Mystery
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THE PINE BARREN STRATAGEM – Ken Harris

Steve Rockfish is a Private Investigator in Pennsylvania. But work has been thin to non-existent thanks to the lockdowns caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. He’s got a lot of bills and not a single job to cover those bills. His prized possession, his car, is at extreme risk of being repo-ed and he’ll need to… Continue reading
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MY SON, THE DOUBLE AGENT – Ted Mark
O.R.G.Y. WEEK WARNING — THIS BOOK AND REVIEW CONTAIN SEXUAL THEMES AND CONTENT Steve Victor, agent of O.R.G.Y., is still working for the U.S. government (and other governments who have a vested interest) to infiltrate and eliminate S.M.U.T. But Steve’s got a problem – there’s a bounty on his head for something he did in… Continue reading
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THE 9-MONTH CAPER – Ted Mark

O.R.G.Y. WEEK Steve Victor, the man from O.R.G.Y., is in Latin America and feeling a little trapped. Trapped in a bathroom with a beautiful woman, Fidel Castro, and a time-bomb. Trapped in a room making love to a beautiful rebel when a revolution breaks out. Trapped in a brothel basement with four horny hookers and… Continue reading
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LICENSE TO QUILL – Jacopo della Quercia

Much has been written about the man we know as William Shakespeare, but author Jacopo della Quercia combines history with intrigue and puts Shakespeare at the center of some political uprising. William Shakespeare’s political insight, as well as his commitment to serving the Crown, makes him the perfect spy among the common man, especially when… Continue reading
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THE RAVEN THIEF – Gigi Pandian

With Tempest Raj now a member of the company, Secret Staircase Construction (a company who, as their title suggests, builds mystery-themed, secret rooms inside homes) has finished their first job. Their client now wants to celebrate to kick off her new beginning – new home and new life now that she’s divorced from her cheating ex-husband, famous… Continue reading
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ALL THE SECRETS OF THE WORLD – Steve Almond

Steve Almond has written a novel? That’s really good news. It’s better news that this is a really powerful, epic novel. The book begins almost as a YA angst story when two 13 year-olds from very different social and economic backgrounds are assigned to work together on a school project. The teacher believes it is… Continue reading
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THE WOMAN IN THE WOODS – Lisa Hall

Allie and her husband Rav and their two small children have moved into the picture-perfect little cottage on the outskirts of some woods in the British community of Pluckley. This promises to be the beginning of a long, happy life together. But Pluckley has a reputation – it is known as the most haunted village… Continue reading
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THE BOOK OF COLD CASES – Simone St. James

In 1977 a small town in Oregon was rocked by murders done by a woman, dubbed The Lady Killer Murders. The leading suspect was Beth Greer – a rich, eccentric twenty-three-year-old woman who was seen fleeing one of the crimes. She was acquitted, however, and she she became a recluse in her family mansion. Forty… Continue reading
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SHADE OF PALE – Greg Kihn

Jukes Wahler is a psychiatrist working in Manhattan – a city filled with people who could use his services, but is he soon to be in need of a psychiatrist himself? One day, while looking out through a deli window, Jukes sees a tremendously beautiful redheaded woman walking past. She turn to look at him… Continue reading
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THE DARKNESS KNOWS – Arnaldur Indridason

Inside the glacier Langjökull, a body is discovered. It appears to be that of a business man who went missing thirty years prior. At that time a massive search had been conducted and one of the man’s business associates had been suspected of foul play, but there was never enough evidence to charge him with anything.… Continue reading
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SCRAPPED: JUSTICE AND A TEEN INFORMANT – Lisa Peebles & John O’Brien

WARNING: POSSIBLE SPOILERS CONTAINED IN THIS REVIEW Warning, reading this book is likely to raise your hackles and ignite your ire. In 1994, convenience store clerk, 18 year old Heidi Allen, was kidnapped from the store (she was working alone at the time). Her body has never been found. When local man Gary Thibodeau heard about… Continue reading
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HEARTACHE MOTEL – Terri L. Austin, Larissa Reinhart, LynDee Walker

Take one fleabag motel and have three cozy mystery authors bring their regular characters into that motel and you get three novellas loosely tied together. In “Diners Keepers, Losers Weepers” by Terri L. Austin, it is just before Christmas and Rose Strickland and friends are planning a visit to Graceland. Their planned accommodations fall through and… Continue reading

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