Book reviews for genres: Fantasy, Children's Fiction, Sci Fi, Mystery, Thrillers, and YA
The Lewis Trilogy #2 by Peter May
Published on June 2, 2015
Narrated by: Peter Forbes
Although a very well written mystery novel with terrific characters and rich storytelling, I struggled through parts of the story and thought very seriously about DNFing it several times.
Continue reading “The Lewis Man – Audio Book Review”Painter Mann Series Book 2 By Dick Wybrow
Published on: January 16, 2020
Painter Mann is a dead private investigator currently residing in what he calls the “In Between” – a place where people who have been murdered go instead of going to their final destination, as you will. In fact he will tell you he is the best PI in the In Between, but because he’s the only one that also means he is the worst one too.
Continue reading “The Night Vanishing – Book Review”
By Paul Brazill
Published on: August 30, 2019
Blog Tour by: Blackthorn Book Tours
Written with a voice and style so strong that it was as if the narrator in my head was from a 1940’s noir film set in New York. However, it wasn’t too long before I realized the voice narrating the story in my head needed to change accents because it is actually set in Seatown, England featuring a main character who has most definitely seen better days.
Continue reading “Gumshoe Blues – Blog Tour – Book Review”Detective Iris Locke Book 1 by Geraldine Hogan
Published on: August 23, 2019
There’s something almost joyous about being at the start of a new detective series. The Detective Iris Lock series is just that – a new series by Geraldine Hogan set in Limerick, Ireland with new flawed characters to love, be frustrated with, and hope at the end of the day they just make it home.
Continue reading “[ARC Review] Silent Night”By Jack Adams
Published on: August 2, 2019
Set in Australia, Asylum is a mystery story involving two young friends – Adam and Nate and a man who lives at a nearby Asylum that they meet and become friends with – Joe. Years later, Adam and Nate receive an inheritance from Joe, which then leads to questions such as “What happened to Joe?” and ‘What really went on at that asylum?”
Arrowood #2 by Mick Finlay
Published on: February 5, 2019
You know you have listened to a great audio book when after you finish you feel as if you have just come back from the theater.
Alex McKnight #4 by Steve Hamilton
Published in: 2003
In North of Nowhere, Alex McKnight has turned into a bit of a recluse. He’s been spending a lot of time by himself and it has been noticed by his friend Jackie, who runs the local Glasglow Inn. Instead of letting Alex continue down this path he gives him an ultimatum: Get on a plane to go live in the Yukon territory where Alex would then get the chance to go whole years without seeing anyone – or attend a local poker game and be social. Alex eventually gets the point of what Jackie is trying to say and agrees to go to the poker game.
by Ruth Ware
Published on: May 29, 2018
Audio Review: Upon turning on the audio version of The Death of Mrs. Westaway, the reader is immediately met with beautifully eerie music that sets the tone for the story perfectly. After which, a slowly unravelled story surrounding a girl, Hal, who receives a letter from a lawyer stating she has been left an inheritance begins. Even though Hal knows this cannot be correct, she goes to the funeral and to the home afterwards in hopes that the Will may leave her with just a little to pay off her debts. The longer she spends time with the family, the more she sees their estrangement from each other and the more questions raise up within her regarding the history of Trepassen estate.
by Tilly Bagshawe
Publication Date: May 7, 2019
A mystery that will keep you engaged.
In The Silent Widow Nikki Roberts is a psychologist who is still grappling with the loss of her husband that happened one year prior when she is found to be a common link among two recent murder victims. With the police beginning to ask questions as well as suspect her, Nikki turns to a private detective to help find answers to the murders as well as answers to her husband’s death.
Continue reading “Sidney Sheldon’s The Silent Widow”by Stuart Turton
Published on: September 18, 2018
The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle is what has been accurately described as an Agatha Christie mystery with Downton Abbey and Quantum Leap all rolled into one. I had the pleasure of listening to this book on audio and seriously loved every single moment. It is easily one of the most clever and well thought-out books I’ve ever read. My mind is blown just thinking about what it must have taken to create the timeline alone for the entire narrative. On top of that I can’t even begin to imagine how much time, effort, diligence, and patience it took to plot out every single plot point without making a huge misstep. By the end of the novel no stone was left unturned and there was no lingering unanswered question that I could smugly say “you missed this one little thing…”
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