“Blood on the Trail”

“Blood on the Trail” is set in the old west, the “Wild West,” where horses are fast and so are the bullets. The action unfolds in the open country with the horses, the pursuit, the bullets, the prisoner and the outlaw gang. This is Montana, not yet a state in March 1841, and William Henry […]

“The Investigator”

Things are much different from what they appear to be. “The Investigator” opens with a perfectly described scenario that conjures up mystery, intrigue, and danger. A blue-eyed young woman waits. Adrenalin kicks in, and readers turn the pages. Problems unfold that are numerous, multifaceted, and laden with political ramifications. These problems are created by complex, […]

“What Happened to the Bennetts”

On TV and in films it is all so easy, so smooth, and so painless. Something bad happens, law enforcement sweeps in, witness are spirited off for safekeeping, and the bad guys go to prison. That is nothing like what happened for the Bennetts. Jason Bennett is a court reporter, certified lip reader, husband to […]

“The Homewreckers”

“The Homewreckers” is an entertaining mash up of reality TV desperate for new content, and a young woman struggling trying to make it in the cut throat world of flipping houses. Hattie Kavanaugh and her crew are good at what they do, renovating historic houses in Savannah, Georgia, making them current and modern without sacrificing […]

“Tesla — His Tremendous and Troubled Life”

Nikola Tesla was a mysterious character, and Perko and Stahl unravel that life for readers. Most people recognize Tesla only as a brand of electric car; a few remember the name in conjunction with the Tesla coil “contraption” of school physics classes, but he contributed much more to civilization than just those oddities. In fact, […]

“The Alaskan Blonde”

A true-crime story with a thriller twist “The Alaskan Blonde: Sex, Secrets, and the Hollywood Story that Shocked America,” unfolds with all the nail-biting suspense and secretive plot of a thriller. All the elements are there — the classic femme fatale with a secret past, the brutal murder of her husband, conflicting stories, contradictory evidence, […]

“The Therapist”

The title is the key to unlocking secrets in “The Therapist” by B.A. Paris. The book opens in the “past” with unidentified participants in a short present-tense therapy session. These first person accounts appear periodically throughout the story, providing insights, posing questions, and hiding answers. Alice and Leo have just moved into a new home […]

“Watergate: A New History”

Watergate – what does it all mean? “Watergate: A New History” takes an in-depth look at an event that changed politics. Today, most people know about “Watergate” from films and television. What people “think” happened is sometimes very far different from what actually did happen. Even those who remember events from fifty years ago do […]

“The Chase”

The hunters and the hunted, the friend and the foe, all are running for their lives. “The Chase” starts with an event that citizens who live near the Pronghorn Correctional Facility constantly fear – a prison break, and this one is worse than they could ever imagine. Inmates in every cellblock rush toward the front […]

“Finding Grace”

People, relationships, perspectives, secrets “Finding Grace” is the story of three women Grace, Louise, and Melanie. The story opens with an event filled with apprehension and mystery. Grace is found on the George Washington Bridge, disoriented and troubled. Authorities call a number from her phonebook, her long estranged daughter, Louise. And then there is Melanie, […]