THRESHOLD BY G.M. FORD

THRESHOLD BY G.M. FORD is a fast paced police thriller with really great characters.  The book is short,(245 pages) but chocked full of page turning, fast paced story.  Actually, it starts off with two separate plot lines that towards the middle converge.  I kept wanting to turn the pages to find out just what's going to happen next.

 The main character Det.Sgt Michael (Mickey) Dolan, having faced not only the end of his marriage, but multiple excessive force complaints is given his last chance to redeem himself & stay on the force.  The job find the family of a very wealth very influential man.  Dolan has to find them fast,even though he finds out the guy has been abusing his kids.
The second main character is rather unusual. Six foot tall "silver angle" Grace Pressman . She and her mother Eve help abused women and children get out of bad situations and hides/relocates them.

I like this book so much I cant wait to see if Ford chooses to continue his character(s) in a series.

I recieved this book free from goodreads in exchange for a honest review.

MURDER,STAGE LEFT BY ROBERT GOLDSBOROUGH

MURDER,STAGE LEFT BY ROBERT GOLDSBOROUGH is the latest in the Nero Wolfe series.  I have been a huge fan of Mr. Wolfe's & Archie for many many years.  After Rex Stout died I thought this was the end of it, but to my great pleasure, Mr Goldsborough revived the series.  I very seldom like it when authors take over a series but this is the exception. Mr Goldsborough has captured the very essence of all the characters from Wolfe to Sgt Stebbins, he has continued the characters superbly .  

In MURDER,STAGE LEFT, Mr.Wolfe is tasked to help of friend of a friend find out what trouble is brewing in a broadway production. But before Archie can get a handle on the issue, murder occurs.  Mr.  Wolfe is faced with multiple suspects with multiple stories,but who's the murderer?

True to form Mr.Goldsborough has come thru again and given the reader & fan of Nero Wolfe another good mystery to help solve.

I recieved this book free from Netgalley in exchange for a review.

VICTORIA BY DAISY GOODWIN

VICTORIA BY DAISY GOODWIN tell the back story of one of the Monarchs most well known queens, Victoria.  When I think of Queen Victoria I think of her as the woman who spent her life mourning her love, Prince Albert.  Daisy Goodwin gives us the whole picture of Victoria.  Starting near here 18th birthday, when her relative currently on the throne is dying. Victoria knows if the king lasts till she turns 18 she will be queen.  Follow Victoria in her early life as queen of England.

As a historical fiction junkie I found that I was so immersed into this book that the time flew!  I found I was transported back to Victorian England in all its wonder and pageantry.  You find yourself walking with Victoria the descriptions and details are so vivid.  This is the second book from this author I have read and she will continue to be one of my favorites in historical fiction writers. I highly recommend this book to fellow historical fiction junkies. It a long book but well worth the read.

I recieved this book free from goodreads in exchange for an open and unbiased review.

A MOVING SCREEN BY KRIS ALLIS

A MOVING SCREEN BY KRIS ALLIS- is a fast paced police thriller.  The book just speeds along with a non stop thrill ride!

Det.Dennis Cane of homicide knows there's a serial killer but he's having a hard time convincing his superior of this. He has figured out that the killer is burning women to death on the dates of June 16th and 24th.  For the last three years Cane's only lead is a black thread found at crime scenes in different jurisdictions. One night he gets a break, a survivor.  Follow Det.Cane as he tracks down this person who's burning women alive!

I found the research that the author did very indepth.  I have been in a burn unit so I know from first hand knowledge the look, the procedure and the smell that's there (my brother was the patient)  The author captured that very well.  I was so immersed into the book I didnt want to tear myself away from it! I cant wait for more books from this author.  For fans of page turning thrillers A MOVING SCREEN is a MUST READ~

I received this book free from goodreads/netgalley in exchange for a review.

PATIENT H.M A STORY OF MEMORY,MADNESS & FAMILY SECRETS BY LUKE DITTRICH

PATIENT H.M. A STORY OF MEMORY,MADNESS & FAMILY SECRETS BY LUKE DITTRICH .  When I chose this book from goodreads the blurb intrigued me. I had never heard of patient H.M & my curiosity was peaked.  I am very happy I won this book from goodreads.

The authors grandfather, a famous neurosurgeon is the co subject of this book along with his patient H.M Henry Molaison we now know.  This book is a combination memoir , medical science and in my opinion the gathering of how & why  Dittrich's grandfather literally took the memory from patient HM.  We find out that Dittrich's grandmother had mental health issues and ended up institutionalized at a time where electric shock therapy ,  steamy hot and freezing cold baths were some of the "treatments" to combat mental illness.  We learn about HM, who as a child was hit by a bicycle thus starting the seizures that led to the doctor performing surgery on him.

I found that not only did I learn about the history of neurosurgery but the history of mental illness and the "cures".  I found myself every evening turning the pages, delving into the life of not only HM but Mr.Dittrich's family & their secrets.  I found this one of the most in-depth and intriguing memories I've every read.

i recieved this book from goodreads free in exchange for an honest review.

GRAVE PREDICTIONS:TALES OF MANKIND'S POST-APOCALYPTIC,DYSTOPIAN AND DISASTROUS DESTINY BY DREW FORD(EDITOR)

GRAVE PREDICTIONS:TALES OF MANKIND'S POST-APOCALYPTIC,DYSTOPIAN AND DISASTROUS DESTINY BY DREW FORD(EDITOR) are short stories by some of the A-listers of Sci-fi as well as some I dont recognize.  This is a very depressing look at how our world could end in the eyes of authors such as Ray Bradbury, Stephen King, etc.  Not exactly a sunny outlook on the end of the world, I found most of the stories new to me, with the exception of Stephen King's The End of the Whole Mess,which is one of my favorite SK shorts.

 So if you are tired of all the old cliche "happily ever after" stories this one will be a perfect edition to your reading list.

I received this book free from NetGalley in exchange for a review.