All Blog Posts Tagged 'crime' (194)

An excellent crime thriller.

About the book: Max Larkin and Je Fairlane are the top two detectives in Rockton Illinois. In Lies to Die for, the second book in the Max Larkin Detective series, they are in pursuit of a killer that is branding letters into the victim’s bodies. Is it someone the victims know or is it just a random person taking out frustrations on the small community of Rockton? Max is fresh coming off of his one month suspension for…

New Release - A gripping crime thriller.…

Horrifically Spellbinding

5 Stars

Anyone who has stood on the Moors as I have hears her song sawing away at his sanity.  She is a sad and lonely creature, cutting through body and soul to the fears and temptations that plague us all.  The veneer…

Gods and Beasts

By Denise Mina

4 Stars

Consumed By the Wolves

How far does corruption reach?  You’ll find yourself asking this over and over again as you read this book.  Filled with suspense and gritty images, Gods and Beasts provides the reader with a startling image of the seedier side of Glasgow.

Alex…

The Puzzle of Grandpops

By Mark Williams

4 Stars

A Fast Read

Casey Harmon, a 99-year-old inventor, was living the high life in the Bimini Islands.  He was worth well over one hundred million dollars and his impressive personal car collection included a stunning number of Porsches and Corvettes.  However, during a…

In my ongoing search for incidents of depravity perpetrated by people that we share the planet with, I happened upon New York police officer Gilberto Valle. It seems that on Wednesday October 24th, 2012 agents with the Federal Bureau of Investigation took Officer Gilberto Valle III into custody after they uncovered several plots to kidnap, rape, cook and eat women, yes EAT WOMEN!!! The Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara filed the official criminal complaint charging Valle, a…

Looking out of his apartment window Richard saw the “Goth” kids sitting in the green park grass talking. “Fucking role players,” he said to himself. “They don’t know what it’s really like,” he grunted to himself in an angry tone, just barely audible. The involuntary shaking he was currently experiencing had gotten worse throughout the day.  “They choose to live this way; I didn’t have a fucking choice!” Richard continued as his low mumble became a yell. He became frenzied as he rummaged…

Waking Up Dead is a paranormal mystery novel that follows the quest of a ghost to solve the crime of another murder victim.…

Hi everyone:

I wanted to let you know that my second novel, "The Coffin Haulers,"has just been published. It's a mystery set in Chicago during the 1970s, and again features the investigative…

Please View My Documentary that was viewed around the world Aug 20, 2013 on The 700 Club Here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=8SY9KXEUR-c

And My Video Al Sharpton Confronted By Ex Gang Member Re Zimmerman, Martin Case. It has 127,000 views already:…

“I met Ethan on the day that I killed Karoline.”

Thus begins this psychological mystery. One has to admit, it is a great hooky first line for a book!

What if, in a moment of thoughtless anger, you were to wish your best friend’s demise, then, soon after, that friend ended up dead?

This is the story of our smart, beautiful,…

Catherine Astolfo retired in 2002 after a very successful 34 years in education. She can recall writing fantasy stories for her classmates in Grade Three, so she started finishing her books the day after her retirement became official. Her short stories and poems have been published in a number of Canadian literary presses. Her story, “What Kelly Did”, won the prestigious Arthur…

The beautiful and the dangerous.

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Beginning August 5, 2013 through August 14, 2013—I will begin what I call Skype chats. I’m setting aside two hours a day for seven days to chat with people about my true crime, Killer Nurse.

A schedule of the chat times is below. I will set aside 10 minute time slots for everyone who wants to participate. You will have ten minutes of one-on-one time to talk to me and ask questions.

This may sound difficult and or expensive, but it is actually neither.…

I published my first book, Code of Deceit, in 2007, and I was fortunate enough to have it hit several best-seller lists. I followed that one with Journey of the Spirit—now renamed The People’s Warrior. This one, a historical fiction did fairly well. It was even voted second best in the mainstream category by readers.

Then In 2008, I published Cold Tears. This book exceeded all my expectations, and I have high ones. Voted the best mystery in the world, the sales and accolades…

Fantastic mixture of action and politics.

As a daughter, when your father allows you a glimpse into his past, telling stories which help you understand the man he has become it’s an honour. So, when Bobby Valentine visits his daughter Lynn she cannot resist asking…

Move over Clive Cussler!

The title says it all in this fast paced, action packed,…

Winner of the eLit…