FBI Agent Corrie Swanson and archeologist Nora Kelly team up once again in this gripping thriller. After a sheriff is shot stopping a relic hunter digging up a seventy-five year old corpse in a perfectly preserved abandoned mining town, FBI Agent Corrie Swanson gets assigned the case to determine if the dead body was a… Continue reading The Scorpion’s Tail by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child
I admit I have a softness for stories about the First World War. Perhaps it’s because two of my great uncles fought in the war to end all wars and I’ve read their letters to their mother during that time, but I found this epistolary novel charming. Four young friends, sister and brother Evie and… Continue reading 12 Days of Christmas: Last Christmas in Paris by Hazel Gaynor and Heather Webb
A humorous novel that’s more mystery than horror but is still a whole lot of fun. Literary publisher of stuffy hardbacks, Blackwood-Patterson, wasn’t on Lussi Meyer’s list of favorite employers, but beggars can’t be choosers. However, a series of bizarre events led Lussi to not only get the job but be promoted to senior editor,… Continue reading 12 Days of Christmas: Secret Santa by Andrew Shaffer
A free gift from last Christmas, The Scavenger Hunt is another festive ghost story. Jackson reluctantly attends his sister’s Christmas party, but he finds more than he bargained for when he approaches a good looking guest. A fun short story that has a little chill in its heart warming. I liked the touches of the… Continue reading 12 Days of Christmas: The Scavenger Hunt by K A Miltimore
Keeping the tradition of ghost stories at Christmas alive and well comes this heartwarming tale from Michelle Brauer. After getting married, Addie receives a long letter from an old neighbor upset that she wasn’t invited to the wedding. When she visits her for Christmas, will Addie ever be the same again? This is a sweet… Continue reading 12 Days of Christmas: Elfie’s Christmas Spirit by Michelle Brauer
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