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 […]
The series has settled into being the Detective Margaret Nolan series written by the daughter from the mother-daughter writing team. Detective Nolan, along with her partner, is sort of a main character, with supporting characters in her friends, family and love interests. But Sam Easton is equally important, along with the people in his life. […]
I enjoy reading police procedurals with different settings and diverse characters. Blackwater Falls is exactly this sort of book. I read to learn new things and broaden my experience which also happened in this reading. There were a variety of cultural and religious aspects which I have had almost no knowledge. My lack of experience […]
The Mercy & Elvis Mysteries series has become a favorite for me with plenty of mysteries, well-developed characters and dogs.  In The Wedding Plot, a veterinarian, Patience, who is Mercy’s loved grandmother, is marrying another veterinarian, Claude. Mercy’s mother, Grace is running everything and various family members not met or developed previously are on hand. […]
I am a fan of K-9 books, so I discovered this Mace Reid K-9 Mystery series.  The dogs here are mostly HRD or cadaver dogs. They mostly aren’t trained to take down bad guys or protect people. We see some of their personalities but Vira is the most often one to accompany Mace.  He works […]
I’ve been enjoying this Maggie D’arcy series as it has layers of plot. Maggie is a homicide detective in NY at the start of the series but she visits Ireland to try to find out what happened to her cousin. Her family has a rich history with Ireland, and runs an Irish bar on Long […]
Strangled in the same alley that a woman was strangled 150 years before, a woman police officer suddenly finds herself back in that time and in the woman’s body. Talk about exciting premises, right? After reading several thrilling books from this author, I was keen to pick up this first in a new series and […]
I have always enjoyed this author and was excited to start a new series. I was a little hesitant because time travel is not my favorite thing. A Rip Through Time is where a modern day police detective ends up 150 years earlier. So the story is primarily set historically. Mallory thinks she dies but […]
Everything I said in my review of the first book, Thief of Souls, is still true. I like Inspector Lu and his integrity is solid. He is the point of view for our view into this unfamiliar country, China, its culture and politics. Lu cares about people and treats them with respect. He is not […]
The Rockton series has built a fantastic and riveting series arc, provided intense and intriguing murder mysteries along the way, and delivered a core group of characters who instilled deep reader love. Now, it is driving toward a climax that will hold us spellbound and keep us reading into the dark hours. The Deepest of […]