I've fallen under the spell of The Witch's Cat Mystery Series. I have not yet read the first book, but when offered a chance to review book two I jumped on it. Cozy mystery with witches? Yes, please. Now I have to go back and read book one...
4½ Stars"Courting Death" is a very unique legal mystery featuring three young people working as law clerks for a famous federal judge. Melanie, who apparently made an appearance in a previous installment, became obsessed by an accident that occurre...
4 StarsJayne Ann Krentz is set to thrill her fans with her latest novel "When All The Girls Have Gone". Filled with Krentz's trademark mixture of romance and intrigue her latest book is sure to be a satisfying read for her fans. It's also stand al...
4 Stars“A Clue in the Stew” by Connie Archer is a story that reminds one of the joys and challenges of living in a town small enough that everyone knows everyone else. I enjoyed the interaction between those who are faithful friends, and sympathiz...
3¾ StarsA sweet read from start to finish. Ms. McKinlay knows how to write a thoroughly enjoyable novel in Better Late Than Never. Great plot development as this plot is full of tight moments, intense emotions, and lots of humor. I loved the recipe...
4 StarsA great murder mystery from the Pacific Northwest (PNW) comes packed with information about Portland-Vancouver area in particular. This read is full of humor, weird moments, and other typical PNW behavior which clearly illustrates how weird...
4 Stars“Cardwell Christmas Crime Scene” is the latest in B.J. Daniel’s Cardwell family series, and the first I’ve read in this series. There is an abundance of characters, and the story follows multiple perspectives. Because of all the perspective...
3½ StarsEllie Oberth uncovers a cold-case with this interesting suspense. Venice Sinclair is a heroine with a multitude of layers and she’s at once easy to relate to and in turns unbelievably out of touch for a woman under the age of 40. I love how...
4½ StarsRadine Trees Nehring delivers a delightfully detailed masterpiece with this mystery. Although Carrie has had previous adventures this was my first introduction to her and I didn’t feel as if I couldn’t follow what was happening by missing o...
4 StarsThis is another outstanding installment in the Murder, She Wrote series!!! Jessica has entered the annual fly fishing competition, but finds Mort’s wife, Maureen tagging along with her. However, once on the second day of their stay, Maureen...
4½ StarsR. J. Koreto has been a financial journalist and some of his work has appeared in mystery magazines. “Death on the Sapphire” is his first novel and highlights Frances Ffolkes, the sister of a Marquis. She is very active in civic organizatio...
4 StarsImagine you are being faced by an approaching fierce storm and on top of that you have to deal with "Aliens" invading your home! This story is a telling tale that involves a property owner. What these "Aliens" wanted was very valuable, some...
3½ StarsThis second book in the Inspector Francis Sadler mysteries is intricate and intriguing. Lena Fisher was convicted of killing her husband, Andrew, back in 2004. But, now, in 2016, the discovery of a man’s body, eventually identified as Andre...
4 StarsMy jaw started dropping as I read page after page. There aren't words to describe a book like this. This book is kind of like Clint Eastwood's, The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. You get it all, not necessarily in that order but it's there. I...
4½ StarsIf you love murder mysteries, then here's one for you What makes it unique is it is told from the outlook of one of the victims. On top of that, the victim ends up solving the mystery. Now that is different. In another way, the author makes...
3 StarsThis is a book you won't be able to figure out until the very end. The author gives you a young mother who has recently been widowed. She has two children and on top of that, she is the takes care of her elderly aunt who has dementia. She d...
4 StarsSENTENCED TO DEATH BUT NOT BY THE LEGAL SYSTEM! The setting as a hot summer night. You as the reader can feel the heat and the stillness of the air. This is the perfect time for a group of killers out on a vigilante revenge against their id...
4 StarsLiving in the same old farmhouse from the age of 5 Vera is still feeling alone and like she doesn't belong after 60 years. Then the author brings family together. Readers get a niece with her little boy. Vera and Anne don't know each other...
4 Stars“Someone Must Die” is a very interesting book that kept me on my toes. Aubrey is a fascinating character who not only wanted to do what she could for her nephew but sped ahead even when pain was on the horizon. Family is always a tough thin...
4½ StarsI had heard about Marcia Clark’s books, but had never read them, so I was excited to do a review of “Moral Defense”. As a former prosecutor, I was interested in her writing style in this genre. The beginning of the novel vividly describes a...
3 StarsSet in Houston in the 1950’s, “The Jealous Kind” is about Aaron Holland and how one event changes his whole life. When he intervenes between beautiful Valerie Epstein fighting with her boyfriend Grady Harrelson, who is the son of one of the...
4½ Stars“Clean Break” is an engaging, page turning suspense story. I was turning the pages till the end as I wanted to know what would happen next. This protagonist, Lane Haviland was really quite an interesting person. She is able to make life wor...
4½ StarsWilla Blair spins a beautiful romance set in the Scottish Highlands full of suspense, history and mystery. Lara MacLaren is a complicated heroine an American transplant to Scotland she and her children came to make her husband’s dream come...
4½ StarsSam Cheever brings on more ginger love with this instalment of the Honeybun adventures. Clovis Honeybun is a sexy, smart and brave hero, the type of gentleman we all dream of. I admit that this clan of gorgeous redheads have all been darn n...
4½ Stars“Cinnamon Toasted” by Gail Oust evokes the delightful aromas that can be created with spices and demonstrates the combination of science and magic that goes into making a palatable dish. The requisite murder that sets wheels in motion and t...
3¾ Stars“Off the Books” by Lucy Arlington is a fun look at the hard work involved in the journey from an idea in an author’s mind to a book being purchased by a reader. I enjoyed getting a chance to see behind the scenes of a literary agency and th...
3¾ Stars"Cupcakes, Butterflies & Dead Guys" is the third book in the Gianna Mancini mysteries series. Gianna, a ghost whisperer and a shoeista, stumbles upon the dead body of her favorite celebrity in this latest installment. The police rule the de...
4 StarsI guess reviewers pick books for many reasons- the cover is pretty, they have read something else by the author, or maybe the blurb sounds interesting. None of those were the reason I chose this book, or so I thought. I saw a pumpkin, and t...
5 StarsWe’re back in Broken Boot again, this time getting ready for the annual Homestead Day celebration. The opening festivities are hosted by country singer Jeff Clark, the ex-boyfriend of Josie’s friend Patti. Josie fears her friend will fall f...
4 StarsWe’re back in Rudolph NY where Christmas themed shop owner Merry Wilkinson is preparing for the holidays. She’s enjoying an evening off at the Yuletide Inn when she discovers that the one of the owners health is failing. With his son primed...
4 StarsHamlet the cat returns to Pettistone’s Fine Books for his sixth and final adventure. As Thanksgiving approaches, Darla Pettistone is preparing for the busiest shopping season of the year. They’ve recently launched their online store, where...
5 StarsWorking for a law enforcement agency like Immigration and Customs Enforcement is no job for the faint hearted. This book is about dealing with terrorist threats of all kinds. The reader knows that these threats are not only real but the peo...
3½ Stars“The Stalking Ground” by Margaret Mizushima is the second novel in her Timber Creek K-9 Mystery series. Like the first novel, “Killing Trail”, Mattie Cobb and her K-9 partner Robo are called on to solve the mystery of a missing woman. The w...
4½ StarsAuthors Franklin and Jennifer Schneider give readers a small town in Whitehurst, South Dakota. Alice Riley, a PI, is going to investigate an assault charge. The charge is against a man who is basically leading a double life and that can be...
4 StarsGeorge Noory of Coast To Coast AM brings us “Night Talk”. There are voices in the dark. A radio show that features the darkness of paranoia and paranormal. All the stories of sightings of aliens, being abducted, Big Foot and others. The aut...
4 StarsSometimes it takes a very special person to change our lives forever. For Geoffrey Thraxton, it is that one special person who he first perceives to be an angel. That is majorly the story in the novel "The Angel of Highgate" by Vaughn Entwi...
5 StarsWith her inquisitive mind, Charlotte Holmes has never felt comfortable with the demureness expected of the fairer sex in upper class society. But even she never thought that she would become a social pariah, an outcast fending for herself o...
4½ StarsAnother exciting Brady novel with a few twists in the end. Ms. Jance does a wonderful job putting together a storyline with a few plot twisters and calls it a mystery! Very realistic and breathtaking all in one novel is hard to achieve, yet...
4½ StarsCarmela Bertrand and her pal Ava return for their 14th outing in Crepe Factor. Carmela and Ava are making the rounds at the New Orleans Winter Market when they witness an ugly fight between Quigg Brevard, restaurateur and recent vintner, an...
5 StarsWendy Corsi Staub is back with the second offering in her Lily Dale series. After agreeing to stay in Lily Dale through the winter as caretakers of the Valley View Guesthouse and its feline residents, Bella Jordan and her son Max are lookin...
4½ StarsI would have loved to enter my Shih Tzu Ramona in a pet show when I was younger. After reading this book and about pet-napping, I am glad that I didn't. As the pets starting missing and the bodies starting piling up I thought that the villa...
4 Stars"Sorrow Road" is another atmospheric and complex mystery by Julia Keller. Three young boys who were good friends growing up, and who all end up fighting in World War two together, harbor a dark secret until their dying days, which, despite...
3½ StarsWhen her husband, Ethan, met a woman in yoga class and then ran off with her, Dana divorced the philanderer and moved on with her life. It is two years later and the successful lawyer has “moved on” and is free of the emotional turmoil the...
4 StarsCatherine Bruns brings back Sally Muccio and her crazy family for another deliciously sweet and savory mystery. I was so happy to see that Sally’s wedding was just around the corner and I couldn’t wait to see her life settle down a little....
4 StarsI went into this not really knowing what to expect since it's a debut author. I've had some really good luck this year with new authors and I was excited to get into this. It started off great. I loved James as a character. He's a really go...
4½ StarsBlood of Saints, by Maegan Beaumont, is a thriller, detective story, and one woman's journey all rolled into one. Sabrina is forced into a case that only se can solve. To do that she must relive old memories and relive her gruesome past. I...
4 StarsIn Book 8 of Sofie Kelly’s charming ‘magical cats’ series, librarian Kathleen Paulson is excited to meet three old pals of her beau, Detective Marcus Gordon, while they visit charming Mayville Heights on business. But the reunion is cut sho...
4½ StarsThis book will actually make you wonder what is going on, can this be happening. Deep, dark and evil and all of those things will affect you in your real life and in your life as a reader. You are given a somewhat normal married couple, Mar...
3½ Stars“Superposition” is about Jacob Kelly as he fights a murder conviction of an old friend. He is trying to find out who really killed his friend and why. Jacob is dragged through a rabbit hole after his old friend and coworker shows up at his...
2½ Stars“Meg: Nightstalkers” is the 5th book in Steve Alten's Meg series. It’s a very welcome addition to the story of Jonas Taylor. This book showcases the hunt for and battle with the prehistoric megalodon sharks that everyone believed were extin...
4½ Stars
