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Reunion - Jeff Bennington, Author

Reunion – Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat

‘Breathing heavy from carrying the tote across the parking lot, David barged into the cafeteria, shot one round into the ceiling and shouted, “Attention everyone! Attention! My name’s David Ray, and some of you…are gonna die!” For a moment, the crowd sat quiet and still. …

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Added by Martha A. Cheves on March 19, 2011 at 6:02pm — No Comments

Deadly Currents - Beth Groundwater, Author

Deadly Currents – Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat

‘This was her second week on patrol as a brand-new seasonal river ranger, still under the supervision of Steve, the head river ranger. Sure, she had run all the whitewater sections of the Upper Arkansas for years as a rafting guide… But now guides like…

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Added by Martha A. Cheves on March 17, 2011 at 3:24pm — No Comments

Last three days - free download of Tremolo: cry of the loon

Hi, folks.

My publisher and I have been trying a very cool experiment recently. We've offered one of my LeGarde Mysteries, Tremolo: cry of the loon, for free on Amazon last week and through this Thursday, St. Patty's Day.

Much to our delight, Tremolo has been at the top of the list for…

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Added by Aaron Paul Lazar on March 14, 2011 at 11:18am — No Comments

Honored Daughters - The Laura Kate Plantation Series - Gerri Ferris, Author

Honored Daughters – Reviewed by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat

‘They parked at the side of the big house. She led him through the rhododendrons, past the ornamental pond, to the back terrace. Nyan stopped, and she watched his eyes roam over the antebellum mansion. He wrinkled his nose and turned away. “Let’s sit over…

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Added by Martha A. Cheves on March 10, 2011 at 5:28pm — No Comments

Stay Tuned for Murder - Mary Kennedy, Author

Stay Tuned for Murder – Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat

‘I ran down the list of suspects, feeling more frustrated by the moment. Chantel Carrington was the first name that leap into my mind. Why did I think of her as a suspect? I wrote down everything I knew about her. She was here in town…

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Added by Martha A. Cheves on March 1, 2011 at 3:28pm — 1 Comment

Sin Creek - Susan Whitfield, Author

Sin Creek – Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat

‘When I was a high school administrator, I asked a student of mine how her sister coped with college life. She told me her sister found a lucrative way to raise tuition and live “the high life.” What this student said next left me shaken, and I’ve never…

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Added by Martha A. Cheves on February 9, 2011 at 4:38pm — No Comments

She Felt No Pain - Lou Allin, Author

She Felt No Pain – Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat

‘He snugged the rubber tubing around his arm, laughing as his body cooperated with a bulging vein. Born to shoot. A crust from a sore on one elbow was still pink, but he read no warning of infection. Soft beds and softer women on the way. …

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Added by Martha A. Cheves on February 7, 2011 at 4:04pm — No Comments

Can you solve a murder by using "sound" clues? Find out more!

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Added by Sylvia Massara on February 3, 2011 at 4:33pm — No Comments

The 19th Element - John L. Betcher, Author

Betcher Has Done it Again with his book

The 19th Element - you've never been scared so "good!"

The 19^th Element – Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat

“Gentlemen. You sit here in this room, insulated from reality, comfortable in your delusions that you are safe from…

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Added by Martha A. Cheves on February 3, 2011 at 3:32pm — No Comments

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Added by steven nedelton on January 25, 2011 at 7:00pm — No Comments

Just Add Water - Jinx Schwartz, Author

Just Add Water – Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat

‘Picking up my ballpoint, I filled in under SAILING EXPERIENCE, Caribbean, Mediterranean, and trans-Pacific. I left out the fact that all of this cognitive content was gained on cruise…

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Added by Martha A. Cheves on January 8, 2011 at 2:58pm — No Comments

Ghost in Trouble - Carolyn Hart, Author

Ghost in Trouble – Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat

‘Suddenly I heard an odd crackling. The sound was ominous, out of the ordinary, frightening. I looked up and for an instant froze in horror. An enormous vase directly above the cul-de-sack teetered on its pedestal on the third-floor balcony. The vase tilted, then…

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Added by Martha A. Cheves on December 18, 2010 at 5:25pm — No Comments

Down to the Needle - Mary Deal, Author

Down to the Needle – Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat

‘Abi reached for a tissue from the box on the credenza and blew her nose. She drew in a breath to pull her emotions together, blinked to clear

her vision, and studied the photos spread alongside the aging of Becky

Ann. Other than the fact that both were women, no…

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Added by Martha A. Cheves on December 3, 2010 at 4:54pm — No Comments

Book Review: Dead of Knight by William R. Potter

Dead of Knight: A Jack Staal Mystery

William R. Potter

RealTime Publishing (2009)

ISBN 9781849610261

Reviewed by Charline Ratcliff for RebeccasReads (11/10)

I was…

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Added by William R. Potter on November 20, 2010 at 1:19pm — No Comments

Book Review: Currents Deep and Deadly by Arleen Alleman

Currents Deep and Deadly

Arleen Alleman

Xlibris, Corp. (August 23, 2010)

978-1453539286 (print)

304 pages

Find adventure, romance, mystery, bizarre interconnected coincidences, brutal murders and a journey of self discovery on a luxury cruise ship in Currents Deep and Deadly.

Author Arleen Alleman introduces her main characters with plenty of description and back story while showing the events that brought… Continue

Added by William R. Potter on November 16, 2010 at 10:30pm — 1 Comment

A Case of Accidental Intersection - W. S. Gager, Author

A Case of Accidental Intersection – Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat

‘A twisted piece of fiberglass stuck in the dirt along the side of the road. A rear view mirror the color of cherry-red lipstick had busted

off the wreckage and landed some fifty feet away, along the center line

marking the…

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Added by Martha A. Cheves on November 15, 2010 at 4:23pm — No Comments

Merryll Manning: The Health Farm Murders - John Howard Reid, Author

The Health Farm Murders – Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat

‘On re-entering my room, I saw a man

going through Zapata’s things. At first I thought one of the other

guests had got wind of Taylor’s chocolate hoard and was helping

himself. “Hold on there!” I expected the helping-hand guest to wheel

around and offer… Continue

Added by Martha A. Cheves on November 14, 2010 at 12:22pm — No Comments

The Innocent - Vincent Zandri, Author

The Innocent – Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat

‘I was their warden.

I was their keeper, their mother…

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Added by Martha A. Cheves on November 12, 2010 at 9:30am — No Comments

Murder at Cuyamaca Beach - Sue McGinty, Author

Murder at Cuyamaca Beach – Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat

‘We settled in water up to my waist and turned to face each other. Hands intertwined, we jumped up and down in the waves like idiots in a Monte Python

movie. I relaxed a bit. Moving around definitely made me warmer.

“Oof.” Something hit me, sending a sharp pain into my side. I…

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Added by Martha A. Cheves on November 9, 2010 at 4:00pm — No Comments