QUEEN OF HEARTS by Rhys Bowen

by | Aug 7, 2014 | Books, Reviews

Rhys Bowen Berkley Prime Crime Hardcover Pub Date: August 5th, 14 England, 1934. Lady Georgiana Rannoch is bored stiff playing companion to an elderly dowager duchess, so when her mother, actress Claire Daniels, announces she’s traveling to Reno to get a quickie...

SHADOW MAKER by James Hannibal

by | Aug 7, 2014 | Books, Reviews

Berkley Press June 3rd, 2014 Shadow Maker by James R. Hannibal brings back the fascinating characters of Nick Baron and his covert unit, the Triple Seven Chase team. Besides the fast action scenes this novel delves into the motives behind the Jihadist terrorists....

THE FLASH: Meet Barry Allen

by | Aug 6, 2014 | TV

DC Comics and CW look to build on the success of ARROW with THE FLASH. After a particle accelerator causes a freak storm, CSI Investigator Barry Allen is struck by lightning and falls into a coma. Months later he awakens with the power of super speed, granting him the...

The Shortlist for the 2014 Ngaio Marsh award

by | Aug 4, 2014 | Awards

The shortlist has been announced for the Ngaio Marsh award for the Best New Zealand Crime Novel. JOE VICTIM by Paul Cleave FREDERICK’S COAT by Alan Duff MY BROTHER’S KEEPER by Donna Malane WHERE DEAD MEN GO by Liam McIlvanney The winner will be announced on August...

Pet Spotlight: J.A. Jance

by | Aug 4, 2014 | Pet Spotlight

 Bella, The Book Tour Dog Our current critter is a miniature dachshund named Bella.  We believe her to be about ten, but we don’t know that for sure.  She came into our lives four years ago when we found her abandoned on a busy, rainy street in Bellevue,...