MCNALLY'S SECRET BY LAWRENCE SANDERS

MCNALLY'S SECRET BY LAWRENCE SANDERS is the first in the McNally series.  Sex, lies, and murder is what Archie is up to at this time.  Archie is investigating missing Inverted Jennies from the home of Lady Horowitz one of his father's most wealth clients. Sounds innocent doesn't it? Simple? Not for Archie. He's up to his vodka gimlets not only clues but death!

I have always loved the Archie McNally series and to get a chance thanks to Netgalley, which provide the ebook free of charge in exchange for a review, of the first three books in the series I get a chance to follow Archie McNally around again by re reading the first three in the series.

RAVENHEART (CROSSBREED #2) BY DANNIKA DARK

RAVENHEART (CROSSBREED #2) BY DANNIKA DARK is the second in the Keystone series which introduced the reader to the main character Raven Black, kickass former street person now part of the Keystone criminal hunter for hire group.  Still trying to get her bearings with the group and find her niche, Raven is paired with handsome bloodsucking vampire Christian, who is a constant irritation to Raven.  But, dead bodies are popping up on streets and Raven and the group must help find the killer

This is not only the first of the series I have read but also the first book of the author's books I have read.  The pace is fast, the chapters are short & the plot kept me turning the pages until the very end.

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

TURBO TWENTY THREE BY JANET EVANOVICH

TURBO TWENTY-THREE:STEPHANIE PLUM'S newest adventure(or is it disaster?) by JANET EVANOVICH continues the saga of Ms Plum's bounty hunting & sex life .  Yes, maybe the series is getting a little tired but when you are running your own business and are working twelve hours a day like I am, it really helps to not only have a chance to sit back and read the zanie, wackie Stephanie & Lulu and laugh your socks off, but its good to know someone out there,even a fictional person is having a worse life than I am!

Turbo Twenty three starts off with a favor from Ranger.  And of course any woman out there would not refuse Ranger, especially Stephanie.  Ranger is looking into Bogart Ice Cream factory.  Death and vandalism is going on there and Stephanie is perfect for the insider at the factory.  Stephanie says yes because not only is it Ranger asking the favor but Stephanie and Lulu have just found the  body of the Bogart  HR manager in a truck freezer dead,  impersonating a Bogart Bar!

ROBERT B PARKERS THE HANGMAN'S SONNET BY REED FARREL COLEMAN

ROBERT B PARKER'S THE HANGMAN'S SONNET BY REED FARREL COLEMAN is the next installment of the Jesse Stone series.  Truth be told this is the first of any of Parker's books I have read !  I enjoyed it very much. So much I'm planning on hunting up more.  As for the review:  The in depth review, if you will, of Jesse's drinking & mourning helped me enjoy this book. Any other time I would have criticized the droning on of the issues, but being a newbie it gave me time to really get to know all the characters.

Sheriff Stone is having trouble in Paradise, literally!  His drinking & his mourning is pushing him towards not only self destruction but the destruction of his friendships and his job!  Stone has been tasked for security for a has been singer/songwriter by a mayor he can't stand( and vise versa). He has a robbery and a homicide and an assault to deal with, his best friend is leaving Paradise . I still find the mystery a good one & hope to see more of a hopefully more sober Sheriff Stone in the future.

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

THE ULTIMATUM(THE GUARDIAN #1) BY KAREN ROBARDS

THE ULTIMATUM(THE GUARDIAN, #1) BY KAREN ROBARDS.  Bianca St. Ives is not who she thinks she is.  She thinks she's a thief a con artist and a master of disguise but boy is she wrong.  Things for Bianca are not what they seem to be and her father, she is learning is not who she thinks he is! Sound confusing? Not if you read THE ULTIMATUM, the first in the Guardian series by KAREN ROBARDS.

Robards is very well know for her thrillers & twist and turns of a story but this time she has even topped herself! Once you start reading this book you don't want to put it down until its done. Just when you think you have a handle on the plot and Bianca, Robards has tossed another monkey wrench into the mix and you start questioning the ending again.  Not once during the entire book did I feel I had a handle on the ending which to me is the perfect thriller!  I cant wait to read book two and see where this series goes.

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

DRAGON TEETH BY MICHAEL CRICHTON

DRAGON TEETH BY MICHAEL CRICHTON is supposed to be a lost manuscript by the late author.  I have read most of Crichton's work & this just fit into his style. Mostly, a wild west, eighteen hundred historical fiction it doesn't have the flair Crichton had.  Could this be a trunk book, a book that was finished and either rejected by publishers or the author and tossed aside or someone else's handywork?  I 'm not sure nor will I hazard to guess.  My take is if it is Crichton's work his heirs should have left it in the trunk!

A FINE IMITATION BY AMBER BROCK

A FINE IMITATION BY AMBER BROCK is set in alternating years of 1913 at Vassar and 1923 in New York & follows Vera a girl/& woman of beauty & pedigree.  Student of art at Vassar just filling in her time until marriage to a wealthy man , in 1923 married & living at the Angelus a very coveted address on Park Ave.  Vera at Vassar is just going thru the motions of college. She knows what her life of the future holds.  Vera in Park Ave is also just going thru the motions, her husband is all work & no time for Vera.  Then one day Vera meets Emil, an artist paid to live at the Angelus and create a mural in their swimming pool area.

Page after page I turned. Chapter after chapter as the story gets deeper you keep wanting to know what the secret of Vassar is and what Vera will do once she realizes she's in love with another man.  I could not put it down until I finished. And at the end I even agreed with Vera about what she did & why she did it.
I recieved this book free from Librarything in exchange for an honest review

GONE GULL:A MEG LANGSLOW MYSTERY BY DONNA ANDREWS

GONE GULL:A MEG LANGSLOW MYSTERY BY DONNA ANDREWS is the 21st book in the series.  Don't worry folks, Meg & Ms Andrews are still going strong!
I became a fan of Meg's some time ago and have all of the series.  Yes folks, Meg and her rather wacky family is in GONE GULL, all of them. This time they are at Biscuit Mountain Arts and Crafts Center which is run by Cordelia, Megs newly found grandmother. Problem is all is not going to plan.  Not only is there a vandall on the premises but someone has started murdering people. Meg, is trying to find out who plus find the vandall and keep teaching blacksmithing to here students.   Meg is also trying to find the thought to be extinct Org Gulls which her grandfather wants to save.

I recieved this book free from netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

AWAY IN A MANGER A MOLLY MURPHY MYSTERY #15 BY RHYS BOWEN

AWAY IN A MANGER BY RHYS BOWEN  is the 15th book in the series, but that doesn't mean Ms Bowen is slowing down any with it comes to her Molly Murphy series.  This book, starts around Christmas of 1905, Molly as usual gets her nose stuck into crime again, even with the addition of a family .This time it all starts with a trip to town & a beautiful little girl singing.
  Whether it's your first Molly Murphy or you are a Rhys Bowen junkie, you can enjoy the series even if you have just jumped into it.  I have read several of the Molly Murphy series in the past and still enjoyed the 15th book of the series I just finished.

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