Category Archive: Mystery

Quick Review–Cold Moon by Alexandra Sokoloff

I have been lucky enough to have communication with Alexandra Sokoloff after I reviewed her book, Book of Shadows, on my blog. She sent me an e-version of the first book in this… Continue reading

Review #13: The Good Lawyer by Thomas Benigno

Oooh, another debut novel!! There is something kind of exciting about reading an author’s first (and in this case, only) book. Will you get to see their unique view as an author, and… Continue reading

Review #10: On/Off by Colleen McCullough

The most unique piece of this serial killer mystery-thriller is that it is set in 1965. This is a time before DNA forensic technology, before computers, and before cell phones. Detectives and crime… Continue reading

Review #9: Caught by Harlan Coben

After pulling off a “To Catch a Predator” ambush on social worker Dan Mercer, Wendy Tynes is poised for fame as a hold-no-punches investigative television reporter. Three months later, however, when a teen… Continue reading

Review #7: Too Hard to Handle by John Perich

Too Hard to Handle is the second in the Mara Cunningham series, the follow-up to John Perich’s debut, Too Close to Miss. In the first book, we are introduced to Mara, who is… Continue reading

Review #6: Dead Weight (Lizzy Gardner Series #2) by T.R. Ragan

Again… what is with the covers of T.R. Ragan’s books?? These are both awful, just like the first ones! I don’t think I’m not a particularly particular cover-person… but Ragan clearly needs a… Continue reading

Review #4: Survival of the Fittest by Jonathan Kellerman

Survival of the Fittest is the thirteenth in the Alex Delaware series by Jonathan Kellerman, released in 1998. It’s certainly lucky number thirteen, as I think this is one of the strongest books… Continue reading

Review #3: Abducted (Lizzy Gardner Series #1) by T.R. Ragan

Abducted is the first in the Lizzy Gardner series by self-published author, T.R. Ragan. When Lizzy Gardner was 15, she was kidnapped by serial killer “Spiderman,” and held hostage for weeks. Through her… Continue reading

Review #1: Mystery by Jonathan Kellerman

Time to start the Cannonball Read again! I must apologize – I’m on a Jonathan Kellerman splurge these days, since his books are available to borrow on Kindle from the local library (if… Continue reading

Review #52: Monster by Jonathan Kellerman

My final review!!!! How thrilling!!! I read a few books that I didn’t review for various reasons, so I’m excited that I still made the 52! I wish I had something more exciting… Continue reading