Review of DARK AUGUST by Katie Tallo
Loneliness, Lies, and a Dog Named Levi In her debut novel DARK AUGUST, author and screenwriter Katie Tallo delves into the life of August “Gus” Monet, a young woman who’d…
Tag: Suspense
The Sword of Justice: Cheering For Tori Eldridge’s Unlikely Ninja Hero
In her debut novel, The Ninja Daughter, author Tori Eldridge turns a young woman with a passion for justice into a modern-day martial-arts hero. Lily Wong is an anachronism — a…
Sisters, Secrets, and Ties That Bind in LAST DAY by Luanne Rice
Two sisters, part of a pact of “blood-sister” best friends—the Compass Rose. One of them is murdered. In LAST DAY, prolific author Luanne Rice explores how secrets can lurk just…
Review of PERFECT LITTLE CHILDREN by Sophie Hannah
When you haven’t seen friends for a long time, it’s easy to remember their children as the same age you knew them years before. But when Beth Leeson sees her…
Luxury, Lessons, and Lies in GOOD GIRLS LIE by J.T. Ellison
Daughters of the rich and powerful attend The Goode School, an elite boarding school nestled within the hills of Marchburg, Virginia. The girls come from entitlement and wealth, except for…
Clutter, Crime, and Calculating Coincidence in Hallie Ephron’s CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR
“Emily felt as if her life, like a disordered closet, had been suddenly emptied out, assumptions upended. What to toss? What to keep? As if she had choices.” Emily Harlow…
An Interview With Sophie Hannah – Killing, Comedy, and Country Music
Sophie Hannah’s not a stand-up comedienne… yet. But she gets to play the part in her newest thriller, THE NEXT TO DIE. In it, comedienne Kim Tribbeck finds herself center-stage…
Murder, Mysticism and Kinky Sex in Lineberger’s Sunday Best
Sunday Best by Ann Lineberger is a murder mystery intertwined with cultish clairvoyance and kinky sex clubs. Wealthy publishing and realty magnate Walter Bloom is found hanging naked in a barn, with only half a…