Title: And There He Kept Her Series: Ben Packard: Book One Author: Joshua Moehling Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press Length: 324 Pages Category: Murder Mystery Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: The crimes committed are the height of gruesome, the stuff of nightmares, and the utter horror that habitual predators are made of. I can’t wait…
Tag: Murder Mystery
Review: The Old Wheel by Gregory Ashe
Title: The Old Wheel Series: The Adventures of Holloway Holmes: Book Two Author: Gregory Ashe Publisher: Self-Published Length: 430 Pages Category: YA Mystery Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: The Big Secrets trope makes for some particularly good drama and suspense in The Old Wheel. The Big Reveals, though; they are something else altogether. Time…
Review: Twelve Seconds by Meg Perry
Title: Twelve Seconds Series: Space Coast Mysteries: Book One Author: Meg Perry Publisher: Self-Published Length: 97 Pages Category: Murder Mystery Rating: 4 Stars At a Glance: I liked this long novella for its engaging characters and Perry’s poised storytelling style. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: The last thing that Air Force Special Agent Greg Marcotte expects…
Review: The Strangest Forms by Gregory Ashe
Title: The Strangest Forms Series: The Adventures of Holloway Holmes Author: Gregory Ashe Publisher: Self-Published Length: 290 Pages Category: YA, Murder Mystery Rating: 4.5 Stars At a Glance: The Strangest Form is on-brand Gregory Ashe—the pining, the missteps, the pining, the misunderstandings, the pining . . . Jack and Holloway are a convincing and competent…
Review: Lavender House by Lev AC Rosen
Title: Lavender House Author: Lev AC Rosen Publisher: Tor Forge Length: 288 Pages Category: Historical (1950s), Murder Mystery Rating: 4 Stars At a Glance: I’m not sure what the author’s plans are for Andy, but the Evander Mills Mysteries seems like a great title for a series, and Andy is a character I’d happily get…
Review: A Teachable Moment by Ripley Hayes
Title: A Teachable Moment Series: Daniel Owen Welsh Mysteries: Book Seven Author: Ripley Hayes Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 249 Pages Category: Murder Mystery Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: Ripley Hayes delivers a multi-layered story in this installment of the Daniel Owen Mysteries series. If you’ve yet to give these books a seeing-to, they’re more…
Review: His Lordship’s Return by Samantha SoRelle
Title: His Lordship’s Return Series: His Lordship’s Mysteries: Book Three Author: Samantha SoRelle Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: Novel Category: Historical Romance, Murder Mystery Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: I am entirely infatuated with these characters as well as with Samantha SoRelle’s storytelling and the historical elements she brings to the illustration. These books have…
Review: The Gumshoe, the Witch, and the Virtual Corpse by Keith Hartman
Title: The Gumshoe, the Witch, and the Virtual Corpse Series: The Gumshoe: Book One Author: Keith Hartman Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 532 Pages Category: Sci-Fi, Murder Mystery Rating: 3 Stars At a Glance: It takes some patience and perseverance to get through the subpar editing and to the meat of this story, but I finished…
Review: Final Orders by Gregory Ashe
Title: Final Orders Series: Hazard and Somerset: Arrows in the Hand: Book Five Author: Gregory Ashe Publisher: Self-Published Length: 410 Pages Category: Mystery Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: The saying goes that having a child is to decide forever to have your heart go walking around outside your body. I can’t fathom how that…
Review: The L.A. After Midnight Quartet by Steve Neil Johnson
Titles: The Yellow Canary, The Black Cat, The Blue Parrot, The Red Raven Series: L.A. After Midnight Quartet Author: Steve Neil Johnson Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 240 Pages, 246 Pages, 277 Pages, 252 Pages Category: Historical Mystery/Suspense Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: The L.A. After Midnight Quartet is a turning back of the clock…
Review: A Fabulously Unfabulous Summer for Henry Milch by Marshall Thornton
Title: A Fabulously Unfabulous Summer for Henry Milch Series: The Wyandot County Mysteries: Book Two Author: Marshall Thornton Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 245 Pages Category: Murder Mystery Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: Marshall Thornton seems to be going the route of “experience is the most brutal teacher” with this character, and Henry might just…
Review: Father Complex by Gregory Ashe
Title: Father Complex Series: Hazard and Somerset: Arrow in the Hand: Book Four Author: Gregory Ashe Publisher: Self-Published Length: 392 Pages Category: Mystery/Suspense Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: Father Complex is inarguably one of author Gregory Ashe’s most aptly titled books, as the father/son relationship is a dominant theme, and Ashe further penetrates the…
Review: Redcap, Whitecap, Goblin, Thief by Vaughn R. Demont
Title: Redcap, Whitecap, Goblin, Thief Series: The Blackwarren Heists: Book One Author: Vaughn R. Demont Publisher: Self-Published Length: 223 Pages Category: Urban Fantasy, Mystery Rating: 4 Stars At a Glance: It’s been almost seven years since Vaughn R. Demont released the last book in this -verse, and all I can say is welcome back. Revisiting…
Review: Domestic Animals by Gregory Ashe
Title: Domestic Animals Series: Hazard and Somerset: Arrows in the Hand: Book Three Author: Gregory Ashe Publisher: Self-Published Length: 427 Pages Category: Murder Mystery Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: Just when I think I’ve reached my maximum capacity of love for these characters, another book comes along and I’m proved wrong. This series could…
Review: Never Stay Gone by Tal Bauer
Title: Never Stay Gone Series: Big Bend Texas Rangers: Book One Author: Tal Bauer Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 361 Pages Category: Romantic Suspense, Murder Mystery Rating: 3.75 Stars At a Glance: The murder mystery in this book has some great shocks and surprises to keep tensions running high in the search for and revelation of…
Review: Relative Justice by Gregory Ashe
Title: Relative Justice Series: Hazard and Somerset: Arrows in the Hand: Book One Author: Gregory Ashe Publisher: Self-Published Length: 408 Pages Category: Murder Mystery Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: Relative Justice is nothing short of a spectacular mystery, and it’s no exaggeration to say Gregory Ashe knows Hazard and Somers down to every strength,…
Review: Cairo Malachi and the Adventure of the Silver Whistle by Samantha SoRelle
Title: Cairo Malachi and the Adventure of the Silver Whistle Author: Samantha SoRelle Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 192 Pages Category: Paranormal Romance, Historical Romance, Murder Mystery Rating: 4.5 Stars At a Glance: I’m not sure I was aware of how mad about this book I was while I was reading it. It was only after…
Review: A Bargain of Blood and Gold by Kristin Jacques
Title: A Bargain of Blood and Gold Series: Midnight Guardians: Book One Author: Kristin Jacques Publisher: Self-Published Length: 280 Pages Categories: Paranormal Romance, Fantasy, Murder Mystery, Historical Romance Rating: 4 Stars At a Glance: A Bargain of Blood and Gold takes its time building up to the peak of the danger to a town that…
Review: Redirection by Gregory Ashe
Title: Redirection Series: Borealis: Without a Compass: Book Three Author: Gregory Ashe Publisher: Self-Published Length: 333 Pages Category: Mystery/Suspense Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: I can’t possibly begin to guess at the method behind Gregory Ashe’s madness, but North McKinney stomped on my very last nerve in Redirection. So why all the stars when…
Review: Nothing But Good by Kess McKinley
Title: Nothing But Good Author: Kess McKinley Publisher: One Block Empire (an imprint of Blind Eye Books) Length: 193 Pages Category: Murder Mystery, Romantic Suspense Rating: 4 Stars At a Glance: Nothing But Good is, in no uncertain terms, much better than just good. Kess McKinley proves that a taut and suspensful murder mystery doesn’t…
