A Lion in the GrassBy: Mark ZvonkovicPublisher: Dos Perro PressPublication Date: August 2020ISBN: 978-1735275109Reviewed by: Lynette LatzkoDate: October 28, 2020Author Mark Zvonkovic undertakes a different perspective on the classic espionage novel in his latest book, A Lion in the Grass.Spanning over an impressive six decades, readers follow the life of Raymond Hatcher beginning in 1942 at the tender age of seventeen. Eager to enlist in the army, but because of his remarkable...
A Pre-Existing Condition: A Detective Ben Dailey, M.D. MysteryBy: Gene RontalPublisher: Camel PressPublication Date: January 2021ISBN: 978-1603817356Reviewed by: Barbara Bamberger ScottReview Date: February 3, 2021Ben Dailey is an MD who has taken on work as a Police Surgeon after his involvement in a crime that nearly destroyed him. Now he’s back in action and the threat is even greater – his family is being targeted in this latest offering by author Gene Rontal.Dailey is drawn into this...
A Prison Without LocksBy: David RuggerioPublisher: Black Rose WritingPublication Date: November 2020ISBN: 978-1-68433-620-3Reviewed by: Amy LignorReview Date: November 2020As a girl who grew up in one of those so-called “quaint hamlets” out there, they have personally always brought me nightmares. Although you might think they’re lovely to live in, this book actually sums them up perfectly; from the gossip mongers to the people you know who have a secret buried and you find them at bit...
A Reckoning in BrooklynBy: Michael O'KeefePublisher: Ingram SparkPublication Date: November 2019ISBN: B07YNY9GMSReviewed by: Barbara Bamberger ScottDate: January 25, 2020An unlikely pair of cops faced with an unsavory nest of unrepentant bad guys use their special skills to mop up the mess in New York City in the late 1970s.The place is Brooklyn, the neighborhood Bushwick, first settled by Germans, then inundated with Italians who gradually dominated the criminal life of the neighborhood. Then...
A Slippery ShadowBy: Gary D. McGuganPublication Date: March 2022ISBN: 978-1-7779049-1-3Reviewed By: Amy LignorReview Date: February 7, 2022It always sends a shot of excitement through my veins when I realize that Howard Knight is back on the scene. I mean, this is the sixth book of author Gary McGugan’s incredible suspense series and, take it from me, the action, thrills and level of espionage has not lessened one tiny bit since Book 1 arrived.Beginning in Singapore, readers (new and old)...
A Web of DeceitBy: Gary D. McGuganPublication Date: March 2021ISBN: 978-1-9995656-7-1Reviewed by Diane LunsfordDate: March 17, 2021Gary D. McGugan delivers the next exceptional read in his latest Multima thriller series, A Web of Deceit.It’s January 2020 in Fort Myers, Florida and Multima Corporation’s CEO, Suzanne Simpson, is the epitome of ‘no rest for the weary.’ As she wraps up her review of the previous day’s sales results for Multima Supermarkets, she’s interrupted by a...
Aldaraia (The Matthew Bishop Series - Book One)By: Burt ClinchandhillPublished by: Evolved PublishingPublication Date: October 2020ISBN: 978-1-62253608-8Reviewed by: Amy LignorReview Date: November 4, 2020I always love the introduction of a new series in the literary world. And this one...well, this one just increases my belief that new series and/or trilogies should enter the realm more often. If you are one of “me” who hears the words “adventure” and “professor” and thinks of...
All the Broken PeopleBy: Amy RiversPublisher: Compathy Press, LLCPublication Date: March 2019ISBN: 978-0578425313Reviewed by: Lynette LatzkoReview Date: January 7, 2020Alice Bennett, journalist and wife to a man who appears to be wonderfully perfect, was finally able to crawl her way out of a horrifically abusive childhood, and into a well-crafted new life full of promise. Unfortunately, life doesn’t always seem to play out as planned, and Alice’s past, coupled with controlling behavior by...
An Unwanted GuestBy: Shari LapenaPublisher: Pamela Dorman BooksPublication Date: August 2018ISBN: 978-0525557623Reviewed by: Jennifer RearickReview Date: August 22, 2018 Mitchell's Inn in the mountains of New York is a luxury hotel. On a Friday night, with a snowstorm coming in, it is turning out to be a great place for a relaxing getaway - for a lot of people. Gwen and Riley are two friends who attended the same journalism school. After graduating,...
ApexBy: Tyler MichaelPublished by: Tyler Michael BooksPublication Date: October 2020ISBN: 978-0578781990Reviewed by: Barbara Bamberger ScottReview Date: November 29, 2020Gaming is the overarching theme behind Tyler Michael’s compelling saga, Apex,beginning with a simple camping trip and ending in international intrigue, with much blood shed along the way.Chris is a college grad trying to figure out what to do with his life, and in the meantime, he leads new campers on wilderness...
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