The Vapours by Selwyn Jeffers introduces readers to a phenomenal character, a very intelligent, charismatic, and charming business student who has the unusual gift of easily connecting with people. He is Shawn Beckford and his “decision making will change the landscape of this city.” He...

I have been seeing the covers of James J. Cudney's Braxton Campus Mysteries for some time now. I was lucky enough to snag Academic Curveball. Not only is it the first book of the series, but it is a well-structured sleuth novel that holds promise...

Let Her Go by D.J. Adamson is a murder mystery and the third book in the Lillian Dove mystery series. Just before Christmas, Lillian Dove, a recovering alcoholic who, strangely, owns a liquor store, finds Doctor Conrad smothered in blood in front of his house....

Two Rivers, One Stream (Book 2 of a trilogy) by John Dolan tells the story of different characters interconnected with one another. While some connections are clear from the start, others become clearer as the reader moves on with this breathtaking story that took me...

Amy Frost, the protagonist of the psychological thriller Frost by Sam Neumann, had to rethink the path her life was taking more than once. After her dream of being a stand-up comedian falls flat on its nose after a promising start, Amy finds herself back...

Method in the Madness by Kimberley Brouillette is Book 3 of The Monastery Murders series. A murderer is on the loose and the spirits of the dead are restless in Wattsville, screaming for justice. Lt. Christopher Williams is on the case but the killer...

When Jack Trumps Ace by author Debbie De Louise revolves around Jackie Riordan who is the child of a broken marriage. But Jackie's story is not typical for a child in her situation. Her mother is deeply religious, or at least in as much as...

A foreign real estate deal which has gone wrong influences a retired Canadian businessman to skirt the law in his attempts to retrieve what is rightfully his in the gripping suspense novel, The Trouble With Cash by John H. Paterson. In preparation for their retirement,...

An insurance investigator is framed for murder by an unknown enemy in the exciting sleuth mystery, What Doesn't Kill You (A Lauren Beck Crime Novel Book 1) by Donna Huston Murray. Previously Lauren Beck was a cop, but now after surviving a life-threatening disease, she...

Dancing for a Stranger is the second book by author Isabella Adams to feature physician Andromeda “Andie” Markos, Detective Sean Malone, and a cast of friends from the small town of Tarpon Springs, Florida. Some references are occasionally made regarding the first book in the...