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Dead Eye (Tiger's Eye Mystery #1) by Alyssa Day Alyssa Day Mystery & Thrillers , Sci Fi & Fantasy Pub Date 27 Feb 2017 Review Dead Eye is a cute paranormal cozy with an adorable heroine and a sexy hero who is itching to make her purr. Tess Callahan is sweet, smart and funny. She runs the Dead End pawnshop where a quirky array of residents bring their items to pawn and where visiting tourists find everything they never knew they had to have. But life isn't all taxidermi

The Pho Cookbook Easy to Adventurous Recipes for Vietnam's Favorite Soup and Noodles by Andrea Nguyen Ten Speed Press Cooking, Food & Wine Pub Date 07 Feb 2017 Review Pho is the essence of Vietnam. It is a perfect marriage of flavorful broth and wide rice noodles. More than that, however, it has a history as rich and varied as the dish itself. Pho is an expression of individual uniqueness as well as cultural solidarity. The Pho Cookbook is more than a collection of recipe

Kneaded to Death by Winnie Archer Kensington Books Mystery & Thrillers Pub Date 28 Feb 2017 Review To make good bread you have to start with the right ingredients and combine them in the right way - let the dough develop properly, and then bake. Kneaded to Death takes that idea to heart. Not only does the story center around a charming Mexican bread bakery, it has just the right mix of characters and just enough excitement and romance to keep the blend balanced. Ivy Culp

Fires & Murmur by Lorenzo Mattotti, Jerry Kramsky Dover Publications Comics & Graphic Novels Pub Date 15 Feb 2017 Review Absolutely gorgeous. Fires and Murmur is expressionist art in the form of a surreal graphic novel. The paired stories are tantalizing, if disturbing, dreams that stir the imagination and linger in memory. Reading was like gazing at a piece of art. I found myself pausing, repeatedly looking back and thinking about what I’ve seen. Fire and Murmur is b

Four Stars For Danger by John Burke Endeavour Press Mystery & Thrillers Pub Date 24 Feb 2017 Review Four Stars for Danger is a pretty good thriller with just a touch of the gothic. It is important to realize that this is a reprint of an older title, otherwise you might be a bit put off by the chauvinism. Ellen Sawyer may be the lead character, but it is her male support who manages to solve all the intellectual aspects of the puzzle as well as guides her out of the physi

Death of a Ghost by M. C. Beaton Grand Central Publishing Mystery & Thrillers Pub Date 21 Feb 2017 Review I always enjoy the Hamish Macbeth mysteries, but I have to say that Beaton has outdone herself with her newest novel. Death of a Ghost is fantastic. As police Sergeant in rural Scotland, Hamish Macbeth has to rely on his wits and his knowledge of people rather than forensics. He genuinely cares about the people in his community. Hamish may lack ego and ambition, but

Except for One Thing by John Russell Fearn Endeavour Press Mystery & Thrillers Pub Date 24 Feb 2017 Review I love old mysteries, so it is a pleasure to explore Endeavour Press’s publications. Except For One Thing was first released in the late 40s but is just as enthralling today. It pits the genius and ego of chemist Richard Harvey, the murderer, against the determination and persistence of Chief Inspector Garth. Even better, the killer takes part in the investigation.

Midnight Curse Disrupted Magic, Book 1 by Melissa F. Olson 47 North General Fiction (Adult), Sci Fi & Fantasy Pub Date 07 Feb 2017 Review In the first book of the Disrupted Magic series, Melissa F. Olson goes back to focusing on her original heroine, Scarlett Bernard, nullifier of magic and supernatural clean up expert. The paranormal population of LA rely on her to keep humans from discovering the hidden supernatural world. In Midnight Curse, Scarlett discovers her friend M

PANIC BUTTON by CHARLIE GALLAGHER Joffe Books Mystery & Thrillers Pub Date 08 Feb 2017 Review Out of the frying pan and into the fire. George Elms’s life has been a mess since the accidental shooting of his partner at the end of Bodily Harm. Plagued by tinnitus from an explosion, he’s begun drinking heavily and is currently separated from his wife and child. With his career in tatters, it doesn't look like it can get worse, until he is blamed for the brutal murder of f

The Voices of Martyrs by Maurice Broaddus Rosarium Publishing Sci Fi & Fantasy Pub Date 28 Feb 2017 Review This anthology is a profound, emotionally charged anthology that left me breathless. The stories are portraits of Africans over time, from the time before slavery, through their experiences over the decades in the US to the present and beyond. Each voice is a message that reaches the heart. An entire race has been shaped by the ignorance, hate and greed of others.