I normally steer clear of suspenseful novels, particularly when a female character is in some kind of perilous situation. When I asked for a review copy of Beguiled, I did so because it is set in Charleston, a city that I find both beautiful and intriguing. When the book arrived, I realized that I paid…
Category Archives: Mystery/Suspense
Hunter’s Moon
Hunter’s Moon by Don Hoesel is a really good book. Read it. I’m fairly confident you’ll like it, especially if you like well written, interesting characters, a well written, compelling story line in addition to intrigue and mystery with a dose of suspense on the side. From the publisher’s description: Every family has secrets. Few…
Burn
When I mentioned on my personal blog that I was reading Ted Dekker and Erin Healy’s novel Burn, I received a surprised email from a friend and fellow blogger. Seems my friend knows something of Dekker’s novels which are by any accounts unusual to say the least, and she was curious about my like or…
A Reliable Wife
Quite frankly, A Reliable Wife is very, very, very much not my style of book. At all. It arrived, unannounced, as a review copy in the mail and my first inclination was to not read it. However, then I read the back cover description of how this was a historical thriller about an unassuming mail…
Less than Dead
Quick! Pop quiz! Ready? Define “forensic entomology” and write a short paragraph discussing its possible use in contemporary fiction. Go! Stumped? Yeah, me too, until I picked up Tim Downs’ bug man novels featuring, you guessed it, a forensic entomologist, Nick Polchak. Unsure what forensic entomology entails? It’s the study of insects and their, um,…
On Reading: How to Read a Brandilyn Collins Novel
I was a little unprepared when I opened my first Brandilyn Collins novel. Notwithstanding, I decided to write a tutorial so none of you have to experience this misfortune. I don’t know how I’ve gone this long without reading her books. Making up for lost time I read two crime novels in less than two…
When She Flew
I like a good thrilling mystery (almost) as much as the next guy, but they do seem to often be written with guys in mind. I know that there are some authors, Cornwell and Evanovich come to mind, who are women who write for women, but in general, this genre seems to be dominated by…
Books on Screen: The Men Who Stare at Goats
I knew that The Men Who Stare at Goats was based on a nonfiction book, because I had heard the author on NPR. I haven’t seen the movie, and honestly, I’m not too sure about it. I don’t always “get” (or appreciate perhaps) the humor in some of George Clooney’s movies. But he is George…
Daisy Chain & A Slow Burn
It’s taken me a while to write my review of Mary E. DeMuth’s Daisy Chain and A Slow Burn (Defiance Texas Trilogy Books 1 & 2). In part, because they were so intense that it took me a while to recover from them. Also because I feared any attempt to review the books would fall…
Short Takes: Fiction
If action-packed reads are right up your alley, Double Cross: A Novel is one you’ll want to consider. Author James David Jordan continues the story of Taylor Pasbury, a former Secret Service agent turned private security specialist. Taylor’s latest mystery to unravel brings her back to her estranged mother and uncovers the truth behind her…
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