BOOK REVIEW – The Girl From Berlin

The Girl from Berlin, by Ronald H. Balson(Author), Fred Berman(Narrator), Macmillan Audio(Publisher) An audiobook Attorney Catherine Lockhart and her assistant (and hubby) Liam Taggart journey to Tuscany, Italy, to solve a land ownership dispute before their Italian friend’s aged aunt is evicted. Gabriella has a beautiful estate and prize-winning vineyard that two large “silent” corporations are attempting…

BOOK REVIEW – The Matchmaker

by Paul Vidich (Author), Jeff Harding (Narrator), Tantor Audio (Publisher) An Audiobook Set in both West and East Berlin just before The Wall came down, this is a suspenseful and personal story of a woman used and tossed aside by a cruel and heartless man called The Matchmaker.  This man ran an East German spy ring “matching” his assets with…

BOOK REVIEW – Death In Berlin

by M. M. Kaye (Author), Kate Udall (Narrator), Audible Studios (Publisher) An Audiobook A vacation with her adopted cousin Robert and his wife (who were to be newly stationed in post-war Berlin) becomes a nightmare of death and suspicion for Miranda Brand. After the traveling group dines in the hotel, a tipsy old army Brigadier tells a story about a…

In a flash…!

A super, short story-a-day challenge in February?  Well… probably not, but I might try to write a few. #1. A forbidden flash bulb pops, blinding the old lawman. He slaps his right thigh, reaching for the revolver. Gone. The hand turns claw-like as his eyes drill the offender. His chin dips, and the Stetson shadows…

BOOK REVIEW – It Begins in Betrayal, A Lane Winslow Mystery, book 4

by Iona Whishaw (Author), Marilla Wex (Narrator), TouchWood Editions (Publisher) An audiobook This is the best Lane Winslow book in the series I’ve read so far, even though they all are really good. I’ve enjoyed watching the small romance bud between the totally self-sufficient (ex-WWII spy) Lane Winslow and the capable, no-nonsense Canadian Chief Inspector Frederick Darling. (Yes, I smile…