Title: Friends in High Places
Author: Marne Davis Kellogg
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
ISBN: 978-0-312-33731-5
Genre: Mystery
Rel Date: 3/08
High society never had it so good as when Kick Keswick retured from being a thief. Even though she worked with her husband who was a retired Scotland Yard detective in the past, Kick still felt the same acquisitive urges from time to time. Usually they were controlled and she presented the world of society with her lady-of-leisure persona, a lady who would never do a wrong.
Her husband is called out of retirement to work a case, so Kick takes the chance to help the auction house that once employed her. She intends to fix the problem of fakes turning up and fears an old enemy is responsible.
Will Kick encounter her old enemy, Owen Brace? Who is he? Can she help save the auction house that gave her education in valuables?
These are but a few of the questions you'll find as Kick re-enters the world of valuables that are to be auctioned. The story behind the fakes keeps the plot moving as intriguing characters lead you deeper into the story. You'll want to know how Kick will handle the situation and if she'll run into Owen and what would happen if they meet.
A fun read that any mystery fan will enjoy, written in a light breezy style that entices you to keep reading, unaware of the passage of time. I'm pleased to recommend this tale of the past returning to haunt a retired jewel thief as one that will have you looking for oter stories by this talented writer.
Enjoy. I sure did.
Anne K. Edwards
Monday, March 23, 2009
Dance With The Dragon by E. F. Watkins
Title: Dance with the Dragon
Author: E. F. Watkins
Publisher: Amber Quill Press, LLC
ISBN: 1-59279-052-6
Genre: Paranormal
There's a new cult in town. Barricaded behind hurricane fence with armed guards, the men and women are separated into cottages or barracks. Do you think it sounds inviting? Would you like to join? Wait until you meet the leader.
Peggy Walsh has been kidnapped and the FBI thinks she's to be found in the cult's compound. The problem is how do they get inside? And will Peggy's father, Senator Dan Walsh, be able to rescue her? Can the psychic, Dr. Renascut, help?
Peggy doesn't find the cult particularly something she wants to be a part of, but she does find the leader has a certain presence about him. She doesn't understand why they kidnap new members when they could simply recruit them? The whole situation is a puzzle to her.
The description of this cult is so well told that I can see it's similarity to the Jones cult in South America or the cult in Texas that was destroyed by fire. But there the likeness ends. The difference is in the leaders and their aims.
I'm pleased to highly recommend talented author E. F. Watkins tale of suspense and intrigue blended to a strongly paranormal base to any reader who likes mystery, suspense or the eerie sensation a good horror tale can create. While a paranormal, this tory cross blends horror into the mix and, after reading it, you will be watching where you walk on those dark streets.
Enjoy and beware anyone suggesting a little trip out to their van for whatever reason. Happy reading.
Anne K. Edwards
Author: E. F. Watkins
Publisher: Amber Quill Press, LLC
ISBN: 1-59279-052-6
Genre: Paranormal
There's a new cult in town. Barricaded behind hurricane fence with armed guards, the men and women are separated into cottages or barracks. Do you think it sounds inviting? Would you like to join? Wait until you meet the leader.
Peggy Walsh has been kidnapped and the FBI thinks she's to be found in the cult's compound. The problem is how do they get inside? And will Peggy's father, Senator Dan Walsh, be able to rescue her? Can the psychic, Dr. Renascut, help?
Peggy doesn't find the cult particularly something she wants to be a part of, but she does find the leader has a certain presence about him. She doesn't understand why they kidnap new members when they could simply recruit them? The whole situation is a puzzle to her.
The description of this cult is so well told that I can see it's similarity to the Jones cult in South America or the cult in Texas that was destroyed by fire. But there the likeness ends. The difference is in the leaders and their aims.
I'm pleased to highly recommend talented author E. F. Watkins tale of suspense and intrigue blended to a strongly paranormal base to any reader who likes mystery, suspense or the eerie sensation a good horror tale can create. While a paranormal, this tory cross blends horror into the mix and, after reading it, you will be watching where you walk on those dark streets.
Enjoy and beware anyone suggesting a little trip out to their van for whatever reason. Happy reading.
Anne K. Edwards
The Mangler of Malibu Canyon by Jennifer Colt
Title: The Mangler of Malibu Canyon
Author: Jennifer Colt
Publisher: Broadway Books
ISBN: 10 0767920120
Genre: Mystery
The red-headed twin PIs are at again. In a fast-paced, action-packed story, they manage to save a plane from terrorists and come off wearing bags over their heads to trying to keep their rich aunt and idler cousin from being charged with murder by an eager-beaver prosecutor.
They look guilty to any and all when a headless corpse is found in one of aunt's rugs and the cousin turns up carrying the head but he can't remember how he got it. Involved in this messy situation are the denizens of the posh Malibu Canyon area. Will the girls be able to ferret out the killer or could they become his or her next victims.
Add a cult of the rich and famous who believe in alien abduction to the tale and you have a tongue-in-cheek tale that will have you wanting to ride with the girls on your own pink Harley. The cast of fun characters includes producers who take advantage of starlets and those who want to join the movie star fraternity, trophy wives, cast off wives, and other members of filmdom's population, a cross section of that world that will have you laughing even as you consider the seriousness of the murder.
A fun read that I'm pleased to recommend to any mystery fan who enjoys a lighthearted look at life in the fast lane. Beware the coke snorters and settle back for some enjoyable hours.
Enjoy. I sure did.
Anne K. Edwards
Author: Jennifer Colt
Publisher: Broadway Books
ISBN: 10 0767920120
Genre: Mystery
The red-headed twin PIs are at again. In a fast-paced, action-packed story, they manage to save a plane from terrorists and come off wearing bags over their heads to trying to keep their rich aunt and idler cousin from being charged with murder by an eager-beaver prosecutor.
They look guilty to any and all when a headless corpse is found in one of aunt's rugs and the cousin turns up carrying the head but he can't remember how he got it. Involved in this messy situation are the denizens of the posh Malibu Canyon area. Will the girls be able to ferret out the killer or could they become his or her next victims.
Add a cult of the rich and famous who believe in alien abduction to the tale and you have a tongue-in-cheek tale that will have you wanting to ride with the girls on your own pink Harley. The cast of fun characters includes producers who take advantage of starlets and those who want to join the movie star fraternity, trophy wives, cast off wives, and other members of filmdom's population, a cross section of that world that will have you laughing even as you consider the seriousness of the murder.
A fun read that I'm pleased to recommend to any mystery fan who enjoys a lighthearted look at life in the fast lane. Beware the coke snorters and settle back for some enjoyable hours.
Enjoy. I sure did.
Anne K. Edwards
Who Killed Marcia Maynard by Alma h. Bond PHD
Title: Who Killed Marcia Maynard
Author: Alma H. Bond, PH.D.
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 978-0-595-45896-7
Genre: Mystery
A tale for the readers of psychological mysteries and suspense where a psychologist helps the police solve a particularly visious murder. In this case, the analyst and the policeman are lovers and both could become suspects in the murder. The victim was an old friend to both of them.
There are lots of twists and turns to this tale, lots of clues, red herrings and suspects with motives. How the killer gained access to the victim's apartment is just one part of the puzzle since there is a caretaker living with the victim.
Talented author Alma H. Bond has crafted a tale with interesting characters and genuine knowledge of the field of psychoanalysis due to her own practice in the field. It gives a realism to the tale without the exaggeration of some tales or tv shows.
More than one murder, plenty of mystery, a story that will have you wondering if the victim's profession offers a motive or clue to her death. This is a story that might also please anyone looking for a different kind of read, one that shows how analysis helps in the solving of a case and understanding the workings of the criminal mind.
A chance to learn from an expert as you enjoy the story as I did.
Anne K. Edwards
Author: Alma H. Bond, PH.D.
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 978-0-595-45896-7
Genre: Mystery
A tale for the readers of psychological mysteries and suspense where a psychologist helps the police solve a particularly visious murder. In this case, the analyst and the policeman are lovers and both could become suspects in the murder. The victim was an old friend to both of them.
There are lots of twists and turns to this tale, lots of clues, red herrings and suspects with motives. How the killer gained access to the victim's apartment is just one part of the puzzle since there is a caretaker living with the victim.
Talented author Alma H. Bond has crafted a tale with interesting characters and genuine knowledge of the field of psychoanalysis due to her own practice in the field. It gives a realism to the tale without the exaggeration of some tales or tv shows.
More than one murder, plenty of mystery, a story that will have you wondering if the victim's profession offers a motive or clue to her death. This is a story that might also please anyone looking for a different kind of read, one that shows how analysis helps in the solving of a case and understanding the workings of the criminal mind.
A chance to learn from an expert as you enjoy the story as I did.
Anne K. Edwards
World Enough and Time by Nancy Madison
Title: World Enough and Time
> Author: Nancy Madison
> Publisher: ebooksonthe.net
> ISBN: 978-1-59431-561-9
> Genre: Historical Novel
>
> For Tom Mahon the Civil War is over when he winds up a Union prisoner at
> Point Lookout in Maryland. Now he counts the days until he can return to
> his family in Texas and the girl he loves.
>
> When the war does end, he and a friend Randolph Carlilse make their way to
> Texas and sorrow. Tom's father's business is bankrupt, his father dead,
and
> the family of the woman he loves is considering a move to Brazil where so
> many unhappy Confederate citizens are going to find new lives.
>
> To add to Tom's troubles, he is betrayed into the hands of the law. And
too,
> he must find a way to care for his mother.
>
> Separated from each other, Tom and Mattie try to make new lives from the
> unexpected changes in their plans.
>
> Talented author Nancy Madison has crafted a tale of romance and tragedy
amid
> the ruins of a way of life as people struggle to adapt to change and
rebuild
> broken lives. This is a fun read set in a background described to make you
> feel you are there, sharing sorrows and disappointments and new dreams.
The
> reader gets a sense of the culture shock facing emigrants and shares their
> longing for a return to the old life they've lost, even in their
> determination to start over. You'll admire their courage and hardiness in
> accepting the unknown in a new land.
>
> I'm pleased to recommend World Enough and Time as a tale well worth the
> time. Ms Madison crafts a tale that will have you happy and sad in turn.
> Enjoy. I sure did.
>
> Author: Nancy Madison
> Publisher: ebooksonthe.net
> ISBN: 978-1-59431-561-9
> Genre: Historical Novel
>
> For Tom Mahon the Civil War is over when he winds up a Union prisoner at
> Point Lookout in Maryland. Now he counts the days until he can return to
> his family in Texas and the girl he loves.
>
> When the war does end, he and a friend Randolph Carlilse make their way to
> Texas and sorrow. Tom's father's business is bankrupt, his father dead,
and
> the family of the woman he loves is considering a move to Brazil where so
> many unhappy Confederate citizens are going to find new lives.
>
> To add to Tom's troubles, he is betrayed into the hands of the law. And
too,
> he must find a way to care for his mother.
>
> Separated from each other, Tom and Mattie try to make new lives from the
> unexpected changes in their plans.
>
> Talented author Nancy Madison has crafted a tale of romance and tragedy
amid
> the ruins of a way of life as people struggle to adapt to change and
rebuild
> broken lives. This is a fun read set in a background described to make you
> feel you are there, sharing sorrows and disappointments and new dreams.
The
> reader gets a sense of the culture shock facing emigrants and shares their
> longing for a return to the old life they've lost, even in their
> determination to start over. You'll admire their courage and hardiness in
> accepting the unknown in a new land.
>
> I'm pleased to recommend World Enough and Time as a tale well worth the
> time. Ms Madison crafts a tale that will have you happy and sad in turn.
> Enjoy. I sure did.
>
Dark Lullaby by Mayra Calvani
Dark Lullaby
by Mayra Calvani
Whiskey Creek Press
ISBN: 978-1593749071
Paranormal Thriller
Ebook and Paperback, 224 pages
I’ve only given one piece of advice in life and that is, “Never fall for a beautiful, mysterious woman while drinking at a Turkish tavern.”
Talented writer Mayra Calvani’s latest book, Dark Lullaby, is yet another example of why I have grown to prefer reading small press books over the usual and predictable mass market books found at the big corporate bookstores. Now don’t get me wrong, those bookstores have great books but when you’ve read every Stephen King or Dean Koontz book possible you would like the opportunity to read a new voice or discover a story teller that can captivate you in a way that makes you stay up late at night because you can’t put the book down.
Mayra Calvani qualifies as one of those writers. In the fairness of full disclosure, I have read other works by Ms. Calvani, so I already knew she was a talented story-teller and as expected, her latest horror book, Dark Lullaby, kept me up late into the wee hours of the dark night.
The story begins when Gabriel Diaz ignores my advice in the opening paragraph and becomes enchanted with an exotic woman he meets at a local tavern. He is quickly captivated not only by her beauty but by her obsessive ideas regarding good and evil and the moral concepts of personal justice.
Despite the fact that almost from the beginning Gabriel feels there is an underlying darkness to his new love named Kamilah, he just can’t seem to break away from her physical and intellectual grip despite her increasingly bizarre behavior and his almost nightly nightmares.
As Kamilah begins to ingrain herself into Gabriel’s live, their relationship grows more complex and dark and a sense of terror pervades Gabriel that somehow Kamilah motives towards him are sinister and that she is hell-bent on overseeing his, if not, personal, at least, moral destruction.
Kamilah convinces Gabriel to travel with her back to her remote homeland in Turkey where they can relax and spend some quality time together.
Despite his rational mind screaming for him not to go Gabriel relents to her child-like pleas and agrees to the trip. Once in the lair of her homeland Gabriel descends into an anxiety-riddled paranoia as he discovers the true nature of his Kamilah. Is Gabriel simply mad or is Kamilah the true essence of all thing evil?
Read Dark Lullaby—You won’t be disappointed.
—JR Clifford, author & reviewer
*This review originally appeared in the Spring 2008 issue of Northwoods Journal
by Mayra Calvani
Whiskey Creek Press
ISBN: 978-1593749071
Paranormal Thriller
Ebook and Paperback, 224 pages
I’ve only given one piece of advice in life and that is, “Never fall for a beautiful, mysterious woman while drinking at a Turkish tavern.”
Talented writer Mayra Calvani’s latest book, Dark Lullaby, is yet another example of why I have grown to prefer reading small press books over the usual and predictable mass market books found at the big corporate bookstores. Now don’t get me wrong, those bookstores have great books but when you’ve read every Stephen King or Dean Koontz book possible you would like the opportunity to read a new voice or discover a story teller that can captivate you in a way that makes you stay up late at night because you can’t put the book down.
Mayra Calvani qualifies as one of those writers. In the fairness of full disclosure, I have read other works by Ms. Calvani, so I already knew she was a talented story-teller and as expected, her latest horror book, Dark Lullaby, kept me up late into the wee hours of the dark night.
The story begins when Gabriel Diaz ignores my advice in the opening paragraph and becomes enchanted with an exotic woman he meets at a local tavern. He is quickly captivated not only by her beauty but by her obsessive ideas regarding good and evil and the moral concepts of personal justice.
Despite the fact that almost from the beginning Gabriel feels there is an underlying darkness to his new love named Kamilah, he just can’t seem to break away from her physical and intellectual grip despite her increasingly bizarre behavior and his almost nightly nightmares.
As Kamilah begins to ingrain herself into Gabriel’s live, their relationship grows more complex and dark and a sense of terror pervades Gabriel that somehow Kamilah motives towards him are sinister and that she is hell-bent on overseeing his, if not, personal, at least, moral destruction.
Kamilah convinces Gabriel to travel with her back to her remote homeland in Turkey where they can relax and spend some quality time together.
Despite his rational mind screaming for him not to go Gabriel relents to her child-like pleas and agrees to the trip. Once in the lair of her homeland Gabriel descends into an anxiety-riddled paranoia as he discovers the true nature of his Kamilah. Is Gabriel simply mad or is Kamilah the true essence of all thing evil?
Read Dark Lullaby—You won’t be disappointed.
—JR Clifford, author & reviewer
*This review originally appeared in the Spring 2008 issue of Northwoods Journal
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
VooDoo Laws by Jim Michael Hansen
Title: Voodoo Laws
Author: Jim Michael Hansen
Publisher: Dark Sky Publishing, Inc.
trade paperback 422 pages $13.95
ISBN: 9780976924371
Genre: Thriller
Is voodoo real? Can it actually cause people to suffer or die from a curse laid on by a priestess like Ida Wrisp when she cursed Bryson Coventry. The question is why she was doing this. Was someone she knew harmed by him?
Bryson Coventry, head of Denver's homicide unit, had a new murder to contend with--a dead attorney, found in an alley. And he finds voodoo creeping into his case and death seems to follow him from city to city as he seeks answers.
Talented author Jim Michael Hansen has created another story to keep the chills crawling up your spine as you join Coventry in another case. And, yes, he's in lust again with an intriguing young woman who catches his eye from the first time they meet.
This isn't a tale for the squeamish. Lots of action and lots of fun characters to meet. You'll remember Coventry as an old friend with a slight case of never quite meeting the right gal. Could this new lady be just right for him?
And if you don't believe in voodoo, you might begin to wonder as you read. Mystery and chills aplenty as Bryson hunts and is hunted. A story to satisfy all thriller fans. Highly recommended to readers who like new and interesting plots and characters. Enjoy. I sure did.
Anne K. Edwards
Author: Jim Michael Hansen
Publisher: Dark Sky Publishing, Inc.
trade paperback 422 pages $13.95
ISBN: 9780976924371
Genre: Thriller
Is voodoo real? Can it actually cause people to suffer or die from a curse laid on by a priestess like Ida Wrisp when she cursed Bryson Coventry. The question is why she was doing this. Was someone she knew harmed by him?
Bryson Coventry, head of Denver's homicide unit, had a new murder to contend with--a dead attorney, found in an alley. And he finds voodoo creeping into his case and death seems to follow him from city to city as he seeks answers.
Talented author Jim Michael Hansen has created another story to keep the chills crawling up your spine as you join Coventry in another case. And, yes, he's in lust again with an intriguing young woman who catches his eye from the first time they meet.
This isn't a tale for the squeamish. Lots of action and lots of fun characters to meet. You'll remember Coventry as an old friend with a slight case of never quite meeting the right gal. Could this new lady be just right for him?
And if you don't believe in voodoo, you might begin to wonder as you read. Mystery and chills aplenty as Bryson hunts and is hunted. A story to satisfy all thriller fans. Highly recommended to readers who like new and interesting plots and characters. Enjoy. I sure did.
Anne K. Edwards
Nocturne by Angela Cameron
Title: Nocturne
Author: Angela Cameron
Publisher: Drollerie Press
ISBN:
Genre: Paranormal
A stormy night, a woman alone, lightning in the background on a dark forest road--what more could the paranormal fan ask for an opening in a story? How about a woman's body with the throat torn out lying in the road? Add one ex boyfriend who turns up just as Alyson Wingate discovers the body.
The ex boyfriend escorts Alyson home and insists on searching her house but won't tell her what he's looking for. He says the woman on the road wasn't killed by an animal.
Great sex and blood filled dreams are blended to the story to give it the flavor of mystery and horror and romance. Nocturne by talented author Angela Cameron crosses the boundaries of severall genres to produce a tale that will keep you reading while looking over your shoulder if you are alone in a house that makes any night noises.
Alyson is in for a few surprises and so is the reader as the plot unwinds. She is surprised by what she finds on a visit to the morgue to see the corpse. Wil had warned her.
This tale takes a scary turn for Alyson and her life is changed forever. It is a story that will keep you happily turning pages to see what happens next. Lots of suspense and interesting characters. A world that is fun to read about, but I wouldn't recommend a long visit that might become permanent.
Recommended for any fan of the dark side of life, anyone who enjoys a walk on the twilight side of our world. Enjoy. I did.
Anne K. Edwards
Author: Angela Cameron
Publisher: Drollerie Press
ISBN:
Genre: Paranormal
A stormy night, a woman alone, lightning in the background on a dark forest road--what more could the paranormal fan ask for an opening in a story? How about a woman's body with the throat torn out lying in the road? Add one ex boyfriend who turns up just as Alyson Wingate discovers the body.
The ex boyfriend escorts Alyson home and insists on searching her house but won't tell her what he's looking for. He says the woman on the road wasn't killed by an animal.
Great sex and blood filled dreams are blended to the story to give it the flavor of mystery and horror and romance. Nocturne by talented author Angela Cameron crosses the boundaries of severall genres to produce a tale that will keep you reading while looking over your shoulder if you are alone in a house that makes any night noises.
Alyson is in for a few surprises and so is the reader as the plot unwinds. She is surprised by what she finds on a visit to the morgue to see the corpse. Wil had warned her.
This tale takes a scary turn for Alyson and her life is changed forever. It is a story that will keep you happily turning pages to see what happens next. Lots of suspense and interesting characters. A world that is fun to read about, but I wouldn't recommend a long visit that might become permanent.
Recommended for any fan of the dark side of life, anyone who enjoys a walk on the twilight side of our world. Enjoy. I did.
Anne K. Edwards
Humpty Dumpty Was Pushed by Marc Blatte
Title: Humpty Dumpty Was Pushed
By: Marc Blatte
Publisher: Schaffner Press
ISBN: 978-0-9801394-1-9
Genre: Mystery
For any mystery fan who enjoys hip hop, the good life, or a darn good tale with interesting characters, this is for you. This is a story set at the crossroads of our cities with characters from the tenements who have broken away from poverty and those who want to break out but end up doing everything they can to remain as street thugs; the wealthy who enjoy rubbing elbows with the thuggy types but don't acknowledge their existence, and immigrants trying to find a place in this strange world. Standing in the midst of this chaotic mixture is the policeman who must deal with the results of clashes among these groups--murder, theft, stabbings, drugged out rich kids who have no thought for those they hurt.
Talented author Marc Blatte has crafted a story in easy-to-read language that is well worth the time of any mystery or thriller fan. The settings and mix of characters found in any large city are a blend guaranteed to keep you turning the pages.
Detective Black Sallie Blue Eyes and his team must simultaneously find the killer of an immigrant and the gang that stabbed a music producer. With a rich man throwing threats at him, his captain wanting the crimes solved yesterday, and his suspects being freed by a publicity seeking civil rights attorney, the detective is feeling the pressure.
Street thug Scholar and his gang have decided they are going to be hip hop stars and his successful cousin will (or else) make their dream come true. When they are told they need to work on their presentation, they cut up the producer. That Scholar is suspected of murder doesn't help them.
A rich kid has a confrontation with a bouncer and the bouncer ends up hurt with his cousin slain. His rich father hires a top attorney to free him on bail.
I'm pleased to recommend this tale to anyone looking for a good read. There are twists in the plot and the personalities of the characters to make for an excellent tale. You won't want to put it down. Enjoy. I sure did.
Anne K. Edwards
By: Marc Blatte
Publisher: Schaffner Press
ISBN: 978-0-9801394-1-9
Genre: Mystery
For any mystery fan who enjoys hip hop, the good life, or a darn good tale with interesting characters, this is for you. This is a story set at the crossroads of our cities with characters from the tenements who have broken away from poverty and those who want to break out but end up doing everything they can to remain as street thugs; the wealthy who enjoy rubbing elbows with the thuggy types but don't acknowledge their existence, and immigrants trying to find a place in this strange world. Standing in the midst of this chaotic mixture is the policeman who must deal with the results of clashes among these groups--murder, theft, stabbings, drugged out rich kids who have no thought for those they hurt.
Talented author Marc Blatte has crafted a story in easy-to-read language that is well worth the time of any mystery or thriller fan. The settings and mix of characters found in any large city are a blend guaranteed to keep you turning the pages.
Detective Black Sallie Blue Eyes and his team must simultaneously find the killer of an immigrant and the gang that stabbed a music producer. With a rich man throwing threats at him, his captain wanting the crimes solved yesterday, and his suspects being freed by a publicity seeking civil rights attorney, the detective is feeling the pressure.
Street thug Scholar and his gang have decided they are going to be hip hop stars and his successful cousin will (or else) make their dream come true. When they are told they need to work on their presentation, they cut up the producer. That Scholar is suspected of murder doesn't help them.
A rich kid has a confrontation with a bouncer and the bouncer ends up hurt with his cousin slain. His rich father hires a top attorney to free him on bail.
I'm pleased to recommend this tale to anyone looking for a good read. There are twists in the plot and the personalities of the characters to make for an excellent tale. You won't want to put it down. Enjoy. I sure did.
Anne K. Edwards
A Woman to Blame by Marthanne Shubert
Title: A Woman to Blame
by Marthanne Shubert
Publisher: Uncial Press
ISBN: 978-1-60174-072-4
Genre: Mystery
Widowed and aging Nick Rossano moves sexy Bunny Sterne into his apartment
and his traveling companions and friends are aghast at his allowing this
opportunistic female to take advantage of him. The couple's association is
the main topic of conversation that PI Gin Ritchey overhears almost daily as
she exercises or comes and goes from the Blue Jasmine where she lives in a
marina.
The quiet pace of life is destroyed when Nick is found dead in his
apartment. Gossip among his friends points the finger at Bunny until the
murderer strikes again. And Gin is hired to find a killer.
Talented author Marthanne Shubert has crafted a fun read in A Woman to Blame
with interesting characters and lots of false clues. Motives abound as
suspicions run rampant and Gin and her police detective friend try to
separate fact from fiction.
The reader will enjoy the setting for this tale as something different and
it gives you a feel for life on a small water craft as you climb over the
rail of the Blue Jasmine. Be sure to wear shoes with a nonslip tread and
keep lots of sunblock handy.
I'm pleased to recommend A Woman to Blame as a read well worth time. The
plot is balanced and characters are well drawn. A fun read. Enjoy. I did.
Anne K. Edwards
by Marthanne Shubert
Publisher: Uncial Press
ISBN: 978-1-60174-072-4
Genre: Mystery
Widowed and aging Nick Rossano moves sexy Bunny Sterne into his apartment
and his traveling companions and friends are aghast at his allowing this
opportunistic female to take advantage of him. The couple's association is
the main topic of conversation that PI Gin Ritchey overhears almost daily as
she exercises or comes and goes from the Blue Jasmine where she lives in a
marina.
The quiet pace of life is destroyed when Nick is found dead in his
apartment. Gossip among his friends points the finger at Bunny until the
murderer strikes again. And Gin is hired to find a killer.
Talented author Marthanne Shubert has crafted a fun read in A Woman to Blame
with interesting characters and lots of false clues. Motives abound as
suspicions run rampant and Gin and her police detective friend try to
separate fact from fiction.
The reader will enjoy the setting for this tale as something different and
it gives you a feel for life on a small water craft as you climb over the
rail of the Blue Jasmine. Be sure to wear shoes with a nonslip tread and
keep lots of sunblock handy.
I'm pleased to recommend A Woman to Blame as a read well worth time. The
plot is balanced and characters are well drawn. A fun read. Enjoy. I did.
Anne K. Edwards
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