Category Archives: Mystery/Suspense

Review: Dismantled by Jennifer McMahon

  Paperback: 422 pages Publisher: Harper ISBN: 978-0-06-168934-5 Source: Publisher   Four young friends from Sexton College in Vermont formed a group called the Compassionate Dismantlers.  The motto of the Dismantlers was: ” To understand the nature of a thing, … Continue reading

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Review:The Enemy by Lee Child

  Audiobook ISBN-10: 0440245990 Source: I bought it! In the eighth book of the Jack Reacher series, we flashback to 1990.  Reacher is a twenty-nine year old military police major for the 110th special unit. The Soviet Union is about … Continue reading

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Review: Blood Oath by Christopher Farnsworth

Hardcover: 400 pages Publisher: Putnam Adult (May 18, 2010) ISBN-10: 0399156356 Source: Publisher Warnings: Mild gore, violence, language Nathaniel Cade isn’t your typical secret agent-he’s a vampire who has been protecting the Presidential office for the past 140 years.  Cade … Continue reading

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Mini-Review: Skin and Bones by D.C. Corso

Paperback: 162 pages Publisher: Bennett & Hastings; 1st edition (October 1, 2009) ISBN-10: 1934733385 Source: Author A child goes missing in Carver Isle, Washington, and FBI Special Agent Ash is put on the case. The small, quiet community is turned … Continue reading

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A Glimpse Inside Chelsea Cain’s Portland

On Monday, I introduced you all to the thrilling & bone-chilling world of Chelsea Cain.  As I mentioned, setting in Cain’s novels are like a character in and of themselves, so I thought it would be perfect to get a … Continue reading

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Review & Giveaway: Evil at Heart by Chelsea Cain

Hardcover: 320 pages Publisher: Minotaur Books; 1 edition (September 1, 2009) ISBN-10: 0312368488 Source: Publisher Archie Sheridan was held captive and tortured by Gretchen Lowell, a beautiful and sexy serial killer who has haunted the citizens of Portland, OR for … Continue reading

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Mini-Review: At Witt’s End by Beth Solheim

Paperback: 282 pages Publisher: Echelon Press (March 1, 2010) ISBN-10: 159080662X Source: Publisher Sadie Witt and her sister Jane run Witt’s End Resort in Minnesota.  But Witt’s End isn’t your typical resort.  Cabin fourteen is always occupied by a few ghosts … Continue reading

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Review: Darling Jim by Christian Moerk

Hardcover: 320 pages Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. (March 31, 2009) ISBN-10: 0805089470 Source: Purchased Three women are found dead in a home in a Dublin suburb.  They are identified as Moira Hegarty and her two nieces, Fiona and Róisín … Continue reading

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Mini-Review: The Cold Room by J.T. Ellison

Mass Market Paperback: 416 pages Publisher: Mira Books; Original edition (March 1, 2010) ISBN-10: 0778327140 Source: Planned Television Arts Homicide detective Taylor Jackson has seen her share of disturbing murders during her career in Nashville.  She’s met her match with … Continue reading

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Mini-Review:Echo Burning by Lee Child

Paperback: 576 pages Publisher: Jove (November 27, 2007) ISBN-10: 0515143820 Source: Self-purchase Jack Reacher is back on the road again after trying, unsuccessfully, to settle down. He’s hitchhiking in dry, hot, Texas when he is picked up by Carmen Greer, … Continue reading

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