Category Archives: Review

Review: The Unimaginable by Dina Silver

Posted on December 16, 2014 by Jenn

Paperback: 264 pages Publisher: Lake Union Publishing (December 1, 2014) ISBN: 9781477824962 Source: BookSparksPR After her mother passes away, twenty-eight year old Jessica Gregory packs her bags and leaves her small town Indiana home for Phuket, Thailand, where she’ll work at a school … Continue reading →

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Review: Home of the Braised (White House Chef Mystery) by Julie Hyzy

Posted on December 12, 2014 by Jenn

Series: A White House Chef Mystery (Book 7) Mass Market Paperback: 304 pages Publisher: Berkley; First Berkley Prime Crime Edition edition (January 7, 2014) ISBN: 9780425262382 Source: Personal copy (ebook) With the White House staff adjusting to a new chief usher and … Continue reading →

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Review: The Silence of the Llamas (Black Sheep Knitting Mysteries) by Anne Canadeo

Posted on December 11, 2014 by Jenn

Series: Black Sheep Knitting Mysteries Paperback: 304 pages Publisher: Gallery Books ISBN: 978145164479 Source: Publisher Ellie and Ben Krueger moved to Plum Harbor to fulfill their dream of raising llamas.  As hosts of a grand opening fiber festival, they are thrilled at the exposure the … Continue reading →

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Review: By Cook or by Crook (Five-Ingredient Mysteries) by Maya Corrigan

Posted on December 10, 2014 by Jenn

Series: A Five-Ingredient Mystery Mass Market Paperback: 320 pages Publisher: Kensington (November 4, 2014) ISBN: 9781617731389 Source: Personal copy   RECIPE FOR A DELICIOUS FIVE-INGREDIENT MYSTERY Take a burned-out cookbook publicist. Stir in a crusty codger. Toss with a large helping … Continue reading →

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Review: Paging the Dead (Family History Mystery) by Brynn Bonner

Posted on December 9, 2014 by Jenn

Series: A Family History Mystery Paperback: 304 pages Publisher: Gallery Books; Original edition (March 12, 2013) ISBN: 9781451661866 Source: Publisher Sophreena McClure and her business partner,  Esme Sabatier, make it their business to research the family history and genealogy of  their … Continue reading →

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Review: Murder at the Book Group by Maggie King

Posted on December 8, 2014 by Jenn

  Series: Book Group Mysteries Mass Market Paperback: 400 pages Publisher: Pocket Books (December 30, 2014) ISBN: 9781476762463 Source:  Publisher Hazel Rose and her friend Carlene formed Murder on Tour, a mystery book group,  to discuss books set in a … Continue reading →

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Review: The Voices by F.R. Tallis

Posted on November 25, 2014 by Jenn

Hardcover: 352 pages Publisher: Pegasus (December 14, 2014) ISBN: 9781605986562 Source: Publisher It’s the summer of 1976, the hottest on record. Christopher Norton, his wife, Lauren, and their infant daughter Faye move in to their new home in North London.  The Norton’s … Continue reading →

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Review: The Heart Does Not Grow Back by Fred Venturini

Posted on November 24, 2014 by Jenn

Paperback: 320 pages Publisher: Picador (November 4, 2014) ISBN: 9781250052216 Source: Publisher Dale Sampson has become quite used to being a less than remarkable person. He’s just an average kid attending high school in a small Midwestern town. He earns decent … Continue reading →

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Review: Brutal Youth by Anthony Breznican

Posted on November 19, 2014 by Jenn

Hardcover: 416 pages Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books; 1ST edition (June 10, 2014) ISBN: 9781250019356 Source: Publisher Saint Michael’s is a crumbling Catholic high school, both structurally and figuratively.Freshman Peter Davidek’s first experience at the school is of an upperclassman that finally … Continue reading →

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Review: Compulsion by Martina Boone

Posted on November 17, 2014 by Jenn

Series: Heirs of Watson Island Hardcover: 448 pages Publisher: Simon Pulse (October 28, 2014) ISBN: 9781481411226 Source: Personal copy After her mother passes away, Barrie Watson is sent to live with her aunt at to her mother’s childhood home at an old … Continue reading →

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