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Review: Toxic Minds by Anthony Lee

Toxic Minds by Anthony Lee

An ominous and timely collision of medicine and murder, Toxic Minds by Anthony Lee exposes a shadowy side of alternative healing and the deadly power of disinformation.

Just hours after an appointment with a young pregnant mother, Dr. Mark Lin is an unwilling witness to her murder at the hands of a suicide bomber. While initial clues and assumptions point to an anti-abortion extremist group, Mark was uniquely privy to the bomber’s chilling last words: “Purity is Mine.” Recognizing the ominous phrase from some of his patients who had been treated by a secretive healing cult called the Path of […]

2025-05-07T12:20:27+02:00May 6th, 2025|Categories: Book Reviews, Lead Story|Tags: |

Review: The Haunted Artist by Larry Witham

The Haunted Artist by Larry Witham

The death of a rising star in the art world launches a cross-country hunt for dark answers and old secrets in The Haunted Artist by Larry Witham, the fourth installment of the Julian Peale Art-Crime Mystery series.

When reclusive painter Sam Mason is found dead from an apparent overdose, eccentric denizens of the art world mourn the loss of a potential legend gone too soon, but Colleen Mason isn’t sold on the classic tragic ending for her younger brother. She enlists the services of Julian Peale, art crime investigator extraordinaire, who soon discovers a bizarre trail of suspects and clues […]

Review: A Place to Lodge by George Sanchez

A Place to Lodge by George Sanchez

An international hunt for a missing man turns into a breakneck whirlwind of intrigue and sinister stalking in A Place to Lodge by George Sanchez.

Years earlier, Jeff came across the Atlantic in search of Bryna, but the tables have turned, and now she is the one to jet off to Europe and locate her vanished partner, along with a dynamic posse of interlinked pals and in-laws. What follows is a manic mash-up of frenetic sightseeing, narrow escapes from mysterious men, vulnerable moments of self-reflection, and more than a few vicious hangovers, drawing this wild bunch of revelers and investigators […]

2025-05-16T10:19:43+02:00April 23rd, 2025|Categories: Book Reviews|Tags: |

Alpha Beta Gamma by Malabika Ray

Alpha Beta Gamma by Malabika RayA bookish physicist taps into her sleuthing skills in Alpha Beta Gamma by Malabika Ray, the engaging first book in The Diary of a Sloppy Sleuth series.

When Sri’s respected colleague mysteriously dies in his university lab, this curious and independent scientist lends her impressive brain and true-crime obsession to the hunt for justice. Half a world away but tangled in the mess of this case, the murder of a young Iranian protester has sparked an unlikely plot for revenge that could plunge the country into chaos. As Sri digs into the professor’s death, and butts heads with an arrogant […]

2024-10-28T17:04:39+02:00October 28th, 2024|Categories: New Releases|Tags: |

Review: The Hotel Intrepid: Jack-of-all-Trades by Leo Peterson

Hotel Intrepid: Jack-of-all-Trades by Leo Peterson

A classic rebound romance with unexpected depth, The Hotel Intrepid: Jack-of-all-Trades by Leo Peterson is a contemporary mashup of cultural drama, noble deeds, and visceral desire.

Freshly liberated from a life doing what was expected, and free of her absent husband, Astrid launches herself into a fiery midlife obsession with Ty Machesney – an Italian stallion with an unbelievable backstory that ticks all her boxes. She tries to play it cool and casual, but when a charming, hotel-owning, sidearm-slinging hunk of a widower blows into her life at precisely the right time, it’s hard to refuse the hands of fate. […]

2024-09-11T17:03:36+02:00September 11th, 2024|Categories: Book Reviews, Lead Story|Tags: , |

Angel of Oregon by James Dobie

Angel of Oregon by James DobieHuman drama ripped straight from present-day life, along with a dash of the criminal and supernatural, Angel of Oregon by James Dobie is a twisted tale of healing and connection. This third installment of the Wallowa Lake series features familiar loves and vengeful villains back from the dead, tinged with a palpable contemporary urgency.

Nearly a decade after the night she was empowered with miraculous powers of healing, the mysterious figure who granted her those abilities returns. In the midst of a battle against an invisible monster ravaging her hospital and the world, Mia must once again grapple with the […]

2024-07-08T16:18:26+02:00July 8th, 2024|Categories: New Releases|Tags: |

Review: Danger Lies Within by K.M. Krenik

Danger Lies Within by K.M. Krenik

K.M. Krenik delivers a thrilling and timely warning with Danger Lies Within, a wildly imaginative first piece of the Ranfurly Mysteries series.

A vigilante billionaire in a covert group of rebels is hunting those who prey on young women and children, but moonlighting as a crimefighter would be much easier with reliable childcare. Courtney is a widowed mother of two, who lost her politically outspoken husband to the violent “Peace Alliance” regime, and needs a new job now that her own kids have left the nest. As the live-in tutor for Lord Robert’s children, Courtney is quickly drawn into […]

Review: Operation Storm’s Eye by E.S. Benton

Operation Storm's Eye by E.S. Benton

An elite group of soldiers is on the hunt for a secret cabal of inhumane terrorists in Operation Storm’s Eye by E.S. Benton, a relentless rush of espionage and adrenaline.

In this first book of the Silent Codename series, Alpha Squad is deep on the hunt for a mysterious global organization responsible for savage attacks against aid efforts in the wake of natural disasters. Bizarrely, the villains appear almost immediately, as though they know exactly when and where each cyclone, tsunami, or flood is going to strike.

To counter this sinister manipulation of trauma and chaos, Alpha One and his […]

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