This week I am reading Scorpion Strike (A Jonathan Grave Thriller) by John Gilstrap. I don't think I've read any of the other books in the series. A hostage-taking on an idyllic island paradise quickly ramps up the tension. Lots of great characters and a good, quickly moving plot ...

It's July, and that means the second installment of Camp Nanowrimo (National Novel Writing Month) this year. I'm 16,000 words into the third book of a new cozy mystery series. The series is a spin-off from the Auntie Clem's Bakery series, and it's been a lot of fun, so you have something new to look forward to! ...

I just finished The Yard by Alex Grecian an hour ago. I don't think I've read anything else by this author. It was an enjoyable police procedural with lots of good historical details about Victorian England. There are several intersecting plots and the identity of the killer is revealed fairly early. The character development is good and I would definitely read others in the series.  ...

It's that time of year again! Canada Day and Independence Day (and my birthday) bring free books! Gifts for everyone! ...

This is my sweet hubby's review of June & Justin, Book #2 in the Between the Cracks series.  Originally blogged at Flamestr's Thoughts. June and Justin did everything to escape from their past but to face and fight their fears ...

I just finished reading Island of Shipwrecks, book #5 of the YA Fantasy Unwanteds series by Lisa McMann. This is probably not a series that you want to jump into the middle of like I did! While there are enough clues to puzzle out the backstory, you will be missing a lot of the depth of the story and the characters. ...

Stirring Up Murder is now available! Continue reading the Auntie Clem's Bakery series and catch up with Erin, Terry, and their friends, both two-legged and four-legged ...

I can always rely on Jack Reacher to entertain me! I am reaching A Wanted Man by Lee Child, book #17 in the Jack Reacher series. The interesting thing about this book is that so far, almost all of the Jack Reacher scenes have been in the car. It's interesting how much tension  you can build with four people stuck in a car together. But then, if you've been on a family vacation, you probably already know that!  ...

Well, it's almost the end of the day, but I still want to mark the occasion! Here's wishing you a Happy Autistic Pride day and many advancements in understanding and acceptance in the coming year.  Here are a few posts that have discussed good (or not so good) autism books in the past.  ...

In the Tick of Time is on sale on Kobo for their Father's Day sale June 14-20 ...

A Banquet of Consequences is not the first Elizabeth George mystery I have read this year. It is part of the Inspector Lynley series, though I haven't heard much from Lynley yet! I am not too far into the book yet, and am interested in seeing how the suicide and the investigation end up being connected. Elizabeth George builds unique, well-rounded characters.  ...

I am looking for some inspiration from you! Show me your pictures, videos, cat memes, and share stories of your cat's catitude! Is your cat a grumpy cat? Garfield? A sneak thief? ...

I've read a few of Jonathan Kellerman's Alex Delaware series over the past year, and have enjoyed them very much. I love the mixture of psychology and mystery. Alex Delaware is a great psychologist with a big heart. I'm just about through this one, as all of the pieces are coming together, but I still don't know what he is going to find out about the missing boy… ...

A collection of freebies for your reading pleasure! Vanishing Teardrops, Book #4 of the Tamara's Teardrops series is free in the Amazon Kindle store, and I've pulled together some other freebies for you! ...

I just started this mystery/suspense today, and it's kept my attention so far! All the Missing Girls by Megan Miranda starts at the end and works its way back to the disappearance/murder of Annaleise, the second girl to go missing from amongst a group of friends, the first of whom disappeared a decade before. It is clear from the beginning that everyone knows more than they have revealed, but they're not giving up their secrets easily ...

I am looking for ORIGINAL quotes about mystery books, readers of mysteries, or readers and reading in general. ...

(Book #6) The trouble with solving murders in a little town like Bald Eagle Falls is that everybody knows about it, and then they expect you to solve their case too. When Bella brings a new—or rather a cold—case to Erin, she protests that she is not a detective. But Bella really needs her; how could an old woman just have gone missing without anyone following up on it? ...

Get your fill of tea and trouble with P.D. Workman's award-winning culinary cozy mystery series! Follow gluten-free baker Erin Price as she navigates an unexplained death that has her in the middle of it all. Enjoy this sweet treat now! ...

Will Erin stand by her sister and try to uncover the truth or will she go back to her cookbooks and pans and let the chips fall where they may? ...