Category Archives: Review

Review: The Strangers on Montagu Street by Karen White

Posted on November 7, 2011 by Jenn

Paperback: 352 pages Publisher: NAL Trade; 1 edition (November 1, 2011) ISBN-10: 0451235266 Source:  Publisher In the third of Karen White’s Tradd Street novels, psychic realtor Melanie “Mellie” Middleton is forced to move in with her mother after she discovers her mid-19th century Tradd … Continue reading →

Posted in Mystery/Suspense, NAL, Paranormal Fiction, Review | 7 Comments

Review: Patient Zero by Jonathan Maberry (Audiobook)

Posted on November 1, 2011 by Jenn

Audible Audio Edition Listening Length:14 hours and 45 minutes Program Type:Audiobook Version:Unabridged Publisher:Blackstone Audio, Inc. Source: Publisher Joe Ledger is a Baltimore detective, recently recruited to lead a new secret task force created to battle forces Homeland Security cannot. The first mission … Continue reading →

Posted in Audiobook, Horror, Review, Science Fiction, St. Martin's Griffin, Thriller | Tagged | 6 Comments

Review: The Exorcist: 40th Anniversary Edition by William Peter Blatty

Posted on October 28, 2011 by Jenn

As we approach the end of Murder, Monsters & Mayhem, I thought it would be appropriate to feature the book (and subsequent movie) that continues to terrify me: The Exorcist.  I don’t see myself as a person that is easily frightened … Continue reading →

Posted in Harper Books, Horror, Murders, Monsters, & Mayhem, Review | 12 Comments

Mx3 Review: Anya’s Ghost by Vera Brosgol

Posted on October 27, 2011 by Jenn

Reading level: Young Adult Paperback:224 pages Publisher:First Second (June 7, 2011) Source: Library copy Anya is a student at a private school. She’s not proud of her Russian heritage; her family moved to the United States when she was five … Continue reading →

Posted in graphic novel, Horror, Murders, Monsters, & Mayhem, Mystery/Suspense, Review, YA | 4 Comments

Mx3 Review: The Night Eternal by Guillermo Del Toro and Chuck Hogan

Posted on October 25, 2011 by Jenn

Hardcover:384 pages Publisher:William Morrow (October 25, 2011) ISBN-10: 0061558265 Source: Publisher Short review: Shut the front door this book is awesome! Just buy it!   Ok, for those of you who want a little more substance, read on… Two years … Continue reading →

Posted in Horror, Murders, Monsters, & Mayhem, Review, William Morrow | 7 Comments

Mx3 Review: Dead of Night by Jonathan Maberry

Posted on October 24, 2011 by Jenn

Paperback:368 pages Publisher:St. Martin’s Griffin; Original edition (October 25, 2011) ISBN-10: 031255219X Source: Publisher Serial killer Homer Gibbon is sentenced to death. Except, it’s not quite the death he expected.  Rather than truly being executed, the prison doctor, hell-bent on … Continue reading →

Posted in Horror, Murders, Monsters, & Mayhem, Review, St. Martin's Griffin, Thriller | 4 Comments

Mx3 Review: Darkness All Around by Doug Magee

Posted on October 21, 2011 by Jenn

Hardcover: 352 pages Publisher: Touchstone (October 18, 2011) ISBN-10: 1439154023 Source: Author Eleven years ago, Risa’s alcoholic husband, Sean disappears. Shortly after, her best friend Carol is found brutally murdered.  She was able to move on despite these life-altering events.  Another man was … Continue reading →

Posted in Murders, Monsters, & Mayhem, Mystery/Suspense, Review, Simon & Schuster, Thriller, Touchstone Books | 5 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

Mx3 Review: The Pumpkin Man by John Everson

Posted on October 19, 2011 by Jenn

Paperback:320 pages Publisher:DP (October 15, 2011) ISBN-10: 1428512128 Source: Publisher Jennica’s father was found brutally murdered just a few weeks ago.  His head was never found, only bloodied pieces of pumpkin were found scattered throughout his home. If his death wasn’t enough, … Continue reading →

Posted in Dorchester Publishing, Horror, Murders, Monsters, & Mayhem, Review | 7 Comments

Mx3 Guest Review: The Shunned House by H.P. Lovecraft

Posted on October 18, 2011 by Jenn

What is Halloween without a little H.P. Lovecraft!? I was thrilled when I learned that Chris from Chrisbookarama was interested in doing a review of one of Lovecraft’s finest short stories! So, without further ado…. Earlier this year, I was blown away … Continue reading →

Posted in Horror, Murders, Monsters, & Mayhem, Review | 4 Comments