by Eric Stalker | Apr 13, 2018 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Mystery, Crime & Thriller, Sponsored
As Rome is rocked by an earthquake, the police are rocked by an unusual crime with biblical clues. A sinister scene of animal sacrifice is soon tied to a missing janitor, pushing the police to seek the help of Scholar Giulianna Biagi, a visiting professor doing...
by Don Messerschmidt | Apr 4, 2018 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Mystery, Crime & Thriller, Nature, Outdoors & Animals, Sports & Recreation
“‘The cult of celebrity is an odd phenomenon,’ he said… ‘Here we are, more than half a century since the man was buried, and we are still enamored of objects solely because he has touched them.’ ‘Hemingway. I know the name, but I feel like I ought to know more....
by L Ruby Hannigan | Apr 3, 2018 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Horror, Mystery, Crime & Thriller, Tweens
This spooky, middle-grade story begins during summer break for Olivia and Emma, who are twins and an old friend of Emma’s named Ruby. Olivia has always been the good twin, the helper, the quiet twin. Emma and her friend Ruby used to climb out the window at night...
by Philip Rafferty | Mar 28, 2018 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Mystery, Crime & Thriller
At the time of his death, in March of 1970, Erle Stanley Gardner was the bestselling American author of the 20th century. Most famous for his character Perry Mason, a sleuthing criminal defense lawyer that invented and defined a genre. Outside of Mason, Gardner’s...
by Addison Fleming | Mar 27, 2018 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Historical Fiction, Mystery, Crime & Thriller, War & Military
Two years after the end of World War II, pregnant, unmarried, American college student, Charlie St. Clair, embarks on a trip throughout Europe in search of her cousin, Rose. Though she hasn’t seen or heard from Rose in years, she believes one Englishwoman, Eve...
by Seniye Groff | Mar 23, 2018 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Mystery, Crime & Thriller
The Quinn family lives in a small town where life is anything but carefree. Since Samantha and Charlotte’s dad is a lawyer that represents criminals, they are often the target of nasty retaliation from the town. One night the family faces a horrific attack and their...