by JEANNE M. DAMS (Author) A Book Review by Jackie Houchin DEATH IN THE GARDEN CITY is the 22nd installment in the Dorothy Martin Mysteries. Dorothy, an American, has been married to a retired British Chief Inspector for a number of years, and they tour around solving murder mysteries in their “spare” time. Alan takes care…
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By Marilyn Meredith, guest blogger In this case, it’s saying goodbye to two whole sets of characters who’ve been living in my head for many years. First it was the all the police officers and their families who live in the beach town of Rocky Bluff, as well…
by James Ponti (Author) (a middle grade book) A Book Review by Jackie Houchin I loved this book! I ate it up! I could hardly put it down. I sped through all 400 pages in no time, and this is pretty good for me, as I usually like much shorter books. But James Ponti wrote CITY SPIES…
by Oliver Roeder (Author), William Sarris (Narrator), HighBridge, a division of Recorded Books An Audiobook Review by Jackie Houchin (Available in Hardback & Kindle) Oliver Roeder’s SEVEN GAMES is the history of seven well-known games that people play today, and the ways that technology attempted to beat human skill. (Mostly, AI did finally do better, but not in ALL…
by by Pearl S. Buck (Author) A Book Review by Jackie Houchin When you think of Pearl S. Buck, you might think of China, as I do. She is best known for her novel, THE GOOD EARTH, or possibly COME, MY BELOVED, IMPERIAL WOMAN, THE HIDDEN FLOWER, or even LETTER FROM PEKING. But did you know she…
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by Jackie Houchin I read a lot of print books and listen to a great many audiobooks each year. I do not read anthologies or collections of short stories unless they contain several stories by authors that have a track record I enjoy. Recently, I have been “reading”…
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by Maggie King A while back, I had a conversation with a well-read young couple. Like me, they enjoyed mysteries, the classics, and literary fiction. When they asked what I was working on, I said I was finishing my third novel and planned to focus on short stories…
by Steve Levi (Author), Henry Marshall (Narrator), Publication Consultants (Publisher) An AUDIObook Review by Jackie Houchin This caper – and it is not a murder mystery – was intriguing, well-plotted and jaw-dropping, with touches of humor and irony and hoorahs for good old fashioned police work. Author Steve Levi must have a very sharp mind and some stunt-man experience to…
by Leslie Leyland Fields (Author), Pamela Klein (Narrator), Oasis Audio (Publisher) An AUDIObook Review by Jackie Houchin Leslie Leyland Fields‘ story of life as a fisherman’s wife on Kodiak Island in Alaska and raising 6 children to be fishermen is astonishing, eye opening and mind boggling. On the practical side I will never be able to cook or eat a…
by Colleen Coble (Author), Rachel Dulude (Narrator), Tantor Audio (Publisher) An AUDIObook Review by Jackie Houchin If you like bears, or are afraid of bears, and you enjoy a suspenseful adventure with a little bit of romance in a wilderness setting, you will enjoy Alaska Twilight by Colleen Coble. Haley is a young woman with a past that has scarred…
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