Evelyn Barrett was a highly successful attorney whose husband Eddie loves her despite her temper and outgoing, outspoken ways. On page 88, Eddie says of the day they met when Evelyn marched up to the AT&T phone yard demanding to speak with a supervisor, "I...

When we first meet Philip Adler he is in session with a troubled patient, a young woman with whom Adler is playing a sort of chess game. Who will speak first? What is the appropriate position to take in response? If you have ever wondered...

"My Sore Hush-a-Bye" by Renata F. Barcelos is the story of Camille, a teenager going to school for the first time in her life. She has lived with Uncle Bob since she was seven years old. She has come to depend on him and knows...

Chris Cavender has written several mysteries centered around pizza, a food favored by many readers and non-readers everywhere. And now the author has created "Killer Crust" which features Eleanor Swift who runs "Slice of Delight", a pizza parlor in Timber Ridge, North Carolina, with the...

"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...

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...

John Brooks is a brilliant young lawyer working hard, but not getting much notice. What he really needs is one big case to show off his talents. That case comes along when he is hired to defend Hal Boyd, AKA, the Butcher of Belhaven, on...

The residents of the island could set their watch by Wayne’s evening walk on the beach He was searching for pieces of driftwood to create his art when he saw the large beautiful black orchid lay in the sand. He put on his gloves so...

"Daimones" by Massimo Marino is an apocalypse book with a difference. One night the world’s population quietly died, except for Dan, his wife Mary and their teenage daughter. The mass extinction was so quiet that it was only on the commute to work in Geneva...

"The Haunting of Josephine" by Kathleen Whelpley is a social satire, depicting the oddities of a society which looks rather Victorian in its outlook. The plot is underlined with a sense of suspense as well as humor. Born to a poor family, Jo (Josephine)is sent...