****TRIGGER WARNINGS: focus on death, suicidal thoughts, drowning, PTSD/ phobias, paranoia, homicide, mental/ physical/ emotional abuse. Five years after a terrible accident nearly killed Olivia, she returns to her childhood home to visit old friends, and to face her fears. The Summer I Drowned by Taylor Hale weaves together elements of a mystery, a psychological […]
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Book Review: Old Bones by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child
Preston and Child’s novel Old Bones sends the reader delving into the past in search of the infamous Donner Expedition’s Lost Camp. When historian Clive Benton comes in possession of a rare journal he approaches Nora Kelly. He has the perfect pitch for Nora, and the Santa Fe Institute of Archaeology. The journal can help […]
Book Review: The Undertaker’s Daughter by Debra Webb
The Undertaker’s Daughter by Debra Webb is a novella setting up the Undertaker’s Daughter series, and introduces Rowan DuPont, a forensic psychologist working with Nashville police to catch a killer who’s shaping up to be of the serial variety. Even creepier, each victim thus far is almost the spitting image of Rowan. Could she be […]
Book Review: Oasis by Katya de Becerra
As promised, here’s my longer review for Oasis. I adored the archaeology aspect! I wish we had been able to take more of a gander at the actual dig site, and artefacts. My first degree was in archaeology, and it is still near and dear to my heart. I loved the descriptions of the dig […]
Book Review: The Andromeda Evolution by Michael Crichton/ Daniel H Wilson
Decades after the Andromeda Strain wiped out Piedmont, Arizona, people have forgotten the danger. All but Eternal Vigilance, a military operation put in place to monitor for evidence Andromeda has returned. Now the remnants of a crashed ship in the Amazon have triggered alerts. Andromeda is back. A new Wildfire team is selected to investigate […]
Book Review: The Whisper Man by Alex North
‘If you leave a door half open, you’ll hear the whisper spoken. If you play outside alone soon you won ‘t be going home. If your Windows left unlatched, you’ll hear him tapping at the glass. If your lonely, sad, and blue, the whisper man will come for you.” The Whisper Man by Alex […]
Book Review: The Chestnut Man by Søren Sveistrup
The Chestnut Man by Søren Sveistrup is a chilling serial killer thriller set in Copenhagen. Thulin and her new partner, Hess, are assigned what is initially believed to be the isolated murder of a single mom. More murders occur, each with a chestnut man left behind. Every time the police think they have answers, another […]
Snow Creek by Gregg Olsen
Print Length: 268 pages Publisher: Bookouture (November 18, 2019) Publication Date: November 18, 2019 Language: English ASIN: B07XSB35SS Praise for GREGG OLSEN’S NOVELS “Gregg Olsen’s Envy is a riveting page-turner that I could not put down. Like Jay Asher’s Thirteen Reasons Why, Envyexplores a serious topic–cyberbullying–in a fantastic, well-crafted story. Can’t wait for the next […]
Book Review: Lesath by AM Kherbash
Lesath by AM Kherbash is an X-Files-esque read tinged with elements of Shutter Island, Inception, and the Agent Pendergast series by Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child. We mostly follow Greg, an unreliable narrator if ever there was one. A drifter who lives in his truck, and hopes to create a career in free-lance writing, Greg […]
Book Review: The Color of Lies by CJ Lyons
The Color of Lies by CJ Lyons is an intriguing exploration of the world of a family of synesthetes, and one young woman in particular. Ella Cleary, like most of her family on her mother’s side, has a form of synesthesia. This is a unique condition where two or more of the senses become cross-wired. […]