Publisher: HarperCollins

Book Review: Frances and Richard Lockridge’s Murder Out of Turn

Book Review: Frances and Richard Lockridge’s Murder Out of Turn

Mr. and Mrs. North have invited their closest friends—an ex-aviator, a mysterious doctor, and New York Police Department’s own Lt. William Weigand—to join them on this glittering retreat, but the joviality ends when Weigand finds Helen Wilson lying across the path, a knife buried in her neck. A member of the group surely killed her, and unless the Norths act quickly, the murderer will strike again.

Posted July 3, 2013 by Kathy Davie in Book Reviews / 0 Comments

Book Review: Lisa Marie Rice’s Nightfire

Book Review: Lisa Marie Rice’s Nightfire

Finally healthy, Chloe Mason’s searches her long-lost brother, Harry . . . which brings Harry’s friend and business partner, Mike Keillor, crashing into her life and her heart. Former Marine Force Recon sniper and SWAT officer, Mike can deal coolly and efficiently with any threat . . . until he’s blindsided by fierce, fiery passion . . . and love. He will not lose her to the Russian mob.

Posted July 3, 2013 by Kathy Davie in Book Reviews / 0 Comments

Book Review: Frances and Richard Lockridge’s The Norths Meet Murder

Book Review: Frances and Richard Lockridge’s The Norths Meet Murder

THE NORTHS MEET MURDER in the top-floor studio of the old house in which they live. Long left vacant, Mrs. North decides it is just the place for a party and takes her husband up to check it out when they find a murdered man in the bathtub! With no clue, Detective Weigand begins spinning his web and gathering into it the most amazing conglomeration of information. With the aid of Mrs. North’s “hunches” Weigand carries through to a brilliant, entertaining and fascinating conclusion.

Posted July 1, 2013 by Kathy Davie in Book Reviews / 1 Comment

Book Review: Julia Quinn’s Romancing Mister Bridgerton

Book Review: Julia Quinn’s Romancing Mister Bridgerton

Penelope Featherington has secretly adored her best friend’s brother for…well, it feels like forever. After half a lifetime of watching Colin Bridgerton from afar, she thinks she knows everything about him, until she stumbles across his deepest secret . . . and fears she doesn’t know him at all. As for Colin . . . turns out Penelope is the girl haunting his dreams, but when he discovers that Penelope has secrets of her own, this elusive bachelor must decide . . . is she his biggest threat — or his promise of a happy ending?

Posted July 1, 2013 by Kathy Davie in Book Reviews / 0 Comments

Book Review: Chris Crutcher’s Period 8

Book Review: Chris Crutcher’s Period 8

Telling the truth can cause problems, and not minor ones. And as Paulie discovers, finding the truth can be even more problematic. Period 8 is supposed to be that one period in high school where the truth can shine, a safe haven. Only what Paulie and Hannah (his ex-girlfriend, unfortunately) and his other classmates don’t know is that the ultimate bully, the ultimate liar, is in their midst.


Book Review: Soman Chainani’s The School for Good and Evil

Book Review: Soman Chainani’s The School for Good and Evil

For two hundred years, a pair of students are kidnapped, and the good Sophie and villainous Agatha, best friends, are the latest to discover where all the lost children go. It’s a reversal of their expectations with Sophie forced to learn Uglification, Death Curses, and Henchmen Training while Agatha is pushed into classes in Princess Etiquette and Animal Communication. Is it a mistake or is it the first clue?