August 2024
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AN EASY DEATH – Charlaine Harris
The world is different. Texoma is its own country and wizarding magic is a known ability (though not a very well trusted one). Lizbeth “Gunnie Rose is young but she’s already gotten herself quite a reputation for fierceness and fairness. When she commits to a job she’ll see it through no matter what the cost. Continue reading
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THE HOUSE THAT HORROR BUILT – Christina Henry
Harry Adams is a single mother raising a teenage boy in the post-COVID world. She’s willing to do anything to provide a better world for her son and she takes whatever job she can get, currently it’s cleaning houses. Being a fan of horror movies, when horror film director Javier Castillo is looking for a Continue reading
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THE GLASS BOX – J. Michael Straczynski
Riley Diaz is a fighter. When she is picked up and prosecuted for part in an ‘illegal’ protest, she is given the option of a prison sentence or time spent in an American Renewal Center for re-education. The centers are a relatively new concept, based on the Emergency Detention Act of 1950 which has never been Continue reading
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HACKED – Geri Hosier
Liz Paxton, head of a London Murder Squad, and her friend Lou Brighouse, a top-notch journalist, are trying to find the murderer of a reporter who had been in the middle of investigating a phone hacking scandal. Could a simple hacking story really be worth killing over? The deeper Liz gets in her investigation the Continue reading
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MAN IN THE WATER – David Housewright
Rushmore “Mac” McKenzie and his wife, Nina, are visiting friends at a local marina when a woman comes to them, begging for help. Her husband is missing. It is Nina who finds the man, dead, and clinging to a step under the water. McKenzie does his best to not get involved and enjoy the retired Continue reading
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POSEIDON’S ATLANTIS ADVENTURE – Grace Blair
There has been a devastating clash between the Titans and the Olympians and now Poseidon is on a quest, riding on a majestic Hippocampus. He rides, not just through space, but through time and meets with Cleito, a woman with whom he shares a family connection, but it is with Poseidon’s help that she will Continue reading
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SPIRIT CROSSING – William Kent Krueger
It’s big news in the state of Minnesota when a politician’s daughter goes missing. A major manhunt is put forth to find the missing girl. In the search, Cork O’Connor’s grandson stumbles over the shallow grave of an Ojibwe woman. No one seems to think twice about it or even care. Well, almost no one. Continue reading
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THE OTHER FAB FOUR – Mary McGlory and Sylvia Saunders
I’d heard about this book (probably on NPR) and I rushed to get a copy. The first female rock band? Got their start at The Cavern Club about the same time as the Beatles? Like the Beatles, also from Liverpool? Like the Beatles, played the Star-Club in Hamburg? Hung out with the likes of The Continue reading
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THE FELLOWSHIP OF PUZZLEMAKERS – Samuel Burr
Pippa Allsbrook is a 50+ year old, unmarried, crossword puzzle enthusiast. She she feels a bit empty in her life, and would like to socialize with others who share her interest in puzzles. She starts a club and recruits a number of other puzzle enthusiasts with diverse interests and talents. Still, though, Pippa doesn’t quite Continue reading
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BIG TIME – Ben H. Winters
Allie is being kidnapped. She’s handcuffed and in the back of an SUV, driven by the kidnapper, Desiree. But Allie is just as confused as she is scared. She’s a middle school teacher and she was just enjoying a day at the park with her infant daughter when she was abducted and rendered unconscious. An Continue reading
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LAP DANCE LUST – Rachel Kramer Bussel
WARNING: THIS BOOK AND REVIEW CONTAIN WORDS AND THEMES OF A SEXUAL NATURE I debated, a LOT, over whether or not I would even publicly post a review of this book. I mean, it’s kind of embarrassing to admit to reading erotica. And yet the genre is one of the best selling subjects these days Continue reading
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DARK DIVE – Andrew Mayne
Sloan McPherson and her partner, former navy diver Scott Hughes, were once part of the Underwater Investigation Unit. The unit disbanded, but Scott and Sloan have found themselves working together again. This time, though, it hits close to home as Fred Stafford, a family friend of Sloane’s, is missing. Finding Stafford will be a challenge Continue reading
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