Reviews

Rebecka Martinsson is heading to her hometown in northern Sweden to help Sanna, an old–now estranged–friend, who found the body of her brother following his horrific murder.  Rebecka, an attorney, left Kiruna years ago in disgrace and has not looked back.  The author deftly weaves Rebecka’s back story with the events surrounding the murder investigation.  At th

On Low Country Blues, his 2011 solo album, Allman Brothers Band founding member Gregg Allman offers just one original tune, Just Another Rider, co-written with Allman Brothers Band guitarist Warren Haynes.

If you’ve taken a break from Grisham, thought his stories were sounding too similar, come back to a page-turner where the verdict might be predictable but the road along the way is witty with likable characters.  Three litigators are struggling in their professions.  When young attorney David Zinc finally cannot take another day at the powerful law firm where

Some Girls Bite by Chloe Neill

Some Girls Bite, by Chloe Neill is not a Twilight read alike but a humorous, action packed, paranormal romance.

This book provides researchers with tools and strategies to explore alternate “web terrains.” The introduction contains a very brief internet history, the principles of search algorithms and WebCrawlers.

Lee Child is one of the more popular authors writing today.  I have only read a few of his novels.  I have enjoyed them and I question why I haven’t read more.  Jack Reacher, the main character in Child’s very popular series, is a strange and multifaceted man.  The more you read about him the more you learn about him but he still remains an enigma.

The Scrapbook of Frankie Pratt by Caroline Preston is exactly what the title implies—it’s a story told through a book of photos, memorabilia and souvenirs.  The story begins in 1920 when, full of dreams and goals for the f

The Years of Lyndon Johnson: The Passage of Power is the fourth in Caro’s series on LBJ and covers the years from 1958, when Johnson began his candidacy for the presidency, to his first weeks in the White House in the winter of 1963-64 followi

The world will end in thirty-one days, and only Jack the Ripper can save it.

No, really.  Jack and his loyal dog Snuff are the last guards against the Elder Gods’ incursion into our world.  They have a month to prepare against attempts to open the way for the eldritch monsters, as well as keep control of the various Things they guard in their home.

Stealing a sword, even if it is magical, should be a simple thing. Especially for Royce Melborn and Hadrian Blackwater, thieves who specialize in accomplishing the impossible. But when this simple task leads to their being framed for the murder of the king, they find themselves thrust into the spotlight in a conspiracy of kingdoms.