Book Review: Elizabeth Peters’ Seeing a Large Cat
Cairo. 1903. Amelia Peabody dreams of a large cat while on a dig in the Valley of Kings. But it’s not good luck; it’s a warning . . . with Ramses and Nefret in danger.
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Book Review: Elizabeth Peters’ The Hippopotamus Pool
The promise of an undisturbed royal tomb vies with evils that include the Hippopotamus Man — and an irresistible temptation for art thieves, jealous colleagues, looters, the press, and countless other evil-doers. As Ramses and Nefret rub elbows with thieves and thugs, Peabody finds herself faced with a surprising new villain who is every bit as clever and resourceful as the intrepid Amelia herself.
Book Review: Elizabeth Peters’ The Snake, the Crocodile, and the Dog
The 19th-century Egyptologist and her dashing husband, Emerson, return to Amarna, where they first fell in love. When Emerson is kidnapped, Amelia must rescue her husband, find the culprit, and save her marriage.
Book Review: Elizabeth Peters’ The Last Camel Died at Noon
Amelia and her dashing husband Emerson set off for a promising archaeological site in the Sudan, only to be unwillingly drawn into the search for an African explorer and his young bride who have been missing for 12 years.
Book Review: Jill Shalvis’ My Kind of Wonderful
Bailey Moore has a second lease on life and is determined to not miss a thing. Hudson Kincaid is as determined she won’t miss him, but Bailey doesn’t intend to stick around.
Book Review: Larissa Ione’s Revenant
There is nothing in Heaven or Hell for Revenant, not after he learns of Heaven’s betrayal, and Blaspheme is where he wants to soothe his anger.
Book Review: Jill Shalvis’ Second Chance Summer
With no choice, Lily Danville is forced to return to Cedar Ridge to come to terms with her past: the hot Aidan Kincaid and the guilt of Ashley’s death.
Book Review: James Patterson’s Jack & Jill
A controversial US senator is found murdered in bed. The police have only one clue: a rhyme signed “Jack and Jill” promising this is just beginning.
Book Review: James Patterson’s Kiss the Girls
Two clever pattern killers are collaborating, competing coast to coast from LA to Chapel Hill, where Alex Cross’ niece has disappeared.
Book Review: Walter Mosley’s Futureland
I received this book for free from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.Source: NetGalley Futurelandby Walter Mosley horror, science fiction, short stories that was published by Grand Central Publishing on June 4, 2013 and has 400 pages.Explore it on Goodreads or Amazon Nine short stories of horrifying science fiction, of a future that simply continues the problems of today with more advanced science. Each story provides a different look at this future society, and it isn’t nice. It isn’t a world in which I want to live, where your birth or lack of employment condemns you to a life of nothing. Where the system is sucking out man’s ingenuity and spirit for the sake of production and profit. I received an advance copy from NetGalley and Grand Central Publishing for the purpose of an honest review. The stories tie loosely together with a few common characters that crop up here and there. There’s Akwande and his idealism and Tristan the First, Dominar of the Blue Zone, and his shared lack of compassion or humanity with Kismet. Folio Johnson is a far-seeing man — no […]