How hard can it be to solve the case of the murdered body in her tea shop? Vera’s got experience after all. Like any self-respecting Asian mother she’s had tabs on her son’s life. Jesse Sutanto does it again with her winning writing style and plot full of all the mischief and mayhem a reader […]
Red Queen has a different concept and is the first in a series. The setting is in Europe, in Spain. There are some cultural and government aspects which are unique. I really like the main characters. Jon is an gay police detective who got caught planting evidence. He’s a good guy and working to fight […]
The purpose of Thrifty Thursday is to read a book which was free (at some point). Kindle freebie on June 28, 2022 (currently $4.99 and in Kindle Unlimited as of writing this post) Overall rating 3.98 with 4,259 ratings and 376 reviews Interesting premise to start to a story. A somewhat famous journalist […]
I’m a fan of Harlan Coben and his books. I have read both series and standalones. The character development as usual is very well done and it easily feels like these could be real people. They have depth in their flaws, and their wants and needs, their rationalizations and dreams. The primary character is David. […]
There is a new case in the Detective Jane Phillips series. It’s high profile so the pressure from the demanding Chief Constable Fox is intense. I really hate the way Fox makes her spend so much time on meetings and politics when really that is her boss’ role; hers is to solve the case. Her […]
Mattie’s family issues come to a head in Standing Dead. She has her sister and grandmother and knows more truth about her parentage and history. She and her sister go to Mexico to find their mother but she and her new husband have fled. Mattie returns home and the hits just keep happening. I love […]
The Writing Retreat has gotten a lot of advance buzz in my circles so I was thrilled to get to read it. It’s about an invitation only retreat for a month long writing session at a famous author’s home. Our main point of view, Alex, has been suffering writer’s block since the fight with her […]
Nothing like a remote location, work trip to be conducive to murder. I knew when Emily had people breaking into her house and office, that she should be more careful. Pretty quickly, it was clear someone was after her based on her husband’s work and patents he could have. I even knew who it was […]
I LOVE the Orphan X series. I recommend reading from the beginning, in order, for the character and world developments. Evan has grown and become more personable throughout the series. He is a support for the people at Castle Heights, especially Mia and Peter, and a parental figure, at least a caretaker for Joey. I […]
I was thrilled to get another book in this world with this character to continue the Regan Merritt series. I really like Regan, her style and way of organizing things is very logical and smart. Don’t Open the Door was extremely dangerous for her and people from her “previous” life. One of her former co-workers, […]