Book Review: Lake Effect, A Jordan Reed Mystery Book 2, K.C. Gillis Mystery: Lake Effect, A Jordan Reed Mystery Book 2, K.C. Gillis SHADOW BLOG TOUR, Original date 5/16/2020 I am a sucker for well crafted female protagonists. K.C. Gillis delivers just that with his Jordan Reed mysteries. Lake Effect is the second novel so […]
Book Review: Black Blood, Jane Eddie Mystery: Black Blood, Jane Eddie Danni Ross is trying to survive during the oil price downturn which has greatly affected Scotland. Having fled London a year before, changing her name and appearance and dropping connections to family and friends, she is just trying to keep her job, keep […]
Book Review: The Secrets of Strangers, Charity Norman Fiction: The Secrets of Strangers, Charity Norman Most books are pleasant. Enjoyable. Sometimes exciting. I like them well enough but they scratch the typical itches. They aren’t shattering. They don’t cut to your core. They are absolutely worth the time and effort to read them […]
Book Review: Camelot, Giles Kristian Fiction: Camelot, Giles Kristian Is it fair for a reviewer to just say, “Wow!” and then move on to books that possibly need more support? No? I suppose I would not be fulfilling my responsibility to the blog tour organizer Anne Cater of Random Things, the author Giles Kristian, or […]
Book Review: The Creak on the Stairs, Eva Bjorg AEgisdottir, translated by Victoria Cribb Mystery: The Creak on the Stairs, Eva Bjorg AEgisdottir; translated by Victoria Cribb I am beginning to love Nordic crime novels. The Creak on the Stairs has just been translated into English, and it is brilliant. Elma has returned to […]
Book Review: Goldilocks, Laura Lam Science Fiction: Goldilocks, Laura Lam Goldilocks surprised me at nearly every turn. I read enough that it is not easy to do that. Certain plots, certain tropes, certain themes often recur in fiction. Goldilocks toys with them, then casts them aside to become something new. This is a very […]
Book Review: Power Play, Tony Kent Thriller: Power Play, Tony Kent A passenger plane explodes over the Atlantic, killing more than 500 people. Among them is a charismatic presidential candidate, the presumptive nominee against the sitting American president. All the evidence points toward a Moslem baggage handler, a Syrian refugee who entered Britain using […]
Book Review: Silenced for Good, Alex Coombs Mystery/Thriller: Silenced for Good, Alex Coombs DCI Hanlon has had a rough go of it. Accused of excessive force when arresting a suspect, even her typically supportive fellow officers are not closing ranks around her. Her psychiatrist insists that she take some time off while the investigation sorts […]
