Reviews + Articles
Thanks to Jen – The Half Way Point
My friend, Jen Forbus, reminded me today that we're half-way through 2015 already. She posted "The Half Way Point" on her blog, Jen's Book Thoughts, summarizing her reading for the year so far. Thanks, Jen! So, as of June 30, I had read seventy-four books. My...
Hooked on Ewe by Hannah Reed
Hannah Reed's latest atmospheric mystery takes readers to the Scottish Highlands of sheep dog trials, charming pubs, and the Northern Lights. Throw in a murder just to stir up trouble, and you have the cozy mystery, Hooked on Ewe. As American aspiring romance...
The Fraud by Brad Parks
Our carefree investigative reporter Carter Ross has become a little more responsible now that there's a baby on its way. That doesn't mean Carter doesn't get in trouble, as shown in the opening chapter of Brad Parks' The Fraud, when he says in forty-three...
Someday Home by Lauraine Snelling
Although I read Lauraine Snelling's Someday Home for a review for a journal, and found the story itself enjoyable, I had one big problem with the book. Why would anyone refer to women of 47, 51, and 52 as old or aged? Lynn Lundberg's husband dropped dead one year...
The Silenced by Heather Graham
I'm a sucker for Heather Graham's Krewe of Hunters books. These novels feature a special team of FBI agents who have some sort of paranormal ability, usually the ability to see or hear dead people. In the course of the book, they use their connections to track...
Winners and Florida Law & Order Giveaway
Congratulations to the winners of the last contest. Lynn L. from Rio Linda, CA won Carolyn Hart's Don't Go Home. Anne Hillerman's Rock with Wings is going to Judy S. of Hazel Green, AL. The books will go out tomorrow. We have two crime novels this week that are set...