Henrietta, eldest of eight children, often feels the burden of trying to keep her family afloat after the death of her father. While her mother takes in mending and her younger sister does the same, most of the living expenses fall on Henrietta’s shoulders. Henrietta...

Settling in to read a murder mystery is always a satisfying experience, and with A Murder on Wall Street by Owen Parr, it is also an enjoyable one. In it, readers discover some lovable key characters in the form of Joey Mancuso, a former NYPD...

Auburn Ride: A Johnny Delarosa Thriller is an iconic mystery/thriller story reminiscent of Mickey Spillane and Sam Spade. A beautiful woman, Claire, enters the PI office of Johnny Delarosa and slaps down $20,000 for him to take her case. Johnny cannot refuse and the suspense...

A Cunning Heist (Sloane Harper Book 2) by Astrid Arditi is an engaging and fast-paced sleuth mystery novel with an awkward, but tenacious heroine. Sloane Harper may be clumsy, but she is not a wilting lily. With an ex-husband who left her for a classy,...

Assassination At Bayou Sauvage (An Andy Broussard/Lit Franklin Mystery) by D.J. Donaldson is a hair-raising murder mystery and forensic thriller set in New Orleans. Andy Broussard is New Orleans' medical examiner and is taking the day off to attend a family gathering celebrating his Uncle...

In Archidamus by Janet Shawgo, the good guys are Zack, a female CIA agent, in love with Eric who has been kidnapped. Taylor is Eric’s very rich brother; Bevan is Zack’s boss in the NSA and the one trying to keep her safe. Aaron Caydon...

A Bad Wind Blowing (A Ballysea Mystery) by Frances Powell is an intriguing murder mystery that takes place on the coast of Ireland. After a year of living on the Irish coast, Cat Murphy and her enormous canine companion, O'Brien, have settled into their cottage...

Arsenic for the Soul by Nathan Wilson is a dark story that twists until a surprising conclusion. Vivian Xu and her friend, Camilla Vesely, have experienced a lot of darkness and psychopaths. In this follow-up to Red Widow, Vivian has re-invented her life after her...

A Taste of Murder is a police procedural murder mystery written by Jack Wear. Oscar Detrick was not altogether a pleasant person to deal with, and he had made his fair share of enemies in the wine agency world, but no one could have predicted...

I loved A Cunning Plan by Astrid Arditi. The story follows Sloane Harper who is recently divorced but still madly in love with her scumbag ex-husband. Sloane is approached by an IRS agent named Ethan Cunning, who convinces her to help spy on her ex-husband’s...