Set in 1929 and prohibition is in full swing. It's the law of the land. That doesn't stop places from obeying it. In Chicago the speakeasy the Third Door is where the action is. For Gina Ricci it's a new job as a cigarette girl replacing the previous girl who was...
Book Review: ‘The Wonder Of Lost Causes’ Is A Great Story About A Boy And A Dog Needing Each Other
A sick boy and a mutt of a dog meet and it changes both of their lives. Jasper Blunt is eleven years old and suffers from CF, cystic fibrosis, a lung disease that is not curable. He's always wanted a dog but his mom Kate says they can't have one. One of the main...
Book Review: ‘The Invited’ Is A Good Old Fashioned Ghost Story
In 1924 a terrible injustice happened. Hattie Breckenridge was brutally hanged for being a 'witch' which she wasn't. She had premonitions and could tell when things were going to happen. She told people but she was powerless to stop anything. When her daughter sets a...
Book Review: ‘A Good Enough Mother: A Novel’ May Be The End Of One Mother
Ruth Harland was married to David and is the mother of twins. A girl Carolyn (who was born first) and Tom. Carolyn grew up being social, had friends and very outgoing. Tom was shy, had barely any friends, was socially awkward and was mothered to much by Ruth. At the...
Book Review: ‘Like Lions’ Is A Good Follow Up To Bull Mountain
Author Brian Panowich is back with his follow up to Bull Mountain, his hit book from 2015. Clayton Burroughs is the Sheriff of a small town in Georgia and is married to Kate and has a young son. He's also part of the legendary Burroughs criminal family. But he's one...
Book Review: ‘Courting Mr. Lincoln’ Is A Great Historical Look At The Romance Of Abe Lincoln And Mary Todd
Three people, a love story and a future President collide in this fascinating story of Abe Lincoln and Mary Todd and their romance and eventual marriage. It begins in 1840 when Mary has moved their to live with her sister and to find a husband as she should have been...
Book Review: ‘Cat Chase The Moon: A Joe Grey Mystery’ By Shirley Rousseau Murphy Is The Next Fun Cat Adventure
I am never as happy as when I receive another Joe Grey book. The talking cats are just so much fun to read. If you're not familiar with the novels cats Joe Grey and his girl Dulcie, their friends Pan and Kit can all talk. Only a few people are aware of this. They also...
Book Review: ‘The Missing Years: A Novel’ Is The Second Great Lexie Elliott Novel
Lexie Elliott debuted her first novel last year The French Girl. It was a great debut novel and film rights were quickly snatched up. Now she's back with her follow up novel The Missing Years set in Scotland. It's another suspensful thriller set in a small town in the...
Book Review: ‘Best. Movie. Year. Ever.: How 1999 Blew Up the Big Screen’
Was 1999 the best year ever for movies? According to Brian Raftery it is. He has worked for Wired magazine and has written for some of the big ones including GQ, Rolling Stone and Esquire among others. He has written a lot of reviews over the years and knows of what...
Book Review: ‘Neon Prey’ Is The Next Thrilling Lucas Davenport Novel
Author John Sandford is back with book number 29 in his Lucas Davenport series of novels. And once again he doesn't disappoint. This time Lucas is on the hunt of a man who has killed a lot and even eaten some of his victims. Clayton Deese is a killer and eats his...



