Elizabeth Logan (Author), Caroline Hewitt (Narrator), Blackstone Publishing (Publisher) An AUDIObook review by Jackie Houchin I enjoyed this cozy, first-in-the-series, mystery set in Alaska. The characters are fun (who wouldn’t love a gal with an orange tabby cat named Benny (Eggs Benedict), three truckers who stop in the diner nicknamed Manny, Moe and Jack, and a policeman named Trooper who…
Joe Rigney (Author, Narrator), Crossway (Publisher) An AUDIOBOOK Review by Jackie Houchin I enjoyed Joe Rigney’s take on loving God supremely and enjoying the things of earth that He gives us. It’s a matter of keeping things in perspective. We are never to let our delight in the objects, people, places, foods or feelings in our life or…
by Adriana Licio (Author) Format: Kindle Edition A Book Review by Jackie Houchin In Etta and Dora’s SIXTH home-swapping adventure, the two senior friends find themselves once again involved in a murder mystery, this time on the Isle of Mull in Scotland…and, at a Castle which purports to be haunted… As they arrive, a mini war is going on…
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By Guest Blogger, Sharon Marchisello For as long as I can remember, I had three goals in life: become a bestselling author, meet and marry the love of my life, and travel the world together. And I always figured I’d do them in that order. Although I achieved…
by Victoria Tait (Author) Format: Kindle Edition Book 1 of 3: A Waterwheel Cafe Mystery A Book Review by Jackie Houchin Reading Victoria Tait’s first book in the new Waterwheel Cafe Mystery series, is like settling into a comfy chair with familiar friends from her previous DOTTY SAYERS ANTIQUES mysteries. Much of the setting is the same as well –…
by SJ Bennett (Author), Jane Copland (Narrator), HarperAudio (Publisher) An Audiobook Review by Jackie Houchin ALL THE QUEEN’S MEN is the second in SJ Bennett’s Queen Elizabeth mysteries (after THE WINDSOR KNOT). Sadly the Queen is no longer with us, but this series keeps her, her wit, her smarts, and her deceptively mild, naive manner alive. (I hope there will…
by Charles Todd (Author), Simon Prebble (Narrator), HarperAudio (Publisher) An Audiobook Review by Jackie Houchin Here is another excellent Ian Rutledge mystery by Charles Todd. It is atmospheric and dark both in the times as well as mood. It is set just after World War II and Britain is still reeling from the effects of war. Rutledge himself is suffering…
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An Interview by Jackie Houchin For about a year and a half, I have been receiving by subscription ‘LETTERS FROM AFAR’ through the (snail) mail. They are stories about real places written by the “fearless explorer” Isabelle. I am an avid traveler myself, and these letters feed my…
by David Rosenfelt (Author), Grover Gardner (Narrator), Macmillan Audio (Publisher) An Audiobook Review by Jackie Houchin OUTFOXED by David Rosenfelt is familiar and wonderful Andy Carpenter. I love this character, with his good heart and great defense lawyer skills and funny asides. His uber smart ex-cop wife, inquisitive son, Ricky, and collage of unusual (massive or nerdy) friends and helpers make…
by Steven Grzeszczak (Author) A Short Story Review by Jackie Houchin This story is billed as a complex mystery with a challenge to READERS to see if they can unravel the sparse details of a crime that is discussed by four friends at a restaurant… and solve it. These four friends meet once a year in…
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