If you want a good afternoon's read, think about picking up a copy of Eileen Brady's Muzzled. Pet lovers will appreciate all the references to pet personalities, pet diseases and the intrigue of mentoring show dogs in competition. Veterinarian Kate Turner has left her New...

J.R. Lindermuth weaves a sophisticated tale in A Burning Desire about the various characters in Swatara, Pennsylvania, most of whom have their own set of secrets. There have been several instances of arson and, although the fires appear minor, they are now escalating. To make...

Out of the Past is the latest in Renée Pawlish’s comic mystery series featuring Denver Private Eye, Reed Ferguson. In this tale, Reed is strong-armed – both physically and metaphorically – into baby-sitting the spoiled, brattish daughter of local businessman, Forrest McMahon. Reed’s charge, Stephanie...

Neal Havers receives a mysterious phone message from his brother, Steven, and is thrust into a mystery that he would prefer to avoid. The Secret Letterbox by John Kemp details Neal’s trip from his home in Florida to his native England to search for his...

Death by Probability is a suspense novel surrounding the death of Willard, a scientist at the HAL facility. The main character, Evan Olsson, is thrown into the deep end when he tries to solve this murder mystery. Evan was being trained by Willard for...

This Private Plot is Alan Beechey's latest in the Oliver Swithin mystery series. Children's book author Oliver and his police office female friend, Effie, are in the small town of Synne, an ancient village that is known for the antics of its unorthodox citizens. When...

Working as a receptionist at a mortgage firm means a steady pay check, but the work is tedious and there is little chance of finding any dead bodies in the office, at least so far, and Jo Ravens is okay with that, sort of. After...

There’s something going on behind the scenes in the small town of Whitecross. The star of the town has been found murdered and there are too many suspects to even count. But one seems to stand out above the rest, the one who was supposed...

Alzheimer’s: Dutiful Daughter (A Liz Roberts Mystery) by Don Canaan and Shawn Graves is a fast-paced 23-chapter mystery/sleuth fiction story about Laura, an accountant, who is the caregiver for her parents. Laura has endured a lifetime with an unloving schizophrenic mother and a controlling father...

In Better Dead than Never by Laurent Boulanger, we seek to separate truth from lies. Ten years ago, Beh Mohammed Shah was jailed for the rape and murder of Steven Donnelly. Now Patricia Lunn has been asked to investigate a possible miscarriage of justice. An...