Author: Angela Marsons Book Name: Killing Mind Release Date: May 13, 2020 Series: D.I. Kim Stone Order: #12 Genre: Suspense/Mystery/Police/Crime Overall SPA: 5 Stars Blurb: It had seemed so simple. Get in, get the information, get out. But now they were getting inside her mind and she didn’t know how to stop them…… Continue reading Book Review: Killing Mind, D.I. Kim Stone- Book #12
Tag: Crime Drama
Recommended Reads From April
Looks like April was fantasy book month for me based on this list of 4 and 5 star reads. I really don't find it the least bit surprising that I'd be looking for something that takes away from reality right now. There are a few that are more contemporary, but they were spread out over… Continue reading Recommended Reads From April
Book Review: The Last Sister, Columbia River- Book #1
Author: Kendra Elliot Book Name: The Last Sister Release Date: January 14, 2020 Series: Columbia River Order: #1 Genre: Crime Drama/Suspense/Romance Overall SPA: 3 Stars Blurb: Twenty years ago Emily Mills’s father was murdered, and she found his body hanging in the backyard. Her younger sister, Madison, claims she was asleep in her… Continue reading Book Review: The Last Sister, Columbia River- Book #1
Book Review: First Blood, D.I. Kim Stone – Prequel
Author: Angela Marsons Book Name: First Blood Release Date: November 14, 2019 Series: D.I. Kim Stone Order: Prequel (release order #12) Genre: Suspense/Mystery/Police/Crime Overall SPA: 5 Stars Blurb: In the darkness of a cold December morning, Detective Kim Stone steps through the doors of Halesowen Police Station. She’s about to meet her team… Continue reading Book Review: First Blood, D.I. Kim Stone – Prequel
Book Review: A Madness of Sunshine – Nalini Singh
Author: Nalini Singh Book Name: A Madness of Sunshine Release Date: December 3, 2019 Series: * Order: * Genre: Thriller/Suspense/Crime/Romance Overall SPA: 4.5 Stars Blurb: On the rugged West Coast of New Zealand, Golden Cove is more than just a town where people live. The adults are more than neighbors; the children, more… Continue reading Book Review: A Madness of Sunshine – Nalini Singh
Book Review: Stolen Things – R.H. Herron
Author: R.H. Herron Book Name: Stolen Things Release Date: August 20, 2019 Series: * Order: * Genre: Mystery/Suspense/Police Overall SPA: 3 Stars Blurb: “Mama? Help me.” Laurie Ahmadi has worked as a 911 police dispatcher in her quiet Northern California town for nearly two decades. She considers the department her family; her husband,… Continue reading Book Review: Stolen Things – R.H. Herron
Book Review: Shattered, Max Revere- Book #4
Author: Allison Brennan Book Name: Shattered Release Date: August 22, 2017 Series: Max Revere Order: #4 Genre: Mystery/Suspense/Crime Overall SPA: 3.5 Stars Blurb: Over a span of twenty years, four boys have been kidnapped from their bedrooms, suffocated, and buried nearby in a shallow grave. Serial killer or coincidence? That’s the question investigative… Continue reading Book Review: Shattered, Max Revere- Book #4
Book Review: Thin Air, Jessica Shaw- Book #1
Author: Lisa Gray Book Name: Thin Air Release Date: June 1, 2019 Series: Jessica Shaw Order: #1 Genre: Mystery/Suspense/Crime Overall SPA: 2.5 Stars Blurb: She investigates missing persons—now she is one. Private investigator Jessica Shaw is used to getting anonymous tips. But after receiving a photo of a three-year-old kidnapped from Los Angeles… Continue reading Book Review: Thin Air, Jessica Shaw- Book #1
Book Review: Caged, Agent Sayer Altair – Book #1
Author: Ellison Cooper Book Name: Caged Release Date: July 10, 2018 Series: Agent Sayer Altair Order: #1 Genre: Suspense/Mystery/Crime Overall SPA: 2 Stars Blurb: FBI neuroscientist Sayer Altair hunts for evil in the deepest recesses of the human mind. Still reeling from the death of her fiance, she wants nothing more than to… Continue reading Book Review: Caged, Agent Sayer Altair – Book #1
Book Review: What Doesn’t Kill You, Willa Pennington, P.I.- Book #1
Author: Aimee Hix Book Name: What Doesn't Kill You Release Date: January 8th, 2018 Series: Willa Pennington, P.I. Order: #1 Genre: Romance/Crime Drama/Suspense Overall SPA: 2 Stars Blurb: Favors are for suckers, especially when they lead you straight to a dead body Willa Pennington thought that becoming a PI would be better than… Continue reading Book Review: What Doesn’t Kill You, Willa Pennington, P.I.- Book #1
Book Review: A Merciful Fate, Mercy Kilpatrick – Book #5
Author: Kendra Elliot Book Name: A Merciful Fate Release Date: January 15, 2019 Series: Mercy Kilpatrick Order: #5 Genre: Romance/Mystery/Suspense/Crime Overall SPA: 3 Stars Blurb: Raised by preppers, survivalist and FBI agent Mercy Kilpatrick has a deep-rooted need for a safe place. Her getaway in the Cascade Foothills is her secret. But when… Continue reading Book Review: A Merciful Fate, Mercy Kilpatrick – Book #5
Book Review: The Dead of Winter, Piper Blackwell Mystery – Book #1
Author: Jean Rabe Book Name: The Dead of Winter Release Date: July 1st, 2019 Series: Piper Blackwell Mystery Order: #1 Genre: Suspense/Mystery/Crime Overall SPA: 3 Stars Blurb: In a deceptively peaceful county, a murderer hides in plain sight… Fifty-eight minutes into her first day on the job, twenty-three-year-old Sheriff Piper Blackwell is faced… Continue reading Book Review: The Dead of Winter, Piper Blackwell Mystery – Book #1
Book Review: The Body Keeper, Detective Jude Fontaine Mysteries – Book #3
Author: Anne Frasier Book Name: The Body Keeper Release Date: June 4, 2019 Series: Detective Jude Fontaine Mysteries Order: #3 Genre: Suspense/Mystery/Crime Overall SPA: 4 Stars Blurb: A boy’s frozen body is found trapped in the ice of a Minneapolis lake. The horrifying discovery leads Detective Jude Fontaine and her partner, Uriah Ashby,… Continue reading Book Review: The Body Keeper, Detective Jude Fontaine Mysteries – Book #3
Book Review: Child’s Play, DI Kim Stone – Book 11
Author: Angela Marsons Book Name: Child's Play Release Date: July 11, 2019 Series: DI Kim Stone Order: #11 Genre: Crime/Police Drama, Suspense, Mystery Overall SPA: 4.5 Stars Blurb: Finally we’re playing a game. A game that I have chosen. I give one last push of the roundabout and stand back. 'You really should… Continue reading Book Review: Child’s Play, DI Kim Stone – Book 11
Book Review: The Midnight Witness, Louise Rick – Book 1
Author: Sara Blaedel Book Name: The Midnight Witness Series: Louise Rick Order: #1 Genre: Suspense/Crime Drama Overall SPA: 2 Stars Blurb: A young woman is found strangled in a park, and a male journalist has been killed in the backyard of the Royal Hotel in Copenhagen. Detective Louise Rick is put on the… Continue reading Book Review: The Midnight Witness, Louise Rick – Book 1
Book Review: Alone In The Dark, Romantic Suspense: Book 17
Author: Karen Rose Book Name: Alone In The Dark Series: Romantic Suspense/Cincinnati Order: 17/2 Genre: Romance/Suspense/Crime Drama Overall SPA: 3 Stars Blurb: Homicide Detective Scarlett Bishop has seen enough bad guys slip through the cracks and too many innocent victims go unavenged to know good doesn't always prevail. So far she’s been able… Continue reading Book Review: Alone In The Dark, Romantic Suspense: Book 17
Book Review – Dead Memories: D.I. Kim Stone, Book 10
Author: Angela Marsons Book Name: Dead Memories Series: D. I. Kim Stone Order: #10 Genre: Suspense/Mystery/Police/Crime Rating: Really Good Blurb: She ruined their lives. Now they’re going to destroy hers. ‘Someone is recreating every traumatic point in your life. They are doing this to make you suffer, to make you hurt and the only… Continue reading Book Review – Dead Memories: D.I. Kim Stone, Book 10
Hearing Evil: Cycle of Evil, Book 2
Author: Jason Parent Book Name: Hearing Evil Series: Cycle of Evil Order: 2 Genre: Thriller/Suspense/Crime Rating: Good Blurb: Michael Turcotte wants nothing to do with his so-called gift—the ability to see other people’s fates simply by touching them. Michael decides to spend his summer searching for answers about his past. He can’t rest without the… Continue reading Hearing Evil: Cycle of Evil, Book 2
Seeing Evil: Cycle of Evil, Book 1
Author: Jason Parent Book Name: Seeing Evil Series: Cycle of Evil Order: 1 Genre: Thriller/Suspense/Crime Rating: Really Good Blurb: Fate in plain sight. Major Crimes Detective Samantha Reilly prefers to work alone—she’s seen as a maverick, and she still struggles privately with the death of her partner. The only person who ever sees her softer side… Continue reading Seeing Evil: Cycle of Evil, Book 1
Pretty Girls Dancing: Kylie Brant
Author: Kylie Brant Book Name: Pretty Girls Dancing Series: * Order: * Genre: Suspense/Mystery Rating: Okay Blurb: Years ago, in the town of Saxon Falls, young Kelsey Willard disappeared and was presumed dead. The tragedy left her family with a fractured life—a mother out to numb the pain, a father losing a battle with his… Continue reading Pretty Girls Dancing: Kylie Brant
Dying Truth: D.I. Kim Stone, Book 8
Author: Angela Marsons Book Name: Dying Truth Series: D. I. Kim Stone Order: #8 Genre: Suspense/Mystery Rating: Excellent Blurb: How far would you go to protect your darkest secrets? When teenager Sadie Winter jumps from the roof of her school, her death is ruled as suicide – a final devastating act from a… Continue reading Dying Truth: D.I. Kim Stone, Book 8