River Bones, Book One in the Sara Mason Mysteries by Mary Deal is an enthralling tale that will have the reader on the edge of their seat. Sara returned to her hometown after many years of not wanting to face a tragedy that took away...

The Identity Thief: A Hollis Morgan Mystery is a sleuth mystery novel written by R. Franklin James. While this is not the first book in this series, the author provides enough background information for it to be read as a standalone novel. Hollis’s supervising partner,...

The Vestals Conspiracy: Prequel To The Nina Monte Mystery Thriller Series is an historical fiction mystery written by Tomasz Chrusciel. Professor Filippo Oliveri’s recent discovery was the high point and culmination of his life’s work. The site was remarkably well preserved, from the wall decorations...

If you enjoy a good murder mystery built on unexpected plot twists and a fascinating cast of characters, this one is for you. The Study of Silence: A Lady Evelyn Mystery is the third book in the series by Malia Zaidi. Set in England in...

To the Metal: A Paris of the South Mystery by Kendric Neal is set in Ashville, NC, a city that has rapidly grown into a mixture of hippies, hipsters, tourists and locals. Mack Eagan, former junior high football coach now turned private detective, mainly exists...

When my son and daughter-in-law went to Italy for their honeymoon they participated in a “truffle hunt” in Tuscany. When they explained what it was, I became very curious about it. When I came across Hunting Truffles by author Dick Rosano, I knew I...

After surviving a forest fire, a private investigator begins hunting for the woman whose disappearance caused the deadly conflagration to ignite in the exciting sleuth mystery novel, Three Strikes, You're Dead (An Eddie Shoes Mystery) by Elena Hartwell. On the first day of a mother-daughter...

Chinawoman's Chance: Portia of the Pacific Historical Mysteries, Volume 1 is an historical sleuth mystery written by Jim Musgrave. It was 1884, and San Francisco, even more than the rest of the country, was embroiled in a harsh and racist reaction to the recent flow...

Cat Call by Mollie Hunt is the fourth book in the Crazy Cat Lady Cozy Mystery series. Lynley gets a frantic call from her friend Rhonda whose sweet cat, Cary Grant, has gone missing. Of course, Lynley goes to help and hears about a hexter...

The Ancient Whisper: A Whisper of a Mystery Trilogy, Volume 1 by M.A. Appleby is the story of Ellen Andress, a woman who has her life turned upside down when she is kidnapped and taken somewhere. A mother and a fighter, she becomes suspicious when...

The chosen have returned to Dema-Ki to further their training, exploring abilities that are beyond even the Elders' guidance, and yet guide them they must. This group of friends must learn to combine their powers, for they will be called upon sooner than they could...

What a great read! Karen Hanson Stuyck clearly knows her audience. A Deadly Courtship (An Alexandra Sinclair Mystery) is a fast-paced, adventurous kind of historical romance that has more going for it than just seeing two of the ton fall for each other. We open...

A killer is marring the faces of his victims and removing their fingertips, trying to conceal their identities, in the winning sleuth murder mystery Death on Tyneside (Agnes Lockwood Mysteries Book 2) by Eileen Thornton. After helping Detective Chief Inspector Alan Johnson wind up a...

The Rocking Crate: The Darius Morefield Mysteries, Volume 1 is a paranormal detective/coming of age novel written by C. Craig Coleman. The move to the small mill town in North Carolina was supposed to be the cure for the Morefield family’s economic woes. And it...

In Mason's Missing by Teresa Burrell, five-year-old Mason was last seen running towards a man the teacher assumed to be his father, and getting into a dark blue Toyota RAV4. Days pass and there is no sign of Mason or a ransom demand. Word of...

Angelina Bonaparte (pronounced Bon-ar-par-tay) is a female private detective working out of Milwaukee. Six years ago Marcy Wagner hired Angie to find out what happened to her school teacher husband, who just disappeared from her life and that of their three children, cleaning out the...

Billy Ray Kincaid, the owner of the BTSN sports network, is a jerk and a crook, but he has Cissy, a sexy young sideline reporter. Rumor has it that BTSN is about to go under. Billy Ray needs something fast. When it is reported that...

Deathly Desire: The Westport Mysteries, Lizzie, Book 3 is a romantic novel of suspense written by Beth Prentice. Lizzie’s life was coming together just about as perfectly as it could. Her boyfriend, Riley, was a gorgeous hunk who was crazy about her, and they would...

Narrow Escape in Norway: An Agnes Kelly Mystery Adventure by Christine Keleny is set against the backdrop of Norway. Agnes and her grandmother, Agee, are in Norway to meet someone with the name Nick Borge. They are there to find out what happened to Agnes’...

Unhaunted is the first book in the White Crow Mystery series by Trisha Slay, and what a start it is! The fact that the author herself was brought up in a haunted house adds to the credibility of the overall appeal of the book. Asha...