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If My Dogs Were a Pair of Middle-Aged Men by The Oatmeal, Matthew Inman Andrews McMeel Publishing Comics & Graphic Novels Pub Date 26 Sep 2017 Review This book is hilarious, definitely one of the Oatmeal’s best. Whether or not you love dogs, this book will have you laughing. Like all of the Oatmeal’s comics, the humor comes both from the drawings and the truth inherent in the situations. If you have dogs, I can guarantee they’ve behaved like the two middle aged men on m

Death at the Seaside A Kate Shackleton Mystery by Frances Brody St. Martin's Press Minotaur Books Mystery & Thrillers Pub Date 12 Sep 2017 Review The Kate Shackleton historical mysteries are a delightful escape from the everyday. Set in a changing post WWI Britain, the novels draw readers in with their complex characters and well designed plots. Death at the Seaside drew me in from the beginning. Can you imagine beginning your holiday, stepping into a shop and finding

I Love My Bread Machine More Than 100 Recipes for Delicious Home Baking By Anne Sheasby Nourish Cooking, Food & Wine, Nonfiction (Adult) Pub Date 19 Sep 2017 Review I Love My Bread Machine has recipes taken from the 2009 Bread Machine Bible. There are of course plenty of updates and additions that make this book worthwhile. There are a variety of whole grain recipes using specialty grains as well as a number of gluten free recipes. I liked that it has a section specificall

The Seagull A Vera Stanhope Mystery by Ann Cleeves St. Martin's Press Minotaur Books Mystery & Thrillers Pub Date 05 Sep 2017 Review Once again Anne Cleeves has given readers and her heroine Vera exactly what they want - a challenge. When an inmate, a former superintendent and colleague of her father, offers Vera the whereabouts of the body of a long missing man in exchange for checking in on his troubled daughter, she has doubts. Instead, not one body but two are disc

Cat Got Your Secrets A Kitty Couture Mystery by Julie Chase Crooked Lane Books Mystery & Thrillers Pub Date 12 Sep 2017 Review The Kitty Couture Series is a pet lover's dream. A clever mystery, fascinating and memorable characters (human and animal alike), a great setting (who doesn't love New Orleans) and just the right dash of romance - what more could a mystery lover want? And it's newest installment, Cat Got Your Secrets has everything that makes this series a winne

Edinburgh Twilight Ian Hamilton Book 1 By Carole Lawrence Thomas & Mercer General Fiction (Adult), Mysteries & Thrillers Pub Date 05 Sep 2017 Review Edinburgh Twilight is an unusual novel set in 19th century Scotland. Detective Inspector Ian Hamilton is young and determined, ambitious in the sense that he wants to pursue justice. Carole Lawrence makes him human, bringing him to life with a believable history, scars and all. The supporting cast is equally colorful. You like

A Study in Gold A contemporary British mystery set in Oxford by Annie Dalton Severn House Mystery & Thrillers Pub Date 01 Sep 2017 Review Annie Dalton is an amazing writer. I’ve enjoyed her entire Dog Walking Detectives series, and feel that A Study in Gold in particular is exceptional. The introduction puts the readers off guard. Initially I didn’t know that the murder was present day. The flavor was entirely 1940s. Into the first chapter, the reader discovers that A

Murders.com by Margaret Duffy Severn House Mystery & Thrillers Pub Date 01 Sep 2017 Review I absolutely loved Murders.com - Margaret Duffy has once again created a page turning thriller that will leave readers begging for more. Patrick and Ingrid Gillard may be safer now that they are working for the National Crime Agency as opposed to MI-5, but that doesn't mean their lives are without danger. When the head of a special division of the police is found by Ingrid badly inj

Just off the Path by Weston Sullivan Fire Quill Publishing Firelight: Fantasy and Science fiction General Fiction (Adult) , Sci Fi & Fantasy Pub Date 05 Sep 2017 Review Weston Sullivan has an interesting approach to the world of fairy tales. Unlike the well known series Fable, fairy tale characters reside in a fantasy world. All of their stories overlap and merge. With Briar Rose and the rightful rulers of Grimm asleep for 100 years, other kingdoms have emerged. Rapu

The Bronze Skies Catherine Asaro Baen Fiction (Adult), Science Fiction & Fantasy Pub Date 05 Sep 2017 Review Absolutely fantastic! The Bronze Skies is a thrilling blend of science fiction and mystery set on a world divided. The rich live above ground while the poor live in the ancient aqueducts beneath the surface. Bhaajan is a troubleshooter for the Majda family, a detective respected in the Undercity and able to fit in in the city above. Bhaajan’s newest case involves an