Thursday, October 31, 2024
Wednesday, October 23, 2024
Winterkill by C.J. Box
Saturday, October 12, 2024
The Love Elixir of Augusta Stern by Lynda Cohen Loigman
It's 1987 and pharmacist Augusta Stern retires and moves to a senior community in Florida. After arriving, she discovers that her first love, Irving Rivkin, also lives there. Sixty years ago, Augusta and Irving parted on bad terms, with Irving leaving Brooklyn and marrying someone else. It's obvious to all that they still have feelings for each other. Will the couple be able to forgive and find their way to each other again? The Love Elixir of Augusta Stern tells the story of them as teenagers, along with the contemporary story of their relationship. With lots of detail of Jewish life in 1920's Brooklyn and feisty main characters in Augusta and Irving, this is a good choice for readers who enjoy novels about romance late in life.
Labels: historical fiction, new york, relationships
Friday, October 11, 2024
The Life and Death of Rose Doucette by Harry Hunsicker
Private detective Dylan Fisher agrees to meet his ex-wife, Rose, even though they haven't been in touch in three years. However, Rose is murdered before she can tell Dylan why she wanted him to look into the death of a man named Josh Gannon. The authorities are also trying to pin Rose's murder on Dylan. Dylan decides he owes it to Rose to find her killer, but Rose had many secrets that others want to stay buried. The Life and Death of Rose Doucette is a mystery that keeps the reader engaged and entertained. Here's hoping we see Dylan Fisher in another book. For readers who enjoy Michael Connelly and novels featuring private detectives.
Labels: mysteries, private detectives, southern
Friday, September 27, 2024
Where They Last Saw Her by Marcie R. Rendon
Labels: minnesota, missing persons, native american, page turners, suspense
Sunday, September 22, 2024
The Big Empty by Robert Crais
Monday, September 16, 2024
Den of Iniquity by J.A. Jance
Retired Seattle cop J.P. Beaumont now has his private investigator's license. When he's asked by a friend to look into the death of Darius Jackson, who authorities had determined died of an accidental drug overdose, he agrees to help. Soon, Beau discovers other deaths similar to Darius' and wonders if they are all connected. In Beau's personal life, his grandson Kyle, has come to stay with Beau and his wife, Mel. Kyle, in his senior year of high school, doesn't want to live with his father, Jeremy and his new girlfriend, Caroline. As a favor to Kyle, Beau agrees to look into Caroline's background. In Den of Iniquity, Jance writes another solid entry in this long-running series.
Labels: mysteries, private detectives, seattle, serial killers