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The Girl in the Wall Amanda and Trent are called to the local Herald Church where a hostage standoff situation has revealed a body sealed in the wall of the nave. After some preliminary investigation, the body is identified as Sadie Jackson, a girl who was abducted from a popular Florida theme park when she … Continue reading Book Review: Hidden Angels: A completely addictive and pulse-pounding crime thriller (Detective Amanda Steele Book 13)  by Carolyn Arnold

What if you could get a “Virtual do over” Laurel Everett is an executive working at Pixel a well-known software and social media company. She lives a modest life with her boyfriend of 5 years, Ollie, and things are going well. But when Laurel discovers a ring in Ollie’s sock drawer she panics. Why would … Continue reading Book Review: “What If It’s You?” by Jilly Gagnon

An Authors' retreat turned deadly When anonymous and famously elusive author J.R. Alastor hosts a writer’s retreat for other thriller authors at his remote Maine compound the guest list reads like a who’s who of the best seller list. While none of the authors have ever seen Alastor in person, all are taken by his … Continue reading A Review of “You Are Fatally Invited” by Ande Pliego

As far as Hurricane themed books go, this was barely a tropical depression Hurricane Eloise is bearing down on the Florida Peninsula. The potentially deadly storm has its sights set on the Southeastern coast with Fort Lauderdale Beach in the crosshairs. Mandatory evacuations have been called and all bridges into and out of the barrier … Continue reading Book Review: Trapped by Peggy Chernow

The Walking Dead meets Willard in this gory apocalyptic novel In the countryside of England, rats roam the land. While not an unnatural occurrence, these rats have dominated the area for the last five years. As a modern-day plague has gripped the land only a fraction of the prior population remains. Those that survive are … Continue reading Book Review: “Ratstrike: Mutant Creature Feature Dystopian Folk Horror” by Jools G. King

A Fixer-upper with an irredeemable past On Adames Road, number 189 stands shuttered. This once tidy residence has fallen into disrepair, but that is all about to change as Jack and his wife Lucy decide to purchase the home. Opting to live in residence while they renovate, the pair have their hands full and wonder … Continue reading Book Review: Hauntings: Adames Road by Megan Monroe

An entertaining and educational Artsy mystery Dr. Edna Silvera is an art historian and semi-retired professor. Aa a favor to her university director, she reluctantly agrees to travel to a neighboring village to assist with a celebration for the author Dante. After a mishap with her car and a tree, Edna finds herself in a … Continue reading Book Review: “Pentimento Mori: An Art History Mystery” by Valeria Corciolani 

The Advent from Hell Struggling with increasing tensions in a last-ditch attempt to bring the family together, Adam books a winter vacation to a cabin up in the mountains.  With his wife closing off and the girls more interested in their cell phones than they are paying attention to their surroundings Adam hopes to fix … Continue reading A Review of “25 Days” by Per Jacobsen

A genre mash-up mystery that is worth the read Nick Cameron is a consulting geologist usually found working the gem shows in Quartzrock, Arizona. When he is approached by a mysterious woman asking him to sell agates of a rare quality he agrees, but after both of his prospective buyers turn up murdered in the … Continue reading Book Review: Agates are Forever: A Nick Cameron Mystery by Logan Terret

The exciting life of Alice Marble Not many people may have heard of Alice Marble, which is a shame. Before Venus Williams, before Billie Jean King, there was Alice. A tennis prodigy in the 1930’s Alice’s entire life was tennis. After being taken under the wing of her coach she moved away from her family … Continue reading Book Review: Ace, Marvel, Spy: A Novel of Alice Marble by Jenni L Walsh