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Lost Solace by Karl Drinkwater BooksGoSocial Multicultural Interest , Sci Fi & Fantasy Pub Date 31 Oct 2017 Review Solace is exciting fluff. What it lacks in plot, it more than makes up for in action - lots of explosions, gunfights, sneaking past enemies, space combat, etc… By keeping the action going nonstop, readers don’t have much time to notice plot holes or question inconsistencies. Drinkwater does a better job developing his two central characters - Opal (a former

The Death Beat by Fiona Veitch Smith Lion Hudson IP Limited Lion Fiction Mystery & Thrillers Pub Date 20 Oct 2017 Review The Death Beat is a fantastic historical mystery set in the 1920s. Part of the novel occurs on the boat from Britain to the US, but the bulk of the novel is set in the US. Although The Death Beat is a historical mystery, it brings up issues that are important today, including the treatment of immigrants, human trafficking, the use of immigrants as sl

Firewalkers: A Recondito Novel Chris Roberson October 3, 2017 9781597809122 Nightshade Books Skyhorse Publishing Review One part invasion of the body snatchers, one part Lovercraftian horror story, Firewalkers is an exciting urban fantasy. A small group of determined heroes, a police detective, a city pathologist and two FBI agents, know the truth behind the drug Ink and those who seek to spread its use. Something from another dimension is using Ink to spread its control

Heir Ascendant (Faded Skies #1) Book ONE of the Faded Skies by Matthew S. Cox Curiosity Quills Press Sci Fi & Fantasy Pub Date 05 Oct 2017 Review Heir Ascendant surprised me, it is far from easy to write a science fiction novel where a 9 year old girl is the central figure. No matter how intelligent she is, she is still a child. Matthew Cox did a superb job of making Maya authentic. Though she is intelligent, she is naive and starved for affection and that makes her vulner

Sitting Murder A Baffling Victorian Whodunnit by A. J. Wright Endeavour Press Horror , Mystery & Thrillers Pub Date 12 Oct 2017 Review Sitting Murder is a competently written but somewhat lacklustre Victorian mystery. From the start you know that not all is kosher with Alice Goodway and her seances. She knows more than she otherwise should, but DS Michael Brennan does not believe in ghosts. When Goodway’s husband’s Aunt is murdered, he must unravel the threads of the pa

THE NINJA'S ILLUSION A Jaya Jones Treasure Hunt Mystery by Gigi Pandian Henery Press General Fiction (Adult) , Mystery & Thrillers Pub Date 03 Oct 2017 Review Don’t be put off by the slow start to The Ninja’s Illusion. It takes a bit of time to get to the meat of the mystery, but once you are there the novel becomes impossible to put down. Jaya Jones is a treasure hunter/researcher. Alone she isn’t that exceptional but together with her unusual friends and associates t

Crazy Like a Fox A Novel by Rita Mae Brown Random House Publishing Group - Ballantine Ballantine Books Mystery & Thrillers Pub Date 31 Oct 2017 Review Rita Mae Brown’s novels are always entertaining, and Crazy Like a Fox is no exception. The characters, both animal and human are fascinating, and the story is unique. There is a murder, which lies at the heart of the story - but that isn’t where the plot begins or ends. The dapper, charming horseman Wesley Carruthers disappe

The Secret, Book & Scone Society by Ellery Adams Kensington Books Mystery & Thrillers Pub Date 31 Oct 2017 Review I was definitely impressed by The Secret Book and Scone Society. Its central characters are genuine and the development of their friendship is believable - particularly as its first test comes when Nora and the others (Hester, Estella and June) begin their investigation of a suicide they are certain is murder. I loved the idea of bibliotherapy - healing your

The Trouble with Twelfth Grave A Novel by Darynda Jones St. Martin's Press Mystery & Thrillers Pub Date 31 Oct 2017 Review If you are looking for a fast paced urban fantasy with plenty of snark and a delightfully quirky cast of characters look no further. The Trouble with Twelfth Grave is the newest addition to Darynda Jones’s long running series featuring grim reaper Charley Davidson. It’s been a while since I’ve read one of Jones’s novels, but I was able to quickly ca

A Dangerous Language The Rowland Sinclair Mysteries: Book 8 by Sulari Gentill Pantera Press Historical Fiction , Mystery & Thrillers Pub Date 01 Oct 2017 Review A Dangerous Language is a profoundly affecting historical mystery. The amount of time Sulari Gentill spent researching shows. This is one impeccably plotted mystery. Politics, particularly the conflict between communism and fascism, play an important role in this complex story. Rowland Sinclair has experienced