Wednesday, February 24, 2016

Naked Greed by Stuart Woods

Naked Greed (A Stone Barrington Novel) - As Stone Barrington walks out of a restaurant, he sees a man, Jose Perado, being assaulted by two policemen.  When Stone saves the man from the cops; he learns that the man is in town and needs a lawyer.  Stone offers his services.  However, the cops weren't cops and they worked for an old mob boss.  Soon, not only are they after Perado, now they are after Stone.

Naked Greed by Stuart Woods

Naked Greed (A Stone Barrington Novel) - As Stone Barrington walks out of a restaurant, he sees a man, Jose Perado, being assaulted by two policemen.  When Stone saves the man from the cops; he learns that the man is in town and needs a lawyer.  Stone offers his services.  However, the cops weren't cops and they worked for an old mob boss.  Soon, not only are they after Perado, now they are after Stone.

Fatal Identity by Joanne Fluke

Fatal Identity - Marcie Calder is a school teacher, her twin sister, Mercedes, is a movie star.  When Mercedes dies in what the police call an accident, Marcie moves to L.A. to take care of Mercedes children.  However, Mercedes was murdered; and now the murderer has set his sights on Marcie.

Fatal Identity by Joanne Fluke

Fatal Identity - Marcie Calder is a school teacher, her twin sister, Mercedes, is a movie star.  When Mercedes dies in what the police call an accident, Marcie moves to L.A. to take care of Mercedes children.  However, Mercedes was murdered; and now the murderer has set his sights on Marcie.

The English Spy by Daniel Silva

The English Spy - A bomb is set off on a yacht and a British princess is killed.  It is believed that Eamon Quinn, of the IRA, is responsible for the hit. Graham Seymour requests that Gabriel Allon, soon to be head of the Israeli secret service, and Christopher Keller hunt down and kill Quinn.

The English Spy by Daniel Silva

The English Spy - A bomb is set off on a yacht and a British princess is killed.  It is believed that Eamon Quinn, of the IRA, is responsible for the hit. Graham Seymour requests that Gabriel Allon, soon to be head of the Israeli secret service, and Christopher Keller hunt down and kill Quinn.

Winter Chill by Joanne Fluke

Winter Chill - Dan and Marian Larsen loose their young daughter,Laura, in a snowmobile accident.  Grief stricken, Dan is paralyzed and Marian imagines that Laura is writing her notes from beyond.  Soon, Laura's best friends are killed in other accidents and the town begins to wonder if there is a murderer near.

Winter Chill by Joanne Fluke

Winter Chill - Dan and Marian Larsen loose their young daughter,Laura, in a snowmobile accident.  Grief stricken, Dan is paralyzed and Marian imagines that Laura is writing her notes from beyond.  Soon, Laura's best friends are killed in other accidents and the town begins to wonder if there is a murderer near.

Monday, February 15, 2016

Clammed up by Barbara Ross

Clammed Up (A Maine Clambake Mystery) - Julia Snowden left her career in New York City to help her family save their home, Morrow Island, and business, The Snowden Family Clambake. Their first event of the season is a wedding, but shortly before the ceremony, the best man is found dead on the island.  While the police investigate, their business is closed, before the season even begins.  Julia tries everything she can to avoid the bank foreclosing on their business, island, and home.  But  events work against her as the police keep the island closed and friends and relatives tell her half truths.

Clammed up by Barbara Ross

Clammed Up (A Maine Clambake Mystery) - Julia Snowden left her career in New York City to help her family save their home, Morrow Island, and business, The Snowden Family Clambake. Their first event of the season is a wedding, but shortly before the ceremony, the best man is found dead on the island.  While the police investigate, their business is closed, before the season even begins.  Julia tries everything she can to avoid the bank foreclosing on their business, island, and home.  But  events work against her as the police keep the island closed and friends and relatives tell her half truths.

Death of a Kitchen Diva by Lee Hollis

Death of a Kitchen Diva (A Hayley Powell Food and Cocktails Mystery series Book 1) - Hayley Powell has just started writing the Food and Cocktails column at the paper where she is the office manager. Karen Applebaum, writer at the competing paper takes exception to this and steals Hayley's ideas.  One night, Hayley gets an email from Karen expressing the desire to reconcile their differences, but when Hayley gets to Karen's place, she finds her body spread out on the kitchen floor.

Death of a Kitchen Diva by Lee Hollis

Death of a Kitchen Diva (A Hayley Powell Food and Cocktails Mystery series Book 1) - Hayley Powell has just started writing the Food and Cocktails column at the paper where she is the office manager. Karen Applebaum, writer at the competing paper takes exception to this and steals Hayley's ideas.  One night, Hayley gets an email from Karen expressing the desire to reconcile their differences, but when Hayley gets to Karen's place, she finds her body spread out on the kitchen floor.

Friction by Sandra Brown

Friction - When Texas Ranger Crawford Hunt lost his wife he went into a downward spiral.  Realizing he wasn't in any condition to take care of his 18 month old daughter, Georgia, he gave temporary custody over to his deceased wife's parents.  It has been four years and Crawford has his life back together, and he wants his daughter back.  But his in-laws are fighting him.  At the court hearing that will decide his daughter's fate, a masked man enters the courtroom shooting.  Crawford shoves Judge Holly Spencer to the floor and takes after the man.

Friction by Sandra Brown

Friction - When Texas Ranger Crawford Hunt lost his wife he went into a downward spiral.  Realizing he wasn't in any condition to take care of his 18 month old daughter, Georgia, he gave temporary custody over to his deceased wife's parents.  It has been four years and Crawford has his life back together, and he wants his daughter back.  But his in-laws are fighting him.  At the court hearing that will decide his daughter's fate, a masked man enters the courtroom shooting.  Crawford shoves Judge Holly Spencer to the floor and takes after the man.

A Kiss Remembered by Sandra Brown

A Kiss Remembered - Ten years ago Shelley Browning was a teenager in Grant Chapman's classroom.  Now, after her divorce she has decided to get her degree and finds herself in Chapman's class again.  She has always dreamed about the forbidden kiss they shared, just before he left for Washington.  Now he was back in her life, but she is still concerned about the impropriety of a teacher student relationship. However, he pursues her stating that they are now both adults.

A Kiss Remembered by Sandra Brown

A Kiss Remembered - Ten years ago Shelley Browning was a teenager in Grant Chapman's classroom.  Now, after her divorce she has decided to get her degree and finds herself in Chapman's class again.  She has always dreamed about the forbidden kiss they shared, just before he left for Washington.  Now he was back in her life, but she is still concerned about the impropriety of a teacher student relationship. However, he pursues her stating that they are now both adults.

The Other Child by Joanne Fluke

The Other Child - Karen and Mike Houston decide to buy an old Mansion, figuring that it was the perfect place to bring up their children.  Karen and Leslie, their 9 year-old daughter fell in love immediately with the house.  Leslie believes she hears another child calling out to her and she soon finds a key that she wears around her neck. Whenever Leslie is upset, she hears her friend saying he will take care of it, and soon things begin to happen around her.

The Other Child by Joanne Fluke

The Other Child - Karen and Mike Houston decide to buy an old Mansion, figuring that it was the perfect place to bring up their children.  Karen and Leslie, their 9 year-old daughter fell in love immediately with the house.  Leslie believes she hears another child calling out to her and she soon finds a key that she wears around her neck. Whenever Leslie is upset, she hears her friend saying he will take care of it, and soon things begin to happen around her.

Tuesday, February 2, 2016

Innocent in Las Vegas by A. R. Winters

Innocent in Las Vegas: A Humorous Tiffany Black Mystery (Tiffany Black Mysteries Book 1) - Tiffany Black is almost finished with her year of supervised work before she becomes a licensed PI.  She currently works as a dealer at the Treasury in Las Vegas. Sophia Becker stands accused of murdering her husband, Ethan Becker, owner of the Riverbelle casino; the gun was found in her nightstand drawer. Sophia, claiming innocence, hires Tiffany because no one else would take her case.  As Tiffany investigates she is blocked by several people connected with the case, and is even threatened with death if she doesn't drop the case.  Sophia hires Jonathan Stone to be Tiffany's body guard.  Soldiering on, she not only solves the case, but also uncovers other crimes that are occurring in the Riverbelle.

Innocent in Las Vegas by A. R. Winters

Innocent in Las Vegas: A Humorous Tiffany Black Mystery (Tiffany Black Mysteries Book 1) - Tiffany Black is almost finished with her year of supervised work before she becomes a licensed PI.  She currently works as a dealer at the Treasury in Las Vegas. Sophia Becker stands accused of murdering her husband, Ethan Becker, owner of the Riverbelle casino; the gun was found in her nightstand drawer. Sophia, claiming innocence, hires Tiffany because no one else would take her case.  As Tiffany investigates she is blocked by several people connected with the case, and is even threatened with death if she doesn't drop the case.  Sophia hires Jonathan Stone to be Tiffany's body guard.  Soldiering on, she not only solves the case, but also uncovers other crimes that are occurring in the Riverbelle.

Nora Roberts Land by Ava Miles

Nora Roberts Land (Dare Valley Series, Book 1) - Meredith Hale's ex-husband,  Richard Sommerville, has convinced her that reading Nora Robert's books has distorted her image of marriage.  Meredith comes home to Dare Valley to work at her family's newspaper.  While there, she plans to write about her experiences while looking for her perfect mate.  When Sommerville, also known as Rick-the-Dick, learns about her plan, he sends Tanner McBride to Dare Valley to make Meredith fall in love with him and then break her heart, just to make her look ridiculous.

Nora Roberts Land by Ava Miles

Nora Roberts Land (Dare Valley Series, Book 1) - Meredith Hale's ex-husband,  Richard Sommerville, has convinced her that reading Nora Robert's books has distorted her image of marriage.  Meredith comes home to Dare Valley to work at her family's newspaper.  While there, she plans to write about her experiences while looking for her perfect mate.  When Sommerville, also known as Rick-the-Dick, learns about her plan, he sends Tanner McBride to Dare Valley to make Meredith fall in love with him and then break her heart, just to make her look ridiculous.

The 7th Victim by Alan Jacobson

The 7th Victim (The Karen Vail Series, Book 1) - Karen Vail is the FBI's star profiler.  A series of murdered women are left with knives in their eyes. Nicknamed the Dead Eyes Killer, the murderer leaves a "painting" in blood on the walls of the victim and then sits down to eat and watch TV in their home.  Vail not only fights the discrimination against her as a woman, but the disbelief that profiling works.  Furthermore, as the investigation continues, members of the investigating team, including Vail, are brought under suspicion.

The 7th Victim by Alan Jacobson

The 7th Victim (The Karen Vail Series, Book 1) - Karen Vail is the FBI's star profiler.  A series of murdered women are left with knives in their eyes. Nicknamed the Dead Eyes Killer, the murderer leaves a "painting" in blood on the walls of the victim and then sits down to eat and watch TV in their home.  Vail not only fights the discrimination against her as a woman, but the disbelief that profiling works.  Furthermore, as the investigation continues, members of the investigating team, including Vail, are brought under suspicion.