Twenty Days to Treasure by Phyllis Gunderson is a high-octane treasure hunt that has the makings of an Indiana Jones sequel. Ethno-archaeologist, Dr. Matt Howard, an impoverished adjunct professor at a university in Arizona, is staying at the family home she had inherited from her...

Fast Track to Glory by Tomasz Chrusciel is a tautly woven thriller somewhat reminiscent of Dan Brown’s The Da Vinci Code. Very few people have the privilege of being called upon to offer their professional expertise and when Nina Monte, Professor of History of Religions...

Deadly Dunes is from the Mac McClellan Mystery series by E. Michael Helms. Private Detective Mac McClellan decides to continue his investigation after his client, Jessie, dies shortly after hiring him to investigate her brother’s death. Jake was an archaeologist who unearthed artefacts and a...

Plaint for Provence: 1152 Les Baux by Jean Gill is the third book in The Troubadours Quartet series. Although I have not read the previous novels in the series, I had no problem understanding what was happening. This is definitely not a standalone, but if...

The Para-Portage of Emily, Shadow Seduction Series Book 1 is a romantic paranormal thriller written by Muffy Wilson. Emily Macque is a successful attorney and a partner in her father’s law firm, and she seemed to have it all -- until she was diagnosed with...

After eighty years of conflict, the War of the Roses is nearing its end. Edward IV made a disastrous mistake when he married Elizabeth Woodville. Her ambitious family did everything to increase their power and suspicions were aroused when Edward died mysteriously at the age...

Death on Duchess Street (Detective Hodgins Victorian Murder Mysteries Book 2) is a well written, old fashioned horse and buggy era mystery. Death on Duchess Street is not short on suspects and any one of them had a good motive for killing young Olivia. Detective...

In an absolutely wonderful work of fiction with a very interesting true historical basis, Scarlet Letter Lives by author Maureen K. Wlodarczyk follows the story of the owners of three copies of an 1850s release of The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne. The books start...

Goya’s Ring and the Naked Maja Dancing by Richard L. Katz covers all the bases for an interesting read. Begin with a long-lost priceless painting, add the dedication of an adventurous art historian, Nazi confiscation of valuable art, cultural and religious diversity, world travels –...

Cross Examinations: Crime in Columbus by John Hegenberger is a collection of four short stories, all of which contain the word “ache” in the title. The common element in each story is Eliot Cross, the main protagonist who’s a P.I. and the owner of the...