So many genres, so little time
TV producer Kate Zoë Thomas, fleeing an abduction in Afghanistan and heartbreak in Boston, accepts the first job that gives her a fresh start: station manager at a tiny community channel on Wynter Island in the Canadian Gulf Islands. But, try as she may, Kate cannot outrun her bad luck. On a moonlit walk to… Continue reading The Raven’s Cry (Wynter Island Mystery #1) by Kim Herdman Shapiro
I wonder how many outcomes have hinged on such cringe-worthy moments: how many lives have been indelibly changed as a result of one misstep? Whether by choice or by deflection, the consequences of the alternate path can be dire. Set in Chicago in the late '80s, Ms. O'Connell's novel about murder, secrets, betrayals, and friendship… Continue reading The Last Night Out by Catherine O’Connell
Me, a twenty-eight-year-old who needs a shrink to tell her how to behave. I didn't tell him about my childhood here, running wild in the woods behind our house with the neighborhood kids. Me and Rosie--and Joe, whose family lived up the street until he went to high school and they moved closer to town.… Continue reading The Night Before by Wendy Walker
I started my book review blog in 2009 and I have read so many outstanding books that I wanted to share them again with my followers on #SegueSaturday. I first posted this review in June 2012. The story is an emotional rollercoaster and I remember finishing it in a day. You get ten days, someone… Continue reading 15 Seconds by Andrew Gross
Maddie had no idea how many laws she'd broken in the last week. They all paled next to kidnapping. Since she'd been advised not to leave the state, she was pretty sure having temporary custody wouldn't get her anywhere in court. Not that it mattered. She'd never get to court. She'd die before she gave… Continue reading A Knight in Cowboy Boots (McKnight, #1) by Suzie Quint
ABOUT THE BOOK What started out as a night of celebration for Aimee soon turned into a nightmare. Snatched by cruel, sadistic monsters - the worst creatures mankind has ever produced - she’s thrown into a metal container, among other victims too frightened to make a single sound. The game-keepers force everyone to play. They… Continue reading No Ordinary Girl by Cheryl Elaine
Anna Politkovskaya was a correspondent for the Novaya Gazeta newspaper and was an outspoken critic of the Kremlin and its policies in Chechnya. The definition of a hero in many people's eyes is a person who is admired for courage or noble qualities. Anna was more than a hero. She was the voice of the… Continue reading Is Journalism Worth Dying For?: Final Dispatches by Anna Politkovskaya
Thom Bierdz is an actor, artist, author, and loving brother who reaches into his own psyche to tell a heart wrenching and raw account of his life that will leave you breathless. Not only does Thom write about his struggle to understand why his brother murdered his mother, but he writes about his struggles with… Continue reading Forgiving Troy: A True Story of Murder, Mental Illness, and Recovery by Thom Bierdz
This book is not for persons with weak stomachs. It is very graphic and tells a unique story about a man, Pietro "Bearclaw" Brnwna, who finds his grandparents' murdered bodies in their home and vows revenge on their deaths. Ironically, the killers were in the mafia and he becomes a hitman for the family that… Continue reading Beat the Reaper by Josh Bazell