Archive for the 'Mystery' Category

Book Review: “Naked Addiction” by Caitlin Rother - Now this is Mystery!

By Mary Menzel: “Naked Addiction” by Caitlin Rother is one of the most well-constructed murder mysteries that I have ever read in 40 years of reading that genre. Rother’s years as an investigative reporter put her on the front line of crime and she has used that experience to construct real and authentic characters and [...]

Book Review: “Trust Me” by Brenda Novak - Intelligent, well-constructed

By Mary Menzel: “Trust Me”, the first book in the “Last Stand Trilogy”, is a fantastic start to what promises to be another great trilogy by Brenda Novak. Due to an attempted rape in her past, Skye Kellerman and 2 friends have started The Last Stand, a help group for victims of violent crimes. When [...]

Book Review: “Scarlet Rose” by Julia Madeleine - Captivating Human Drama

By Mary Menzel: Scarlet Rose is human drama at its very best as portrayed through the lives of one dysfunctional family. From a young stripper to her dependent mother and a father who is murder to his out -of -control daughter, we are shown how our actions in life truly impact those around us and [...]

Book Review: “Tempting Evil” by Allison Brennan - Non-stop Suspense

By Mary Menzel: “Tempting Evil”, the second book in the Prison Break Series by Allison Brennan, makes it clear that being loved and adored can be deadly. Joanna Sutton recently suffered the tragic loss of her husband and son. She is now helping her family run their lodge in the secluded mountains of Montana. But [...]

Book Review: “The Vendetta” by Michael Tyler - Gritty, harsh and real.

By Mary Menzel: In “The Vendetta” Michael Tyler has given us a front row seat into the world of cops, drugs and violence. In a rural North Carolina town Michael Griffin is a cop taking each day as it comes until a fellow cop and good friend’s death is ruled a suicide. Griffin knows without [...]

Book Review: IN THE FACE by Lorelei Armstrong - An Impressive Debut

By Mary Menzel: “In The Face” has a futuristic flavor while being rooted firmly in modern society’s obsession with fame and beauty. When video footage of a crime shows the perpetrator as being Evo Selig, one of the most beautiful and successful men in society, the town is shocked. But was it really him? With [...]