I enjoyed Jeremy Bates’s World’s Scariest Places series, which are exciting horror books set in real life scary places, such as Japan’s Suicide Forest, or the catacombs under Paris. Therefore I looked forward to reading his World’s Scariest Legends series, and horror merfolk seemed like a good place to start. Millionaire marine biologist, Marty Murdock,… Continue reading Merfolk by Jeremy Bates
Strange Noir is an apt description for this intriguing, lyrical story nugget. Tristan Grieves, a man whose alcoholism seems his best quality, meets a desperate woman who asks for his help. However, following the time honored tradition of noir, not all is as it seems. Hofstatter’s writing is crammed full of imagery. When it works,… Continue reading Soaking in Strange Hours by Erik Hofstatter
The blog takeover continues! Today is launch day for Whitesands, so read on to find out more about the book, the author, and to read my review. About the book THE BREAKOUT SUPERNATURAL THRILLER FROM ICELANDIC WRITER JOHANN THORSSON Detective John Dark’s daughter has been missing for two years. In his frantic and unfruitful search… Continue reading New Release: Whitesands by Johann Thorsson
A long time ago I read the first Gideon Crew novel, Gideon’s Sword. I couldn’t get over the slim premise, the predictable plot and the fact that the hero’s catchphrase was ‘sink me’. I took the novel much too seriously. Aware of this, I decided to try the second Gideon novel, Gideon’s Corpse. An apparent… Continue reading Gideon’s Corpse by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child
Do not adjust your screens, this is a blog takeover! I’m thrilled to be part of E C Bell’s blog tour for her new paranormal mystery novel, Tying the Knot, which will be released April 27th. Yesterday I shared E C Bell’s guest post about how she learned to love rescue dogs. Today is all… Continue reading Book Tour: Tying the Knot by E C Bell
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