Mayhem, Murder and the PTA by Dave Cravens

September 2, 2019

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Mayhem, Murder and the PTA by Dave Cravens quickly became one of my favorites. I loved Parker right from the start of the book. There were so many times that I was left laughing at things that Parker would say and do. I loved that this book’s main character is a strong female. I don’t think authors do that enough so when I see that an author does that I always like to bring it up. I can say that if strong language isn’t something you are okay with then this isn’t the book for you. I did feel bad for Parker and her kids because of everything that they had gone through before the book started because I don’t know if I would be able to deal with it all. This was a longer book but I was able to read through it pretty quickly. I also didn’t want to put this book down because I never knew what crazy thing Parker was going to do or say next. This book wasn’t super suspenseful or anything like that but as I have said several times now I was always waiting for Parker to act crazy and she never did let me down. If swear words don’t upset you then I would for sure pick up a copy of this book because I know you enjoy Parker as much as I do.

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Book Title: Mayhem, Murder and the PTA by Dave Cravens
Category: Adult Fiction, 434 pages
Genre: Mystery / Thriller
Publisher: Amazon
Release date: May 20, 2019
Format available for review: print, ebook (mobi, gifted Kindle copy, ePub, PDF)
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Tour dates: August 19 to September 13, 2019
Content Rating: R (Rated R mostly for language. There are adult topics of conversation, a brief scene depicting two adults having consensual sex that becomes interrupted, a murder, and several themes that touch upon drug use, adultery, pedophilia and human trafficking.)

Parker Monroe is a tough-talking investigative reporter used to writing headlines, not being the subject of them. When a key source vanishes on a politically toxic story, this single mother of three finds herself at the center of a media storm and out of a job. Ready to reset, Parker moves her family back to the rural town where she grew up. But a gossip-filled PTA, a tyrannical school principal and a gruesome murder make adjusting to the “simple life” anything but. Parker Monroe is about to chase the story of her lifetime…

About The Author

As a child, Dave Cravens planned to grow up to be a superhero, the first person to capture Bigfoot and Nessie on film, pilot experimental aircraft out of Area 51, develop cold fusion, and star and direct in his own blockbuster action movies so he could retire at the ripe age of twenty-five and raid tombs the rest of his life. Instead, he got a degree in journalism, which he hasn’t used at all other than to justify his incredibly insightful and valid complaints about the state of journalism. During his twenty-two years in the video game business, he’s written for award winning franchises, directed TV commercials and movies, sprained his ankles numerous times in ultimate frisbee games and published three original novels.

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The Experiment by Robin Lamont

August 21, 2019

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The Experiment by Robin Lamont was an amazing book. This is the first book that I have read by this author and I can’t wait to read more books by her in the future. There are two other books in this series and I can’t wait to read them. This book included two things that I am interested in animal rights and mystery books. I really enjoyed this author writing and she had me hooked right from the start of this book. This book kept me on the edge of my seat as I was reading it which hasn’t happened for me in quite a while. I fell in love with Jude right from the start of the book and I was sad when the book was over because I was sad to say goodbye to Jude. I love when authors make me fall in love with the characters because it means the book really came alive to me. If you are looking for a different type of mystery book to read I would pick this one up and give it a shot.

About The Book

Genre: Suspense

Published by: Grayling Press

Publication Date: May 15th 2019

Number of Pages: 288

ISBN: 0985848588 (ISBN13: 9780985848583)

Series: The Kinship Series

Jude Brannock is a brash and single-minded female protagonist for today’s readers who believe that nature and animals deserve our respect and must be protected. In The Experiment, author Robin Lamont brings these forward-looking themes to her newest suspense novel.

Jude is an investigator for an animal protection organization. When the young man she has trained for an undercover job suddenly vanishes after a tantalizing text that he’s “on to something,” Jude rushes to the quiet, farming community of Half Moon, only to discover that her trainee might have perpetrated an elaborate con job on her. Determined to get to the truth, she unearths a biopharmaceutical company’s deadly secret, and in doing so, comes up against dark secrets of her own.

About The Author

Before becoming a novelist, Robin was a popular Broadway actress and singer, turned private investigator, and then New York prosecutor. She draws on these diverse careers for her work, infusing suspenseful plots with character-driven drama. Robin’s prior work has garnered awards and recognition, including Suspense Magazine’s Best of the Indies and a Gold Medal in the Independent Publishers Book Awards for her novel If Thy Right Hand. Her book The Chain, which introduced Jude Brannock to readers, was a Foreword Reviews Book of the Year Finalist. Her screen adaptation of the book, Six Seconds, is currently under option.

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The Ornery Gene by Warren C Embree

August 12, 2019

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The Ornery Gene by Warren C Embree wasn’t my favorite book but I did enjoy it. This book did have a good amount of suspense in the book which I did enjoy. It has been quite a long time since I have read any book that has to do with cowboys and a good mystery. I didn’t hate any of the characters but I also wasn’t the biggest fan of any of them either. I did feel like some parts of the book were really long-winded and yet other parts seemed to be rushed. I did like that each chapter had the date and time that the chapters took place because it made it super easy to follow along and understand the time frame. I liked this because it was interesting to see how quickly things happened. I always am left wondering if something like this could really happen and in this case, I could see it actually happening. I wasn’t super shocked with the outcome of this book but because I was able to figure out most of what happened but there were a few things that I didn’t figure out which was a nice. If you are looking for a mystery book that is a quick read I would give this book a shot.

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Genre: Mystery, Amateur Sleuth Published by: Down and Out Books Publication Date: April 27, 2019 Number of Pages: 216 ISBN: 1643960121 (978-1643960128)

When itinerant ranch hand Buck Ellison took a job with Sarah Watkins at her ranch in the Sandhills of Nebraska, he thought he had found the place where he could park his pickup, leave the past behind, and never move again.

On a rainy July night, a dead body at the south end of Sarah’s ranch forces him to become a reluctant detective, digging into the business of cattle breeding for rodeos and digging up events from his past that are linked to the circumstances surrounding the murder of Sam Danielson.

Working with his boss Sarah, her nephew Travis Martin, and the cook Diane Gibbons, Buck unmasks the murderer, but at the cost of learning the reality of past events that he chooses to keep to himself.

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WARREN EMBREE and his wife grew up in the Sandhills of Nebraska. He did both farm work and ranch work during those years, and he still keeps track of what goes on in the hills. After leaving the area, he pursued an academic career in English, Classical Languages, and Divinity. He lectured at a couple of institutions and preached at a few churches, and he now works in Lincoln as a data analyst for the University of Nebraska. His knowledge and love of the unique culture of the Sandhills, his education in languages and literature, and his analytical skills contribute to his story telling. He and his wife currently live in Nebraska and have 3 grown children.

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Eye For Eye by J.K. Franco

August 1, 2019

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Eye For Eye by J.K. Franco was an amazing read. It has been awhile since I have read a book that kept me guessing right up until the end. There were so many questions right from the start and that made me want to keep reading. This is the first book in the series and I know without a doubt that I will be reading the other books as soon as they are released. I loved that I could understand why they were making the choices even though I didn’t agree with the things they were doing. I did love all the work that Roy did when he was researching how someone could get away with murder and it left me wondering if the things he planned would actually work in the real world. I can’t say enough good things about this book and the author. I can’t wait to read more by this author because this author is one of my favorites.

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Genre: Crime & Mystery Published by: Talion Publishing Publication Date: June 22nd 2019 Number of Pages: 400 ISBN: 1999318803 (ISBN13: 9781999318802) Series: Talion #1

“NEW TWIST ON STRANGERS ON A TRAIN” ~ THE SUNDAY TIMES

Roy and Susie are on a skiing holiday, trying to take a break from the constant reminders of their daughter, tragically killed by a careless driver. Out of the blue they meet Deb and Tom, another couple with a tragic past and a shocking proposal to put things right.

As the bodies accumulate, secrets are revealed and alliances crumble. Ultimate survival depends on following the rules for a perfect murder. And the first rule is… leave no singing bones.

About The Author

J.K. FRANKO was born and raised in Texas. His Cuban-American parents agreed there were only three acceptable options for a male child: doctor, lawyer, and architect. After a disastrous first year of college pre-Med, he ended up getting a BA in philosophy (not acceptable), then he went to law school (salvaging the family name) and spent many years climbing the big law firm ladder. After ten years, he decided that law and family life weren’t compatible. He went back to school where he got an MBA and pursued a Ph.D. He left law for corporate America, with long stints in Europe and Asia. His passion was always to be a writer. After publishing a number of non-fiction works, thousands of hours writing, and seven or eight abandoned fictional works over the course of eighteen years, EYE FOR EYE became his first published novel. J.K. Franko now lives with his wife and children in Florida.

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An Eye for a Lie by Cy Wyss

July 22, 2019

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An Eye for a Lie by Cy Wyss was an interesting book but I did have trouble staying interested during the first couple of chapters. One thing I did like was that one of the main characters was a female FBI agent. I always love when authors make strong females as lead characters. I wasn’t the biggest fan of Richter throughout the entire book but by the end of the book, I didn’t hate him as much. I didn’t find this book was super suspenseful but it did have enough that I want to keep reading once I was a couple chapter’s into the book. This is the first book that I have read by this author and if I am honest I will probably pick up another book by this author in the future. I did love that this book had some sci-fi elements in it because sci-fi isn’t a genre that I usually read so it was nice to read a book that was different from what I usually read. It is always nice to read a book that combines different genres because it makes it hard for me to figure out what is going to happen before it actually does happen. If you are looking for a different type of thriller to read this summer I would give this book a chance. What books are you reading this summer?

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Genre: Mystery Published by: Nighttime Dog Press, LLC Publication Date: May 27, 2019 Number of Pages: 258 ISBN: 978-0-9965465-3-9

Lukas Richter is a San Francisco police detective with a cybernetic eye and heightened senses. He can detect the same autonomous responses as a polygraph machine, so he has a leg up in determining guilt.

In An Eye for a Lie, his first full-length novel, Richter is accused of murder and the evidence seems incontrovertible, including a bullet that was somehow fired from his gun when he claims he was nowhere near the crime scene. In the background, San Francisco is aflame over Richter’s shooting of an unarmed Asian man, an incident some are calling “the Asian Ferguson.”

Can Inspector Richter convince a plucky and suspicious FBI agent of his innocence in the face of overwhelming accusations and public persecution?

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Cy Wyss is a writer based in Indianapolis, Indiana. She has a Ph.D. in computer science and her day job involves wrangling and analyzing genetic data. Cy is the author of three full-length novels as well as a collection of short stories and the owner and chief editor of Nighttime Dog Press, LLC. Before studying computer science, Cy obtained her undergraduate degree in mathematics and English literature as well as masters-level degrees in philosophy and artificial intelligence. She studied overseas for three years in the UK, although she never managed to develop a British accent. Cy currently resides in Indianapolis with her husband, daughter, and two obstreperous but lovable felines. In addition to writing, she enjoys reading, cooking, and walking 5k races to benefit charity.

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A Monster of All Time by J.T. Hunter

July 15, 2019

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A Monster of All Time by J.T. Hunter was a very interesting read. I love reading books about true events and I fell in love with this author writing. He has several other books about serial killers, and I can’t wait to read them in the future. I loved that this author included a list of the major players in this book so that if I ever got confused, I could easily flip back to the list and refresh my memory of who is who. I do wish that this book was written in chronological order instead of jumping around from different time periods. I find when they jump around like it does in this book that I end up getting confused and I have a harder time keeping the details all straight in my head. I hadn’t heard of this killer before I read this book and I can’t wait to pick up other books about this killer because I have to know more about him and why he did the things that he did. I also liked this book because it did have pictures of the victims and I love knowing when they all look like and who they were as people. If you love true crime stories like I do then I know you will love this book just like I did.

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Genre: True Crime Published by: RJ Parker Publishing Publication Date: September 4th 2018 Number of Pages: 304 ISBN: 1987902521 (ISBN13: 9781987902525)

The True Story of Danny Rolling, The Gainesville Ripper

Ambitious, attractive, and full of potential, five young college students prepared for the new semester. They dreamed of beginning careers and starting families. They had a lifetime of experiences in front of them. But death came without warning in the dark of the night.

Brutally ending five promising lives, leaving behind three gruesome crime scenes, the Gainesville Ripper terrorized the University of Florida, casting an ominous shadow across a frightened college town.

What evil lurked inside him?

What demons drove him to kill?

What made him A Monster of All Time?

About The Author

J.T. Hunter is an attorney with over fourteen years of experience practicing law, including criminal law and appeals, and he has significant training in criminal investigation techniques. He is also a college professor in Florida where his teaching interests focus on the intersection of criminal psychology, law, and literature. JT’s bestselling true crime books include:

Devil in The Darkness: True Story of Serial Killer ISRAEL KEYES
The Country Boy Killer: The True Story of Serial Killer Cody Legebokoff
In Colder Blood: True Story of the Walker Family Murder as depicted in Truman Capote’s, In Cold Blood
Deadly Deception: True Story of Tampa Serial Killer, Bobby Joe Long
Death Row Romeo: The True Story of Serial Killer Oscar Ray Bolin
The Vampire Next Door: True Story of the Vampire Rapist and Serial Killer

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