Mysteries and Children's Books
Yes, I know it’s after Labor Day. Summer is officially over. Don’t let anyone tell you when to read a seasonal book. We read to escape and entertain, right? Sarah Conley Hawkins’ story about returning home after a long absence was a good summer mystery/ beach romance.
After thirteen years away, Emily Hartford finally came home. Estranged from her father, grieving her mother’s death, and heartbroken, in high school she escaped her hometown to live with an aunt in Chicago and continued with her life, never looking back.
Jo Wyatt is a highly skilled police detective in small town Colorado. Any female who has worked in a male-dominated profession will recognize the fine line she walks between obeying her bosses and standing up for what she believes. She navigates the office politics much better than I would under the circumstances!
If you mixed Kinsey Millhone and Stephanie Plum with the latest in stakeout technology you’d end up with Delanie Fitzgerald.
As if killer tornadoes weren’t scary enough! Alex Kava, known for twisty psychological thrillers, unleashes a series of storms in Desperate Creed, further complicating a murder investigation by series characters Ryder Creed and Maggie O’Dell.
I’m not gonna lie. The hardest part about writing this month’s book review is avoiding spoilers. The easiest part is recommending the latest bestselling novel by award winning author, Hank Phillippi Ryan.
I’m new to this author and series, but love anything set in Hawai’i. A Damsel for Santa did not disappoint.
My in-real-life book club recently voted on our favorite books for 2020, and the winners are:
Heart-pounding action mixed with a love story. When nine year old Eden Moran witnesses an unthinkable tragedy, her whole life turns upside down. We meet up with her seventeen years later when she’s a successful attorney living in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and police detective Kevin Dancer unearths clues in a cold case that lead back to Eden’s family.
A quick, fun read and a photogenic dog. A fitting beginning to a new year, Cruel Candy is about Winifred “Fred” Page who resets her life by moving home to scenic Estes Park, Colorado and opening a bookstore. Accompanied by her smart, chubby corgi, Watson, she discovers a dead body before the ink is dry on her new store lease.
