C is for Corpse

In Sue Grafton's C is for Corpse, the third installment in the Kinsey Millhone mystery series, this caper has some twists and turns with a shocking ending. When Kinsey met Bobby Callahan at the gym to do rehab for her wrist, he hired her to work on the case. Other than he's rich, he's been injured in a near-fatal car crash and believes someone's after him. She agrees to sign on and learns more about Bobby's life, including knowing the people he worked with, friends, and family. And thing aren't what he seems, when his half-sister's an anorexic and binges on drugs and alcohol, wasting away her life. As she digs deeper into his life, she also deals with an issue with her neighbors as this woman named Lila Sams came into the scene. She becomes suspicious of her and what she's up to and snoops around into her background. At the same time, Kinsey learns that Bobby died in a car accident. While she finishes what she started for her late client, she stumbles onto some hard-core truth on what he's been up to and who wanted to do him in. In the end, she had nipped two complicated cases in the double-edged bud with a shocking climax.

This was a gripping novel from start to finish. It had given me goosebumps right to the ending. I did care for Kinsey and how she dealt with two troubling ordeals. I did feel bad for Bobby and what he had been through, right before he died. I'm so glad that Kitty had changed her life around in the end and tried to get better healthy-wise. I also thought Lila Sams had what was coming to her. I did love the St.Theresa's scenic locations and compelling settings from the hospital and around the town. This would make you shake your head, grimace and groan and gasp a few times. It has non-stop action, drama, suspense, and plenty of twisted turns in this mystery.

Will you be there to join Kinsey in C is for Corpse?

Murder Notes

In Lisa Renee Jones's Murder Notes, the first installment in the Lilah Love romantic suspense series, this tale would give you goosebumps and leave you chilled all over. For Lilah Love, a FBI profiler in Los Angeles, it all started with a chilling case of a cold-blooding killing on the beach. And when she's been redirected to head back home to New York for a connected case, she wasn't looking forward to receive a lukewarm welcome. On the beat, she had to contend with the NYPD and her ex-boyfriend Kane Mendez, a prime suspect and noted member of the Mendez cartel family. Not only with that, someone's been leaving her cryptic murder notes on her doorstep and on her car. Then while she tried to discover facts about the victim, she had to deal with her family matters and other people like her ex-best friend Alexandra. While other people told her it's him who's living a bloody trail of victims, she believes it wasn't him and knows who it was otherwise, when she discovers a gripping surprise in the ending...

This was a bone-chilling and intense romantic suspense novel that would leave your hairs raised on your neck from start to finish. I did care for Lilah and how she made her own ways to take care of business, even if she used the F-word a lot. I did think Kane was a dangerous person to be with, though it did leave her hot and bothered and did get under her skin. I also loved the way she interacted with her fellow colleagues. I loved the dual locations of NYC and Los Angeles to set the scenes for the settings. This would make you grit your teeth and shake your head a few times and let out a long sigh, since this is packed with non-stop action, red-hot romance, intense drama and plenty of intrigue.

Will you be shocked to received murder notes today?

The First Family

In Michael and Daniel Palmer's The First Family, this gripping medical thriller is so twisted and shocking, that it would have you at the edge of your seat. It all started with Cam Hilliard, the president's son and chess prodigy. Lately, he haven't been himself and seem depressed among other exhibiting symptoms. For Karen Ray, a Secret Service Agent who's in charge of his safety had become concerns and informed Cam's parents. But she also had to butt heads with Dr. Fred Gleason, who would do anything to keep her and her ex-husband, Dr. Lee Blackwood, away from finding out the truth and his own secret. For Lee, he started to connect the dots between Cam's condition and other similar cases that seem to be connected to the TPI, a private institute that educated child prodigies from art to chess. And Susie Banks was one of those students, after she almost died in her home from carbon monoxide poisoning and lost her parents in the process. There's a hidden killer lurking in their presence who would do anything to knock them out of the equation. For Karen and Lee, they would stop a prevailing danger from escalating and keep everyone safe, when the shocking truth who was behind it and what connected them together would blow you away...


This was a fantastic and shocking medical from Daniel Palmer. I think he had done his later father, Michael Palmer, proud to follow in his footsteps.  This medical thriller had literally given me chills and plenty of goosebumps from start to finish. I cared about the first family and Karen and Ray and how they came together to solve this puzzling medical mystery. I also did feel bad for Susie who lost her parents at a terrible price. I've found the dual locations of Virginia and the D.C. area is compelling with fascinating scenery for the settings, even at the cabins on Karen's private property. This would make you want to take a big deep breath and buckle up on a wild ride right to the end with non-stop drama, action, suspense and high-octane intriguing plot twists on every page.

Will you jump on board to protect the first family today?

Vector

in James Abel's Vector, the fourth installment in the Joe Rush bio-thriller series, this captivating novel would leave you at the edge of your seat for a new kind of terror. It all started for Joe Rush, when he was on a rescue mission to find his friend Eddie in Brazil. He would have to go through other people to find him and bring him home. Meanwhile, Secretary Kyle Utley from the White House meets with a stranger who promised threats to the USA, if they didn't deliver the ransom money. When it didn't happen as planned, Tom Fargo, an American who turned jihadist terrorist, plans to unleash a new weapon of bio-terror for destruction: generic modified mosquitoes that carry a new kind of malaria. And the first attack happened in New York City. When Joe learns about this new federal emergency, he heads home with Eddie and a new ally, Izabel Santo from Brazil. From there, they learn about this new disease and track down the origins as new attacks hits in other states. Joe and his team tries to connect the dots on this personal attack and races against time to stop another outbreak happens in Atlanta before it's too late.

This was a new kind of thriller that's never been done before. I loved the vast array of settings from Brazil to New York City and then to Nashville for a variety of locations. I cared for Joe and how he searched for Eddie and then dealt with this blow of this new form of disease. I do think Aya is a hoot and a great secondary character. I've found Tom Fargo a bit despicable for his menacing actions. This would take you on a thrill ride from start to finish with non-stop action and plenty of drama, lots of suspense and hints of mystery.

Will you protect yourself from this lethal vector today?

Mission to Protect

In Terri Reed's Mission to Protect, the first installment in the Military K-9 Unit romantic suspense series, this tale is compelling and full of twists and turns. At Canyon Air Force Base, Staff Sergeant Felicity Monroe is the primary target of the Red Rose Killer, when he left his calling card. After he had targeted people close to her at the base,  she needed protection from him and possibly his accomplice too. That's when Staff Sergeant Westley James came in for her security detail from the K-9 unit center. While he protects her and searches for missing dogs from the unit, he needed to keep a safe distance from her. But there's another lurking danger who's after her, when she searches for clues behind her father's "accident" with Westley. The more she learned the truth behind it, her life remained in doubly danger, when someone targets her too. While the feelings between Westley and Felicity grew stronger, he would have to put his life on the line and vow to protect her forever.

This was a great new romantic suspense series to sink you teeth into and enjoy. I loved how the backdrop was set in a military K-9 unit and how the dogs were used as central characters. I've found both Felicity and Westley endearing as two individuals with a bit haunted past. But I loved how Wes took charge of Felicity and sworn to secrecy to protect her from danger, even if it did hit close to home. I loved how Felicity had found her true calling as a base photographer in the end. This would make you shake you head and bite your tongue, when you whistle for the dogs to save the day to rescue you. This has plenty of non-stop action, drama, suspense and plenty of sparking romance.

Will you be there to serve on your next mission to protect today?

Pickle in the Middle Murder

In Jessie Chandler's Pickle in the Middle Murder, the third installment in the Shay O'Hanlon caper cozy mystery series, this mystery packs a helluva punch and gets down to some serious matters of the heart. When Shay and her girlfriend attend the Renaissance Faire, things do tend to get interesting  for them. At the time they discover a dead body in the port-a-potty, JT's accused and then arrested for the murder of the pickle vendor known as Russell Krasski. Frantic with worry, Shay would do everything in her power to set things right, while she held her own at her bar. It was up to her, Coop, and Eddy to pick up the pieces and get deep into the core of JT's life, even if it had to do with the past, and a mean cop named Clint Roberts, who has more than a bone to pick with her. As soon as she discovers more insight behind Krasski's demise, one clue lead to another and escalated to a gripping climax in a dicey situation to escape for her life.

This was another great and mesmerizing cozy mystery from Jessie Chandler. I instantly cared for JT and for Shay, as a loving couple and  as  two individual beings. You can see how much their relationship means for each other as they take it to the next level.  There's so much compassionate and how much they worked for their issues. I did feel bad for JT and despised Clint Roberts a lot.  I loved the Minnesota-St. Park locations and how it came to life on the page for the scenic settings. This would make you want to join forces with Shay and really get to the heart of the matter with drama, suspense, non-stop action and plenty of intrigue.

Will you help solve this pickle in the middle murder today?

Her Dark Half

In Paige Tyler's Her Dark Half, the 7th installment in the X-Ops romantic suspense novel, this storyline is filled with high octane drama and so intense and fiery to set the world on fire. For Alina Bosch, a former CIA operator, she had lost her team to a traitor who turned to them. Now she works for the DCO and teamed up with Trevor Maxwell, a coyote shifter soldier, on a most dangerous mission. Although Alina had her own secrets, she's been told to spy on her newest partner for her boss. But things become complicated between her and Trevor, since he wasn't sure if he could trust her or not either. While they learned about each other, they had to deal with their innermost demons and to face the people who had turned on them. During an undercover assignment, things change between them after one solid kiss. That's when things go down and go bust, while they tried to keep all the shifters safe and away from danger. As soon as they knew what their boss was up to, they would pull out the stops in an all-out war to bring him down and to settle the score.

This was another compelling and really awesome romantic suspense novel. I instantly cared for Alina and how she had trust Trevor as her new partner.  And the chemistry between her and Trevor are smoking red-hot. As Trevor had his own trust issues of his own, he wasn't a bad piece of eye candy himself, even if he had coyote-like animal instincts. I loved how they dealt with traitors in the past and how they vowed to take them down and out for good. The Virginia and D.C. area settings were eye-popping and compelling to match the dual locations from start to finish.  This would make you want to fan yourself and drink some infused water a lot with sparking romance, drama, non-stop action and plenty of suspense right to the end.

Will you read to howl at the moon to read Her Dark Half today?