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  • Book Review: “The Whispered Word” by Ellery Adams

    Book Review: “The Whispered Word” by Ellery Adams

    Genre: Cozy Mystery One day in Nora Pennington’s bookstore, Miracle Books, a very skinny young woman with a much too large sundress on and a hospital band around her wrist did not leave the store as it closed. Giving her name as Abilene, Nora let her stay overnight and when Nora came in the next…

  • Book Review: “Four to Score” by Janet Evanovich

    Book Review: “Four to Score” by Janet Evanovich

    Genre: Mystery Trenton, NJ Bail Enforcement Agent (ie Bounty Hunter) Stephanie Plum has been assigned to pick up bail jumper and car thief, Maxine Nowicki. Little did Stephanie know how many people would be involved (from a guy named Sally and one named Sugar), how many cars would meet an explosive end, and how many…

  • Book Review: “To Die For” by David Baldacci

    Book Review: “To Die For” by David Baldacci

    Genre: Thriller Travis Devine is an ex-Army Ranger now working for Homeland Security. I asked my friend at Google Gemini for a 100 word summary of the latest “6:20 Man” book. “​Sent to the Pacific Northwest, operative Travis Devine is tasked with protecting Betsy Odom, a sharp 12-year-old orphan whose uncle, a corrupt military buddy…

  • Book Review: “Recipes for Love & Murder” by Sally Andrew

    Book Review: “Recipes for Love & Murder” by Sally Andrew

    Genre: Cozy Tannie Maria writes a recipe column for the Klein Karoo Gazette. Or at least, she did. Because…..this morning the editor of the Gazette, Harriet, informed Tannie that, according to the bosses, the recipe column is going to be replaced by an “advice” column. After a bit of thinking and eating, a solution was…

  • Book Review: “The Crossroads” by C.J. Box

    Book Review: “The Crossroads” by C.J. Box

    Genre: Thriller Marybeth Pickett is at work in the Saddlestring Public Library when the call she has been dreading for many years comes in. Joe has been shot and emergency crews have been dispatched to the scene on Antler Creek Road at the junction where the public road ends and three private roads begin. He…

  • Book Review: “The Secret Book & Scone Society” by Ellery Adams

    Book Review: “The Secret Book & Scone Society” by Ellery Adams

    Genre: Cozy This is the first book in “The Secret Book & Scone Society” series. This is a cozy, and is signed by the author. 🙂 Miracle Springs, North Carolina bookstore owner and ex-librarian, Nora, was chatting with a man sitting on a bench as she was feeding the gathering birds pieces of her scone.…

  • Book Review: “Antihero” by Gregg Hurwitz

    Book Review: “Antihero” by Gregg Hurwitz

    Genre: Thriller On a subway in New York City, Anca is about to seize for the second time today. She places her laminated card, with the words “Please help me” written on it, around her neck and picks out a woman she thinks can help. Unfortunately that woman needs to catch a helicopter and can’t…

  • Book Review: “Gone Tomorrow” by Lee Child

    Book Review: “Gone Tomorrow” by Lee Child

    Genre: Thriller Reacher was riding the late night subway in New York City when he sat across from a woman who was showing all the signs of being a suicide bomber! Reacher kept a close eye on her for a few stops, just to make sure he was correct, then he approached her, told her…

  • Book Review: “The Oligarch’s Daughter” by Joseph Finder

    Book Review: “The Oligarch’s Daughter” by Joseph Finder

    Genre: Thriller For the last five years, Grant Anderson has been living a quiet life as a rural boat builder and boat repairman. His girlfriend, Sara, and he are very happy together. Subbing on his friend’s deep sea fishing boat this day gives Grant time to let the epoxy dry on a boat he is…

  • Book Review: “A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms” by George R.R. Martin

    Book Review: “A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms” by George R.R. Martin

    Genre: Fantasy Note: I waited 13 years for the next book. I gave up. 🙂 100 years before “A Game of Thrones” newly annointed hedge knight Dunk, who is 1 inch shorter than 7 feet, has just buried the knight he squired for many years. Dunk now has three horses: The very old Chesnut, the…