THE NEWSMAKERS by Lis Wiehl Reviewed

THE NEWSMAKERS Lis Wiehl with Sebastian Stuart January 2016 Thomas Nelson Erica Sparks has plenty to overcome to succeed as a New York City Journalist, including a poor, rural upbringing that triggered her day-to-day battle with alcoholism, but her beauty and ambition...

THE ALEXANDER BRASS MYSTERY SERIES reviewed

TOO SOON DEAD and THE GIRLS IN THE HIGH-HEELED SHOES: THE ALEXANDER BRASS MYSTERY SERIES By Michael Kurland Titan Books It seems that the era of the 1930’s is gaining in popularity in the mystery world, and if that particular time period flips your skirt, then the...

THE GUN by Fuminori Nakamura Reviewed

THE GUN Fuminori Nakamura Soho Press January 2016 A bored university student, Nishikawa, one night wanders through the dark streets of Tokyo and discovers a gun beside a bloody body. Instantly fascinated by the weapon, he steals it—and his mundane life degrades into a...
FIVE THINGS THAT CHANGED MY LIFE

FIVE THINGS THAT CHANGED MY LIFE

FIVE THINGS THAT CHANGED MY LIFE DETECTIVE COMICS #402 – The downside of wearing hand-me-downs as a kid can be summed up in a photo of me in front of the school bus wearing red plaid pants and an aquamarine shirt with an iron-on of an owl on it. The upside was...

BACK BLAST by Mark Greaney Reviewed

Back Blast Book Five in the Gray Man series Mark Greaney Feb 16, 2016 Berkley Pub Back Blast by Mark Greaney brings back the Gray Man, a former paramilitary officer with an agenda. Anyone looking for characters and plotlines in the fashion of Vince Flynn’s Mitch Rapp...