Category Archives: Penguin

Review: An Appetite for Murder by Lucy Burdette

Posted on January 5, 2012 by Jenn

Paperback:320 pages Publisher:Signet; Original edition (January 3, 2012) ISBN-10: 0451235517 Source: Author Haley followed her “soul mate” and moved to Key West.  Unfortunately, when she catches him in bed with another woman, the relationship ends abruptly. Haley’s a strong, independent … Continue reading →

Posted in Cozy Mystery, Penguin, Signet | 12 Comments

Review: The Dispatcher by Ryan David Jahn

Posted on January 4, 2012 by Jenn

Paperback: 368 pages Publisher: Penguin ((December 27, 2011) ISBN-10: 0143120700 Source: Publisher Seven years ago, the daughter of Texas police dispatcher Ian Hunt was abducted while he and his wife were out to dinner. The abduction destroyed his family; he and his wife … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime Fiction, Penguin, Review, Thriller | 7 Comments

Review: The Bungalow by Sarah Jio

Posted on December 21, 2011 by Jenn

Paperback:320 pages Publisher:Plume; 1 edition (December 27, 2011) ISBN-10: 0452297672 Source: Publisher The summer of 1942, young Anne Calloway sets off to the Pacific island of Bora-Bora to serve as a nurse for the Army Nurse Corps.  She’s engaged to … Continue reading →

Posted in General Fiction, Historical Fiction, Penguin, Plume, Review, Women's Fiction | 10 Comments

Mx3 Review: T is for Trespass by Sue Grafton

Posted on October 20, 2011 by Jenn

  Paperback:416 pages Publisher:Berkley Trade (April 3, 2012) ISBN-10: 0425245632 Source: Publisher In Grafton’s 20th crime novel featuring Kinsey Millhone, private investigator is tasked with investigating an automobile accident when her elderly neighbor Gus, suffers a fall requiring hospital attention.  … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime Fiction, Murders, Monsters, & Mayhem, Penguin, Review, Thriller | 22 Comments

Review: Cocktail Hour Under The Tree of Forgetfulness by Alexandra Fuller

Posted on August 16, 2011 by Jenn

Hardcover:256 pages Publisher:Penguin Press HC, The (August 23, 2011) ISBN-10: 1594202990 Source: Publisher In the sequel to Fuller’s Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight, which Fuller’s family refers to as “the Awful Book”, the author once again returns to … Continue reading →

Posted in Memoir, Penguin, Review | 10 Comments

Frightful Friday: Shock Value by Jason Zinoman

Posted on July 22, 2011 by Jenn

Frightful Friday is a weekly meme in which I feature a particularly scary or chilling book that I’ve read that week. Feel free to grab the button & join in! The featured book this week is:Shock Value: How a Few … Continue reading →

Posted in Frightful Friday, Horror, Non-Fiction, Penguin, Review | 2 Comments

Review: The Two Deaths of Daniel Hayes by Marcus Sakey

Posted on June 7, 2011 by Jenn

Hardcover: 400 pages Publisher: Dutton Adult (June 9, 2011) ISBN-10: 052595211X Source: Publisher   A man wakes up, naked and cold, on a isolated beach.  He doesn’t recall why he is there or how he got there.  Actually, he remembers … Continue reading →

Posted in Dutton, Mystery/Suspense, Penguin, Review, Thriller | 9 Comments

Review: The Beach Trees by Karen White

Posted on June 1, 2011 by Jenn

Paperback: 432 pages Publisher: NAL Trade; 1 edition (May 3, 2011) ISBN-10: 9780451233073 Source: Publisher When Julie was just twelve years old, her sister disappeared, never to be found.  Her once perfect family started to crumble.  Her mother became obsessed … Continue reading →

Posted in General Fiction, Mystery/Suspense, NAL, Penguin, Review, Women's Fiction | 14 Comments

Review: Lifelines by CJ Lyons

Posted on November 29, 2010 by Jenn

Paperback: 416 pages Publisher: Berkley (March 4, 2008) ISBN-10: 0425220826 Source: Personal copy July 1st is always considered the most dangerous day of the year; recently graduated medical students begin their internships on this day. It’s also the first day … Continue reading →

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Review: Snow Angels by James Thompson

Posted on January 11, 2010 by Jenn

Hardcover: 272 pages Publisher: Putnam Adult; 1 edition (January 7, 2010) ISBN: 0399156178 Source: Publisher   A Somalian immigrant is found brutally murdered in a cold, dark snow field in Finland.  The case is assigned to Kari Vaara, the lead … Continue reading →

Posted in Challenges, Crime Fiction, Mystery/Suspense, Penguin, Review, Thriller | 12 Comments