BOOK REVIEW: TRY NOT TO BREATHE

Try Not to Breathe David Bell Berkley Pub June 27th, 2023 Try Not to Breathe by David Bell is about a dysfunctional family caught in the web of lies, secrets, deception, and power.  “The idea for the story comes from thinking about families.  Some of the...

BOOK REVIEW: PAYBACK

Payback Anonymous Justice Book 2 Nancy Allen Grand Central Publishing May 16th, 2023 Payback by Nancy Allen is the second in her “Anonymous series.” It delves into getting justice when the legal system fails.  “I write legal thrillers because I used to practice...

BOOK REVIEW: AFTER THE SHADOWS

After The Shadows Secrets of Sweetwater Crossing Book 1 Amanda Cabot March 21, 2023 Revell Pub After The Shadows by Amanda Cabot is the first in a three-book series about three sisters, Emily, Louisa, and Joanna. Amanda Cabot noted, “It is a story of second chances...

BOOK REVIEW: A COURAGE UNDIMMED

A Courage Undimmed Olive Bright Mystery Book 3 Stephanie Graves Kensington Pub Jan 24th, 2023 A Courage Undimmed by Stephanie Graves continues the adventures of British pigeoneer Olive Bright. She works as a FANY,First Aid Nursing Yeomanry, but desires to be an...

The Boys from Biloxi by John Grisham

In the winter of 1990, I was on a train from Chicago to Spokane when I finished reading A TIME TO KILL by John Grisham. Since then, I’ve read many of his books, but none has struck me as powerfully as his first, until now. THE BOYS FROM BILOXI isn’t typical...