This is an excellent story for kids from eight to twelve years old but others will enjoy it too. It is easy to read and a great mix of an old-fashioned country family and a robot. The combination alone is very imaginative and the author's...

This is a delightful tale worthy of the original master. It is a story about Sherlock Holmes in the case of "The House of Silk". It is well-told, entertaining, and full of Arthur Conan Doyle’s flavor. The tale is done from John Watson’s point of...

Before John Corey began a danger-filled career in the Federal Bureau of Investigation, he was a New York City homicide detective. Nelson DeMille relates a short story about a bookseller’s corpse in the appropriately named Dead End Book Store. Almost immediately, Corey determines that the...

"The Perfect Death", a highly well-written police procedural mystery, features Jacksonville, Florida, police detective John Stallings who investigates the disappearance of a teenage girl. For Stallings, separated from his wife and missing his two remaining children, this case reminds him of when his own daughter,...

"Echo's Revenge; The Ultimate Game" is an action-filled and fast-paced adventure for young adult readers. Boys in particular will relate to the well-defined characters and the urge to jump into various character roles. Brothers Jeremy and Reggie are in a fractured family situation in which...

Great blistering barnacles! Our hero, young reporter Tintin (with a nose for news) stumbles across a find among the odds and ends at the Old Street Market: a model of The Unicorn, a ship which belonged to Sir Francis Hannock, who lost his fortune...

In an era of telecommuting and subsequent predatory scams, "The Ultimate Job Directory" is a wonderful tool by which to gauge focus. Containing company names, contacts and the product(s) in which said companies specialize, this book is a plethora of great information. Thumbing through the...

Henry loved baseball. In fact, he lived for baseball. He was a natural shortstop; the ball and his glove were like magnet to steel. Life as he knew it would cease to exist as he is discovered and recruited to a liberal arts university. Thriving...

"In Icarus Void" by C. K. Burch readers join the voyage to the stars with the crew of Icarus, a ship designed with heat shields strong enough to withstand the high temperatures of stars. This is Captain Gordon Markov’s last mission. Like all captains he...

This is an entertaining, occasionally humorous and always delightful story of Galveston, Texas, in 1900. Before the Great Hurricane of that year tore this coastal city to shreds, Galveston was an elegant place to live and thrive, at least it was if a family was...

Shelia Thibedeau communicates with animals telepathically, much to her dad’s chagrin. She and the animal communicated through mind pictures or visions. Her dad’s advice was to get a real job. She did a “real job working for an insurance company and found it boring. However,...

Author Jack Jon has taken the tumultuous last years of the shogun empire in Japan and created a novel that students of world history will love. He creates fictional Nelson Harding, son of a New England whale ship captain, who goes to Japan, sailing on...

In "The Fourth Fisherman", Joe Kissack presents us with two stories in one. He initially tells of five fishermen who become lost and disoriented off the coast of Mexico. As it turns out, they survive, drifting on the seas while trying to remain alive by...

Dwight Morgan's "The Unlikely Career of Sonny B. Feelright" is one of the best books I have read in some time and I detest anything that smacks of business! Fresh out of school with an MBA, Sonny is approached by a gorgeous woman who needs...

Johnny Smith's mother dies after giving birth to him and according to Johnny, he has been a disappointment to women ever since. Now at 33, Johnny has been best man at weddings for far too many times, and now he is best man for his...

"The Plea for Righteousness" is backed by great amounts of knowledge and research that the authors document well and they advise the reader to read this book in its entirety. The authors want African-Americans to understand that they are the original Israelites and that this...

Having been born to parents with a history of dysfunctional behaviors and addictions, Wanda McGuire was no stranger to this lifestyle herself. Being brought up in this type of situation, Wanda carried these behaviors into her own marriage with a husband with a serious addiction...

While this tale hinges partly on 21st Century technology, the style and substance is very old fashioned, reading not so much like John Gresham or Tom Clancy as Raymond Chandler or Mickey Spillane with just a dash of Nick and Nora Charles thrown in. A...

We all knew David Baldacci was more than capable of penning a thriller but recently he has stretched his wings by adding a new genre to his repertoire. I quickly fell in love with his new style when I read "One Summer". "The Christmas Train"...

Jennifer Smith has made a strong debut in the middle school novel market. "The Storm Makers" is a fanciful story about a twin brother and sister who appreciate both science and magic. A mysterious stranger lurks about the family farm and the twins figure out...