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Book Review: The Run Begins by J. Frank James
Media Type: Ebook Title: The Run Begins *Series: Lou Malloy Crime Series Author: J. Frank James Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform Pages: Kindle; 52 Release Date: August 26, 2013 Source: Author ————————————————- Genre: Crime / Fiction / Mystery / Thriller / Suspense / Action / Adventure HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who love a good back story and want to read more in the series Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | BookLikes Lou Malloy is 18 years old and ready for the world. His brother Sam has left and his sister wants to move to Florida with the family. Malloy is having none of it and on a wild…
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Giveaway: Journey to Death by Leigh Russell
Good morning everyone, and happy Wednesday! Are you in the mood to win something? I’m hoping so, because there’s a copy of Journey to Death by Leigh Russell just waiting to live on your shelf. You can’t win if you don’t enter, so read the synopsis below, and then get to entering! Lucy Hall arrives in the Seychelles determined to leave her worries behind. The tropical paradise looks sun-soaked and picture-perfect—but as Lucy soon discovers, appearances can be very deceptive. A deadly secret lurks in the island’s history, buried deep but not forgotten. And it is about to come to light.…
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Book Review: Journey to Death by Leigh Russell
Media Type: Ebook Title: Journey to Death: A Lucy Hall Mystery Author: Leigh Russell Publisher: Thomas & Mercer Pages: Paperback; 304 Release Date: February 9, 2016 Source: Publisher ———————————————————- Genre: Mystery / Thriller HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy mysteries that are set in vividly drawn locales. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | BookLikes Lucy Hall arrives in the Seychelles determined to leave her worries behind. The tropical paradise looks sun-soaked and picture-perfect—but as Lucy soon discovers, appearances can be very deceptive. A deadly secret lurks in the island’s history, buried deep but…
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Book Spotlight: Baggage by S.G. Redling
It’s time for another book spotlight! Are you a fan of mysteries and thrillers? If you do, Baggage by S.G. Redling is right up your alley. Let me share the synopsis with you. Over the years, terrible things keep happening to Anna Ray on February 17. First, there was the childhood trauma she’s never been able to speak about. Then, to her horror, her husband killed himself on that date. A year later and a thousand miles away, Anna tries to find solace in the fresh start of a new job in a new place. She takes comfort in her outspoken…
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Book Review: A Spark of Justice by J.D. Hawkins
Media Type: Ebook Title: A Spark of Justice Publisher: Self-published Author: J.D. Hawkins Pages: Kindle; 196 Release Date: August 21, 2015 Source: Author —————————————– Genre: Mystery/Thriller HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy stories with vivid and interesting settings. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | BookLikes A fatal accident at the circus sparks an insurance investigation that leads John Nieves, a former New York cop, to a list of murder suspects. It seems that The Great Rollo, beloved of millions, had enemies… both at the circus and among his own family. All that is…
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Book Review: Murder in Hindsight by Anne Cleeland
Media Type: Ebook Title: Murder in Hindsight *Series: A New Scotland Yard Mystery (Book 3) Author: Anne Cleeland Publisher: Kensington Pages: 352 Release Date: March 31, 2015 Source: Netgalley —————————————————- Content Screening: Mild Violence HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy a good cop story and are fans of the series Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | BookLikes While Acton and Doyle, two of Scotland Yard’s finest, pursue a self-appointed judge, jury, and executioner, Acton’s own questionable methods may prove their undoing…The victims are all criminals who eluded justice—until they ran afoul of an avenger whose modus operandi is a bullet to the back of the head. The…
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Book Spotlight: The Blood of the Fifth Knight by E.M. Powell
It’s time for another book spotlight! Evil conspirators are trying to overthrow the King of England, and one man is trying to help, but at what cost. Let’s take a peek shall we? England, 1176. King Henry II has imprisoned his rebellious Queen for her failed attempt to overthrow him. But with her conspirators still at large and a failed assassination attempt on his beautiful mistress, Rosamund Clifford, the King must take action to preserve his reign. Desperate, Henry turns to the only man he trusts: a man whose skills have saved him once before. Sir Benedict Palmer answers the…
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Guest Post: There’s Something About Bim by Michael Jasper
Happy release day to the wonderful Michael Jasper! In celebration of his new release Finders, Inc., we get some insights into the world of Bim- one of the characters. Check it out! My latest novel, Finders, Inc., is the first book in what I hope will be a long series of mystery novels (with a hint of the paranormal) set in the small town of Boone, North Carolina tucked away in the Blue Ridge Mountains. The name of the series is “The Finder Team,” and the team is made up of an eclectic group of forty-somethings, all of whom bring…
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Book Review: Finders, Inc by Michael Jasper
Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: Finders, Inc. Series: The Finder Team Book 1 Author: Michael Jasper Publisher: UnWrecked Press Pages: ebook; 204 Release Date: December 9, 2014 Source: Author/Publisher —————————————– HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy a good characters with some unusual research tactics. Add it on: Goodreads / Amazon / BookLikes Sometimes those who can’t be found just might not be lost… Finders, Inc. co-founders Hank Johnson and Bim Mayer have spent the past two decades successfully solving mysteries and—almost miraculously, thanks to Bim’s special skills—finding missing people in and around the remote mountain town of Boone, North Carolina. Until now. Their most recent case deals with…
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Book Spotlight + Giveaway: Hotwire by Cindy M. Hogan
Today’s spotlight is on the newest release in the Christy Spy series. After reading Hogan’s Watched series I knew I’d be a fan for life. If you love great characters and a fast pace thriller, I highly recommend checking out Hotwire! Nineteen-year-old spy Christy Hadden can’t wait for her latest assignment for Division 57 posing as a student at a prestigious New York City academy and car thief extraordinaire. It’s easy enough. Infiltrate the car-theft ring and retrieve a stolen car. No problem. The best part of the mission is her attractive handler, Jeremy. The worst part? The sociopath masquerading…