"Albatross" by J.M.Erickson is an action and adventure thriller that tackles terrorism and national security in a fresh and exciting way. The story opens with an intelligence operative waking up to find himself tied to a straight-back chair, seemingly about to be interrogated. He soon...

"What Do You Call a Baby Lion?" by David Chuka is a children's book which may be of more interest to the adult reading it, at least at first, than to the child to whom he is reading it. It starts with a young boy...

"Prescriptions from Paradise: Introduction to Biocompatible Medicine An A-to-Z Compendium," by Carlos M. Viana is a book that addresses many common medical conditions. There is a chapter for each letter of the alphabet that begins the term for a medical condition and all of the...

In 2014 the murders of a Wall Street economist and a Navy SEAL along with the attempted murder of a local doctor all in Manhattan only miles and minutes apart at first appear unrelated. However, two NYPD homicide detectives soon discover a connection. They in...

“Faithful Shadow” by Kevin J. Howard tells the tale of one fictional, but terrifying, result of the major fires in and near Yellowstone National Park several years ago, or in any year yet to come. Smoke from the main fire, several miles from park headquarters,...

"What Daddy Did Today: A Father's Bedtime Story" by Walter Wally, and illustrated very nicely by Judith Bicking, is a vividly colorful, very imaginative tale of derring-do for a father to read to his children at bedtime. It details such heroics as saving a lion...

In "The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell" by Chris Colfer, twins Alex and Conner are transported to a delightful world of enchantment. They enter the world through a magical book given to them by their grandmother. It is a land where fairy tales are...

This is a review of the audio book "Rough Rider: Lords of Deliverance" by Larissa Ione. Narrator Erin Bennett’s voice was a pleasure to listen to and added much to the experience. In “Rough Rider: Lords of Deliverance” we once again meet Reseph, the Demon...

Moths, mystery, and growing up are the focus of "Stranger Moon". Twelve-year-old Gaia (and she hates her name!) is not your typical teenager. Anyone who can recite detailed information about moths, and in particular the elusive Luna moth, just has to be labeled ‘nerd.’ Gaia...

"Twoon" describes the thrill of killing others, first a drunk, then a young girl, then a couple making love in a sleeping bag on the beach. The killer loves it when the newspapers begin to refer to him/her as the "Beach Front Stabber". Meanwhile in...

Peter Guralnick’s “Last Train to Memphis” covers the first twenty-four years of the life of Elvis Presley. Most biographies concerning Elvis are a bit hyperbole but not this one. The author’s style is understated allowing the true Elvis to emerge. The author lays aside the...

Edward Cardillo begins Kafka Rising, a thriller with science fiction in the mix, with a powerful opening that will wake up sleepy readers everywhere! Army Captain Carl Birdsall has a total of 52 terrorist kills in the near-future war against the worldwide Order for International...

In “Confessions of a Murder Suspect” We meet the Angel family. After receiving a phone call reporting a death at the Angel house, the police arrived, waking Tandy Angel up. She rushed to her parents’ room only to find them both dead. The only suspects...

We were introduced to John Puller in “Zero Day”. “The Forgotten” picks up where the former left off. Army Special Investigator John Puller had been off work recuperating from all that happened in West Virginia. When his father received a letter from Aunt Betsy informing...

Once again we are reunited with the inimitable Agent Pendergast. The last Pendergast book, “Brimstone” left our hero bound and enclosed behind a brick wall. Pendergast managed to escape and is on the run from the police. Friends of Pendergast were viciously murdered and all...

John D. Moore tells his story in “Life Without Parole: Justice being served or not, being a victim carries its own life sentence". Serving life in a prison no one knows about, Moore suffered sexual, emotional and physical abuse at the hands of his father....

This is not a book for the faint of heart. Douglas Jacobson’s book "Katyn Order" is a fictional account based on historical facts. In 1939 the Germans invaded Poland. Soon the Soviet Union also invaded the country. Polish soldiers and policemen were taken prisoners as...

"Ramblings in Ireland" by Kerry Dwyer is really two books in one. On the one hand we have a humorous, incisive look at expat life as seen by this witty, fascinating author, but which only hints at all the experiences she has clearly had. On...

I found this book to be truly a book that I could learn from to become a better person. It touched on so many issues that I could apply to so many of my everyday encounters with people. I was able to use my new...

Although we live in a fast-paced world, dependent on technology, we CAN slow things down, down-size, simplify and practice the "spirit of frugality." That is the premise of the book "What the Amish Can Teach Us About the Simple Life" by Georgia Varozza. The author...