Where Fiction and Reality Meet
Title: Pentimento Blues (Bellingham Mysteries: Book Six) Author: Nicole Kimberling Publisher: Loose Id Length: 98 Pages Category: Contemporary, Mystery At a Glance: This series is a really good bit of reading entertainment, and while I’m feeling sentimental that it’s over, the end was well worth the wild little trip to the Pacific Northwest. Reviewed By:... Continue Reading →
About the Book Coming January 2017 from NineStar Press Colin Page, eighteen-year-old community college student, apple polisher and all-around goody-goody, has a secret. He sees things that aren’t there. Unfortunately, the Doc Martens on the floor of the mail vestibule in his apartment building really are there and attached to a dead body. Hunkered over... Continue Reading →
Writing a Hit Gay Mystery Hi, I’m Noah Oliver of Joe Cosentino’s Nicky and Noah mystery series. That’s me on the left of the book cover. I know, I look a bit frazzled. Well, a lot frazzled. That’s because Nicky and I keep getting ourselves into one murder mystery after the next. How were the... Continue Reading →
Title: Lay Your Sleeping Head Author: Michael Nava Publisher: Korima Press Length: 272 Pages Category: Mystery/Suspense, Murder Mystery At a Glance: Michael Nava’s prose is inspired, and Lay Your Sleeping Head is an absolute must read. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Thirty years ago, The Little Death introduced Henry Rios, a gay, Latino criminal defense lawyer... Continue Reading →
Please help us welcome author Rodd Clark to TNA today on the tour for the third novel in his Gabriel Church series, Ash and Cinders. He's talking a bit about character motivation, sharing an excerpt from the book, and is also offering a lucky reader the chance to win an e-copy of the book. Welcome,... Continue Reading →
Title: Bitter Legacy Author: Dal Maclean Publisher: Blind Eye Books Length: 350 Pages Category: Police Procedural, Mystery/Suspense At a Glance: Bitter Legacy is one hell of an impressive way to make a debut in this genre. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: London. Detective Sergeant James Henderson’s remarkable gut instincts have put him on a three-year fast... Continue Reading →
Title: Leaving (Voices: Book Eight) Author: Sarah Masters Publisher: Pride Publishing Length: 145 Pages Category: Mystery/Suspense, Paranormal At a Glance: I loved this series and will seriously miss Oliver and Langham. Well and truly done! Reviewed By: Maryann Blurb: There comes a time when you just have to walk away. Langham has had enough of... Continue Reading →
Title: Lessons in Love (A Cambridge Fellows Mystery: Book One) Author: Charlie Cochrane Narrator: Phil Mayes Publisher: Self-published Run Time: 5 hours and 39 minutes Category: Mystery/Suspense, Historical Romance At a Glance: Well, this is a delightful start to this historical series—with the perfect narrator who truly brings the story to life. Reviewed By: Sadonna... Continue Reading →
Title: Splintered (Hunting Evil: Book One) Author: SJD Peterson Publisher: DSP Publications Length: 220 Pages At a Glance: I read this book in 2014, and it's just as exciting now as it was then. Reviewed By: Maryann Blurb: 2nd Edition A string of murders targeting effeminate gay men has the GLBTQ community of Chicago on... Continue Reading →
Title: No Good Deed (Philip Potter Series: 2nd Edition) Author: Michael Rupured Publisher: DSP Publications Pages/Word Count: 222 Pages At a Glance: As an avid reader of murder mysteries, this one ranks high on my list. Reviewed By: Maryann Blurb: On Christmas Eve in 1966, Philip Potter, a kind-hearted Smithsonian curator, wraps up his last-minute... Continue Reading →
We're so pleased to welcome author Charlie Cochrane today, on the tour for her new novel, Jury of One, book two in the Lindenshaw Mysteries series. Enjoy Charlie's guest post and then be sure to check out the giveaway details below. Good luck! Where Authors Get Ideas If, as frequently happens, something funny—or out of... Continue Reading →
Title: The Seer Author: Jordan Reece Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 249 Pages At a Glance: Jess Faraday, Tamara Allen, KJ Charles, Jordan L. Hawk--author Jordan Reece's The Seer notches right in there with some of my fave historical/historical fantasy authors. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Detective Laeric Scoth is good at his job, but he’s also... Continue Reading →
Title: Skid Row Serenade Author: J.S. Cook Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 210 Pages At a Glance: Complex characters and romance make for an exciting mystery. Reviewed By: Maryann Blurb: In the tradition of novel noir, nothing is ever quite as it seems. Novelist and war hero Tony Leonard sees private investigator Edwin Malory being... Continue Reading →
Title: It was Supposed to be a Vacation Author: M Durango Publisher: Torquere Press Pages/Word Count: 118 Pages At a Glance: More of a mystery with romance on the side, but an engaging friends-to-lovers story nonetheless. Reviewed By: Sadonna Blurb: A week alone is just what Todd needs to get his head straight. Before he... Continue Reading →
Title: Blind Spot (The Stonebridge Mysteries: Book Three) Author: Maggie Kavanagh Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 206 Pages At a Glance: Blind Spot is another welcome addition to my faves library. Reviewed By: Kim Blurb: Living together is bliss for Sam Flynn and Nathan Walker, but things never stay quiet for long in Stonebridge. On... Continue Reading →
Title: After the Horses: A Dan Sharp Mystery Author: Jeffrey Round Publisher: Dundurn Publishing Pages/Word Count: 312 Pages At a Glance: Besides penning a well written mystery, Mr. Round addresses all types of issues within the gay community, as well as immigration, and takes us on a journey throughout Canada. Reviewed By: Maryann Blurb: Dan... Continue Reading →
Title: Dark Economy Author: M. Keedwell Publisher: Samhain Publishing Pages/Word Count: 287 Pages At a Glance: Dark Economy is a jolly good story. This is my first time reading this author, and I was very impressed. Reviewed By: Maryann Blurb: Love can’t stay buried. Medical student Cadell Meredith has been known to acquire “volunteers” from... Continue Reading →
Title: Inner Sanctum (The Stonebridge Mysteries: Book Two) Author: Maggie Kavanagh Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 204 Pages At a Glance: Inner Sanctum is just as good as the first story, Double Indemnity! Reviewed By: Kim Blurb: Six months into a relationship, things have heated up between political blogger Sam Flynn and FBI Special Agent... Continue Reading →
Title: Sloe Ride (Sinners: Book Four) Author: Rhys Ford Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Page/Word Count: 246 Pages At a Glance: Quinn and Rafe are now my favorite couple in this series. Reviewed By: Karen Blurb: It isn’t easy being a Morgan. Especially when dead bodies start piling up and there’s not a damned thing you can do... Continue Reading →
Title: Murder and Mayhem Author: Rhys Ford Narrator: Greg Tremblay Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Run Time: 7 hours and 44 minutes At a Glance: I am a huge fan of both Rhys Ford and Greg Tremblay, and when you put them together, the end product is nothing short of amazing. Reviewed By: Karen Blurb: Dead women... Continue Reading →
Title: Half Moon House Author: Theo Fenraven Publisher: Voodoo Lily Press Pages/Word Count: 175 Pages At a Glance: Once again Theo Fenraven gives us a thoughtful story. Highly recommended. Reviewed By: Sammy Blurb: Abandoned by an industry that has been decimated by the economy, and struggling in a marriage that isn’t quite the stuff of... Continue Reading →
Title: Sunset Lake Author: John Inman Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 320 Pages At a Glance: I highly recommend Sunset Lake to you. It is an amazing piece of work. Reviewed By: Sammy Blurb: Reverend Brian Lucas has a secret his congregation in the Nine Mile Methodist Church knows nothing about, and he’d really like... Continue Reading →
Title: Drama Queen (A Nicky and Noah Mystery) Author: Joe Cosentino Publisher: Lethe Press Pages/Word Count: 196 Pages At a Glance: Drama Queen is a comedic and cozy little murder mystery with a side of romance. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: It could be curtains for college theatre professor Nicky Abbondanza. With dead bodies popping up... Continue Reading →
Title: Oren’s Right (Tales of the Forest) Author: Blaine D. Arden Publisher: Cayendi Press Pages/Word Count: 65 Pages At a Glance: A beautiful tale of longing and need set in the world of Blaine D. Arden’s Forester series. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Following his principles will break two hearts. Forester Veld loses a piece of... Continue Reading →
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