Pirate Latitudes Readper Review I’ve had Michael Crichton’s Pirate Latitudes on my shelf for a while now, having picked it up in a long-ago book buying spree. It has remained on my “to be read” list, and has recently been moved over to the “have read” column. I have a fondness for his books, usually finding them well worth the read. I recall discovering Jurassic Park, then was happy to […]
Origin: A Novel The #1 New York Times Bestseller from the author of The Da Vinci Code. Robert Langdon, Harvard professor of symbology, arrives at the ultramodern Guggenheim Museum Bilbao to attend the unveiling of a discovery that “will change the face of science forever.” The evening’s host is Edmond Kirsch, a forty-year-old billionaire and futurist, and one of Langdon’s first students. But the meticulously orchestrated evening suddenly erupts […]
Purity Pursuit A gripping crime thriller. Heinrich Muller is a private detective with a past he’d rather forget. When he is asked to investigate the murder of an antiques dealer with a history of dealing Nazi memorabilia it opens a case that is as personal as it is professional. Muller’s investigations soon take him to Europe, where he chases down dealers in Nazi memorabilia and comes up against Europe’s […]
A Death Displaced A woman fated to die. A missing mother. A son’s search for the truth. Welcome to a place with a dark history, an island in the Celtic Sea where not everything is as it seems. Welcome to Lansin Island. Popular with Pagans for its larger-than-life celebrations of the seasonal Sabbats, Lansin Island is rife with witchy history. But with Halloween just around the corner, it’s harder […]
The Einstein Prophecy I came across Robert Masello’s The Einstein Prophecy recently and tried it out. This is the first book by him I’ve read. I have to say he is a most excellent author. I enjoyed his evidently deep knowledge of science and the arts woven into the story. Also, his portrayal of Ivy League schools and the World War II era added to my suspension of disbelief. This […]
The Waiting Room A gripping novel about a mother, her missing daughter, and the dark secrets that engulf them. Ever since her husband’s death collided with the birth of her daughter, postpartum depression has taken hold of Veronica Shelton. She can’t sleep, can’t work, and can’t bear to touch her beautiful baby girl. Her emotional state is whispering lies in Veronica’s ear: You’re a bad mother. Your baby would […]
In a Cottage in a Wood A gripping psychological thriller from the bestselling author of The Woman Next Door A strange encounter Neve comes across a troubled woman called Isabelle on Waterloo Bridge late one night. Isabelle forces a parcel into Neve’s hands and jumps to her death in the icy Thames below. An unexpected gift Two weeks later, as Neve’s wreck of a life in London collapses, an unexpected […]
Partners in Crime Senior sleuths, Bloody Marys, and both kinds of fat cats … Not since Dorothy L. Sayers’ Murder Must Advertise has there been a more perfect cozy office murder–and not since Agatha Christie’s immortal Miss Marple has a more loveable geriatric sleuth been spawned. Gallagher Gray’s first Hubbert and Lil mystery’s got it all—a stuffy old firm with stuffy old routines disturbed by a few unaccustomed murders, […]
Medic 7 Series If you enjoy fast-pace medical thrillers, you’ll love this Patterson box set! Jim Stockbridge responds to an EMS call in the ghetto and finds his best friend brutally stabbed and shot. Consumed with rage he hunts down Sid Drake’s killers and renders his own form of justice. He sought revenge … He found forgiveness. From readper: Grab this excellent box set of the Medic 7 first responders […]
Murder in the District: Lady Margaret Turnbull Cozy Mysteries The complete collection, a 6 book box set. Six murder mysteries. One amateur woman sleuth. Can the crooks outwit a part time cooking school owner or will Lady Margaret Turnbull put them behind bars? Six cozy mysteries from Amazon bestselling author C T Mitchell. Murder in the District Boxed Set includes: Murder at the Fete Murder in the Village Murder in the Cemetery […]