Monday, August 28, 2023

Shadow Soul by Dylan H Jones


This was an interesting mystery.  Lots of clues and lots of murders.

The lady that was trying to find a man, did find him, and killed him.

It was a bit tantalizing.  The lady also died.  Not that she didn't deserve it.

It took a bit to read it but you won't give up.  You'll want to know how it ends...

Sunday, August 27, 2023

Dead on Arrival by Kat Bellemore


This is a good mystery.  There is a man that no one likes and he falls out of a hot air balloon.  They put Andy in jail because he was the pilot.

Maddie knows Andy didn't do it so she snoops.  She and the sheriff conflict, but the Maddie is the one who finds the truth.

The man was dead before he fell.  He had poison in his wine bottles.

Maddie does solve the mystery...

Saturday, August 26, 2023

Dead Before Dinner by Kat Bellemore


This is a mystery about two councilmembers that are killed.  The sheriff doesn't know who did it.  Maddie is soon snooping...

The lady who died ate some chilis she wasn't supposed to have.  The man that died drank a tea with poison in it.

Maddie is in the middle of the mess.  She gets close to being dead herself.

It's a couple of sisters who confess to the murders...

Thursday, August 24, 2023

The Mess by Diana Moss Mc Allister and Katherine Leyton


This picture book is a real mess!  There are animals, messes, and she and her mother are both not sure where to start.

But then she sees her brothers outside laughing.  She tells her Mom who makes them come in and clean up.

They do but they miss one thing...

Wednesday, August 23, 2023

Dirty Thirty by Janet Evanovich


Stephanie Plum is searching for diamonds and jewelry.  She knows who took it and wants to capture them, too.  She is a bounty hunter and needs the money.

She finds out that the jewels are fake.  The man  selling them is a fraud.  He shot a homeless man.

As she looks for the jewelry, she also looks for the homeless man.  She sees several buried men but not the one she wants.

Then the man who has her is going to kill her.

You need to read it to see how it turns out...

Monday, August 21, 2023

The Beautiful and the Wild by Peggy Townsend


This was an exciting book.  She married a man who she loved but then found out he had two other women.  She wanted to divorce him but he wouldn't allow it and locked her in a building.

Several people got killed, she escaped with Xander and Ruby, little boys.  Her husband was killed.

You never knew what was going to happen....

Saturday, August 19, 2023

Books for Benjamin by R.G. de Rouen


This was fun picture book.  While the other worms ate spoiled food, Benjamin likes to read.

He read all he could but often ran out of new books.  Then a girl finds him and sees he can read.  She takes him to the library of congress where there are a lot of books.

Benjamin is in heaven...

Friday, August 18, 2023

The Further Adventures of Solo - The World's Most Dangerous Dog by J R R Langley


Solo is a dog.  He saves a dog named Goldie with the help from his friend, the horse.

He gets in and out of trouble.  His dad tries to entertain him and the children love him.

But he still gets in trouble.

It was a good book and he survives...

Thursday, August 17, 2023

Violets and Vengeance by Sue Hollowell


This was a good read.  It's a cozy mystery and not too long.

The lady on the council is ready to place houses by cutting down trees.  Chole wants to stop her.

The mystery is why Violet died.  She was strangulated.

The project was stopped and they found the killer.  

You'll like it too.


Wednesday, August 16, 2023

A Shourd for Delilah by Anthea Fraser


Women are being killed.  The cops have no clues...

It was a series of murders, and they kept happening.  

I was surprised by the killer.  It was a good story.  Try it, you'll like it!

Monday, August 14, 2023

Summer at the Art Café: An inspiringly enjoyable read, full of romance and friendship by Sue McDonagh


Lucy's marriage is on the rocks.  He tells her what to do and puts her down all the time.  She is ready to divorce him.

Then she meets a  new man that she likes.  And he likes her.

It takes a while to fall in love.

The story has some romance and a good ending.  Read it if you like romance...

Sunday, August 13, 2023

THE BEACH HUT MURDERS an absolutely gripping cozy mystery filled with twists and turns (The Charity Shop Detective Agency Mysteries Book 2) by PETER BOLAND


This was a good read.  It starts with a beach hut burning and the man dying from smoke inhalation.  Then another beach hut burned but the lady who owned it wasn't there that night.

As the beach huts burn down, the three ladies look at the tapes to see who did it.  No one was there,,,

They begin to search for the killer.  They have a list of suspects.  

I was surprised by who did it and how they did it.  I bet you will be, too!

The ladies were warned not to keep looking but didn't listen.  Soon they are in trouble...

Thursday, August 10, 2023

MURDER RUNS IN THE FAMILY an absolutely gripping cozy murder mystery full of twists (Honey Driver Murder Mysteries Book 13) by JEAN G. GOODHIND


Honey is looking for a killer.  He uses tarot cards.  The Tarot man is looking for her...

He likes killing women.  He wants to kill Honey because his father died.  She wasn't involved but her father killed him.  They are part of the spook squad.

She's trying to hide but no such luck.

As time goes on, she gets closer to death.  Will she survive?

It's a good story.

Wednesday, August 9, 2023

THE NINE BRIGHT SHINERS a gripping British crime mystery full of twists (Detective Webb Murder Mysteries Book 5) by Anthea Fraser


Jan goes from Australia to spend Christmas with her half-brother.  But he goes to Peru. 

She finds a dead lady.  She knows her brother didn't kill her but who did?

She begins snooping around and soon finds herself with the killer.  Will she survive?


Tuesday, August 8, 2023

Murder in Moreton: An Eliza Thomson Investigates Murder Mystery by VL McBeath


Eliza is a better investigator than the cops.  They don't want her help but she ignores them.

She has so many suspects it's hard to tell who is the killer.  She manages to get them all in one room and then shows them who the killer is.

It surprised me.  There are lots who could have done it.  But she gets the right person...

Monday, August 7, 2023

FRAMED IN CORNWALL: a charming Cornish cozy mystery (Rose Trevelyan Mysteries Book 2) by JANIE BOLITHO


Rose is trying to find out who is murdering people.  The people who were murdered were older and she thinks the relatives might have done it to get the property.

The story is long and full of mystery.  The killer is unsuspected.  

I enjoyed it, maybe you will, too.

Sunday, August 6, 2023

Thirty Days of Darkness by Elaine Sharples


This was a dreadful story.  People get murdered, the woman wants to find the killer but the cop wants her to stop looking.  She refuses and allmost gets murdered herself.

The story is good and easy to read.  You never know how it it is going to turn out.

It's keep you reading and tring to find the killer, too.

Saturday, August 5, 2023

Dirty Thirty by Janet Evanovich


Stephanie Plum is a bounty hunter.  Sometimes she ends up being the target.

She is going after more than one person at a time.  It's a dangerous for her.

She has Morelli and Ranger on her side but Morelli is off trying to stake out a killer.

She has a real problem because both of them have asked her to marry.  Which will she choose?

She has real delimina because she loves them both...

Thursday, August 3, 2023

Northwoods by Amy Pease


The Northwoods has bodies.  No one knows who they are.  Looks like a serial killer must be responsible.

Eli is back from war and has attacks from what happened there.  He wants to find the killer.

The killer is someone he knows.  He almost got killed...

It was a good read and the killer was no one I'd imagine...

The Reinvented Detective by Cat Rambo and Jennifer Brozek

The evolution of crime, punishment, and justice in the future. What happens when time and technology change the definition of crime and pun...