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A Death in the Family: A Detective Kubu Mystery By Michael Stanley
Startled and shocked by that phone call none of us wants to get in the middle of the night.Assistant Superintendent David ‘Kubu’ Bengu,the best detective in the Botswana Police, is scared and concerned. Who would want to kill an old man? What was his father doing out so late at night and how did he…
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Rushed by Brian Harmon
Spent almost the entire book in confusion. I’m not one to give up on a book, but I did start to more than once. A man has a dream, he follows it and spends the rest of the book wandering in cornfields. I didn’t understand the ending any more than the rest of the book.…
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Gypsy Hunted: a paranormal book with a touch of romance by Andrea Drew
Gypsy is a physic, who doesn’t like being called a physic, or a medium. While I thought the story idea was a really good one, it just wasn’t as fleshed out as I would have liked. There were some time breaks that didn’t quite add up and the characters were all obviously in the middle…
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The Romantic by Felix Alexander
I was given a copy of this book in return for an honest review. I don’t read Romance novels. Ever. I think watching my mom and her friends exchange bags of Harlequin Romance books every month turned me off. And as I got older, reading them was just to kitchy. When I saw the cover…
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A Rant
Not a book review today. Just some things that have been bothering me and so of course I have to share. It’s what I do. At dinner last night I noticed that everyone, and I do mean everyone except the wait staff, either had their phone right by their plate or they were either texting,…
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The Colony by F.G.Cottam
The Colony by F.G. Cottam My rating: 5 of 5 stars The Colony is the genre of book we have come to expect from Cottam. It’s dark and creepy and set on an island in the Hebrides. A publishing magnate, who is really into aliens, has bought the best equipment and people, from scientists to…
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The Last Safe Place by Ninie Hammon
Gabriella Carmichael has written a novel. Pouring all of the horrors and nightmares of her life into it. And she has plenty of both. Only one fan believes the book is prophecy and that he is The Beast of Babylon and he will stop at nothing to claim his bride and offer up her son…
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Infallible by Derick Hudson
Abe Sheridan, aged 30, needs a bone marrow transplant, like yesterday. As an only child whose mother has died, taking her secrets to the grave. Including the name of his father, perhaps the only person who can save his life. So begins his search for his father. Along with Sr. Isabella, a young, conflicted nun…
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Sugar by L. Todd Wood
Sugar is a novel from L.Todd Wood, who is a genius in mixing the historical facts and fiction. This book takes us from the slave trade in the Indies to the Islamic influence in the Middle East. A wonderful combination of historical fact and fiction. His talent for breaking down complex events, not to mention…