Allen Eskens is one of my favorite authors. It’s partly the genres he has written with compassion and interesting issues and also the Minnesota settings (where I lived for many years). The Quiet Librarian feels a bit of a departure from his usual stories. There are many triggering aspects if you are a sensitive reader. […]
This author never disappoints in providing fast-paced action with possible dire consequences. Worst Case Scenario delivers a frightening case with a plane and a nuclear plant. The points of view we get are from ordinary people who give their all for others and the greater good. Our primary characters include Steve, the firefighter who recently […]
Saving Emma is set in the same world as the Detective Max Rupert series and Joe Talbot series. One of the main characters Boady Sanden, with events leading to this story, appears in The Heavens May Fall and now we are roughly four years later. Boady is a lawyer and the historical story, Nothing More […]
I loved The Life We Bury which was the start of the Detective Max Rupert series, but he is barely present. I think now it may have been renamed as the start of the Joe Talbert series. Well on Goodreads, it is the start of both series which are intertwined in some parts. For the […]
I admit I don’t read a lot of non-fiction. I normally read it to expand my knowledge or research a topic. I was interested in How the Other Half Eats but I think I might have thought of it from a nutritional viewpoint rather than the sociology it studies. I liked the book, but it […]
I loved The Life We Bury which was the start of the Detective Max Rupert series , but Max is barely present. We are introduced to Joe Talbert and Lila Nash. The next three books are more closely about Max Rupert. In The Shadows We Hide, we are back to Joe Talbert and the characters from […]
I loved The Life We Bury which was the start of the Detective Max Rupert series , but he is barely present. The next three books are more closely about Max Rupert. Now we are back to Joe Talbert and the characters from the first book. Close to 8 years have passed. I’m still enjoying the Minnesota […]
I’m incredibly happy with most of the developments in this book. Not only was the mystery a good head scratcher but there were some pretty big shifts on the relationship fronts. I want to be clear that while I like the mysteries in this series, I’m really here for the overall relationship arcs. We’ve been […]
Read It, Rate It and Record A short review to update challenges This is another audio which I saw as an audible daily deal and ran right to the library to get it. I enjoy law enforcement books with mystery and murder. Bluebird, Bluebird is set in Texas with a specialized branch of law […]
The final book in the Jasper Dent series. Hmm… How to write this review without revealing spoilers. Blood of My Blood picks up right after the cliffhanger of book two, Game. Jasper and his best friend, Howie, and his girlfriend, Connie are still trying to solve some murders. Each of […]