Dakota Stevens is a modern detective for the modern mystery reader. This is the third book in the Dakota Stevens Mystery series, though only the first book that I’ve read, but I never once felt that I had missed too much back story, or that I was lost.  This is precisely how a book series… Continue reading

Finishing off the trilogy that was started with Game, and followed up with Buzz, Bubble wraps up some loose ends and sees a conclusion to ‘the game.’ The first book, Game, started off quite well, but Buzz didn’t meet with expectations or even pave the way for the final book.  Bubble follows Henrik “HP” Petterson, living off-the-grid,… Continue reading

Author Roderick Thorp is best known for his book Nothing Lasts Forever which was the basis for the popular movie Die Hard starring Bruce Willis.  Knowing only that much, you can go in to this book assuming it will be an action/adventure thriller.  And it is. The story:  Coast Guard Commander Sam Merrill becomes an “All-American-Hero”… Continue reading

THROWBACK THURSDAY: REVIEWING A REISSUE I’ve been familiar with Joe R. Lansdale through his short fiction, which has always impressed me, but for whatever strange reasons of fate, I’d never read any of his novels.  When this book came across the ARC pile, I quickly requested it.  It does NOT disappoint! The book is being… Continue reading

Not too long ago I reviewed the first book, Game, in this Game Trilogy series.  It was a wild ride.  In my review, I asked for a better connection to the story with Rebecca Normén.  We do get a better story with Rebecca, and her involvement with those in the ‘Game’ is stronger, but the… Continue reading