Review: Pitch Dark

Pitch Dark by Paul Doiron
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Bowditch beats the odds again! This time he isn't racing across the State of Maine covering large areas in impossibly short times ( I've driven in Maine--you can't get there from here as the crow flies is true and having to follow the impossible roads takes forever!) Nope, this time he's on foot and an ATV that he dare not turn off if he wants to start it again. It has just come onto to Spring so the weather is rainy, muddy and harsh and in the deep woods along the Canadian border there are widow makers galore. Still, he is able to catch up to the father - daughter pair he is persuing and despite his lack of jurisdiction, head into Canada to bring all the strands together and solve the case. Dorion continues to define the word fiction seamlessly.

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Review: Creation in Death

Creation in Death by J.D. Robb
My rating: 5 of 5 stars



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Review: The Watchmaker's Daughter

The Watchmaker's Daughter by C.J. Archer
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Light Hearted Magic

A mysterious American seeking the watchmaker who created his special watch and an orphaned daughter of a watchmaker meet in the showroom of her deceased father's shop. India Steele is homeless and penniless since the shop now brings to her ex fiance. Matthew Glass needs someone familiar with the watchmaker of London to assist him in his quest. Theirs is the perfect match. A little mystery, A little romantic tension,A little magic and an interesting cast of characters = A relaxing fun read!

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Review: The Tears of Odessa

The Tears of Odessa by Ryan Schow
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Too Violent!

The writing and character development in the book are very well done. The basic plot is such that, despite the unbearable violence and horror of the sex trafficking that is the setting, I finished the book. I needed to know if the mission was a success and what the outcome would be for Atlas. Though I shared his disgust and anger at the people who support and use these children so heartlessly, his own unbridled violence was as unpalatable to me. For that reason, I won't continue with the series.

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Review: The Ghostwriter: A Novel

The Ghostwriter: A Novel by Julie Clark
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Read an ARC of the book provided by BookBrowse for discussion.
Estranged from her father, believed by many to have murdered his brother and sister fifty years ago, Olivia Dumont's literary agent offers her the opportunity to be the ghostwriter of his memoir. Hesitant,but desperate for money having lost a lawsuit brought against her by another ghostwriter, and in danger of losing her home, she accepts the offer. Upon her arrival in Ojai, California, her hometown and its memories that she's avoided for thirty years, she finds that famous author, Vincent Taylor, is suffering from Lewy body dementia. How will the condition affect the clarity of his memory? What secrets will she learn about her family and how accurate will they be? Will she learn why her mother left the two of them or why her father sent her away to school at the age of fourteen? Will the truth about the murders finally be revealed?
Lots of twists and turns, surprises and multiple viewpoints of events keeps the story going at a rapid and engrossing clip!

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Review: The Ghostwriter: A Novel

The Ghostwriter: A Novel by Julie Clark
My rating: 5 of 5 stars



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Review: Innocent In Death

Innocent In Death by J.D. Robb
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

The murders in all these books are terrible and their solutions baffling and challenging. This one is no exception but the murders are even more confusing with no obvious motives nor any real connection. The solution,though,reveals a more horrendous
and unimaginable perpetrator!

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