Mystery – My Poor TBR

Published August 29, 2018

Review: The English Wife by Lauren Willig

My Review: “…taking a sip of her tea, which had been brewed too weak. Americans, no matter how they aped English manners, no matter how they imported hampers from Fortnum’s, failed to understand tea.” One of my favorite quotes. As Americans we have no business brewing tea. This country...

Published January 1, 2018

Book Review: As the Crow Flies by Damien Boyd

My Review: Experienced climber falls to his death due to a rookie mistake and the parents ask Detective Inspector Nick Dixon, a friend of the victim who is an ex-climber to keep an eye on the investigation so that no stone is left unturned. The officer investigating the accident...

Published December 31, 2017

Book Review: Still Missing by Chevy Stevens

My Review: This one is difficult to review. Not because of the subject matter but because it started off decently and then went off the rails for me. The beginning read like a case study of the psyche of a shattered mind. I was fascinated by the behavior of...

Published November 25, 2017

Book Review: Zombies in the Delta by ML Hamilton

Once a book makes it to my TBR, I rarely revisit the blurb immediately before starting the story. My thinking is that if the story was good enough to make it onto the TBR, it’s good enough to crack open the spine and get to reading. Oh mon ami...

Published March 20, 2017

Book Review: Dead Scared by S.J. Bolton

My Review: Cambridge University psychiatrist Dr. Evi Oliver suspects that there is something sinister going on behind the spike in student suicides in the 5 last years. To be a bit more specific, she believes that vulnerable students are being identified and egged on into killing themselves. DI Mark...