#basement #cryingbaby #babymonitor #familysecrets #neighbors #psychologicalthriller #twistedending #shaliniboland #katievilla #bookouture @ShaliniBoland @KatieVillaUK @bookouture The Child Next Door is my first excursion into the world of author Shalini Boland who bills herself as a writer of suspenseful thrillers and dark adventures. […]
#marshgirl #northcarolinacoastalmarsh #racism #environmentalissues #deliaowens #cassandracampbell #penguinaudio @cassandra_cass @PRHAudio There is so much to say about Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens . . . I hardly know where to begin. It is Ms. Owens’ debut into the world […]
#abortion #prolife #prochoice #abortionclinic #abortionclinicshooting #abortiondoctor #hostagenegotiator @jodipicoult @TheRealBahniT @PRHAudio I am going to try very hard to keep even a hint of controversy out of my review of Jodi Picoult’s latest novel A Spark of Light. If I am successful, […]
#southamerica #japaneseindustrialist #operastar #terrorists #hostages #birthdayparty #annpatchett #annafields #katefleming Am I the only person who feels a bit uneasy when a critically acclaimed book doesn’t quite strike a chord with me? I know I’m intelligent and I’m well-read in a […]
#nantucket #celebritychef #familydrama #addiction #familysecrets #erinbennett #elinhilderbrand #divorce @elinhilderbrand @theerinbennett @HachetteAudio I’m sure all of you have favorite authors whose new releases you anticipate because you’ve come to expect a certain quality of work from them. I am rarely disappointed […]
#shattered #susanericksen #attorney #coldcase #familysecrets #horsefarm #kentucky #karenrobards #romanticsuspense @thekarenrobards Because I was overcome by events this past week and didn’t finish listening to the book I originally planned to review, I was scrolling back through my audio library for […]
#policeprocedural #romanticsuspense #eveandroarke #suicidebomber #pureevil #psycopaths #jdrobb #susanericksen #brillianceaudio As I listened to the last words of book #47 in one of my favorite series, I was thinking there might not be much left to say about J. D. Robb’s […]
#psychologicalthriller #childabuse #murder #suicide #darksecrets #twistedending #antoniabeamish #rosiejones @KatCroft Just an observation about book descriptions to start with . . . sometimes they are spot on, sometimes they promise more than the story delivers, and sometimes it seems as though […]
#crashlanding #crookedpolitician #experimentaldrug #freightdog @sandrabrown_NYT @Victor_Slezak It is a stroke of irony that posting my review of Sandra Brown’s latest novel Tailspin coincides with the recent passing of Burt Reynolds who was known and loved for his portrayal of Bo […]
#dresdenfirebombing #ww2 #pooteeweet #soitgoes #tralfamadore #antiwarnovel #billypilgrim #jamesfranco #kurtvonnegut For my regular readers, I promise this is my last trip down memory lane for a while. I’ve had Slaughterhouse-Five by the late Kurt Vonnegut in my audio library for a […]