by Rebecca Connolly (Author), Alana Kerr Collins (Narrator), Antony Ferguson (Narrator), Shadow Mountain (Publisher) An AUDIObook Review by Jackie Houchin We have all heard of (read about, seen in movies) the tragic sinking of the “unsinkable” luxury liner, RMS Titanic, on her maiden voyage to New York. We have even seen photos of the broken ship lying 2.5 miles under the sea.…
by Aaron Elkins (Author), Joel Richards (Narrator), Tantor Audio (Publisher) An AUDIObook review by Jackie Houchin I love Aaron Elkins’ “Bone Detective” mysteries starring the uber smart, but bumbling, Dr. Gideon Oliver. The forensic details he discovers and talks about are fascinating (but non-gory) and make excellent clues to the mysteries. In Icy Clutches, Gideon is newly married and has…
by Katherine Reay (Author), Laura Kirman (Narrator), Thomas Nelson (Publisher) An AUDIObook Review by Jackie Houchin The Bronte Plot story seems long, but not in the way you want to hurry up and finish. It immerses you in a world that entices you to linger. Lucy Alling is a character you get to know gradually. She loves books, especially old…
by Victoria Tait (Author) A Book Review by Jackie Houchin Dotty Sayers does it again in Scotland! Passing over the Cotswold’s and the world of antiques, Dotty flies from her 3-month stay in France to visit her parents in Edinburgh, unsure what her future will hold. While there and after some sightseeing, she inadvertently gets involved with a…
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…
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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