Category: mystery/suspense

Book Review: The Book Club Murders by Leslie Nagel

Book Review: The Book Club Murders by Leslie Nagel

Posted September 29, 2016 / 6 Comments

In a charming cozy mystery series debut, Leslie Nagel’s irrepressible small-town heroine finds that her fellow mystery book club members may be taking their Agatha Christie a bit too literally—and murder a bit too lightly. Charley Carpenter has poured heart and soul into her clothing store, Old Hat Vintage Fashions. […]



Book Review: Stolen Secrets by Leann Harris

Book Review: Stolen Secrets by Leann Harris

Posted September 25, 2016 / 0 Comments

Fat Tuesday 1972, a floater surfaces in Sheriff Colin McDonald’s parish, south of New Orleans. The body–a Russian diplomat throws local and Federal law enforcement into chaos. Sheriff McDonald isn’t excited to have the FBI stepping into his investigation, but knows his parish doesn’t have the funds to sort out […]


Book Review: Stalking Jack the Ripper by Kerri Maniscalco

Book Review: Stalking Jack the Ripper by Kerri Maniscalco

Posted September 23, 2016 / 8 Comments

Tour Schedule Presented by James Patterson’s new children’s imprint, this deliciously creepy horror novel has a storyline inspired by the Ripper murders and an unexpected, blood-chilling conclusion… Seventeen-year-old Audrey Rose Wadsworth was born a lord’s daughter, with a life of wealth and privilege stretched out before her. But between the […]


Book Review: Vain Empires by Brandilyn Collins

Posted September 18, 2016 / 3 Comments

They were stuck on this remote island, all of them. Trapped in this show. No way to stop whatever came next. No way at all. —————————– Six people arrive on a remote island–contestants in the “reality show of the century,” Dream Prize. The winner will be the person who learns […]


Book Review (and a Giveaway!): The Duke’s Last Hunt by Rosanne E. Lortz

Book Review (and a Giveaway!): The Duke’s Last Hunt by Rosanne E. Lortz

Posted September 16, 2016 / 11 Comments

With her third London season drawing to a close, the shy Eliza Malcolm seems unlikely to find any husband, let alone a titled one. But when the hunting-crazed Duke of Brockenhurst invites the Malcolms to visit Harrowhaven, Eliza’s father jumps at the chance to gain a wealthy son-in-law. Surrounded by […]


Book Review (and a Giveaway!): Color of Danger by Alexa Verde

Book Review (and a Giveaway!): Color of Danger by Alexa Verde

Posted September 13, 2016 / 21 Comments

Former runaway Mari Del Lobo works hard to save her struggling restaurant and to trust people again. Dallas surgeon Dr. Luke Goodman turns her world upside down with terrifying news. A recent murder has her late brother’s – aka the Smiling Killer – signature and MO. When attacks on her […]


Book Review (and a Giveaway!): Starving Hearts by Janine Mendenhall

Book Review (and a Giveaway!): Starving Hearts by Janine Mendenhall

Posted September 10, 2016 / 4 Comments

Since her assault, Miss Annette Chetwynd has been plagued by nightmares and worries about an arranged marriage. But she yearns to find her anonymous rescuer. Unfortunately, her health and intellect prevent it. Both repel suitors and cause Annette to doubt God’s existence, at least until He answers her prayers in […]


Book Review (and a Giveaway!): A Story to Kill by Lynn Cahoon

Book Review (and a Giveaway!): A Story to Kill by Lynn Cahoon

Posted September 9, 2016 / 5 Comments

Former English professor Cat Latimer is back in Colorado, hosting writers’ retreats in the big blue Victorian she’s inherited, much to her surprise, from none other than her carousing ex-husband! Now it’s an authors’ getaway—but Cat won’t let anyone get away with murder… The bed-and-breakfast is open for business, and […]



Book Spotlight (plus a Giveaway!): Fall Into Crime collection

Book Spotlight (plus a Giveaway!): Fall Into Crime collection

Posted August 29, 2016 / 19 Comments

Happy Homicides 4: Fall Into Crime by Joanna Campbell Slan, Linda Gordon Hengerer, Carole W. Price, Lesley A. Diehl, Nancy Jill Thames, Teresa Trent, Maggie Toussaint, Anna Celeste Burke, Randy Rawls, Nancy J. Cohen, Terry Ambrose, and Deborah Sharp Happy Homicides 4: Fall Into Crime COMING AUGUST 29   Joanna […]


Book Spotlight: Out of Circulation by Heather Day Gilbert

Book Spotlight: Out of Circulation by Heather Day Gilbert

Posted August 20, 2016 / 10 Comments

  Heather Day Gilbert’s latest novel Out of Circulation releases TODAY at a special price of only $0.99! Katie McClure always dreamed of becoming an FBI agent like her father, but an injury has permanently sidelined her as a librarian in her rural West Virginia hometown. Katie’s peaceful life is […]


Book Review: The Crêpes of Wrath by Sarah Fox

Book Review: The Crêpes of Wrath by Sarah Fox

Posted August 17, 2016 / 9 Comments

When Marley McKinney’s aging cousin, Jimmy, is hospitalized with pneumonia, she agrees to help run his pancake house while he recovers. With its rustic interior and syrupy scent, the Flip Side Pancake House is just as she pictured it—and the surly chef is a wizard with crêpes. Marley expects to […]



Book Review: Disillusioned by Christy Barritt

Book Review: Disillusioned by Christy Barritt

Posted August 9, 2016 / 10 Comments

Nikki Wright is desperate to help her brother, Bobby, who hasn’t been the same since escaping from a detainment camp run by terrorists in Colombia. Rumor has it that he betrayed his navy brothers and conspired with those who held him hostage, and both the press and the military are […]


Book Review: Silent Sabotage by Susan Sleeman

Book Review: Silent Sabotage by Susan Sleeman

Posted August 5, 2016 / 4 Comments

Emily Graves left everything behind to save her aunt’s struggling bed-and-breakfast, but she’s hardly through the door before she’s the one who needs saving. Someone in Bridal Veil, Oregon, will go to any lengths—even murder—to keep her from making the B and B a success. Sheriff’s deputy Archer Reed has […]


Book Review: When I Found You by Kate James

Book Review: When I Found You by Kate James

Posted August 3, 2016 / 8 Comments

I re-posted my review of Under An Adirondack Sky by Karen Rock yesterday as part of TLC Book Tour’s Summer Lovin’ Tour. So, OF COURSE, Zuzu insisted that I re-post our joint review of When I Found You by Kate James. We love Kate! And her dogs Harley and Logan! […]


Book Review (and a Giveaway!): Address to Die For by Mary Feliz

Book Review (and a Giveaway!): Address to Die For by Mary Feliz

Posted July 29, 2016 / 16 Comments

For professional organizer Maggie McDonald, moving her family into a new home should be the perfect organizational challenge. But murder was definitely not on the to-do list . . . Maggie McDonald has a penchant for order that isn’t confined to her clients’ closets, kitchens, and sock drawers. As she […]


Book Spotlight (and a Giveaway!): The Time Key by Melanie Bateman

Book Spotlight (and a Giveaway!): The Time Key by Melanie Bateman

Posted July 25, 2016 / 6 Comments

Genre: Adult, Fantasy, Fiction, Historical, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Suspense Publisher: Sweetwater Books, an imprint of Cedar Fort Publication date: June 14, 2016 Number of pages: 320 When Stanley saves a man, he’s given a mysterious device that allows him to travel through time. But he soon learns that changing his past doesn’t necessary lead to […]


Book Blast (and a Giveaway!): Planted by C.T. Collier

Book Blast (and a Giveaway!): Planted by C.T. Collier

Posted July 22, 2016 / 6 Comments

Planted (The Penningtons Investigate) 1st in Series Cozy Mystery Asdee Press (July 22, 2016) Print Length: 309 pages ASIN: B01FOVMCPK Planted is book one of the new mystery series, The Penningtons Investigate, from award-winning author C. T. Collier. The Penningtons, Lyssa and Kyle, are both PhD’s, and when their clever […]