Originally posted on The Writers in Residence:
By Gayle Bartos-Pool The first person whoever wrote a book didn’t have libraries and bookstores full of previously penned tomes to read and enjoy and from which to get inspiration to perhaps write their own story. They had a story to tell and wrote it. We, centuries later,…
by Joy Skye, nararrated by Guy Barnes An Audiobook review by Jackie Houchin CLUELESS IN CROATIA is typical of light romances. The first looks and look aways, the tingle at the touch of hands. The quickening of breath. The first kiss. But throw in a film star (Leonard) who can’t seem to get rid of…
by Charlotte and Aaron Elkins A Audio-Book Review by Jackie Houchin In A CRUISE TO DIE FOR, Charlotte and Aaron Elkins (husband & wife team) have created a wonderful art world mystery with characters you’ll love (except the bad guys, of course) and a gorgeous super posh setting aboard a mega yacht in the beautiful…
by Barbara Venkataraman A Book Review by Jackie Houchin Okay, have you ever seen the word, Didgeridoo, before (did’ jer ee doo’ – just like it’s spelled, well almost)? If you haven’t, it’s a musical instrument. A very long, horn-like tube, slightly bent and flaring at the end, and sounding like a deep base kazoo. (You…
by Aaron Elkins, narrated by Joel Richards an Audiobook Review by Jackie Houchin I’ve read most of Aaron Elkins’ Gideon Oliver “the bone detective” mysteries and find them all intriguing. Oh, the things you can discover from a pile of old bones. The reason I picked up UNEASY RELATIONS again is because it is set…
by Amy Vansant a Book Review by Jackie Houchin PINEAPPLE CRUISE, A Pineapple Port Mystery by Amy Vansant is a scary-fun mystery set on the maiden voyage of a cruise ship in the Gulf of Mexico. Unlike the Titanic, it doesn’t sink, but people die anyway! What is it about Table 12 in the dining…
by Alan Bradley A Short Story Review by Jackie Houchin In this brief story, Flavia de Luce receives a mysterious letter from a local boys’ boarding school. “Murder! Come at once. Anson House, Greyminster, Staircase No. 3.” Never of a mind to miss a murder investigation, she mounts her trusty bicycle, Gladys, and despite the…
by Catherine Aird, read by Derek Perkins An Audiobook Review by Jackie Houchin LAST RESPECTS is a classic English Detective mystery by Catherine Aird. A boat, a bronze “marble,” a ship’s bell, and a body are found on, near, above, or in a rural country river. The body is the most crucial problem to solve,…
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