The description Emma Geen's debut novel, THE MANY SELVES OF
KATHERINE NORTH, intrigued me from the start.
Katherine "Kit" North works in research for ShenCorp to
discover how animals live in their environments. To do
this, she can "jump" into a created body of a fox or spider
or Read more...
Candace Robb, well known for her historical mystery series
starring Owen Archer and Margaret Kerr, introduces readers
to a new character, Kate Clifford, in her newest series
starter, THE SERVICE OF THE DEAD. Normally, I'm drawn to
titles, but in this case, it was the author's name that Read more...
I tend more toward fantasies and mysteries, but I always
have a soft spot for historical romantic suspense and
confess I've read every single book by Jayne Ann Krentz in
her historical persona of Amanda Quick, nearly all of her
books as Jayne Castle and a few under her Read more...
THE DEMONISTS, the first book in the series of the same
name, was my first introduction to Thomas E Sniegoski, and
likely it won't be the last. He's got a vivid imagination
and definitely shares glimpses within, so be warned, this
tale is not meant for the squeamish Read more...
THE VISITOR, the long-awaited fourth book in Amanda
Stevens' Graveyard Queen series, has finally arrived, and
it was well worth the wait. Stevens experienced a
devastating personal tragedy, and I can't help but think
her pain impacted both her writing and the storylines as
well. Stevens gives readers Read more...
Laura Powell has written a cathartic novel in THE
UNFORGOTTEN; a book to make one think of decisions and
their potential impact on the lives of others. The story
stars 15-year-old Betty Broadbent who lives with her
erratic mother who manages Hotel Eden, a boarding house in
the Read more...
WINTERWOOD, the first book in Jacey Bedford's new series
Rowankind, combines all sorts of delicious elements
into a
delectable whole. Urban fantasy, historical fiction, magic,
shapeshifters, a strong female lead and top it all off with
pirates. I certainly couldn't resist the temptation, and
the result Read more...
J. Kathleen Cheney introduces her latest series Palace
of
Dreams with DREAMING DEATH, an epic fantasy with hints
of
a mystery/police procedural. The closest comparison I can
come up with is Tamara Siler Jones's brilliant and haunting
Dubric Byerly series. Like Jones, Cheney has a strong Read more...
Helen Lowe's brilliance in plotting, character building and
writing shines through in DAUGHTER OF BLOOD, the third
installment in her epic fantasy series, The Wall of
Night.
Lowe introduces a slew of new characters, but at least for
this reader, they never overwhelm or confuse. For some Read more...
Nick Mamatas's main character in THE LAST WEEKEND is an
alcoholic and failed SF writer living in San Francisco. His
job, if you can call it that, is to drill reanimated
corpses in the forehead once they rise again after death.
Vasilis, "Billy" Kostopolos's life is pretty much Read more...
Imagine for a minute that people forgot you if they didn't
see or speak to you for a minute. That's what Nat Morgan
contends with in Eric James Stone's debut novel
UNFORGETTABLE. Not only is life difficult for Nat but also
for those around him. His mother Read more...
Alyssa Maxwell's MURDER MOST MALICIOUS takes place during
the Christmas holidays after the end of World War I. Phoebe
Renshaw, 19 and the second oldest of the children at
Foxwood
Hall, overhears an argument between her older sister,
Julia,
and Henry Leighton, the Marquess of Allerton to whom Julia Read more...
Eric Rickstad's THE SILENT GIRLS is a terrific read, but
LIE IN WAIT is even better. They both take place in
Vermont, an area Rickstad brings to life so well, it was no
surprise to find out it's his home state. The story takes
place in fall, moving Read more...
I have a penchant for spies and assassins in the first
place and am definitely keen on historical fiction in the
second, so Michael Wallace's THE CRESCENT SPY had all the
key points of intrigue to catch my attention. To top it all
off, there's just something about Read more...
Vengeance and hidden secrets are the central points of SHIVAREE. Ruby Lowell,
daughter of the man known as "The Judge" in Conroy, MS, was beautiful and cruel.
After a big
misunderstanding between her and Elijah Dunne, Ruby takes
off for California with another man. Her father sends two
goons to Read more...
And on this farm he holds teens. The government has
gathered up teenagers to keep them safe after a potential
cure for cancer went all wrong and created vampire-like
creatures called Ticks. The Ticks are overtaking major
cities and moving across the country, but how much safer
are the Read more...
Perhaps it's just that I haven't run across a really good
book in a long time, or it's that MIDNIGHT CITY by J. Barton
Mitchell is really good, but I was hooked from page one.
While it fits in the post-apocalyptic category, it has some
differences Read more...
The premise of Yelena Black's DANCE OF SHADOWS had scads of
potential, but unfortunately it didn't reach its potential.
Three years before the beginning of the book, Margaret
Adler disappeared from the prestigious New York Ballet
Academy. Her younger sister, Vanessa, also loves to dance,
but her main Read more...
For those who have read Michelle Rowen's Immortality
Bites
series, Sarah and Thierry won't be new characters. For
those introduced to them in BLOOD BATH AND BEYOND, the
first in Rowen's Immortality Bites Mystery series,
they're
in for a treat. Sarah is Read more...
Photographer and amateur sleuth Anita Ray makes her second
appearance in THE WRATH of SHIVA by Susan Oleksiw.
Personally, I enjoyed this series installment much more
than the first mystery, UNDER THE
EYE OF KALI although
some
of the characters Read more...
Katherine Petersen
I've loved to read ever since I was
young. I took books with me whereever
I went and still do whether it's to
read on a commute train, waiting for a
doctor's appointment or in a long line
at the bank. I love many genres
including mysteries and thrillers,
fantasy and science fiction, romance,
historical fiction and mainstream
titles. I have a journalism and public
relations background and currently
live in northern California with my six-
year-old yellow lab, Oreo.
At the risk of sounding like everyone else, I do treat myself to quite a few books, much easier now that I've found a job, and sometimes it's just a nice long run with my yellow lab.
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