So how did the colorful, cocky and self-deprecating Tug Wyler come into being? He was hanging around, shadowing my daily life for a long time; I just didn’t know it. But here’s the short version: I shared a trial story with a mom at my kids baseball game who said I...
Book Review: ‘Last Instructions’ Tells The Story Of Agent 10483 And Why Everyone Is After Him
Nothing I love better then a thriller with a super agent in the vain of James Bond, Jason Bourne and every other stud agent ever had had a book written about them. In his follow up to Three Envelopes, Author Nir Hezroni continues the story of Agent 10483 and the...
Book Review: ‘The Outsider: A Novel’ Is The Next Exciting Stephen King Thriller
Stephen King is back with his newest thriller The Outsider, another classic story that only Stephen could write. It takes the reader on an emotional roller coaster of a rider. You will not want to put the book down until you get to the climatic finale. A young boy is...
Book Review: ‘The Shadow Killer’ By Arnaldur Indridason
Arnaldur Indridason is back with his second book in his Shadow series. The Shadow Killer will be available in stores on Tuesday, May 29 from Minotaur Books. A man is found dead in his apartment in 1941 in Reykjavik (the story takes place there), shot in the head by a...
Book Review: ‘The Gray Ghost’ Is The Next Fun Sam And Remi Fargo Adventure
My first time reading a Sam and Remi Fargo adventure and I am now hooked. This is their tenth adventure and I have no idea where I have been for the first nine. Count me in from now on. The Gray Ghost is the newest release from Clive Cussler and Robin Burcell, in...
Interview: Author ‘Wendy Francis’ Talks Her New Book The Summer Sail
Wendy Francis is the author of the novels The Summer Sail, The Summer of Good Intentions, and Three Good Things. She is a former book editor whose work has appeared in the Good Housekeeping, The Washington Post, Yahoo Parenting, The Huffington Post and Congnoscenti....
Book Review: ‘Shelter In Place’ Is Next Exciting Nora Roberts Novel
I just love Nora Roberts books. I don't think she has ever written one I didn't like. Now granted I haven't read every book she has written but based on what I have it should be okay to say that. Her latest Shelter In Place, in stores Tuesday, May 29, from St....
Interview: Author ‘Abby Fabiaschi’ Talks Her Book I Liked My Life
Abby is a human rights advocate interested in economic solutions to social/cultural problems. In 2017 she co-founded Empower Her Network, an organization that paves a path for survivors of human trafficking with a will for independence by providing housing, education,...
Book Review: ‘The Crooked Staircase’ Is The Next Exciting Jane Hawk Thriller
Jane Hawk fans she's back and taking names and kicking ass in book three of the series. The Crooked Staircase, out Tuesday, May 8th, finds Jane getting closer to the blowing up the Arcadians and their drug that controls people. To recap the first two books Jane Hawk...
Interview: Author ‘Julia Fine’ Talks Her Magical Debut Novel What Should Be Wild
Julia Fine teaches writing at DePaul University and is a recent graduate of Columbia College Chicago's MFA program. She lives in Chicago with her husband and their son. Her debut novel is in stores on Tuesday, May 8th from Harper. Check out her website here, Twitter...

