This novel starts with a lie which skillfully snares the reader unfamiliar with Jefferson Bass’s other books. Well done. Then on to Angie St. Claire, a forensic analyst from Florida, who is taking a professional course from Dr. Bill Brockton at the National Forensic Academy....

Logan Thibault, a US Marine, is in Iraq for his 3rd tour of duty. On one of his rounds he happens upon a picture of a pretty girl half hidden in the sandy dirt. The woman in the picture intrigues him! Should he toss...

Casey, the three year old yellow lab, is a Senator in the Central Canine Government. She is investigating why dogs, mostly little Yorkshire Terriers, are disappearing from the west side of her district. She is aided by Cooper the Golden Retriever, Chuckles the Dachshund, and...

Connie Mansfield Carter has created a wonderful Christmas poem based on the old traditional “The Night Before Christmas." In “The Night Before Christmas in Bethlehem,” Ms. Carter starts the story off as this: Twas the night before Christmas in Bethlehem town. All of the townsfolk were settling...

"The Thriving Child," written by Erica Reid, is an excellent resource filled with information and tips for parents. The first section of the book focuses on helping children who suffer from allergies and asthma to thrive in all areas of life. This section includes tips...

There are two Gilly sisters, Jo and Claire. Jo stays much to herself on the salt farm. She was strong, stern, hardworking and loyal to the family’s tradition of farming salt. Claire was outgoing, egotistic, attractive and popular; her desire was to leave the farm...

Enthralling. Intriguing. Suspenseful. These are only a few of the words that I can think of to describe this book. "The Vatican Knights" is one of those pieces of literature that captures your attention immediately and carries you through to the very end. I found...

It is the Civil War year of 1863 in Ellenton, Georgia, and Mary Lou Bryant is engaged to childhood sweetheart Tristan Lawrence, now a West Point graduate and off fighting the war with the 50th Georgia. Mary Lou has had her own share of tragedy,...

Who knew Britain has had a super-secret department devoted to the supernatural since . . . I don’t know, before the Vikings? Daniel O’Malley’s novel "The Rook" sketches a history of the Chequy, a venerable organization that has assisted the government through the centuries. We...

"The Lucky Cake," written by Anna Prokos and illustrated by Christina Tsevis, is the wonderful telling of a Greek tradition. Billy is very excited as it is New Year's Day and he cannot wait until the cake is cut into as he is hoping that...

"The Duke Don't Dance" by Richard Sharp is a fascinating journey following the lives of a group of friends and acquaintances we first meet at Annapolis in 2011. They are attending the wake of one of their own, who has recently passed away. From there...

Children will learn about friendship and thinking about others while reading "The Tale of Rusty Horse," written by Emily Lim and illustrated by Neal Sharp. Rusty Horse lives at the entrance of a toy shop. Once popular, he is now old and rusted and ignored....

"The Golden Lane: Faja de Oro" by Sam L Pfiester is, quite simply, historical fiction at its best. It is interesting, informative and imaginative, but above all, it is a thoroughly absorbing read as it brings history to life. It is the story of the...

"The Hawken Eye" is a delightful book that reads almost like a Harry Potter book, though the tale has nothing to do with the famous wizard. The character of Kimora, one of the threesome that are the main characters in this tale, is very much...

Wow! What a page-turner! In "The Operative" by Andrew Britton, former government agent Ryan Kealey hopes that he is out of the high-suspense and knuckle-biting business. But then terrorist attacks on New York and Baltimore bring him out of retirement at the request of the...

When we begin listening to the audio version of "The Lifeboat" by Charlotte Roganis we discover that Grace has survived the ordeal and is on trial for the murder of Hardie, along with two other women. Grace spins an exciting and heart-wrenching tale but how...

Is it possible to fight two wars at the same time? In the summer of 1969, elements of the 101st Airborne went back to the A Shau Valley in South Vietnam. In the summer of 1864 the 10th Vermont, part of General Ricketts’ Third Division,...

The "Tide of Destiny" by Nigel Patten is as excellent an example of historical fiction as you are ever likely to get. Set in the Napoleonic era in southern Switzerland and then north-eastern Italy, it is the story of Damien André Berry, one of the...

Jack Miller, a seasoned FBI agent, and Ross Fruen, who he quickly nicknames Junior, are assigned to the case of a series of bank robberies. Things change considerably when during the latest robbery a pregnant woman is killed. The thief has never killed before, so...

"The First Apostle" by Katherine Pym is gripping historical fiction. Set in Paris, it relates the story of journalist and pamphleteer Camille Desmoulins during the period of the French Revolution. He was an active and outspoken revolutionary, a close friend of Robespierre and other influential...