If you’re unfamiliar with schizophrenia and how it affects a person, The Unraveling of Brendan Meeks by Brian Cohn will both fascinate and frighten you. This first novel by Cohn sucks you into Brendan’s chaotic mind within the first few sentences: Brendan is running; he’s...

Bite of the Black Widow by Jack Gannon and Cyndi Williams-Barnier is a wonderful blend of thriller and crime fiction, a story that follows the dark work of a serial killer. Lacy has been betrayed by many people, and now she is out with her...

Caribbean Catastrophe by M.K. Scott is the sixth book in The Painted Lady Inn Mysteries. After being dragged along on a cruise vacation, Donna expects it to be a peaceful trip with her friend, but the peace is short lived when her family tags along....

Murder at Broadcast Park is a murder mystery/thriller written by Bill Evans. John was getting used to his position at the station as the assignment editor. It always did seem rather odd to him that he, the new kid who had just finished college, would...

Gertrude, Gumshoe: Slam Is Murder by Robin Merrill is an entertaining sleuth mystery that will keep you in stitches. Gertrude is a gumshoe; never mind that she doesn't have a car and has to use a walker to get around. Nothing will deter Gertrude from...

A traumatized boy is the key witness in the search for a murderer in the fascinating murder sleuth mystery Penny Legend by Lucy English. Penny is still on probation for becoming too emotionally involved with one of her clients, despite the fact that she did...

A Measure of Murder by Leslie Karst is the second book in the Sally Solari mystery series. Sally's life is busy as she juggles working at her family's restaurant and helping run the restaurant she inherited from her aunt which is planning a new menu...

Cat's Paw by Mollie Hunt is the third book in the Crazy Cat Lady series. All Lynley Cannon wants is a vacation with her friend Simon at the Cloverleaf Animal Sanctuary. Her peaceful retreat is interrupted when a guest is murdered, and everyone seems to...

A very different concept made Smothered exciting, interesting and a very good fiction read with a feeling of real life happenings. Smothered has mystery, murder and suspense from beginning to end. Kitty is a young actress about to become the next child superstar; that is...

Mark Gilleo’s Terminal Secret is the second in what may well become a successful series involving the exploits of Dan Lord, a private investigator who is also an attorney. He’s based in Washington D.C. and in this story teams up with two detectives, Earl Wallace...