Blog Tour: Mirror Image, Gunnar Staalesen

Book Review: Mirror Image, A Varg Veum Novel, Gunnar Staalesen, translated by Don Bartlett Mystery/Thriller: Mirror Image, A Varg Veum Novel, Gunnar Staalesen, translated by Don Bartlett Blog Tour August 9, 2023   Norwegian private investigator Varg Veum is approached by a woman whose sister and brother-in-law are missing. She is reluctant to contact the […]

Book Review: Killing Trail, Margaret Mizushima

Book Review: Killing Trail, A Timber Creek K-9 Mystery, Margaret Mizushima Mystery: Killing Trail, A Timber Creek K-9 Mystery, Margaret Mizushima   Mattie Cobb has just returned to her hometown of Timber Creek, where she has served as a deputy sheriff for many years. With her she is bringing the latest recruit to the force, […]

Blog Tour: Sherlock Holmes and the Silver Cord, M.K. Wiseman

Book Review: Sherlock Holmes and the Silver Cord, M.K. Wiseman Mystery: Sherlock Holmes and the Silver Cord, M.K. Wiseman Blog Tour: August 1, 2023   M.K. Wiseman is a Sherlock Holmes fan who has taken her love of the great detective a step further. Writing as though she is an elderly Holmes composing his own […]

Lamb of God, Catherine Fearns

Book Review: Lamb of God, Reprobation Series Book 4, Catherine Fearns Mystery/Thriller: Lamb of God, Reprobation Series Book 4, Catherine Fearns Blog Tour July 24, 2023   The Reprobation Series boldly claims territory on land most authors avoid. We at Scintilla grew up in the church, went to religious colleges and seminaries, even spent over […]

Book Review: The Big Yaya, Steven Savanna

Book Review: The Big Yaya, The Hotel Exotica Book 1, Steven Savanna   Science Fiction/Mystery: The Big Yaya, The Hotel Exotica Book 1, Steven Savanna   Lucas Honey is a detective with an unusual beat. Rather than belonging to any police force, he is the in-house detective for The Hotel Exotica chain, the largest and […]

Blog Tour: You Can’t See Me,  Eva Björg Ægisdóttir

Book Review: You Can’t See Me,  Forbidden Iceland Book 4, Eva Björg Ægisdóttir, translated by Victoria Cribb     Mystery: You Can’t See Me,  Forbidden Iceland Book 4, Eva Björg Ægisdóttir, translated by Victoria CribbBlog Tour, July 5, 2023   You Can’t See Me might be the most aptly titled book released this year. Eva Björg Ægisdóttir, […]

Blog Tour: Terminal Black, Colin Garrow

Book Review: Terminal Black, Relic Black, Book 1, Colin Garrow Thriller/Mystery: Terminal Black, Relic Black, Book 1, Colin Garrow Blog Tour June 28, 2023 With a name like “Relic Black,” you might be predestined to some kind of greatness. The hero of a story. An “Indiana Jones” like figure, discovering ancient and lost cities and […]