystery: Buried for Good, PI Hanlon Series, Alex Coombs Blog Tour May 3, 2021 Former DCI Hanlon has retired from Scotland Yard and relocated to Scotland itself. There, she has begun a private investigation service, hoping to avoid some of the violence that brought […]
Book Review: Cuban Heel, Alex Cohen Book 5, Leopold Borstinski Historical Fiction: Cuban Heel, Alex Cohen Book 5, Leopold Borstinski Blog Tour April 30, 2021 Cuban Heel, Leopold Borstinski Alex Cohen, #5 Blog Tour, April 30, 2021 I have never really been drawn to gangland books or movies. I’ve seen the Godfather […]
Book Review: Whatever You Are Is Beautiful, Richard Blandford Book Review: Whatever You Are Is Beautiful, Richard Blandford Blog Tour April 28, 2021 Everyone wears a mask. Everyone tells lies about themselves. Sometimes we even believe our own lies. HEROS is a four-stage illness that has swept around the world. For some […]
Book Review: The Lynmouth Stories, L.V. Hay Short Stories: The Lynmouth Stories, L.V. Hay Blog Tour April 26, 2021 While preparing for this book I ran across an article from a British newspaper excitedly advertising the forthcoming book from Devon’s own Lucy Hay. After reading the book, I am not sure the Lynmouth […]
Book Review: Games People Play, PI Charlie Cameron Series, Owen Mullen A number of years ago our youngest son was describing his speech therapy class. Apparently the group often played the game Uno. I asked him what Uno, a basic card game, had to do with speech. His reply, “We talk while we play. When […]
Book Review: The Source, Sarah Sultoon Thriller: The Source, Sarah Sultoon Blog Tour April 23, 2021 It’s amazing what personal context can do to one’s engagement with a book. The Source is a challenging, powerful, gut-punch of a novel at any time. When one is spending the weekend playing with his preschool granddaughters, it […]
