There’s a saying that “the right book finds you when you need it most.” This month, it happened that way for me. The book, Grayson by Lynne Cox, arrived via my daughter-in-law who was given it by her sister, who just finished reading my novel, Mummy’s Locket. Her note said she sent me this as a little something inspired by my book. At first glance, I thought my mystery and this memoir had nothing in common except the name Grayson. In the memoir, it’s the name the author giv

24 Hours: A Suspense Thriller is the first book I’ve read by Greg Iles. My husband recommended it after devouring several books by the author. We both like thrillers, and since I haven’t read one in a few months, I was wanting a story that immediately grabbed me and kept me turning pages. 24 Hours did not disappoint. It’s fast paced and adrenalin-induced plot-twists took me through the intriguing story centered around a child kidnapping and a family’s race against time. The b

I noticed Theo of Golden by Allen Levi, on the New York Times list for weeks, read about its jump from a 2023 self-published novel to being picked up by Atria, a Simon & Schuster imprint two years later, and noticed it was a Katie Couric Book Club Pick. None of that enticed me enough. It took word of mouth from a friend telling me how much she liked the book to decide it was time to see why so many people did. I listened to the audio version, narrated by David Morse. At fir

While I’m not a gardener, I am an admirer of those who are, and a recipient of their results be they flowers that brighten my spirit or yummy organic fruits and vegetables that nourish my body. Either way, I wasn’t drawn to this book because of its gardening theme. I was drawn to The Gardener’s Plot: A Mystery by Deborah J. Benoit because it was The Minotaur Books / Mystery Writers of America First Crime Novel Award Winner. I’m currently writing my first mystery series an

Coded Justice is the third thriller I’ve read by Stacey Abrams , and like the other two, it doesn’t disappoint. Easily a stand-alone...

I’ve been fond of thrillers by Harlan Coben ever since I heard him speak at a writers conference years ago, so I decided his style of...