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The Killer's Wife |
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| Bill Floyd | |
c. 2008, 294 p. Suspense |
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| Reviewed by Melissa Weidman | |
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| The Killer's Wife is a provoking tale of the wife of a monsterous serial killer. The book tells the story of how Nina Mosley and her young son try to forge a new life after nina aids in convicting her husband. Unfortunately, some else has other plans. A great read- I couldn't put it down. | |
Smoke Screen |
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Sandra Brown |
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c. 2008, 398 p. Mystery |
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Reviewed by Karen L. Davis |
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| I am never disappointed with any of Sandra Brown's muerder mysteries. Although I am usually hooked from the first chapter, I must admit this book didn't capture my full attention until after reading 1/3 of the story. Then, I had an incredibly hard time putting it down. This mystery had tons of twists and turns as to "who did it" and kept me wanteing to know! This story line kept up the suspense until the very end. I would highly recommend this as a great book. | |
| Storm Front | |
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| Jim Butcher | |
| c. 2000, 322p. Urban Fantasy/Fantasy fiction | |
| Reviewed by Rebecca Freihaut | |
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Storm Front is book one is a series called the Dresden Files written by Jim Butcher. This Genre would best be described as Urban Fatasy with a new Twist. Butcher takes on the problem with redundancy that can somtimes occure in the fantasy genre by creating an "anit-hero" or sorts in the form of a wizard named Harry Dresden. Harry is the only wizard who advertises in the Yellow Pages. He lives in Chicago, and barely scrapes by as a Wizard for Hire and sometimes consultant for the Chicago P.D. In an over-the-top story of magic and mayhem, Harry finds himself caught up in a tangled web of murder, accusations, and danger. With a great tounge-in-cheek sense of humor, and a strong drive to serve out justice, Harry is someone you don't always love, but one you want to see succeed. I enjoy urban fantasy, but this book was not like anything I've ever read. It wasn't the most well written book, because the secondary characters were underdeveloped. Overall, it kept me on my toes and was a fun summer read. |
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| Grave Suprise | |
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| Charlaine Harris | |
| c. 2006, 295p. Urban Fantasy/Paranormal Fiction | |
| Reviewed by Rebecca Freihaut | |
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After reading all of Charlaine Harris' Sookie Stackhouse books, I became interested in reading some of her work outside of the series. I chose Grave Suprise, and after reading it, I realized it was part of a series called the Harper Connelly Mysteries. Grave Suprise is actually the second book in the series, but it read fine as a stand-alone book. This book could be classified as being in the Urban Fantasy or Paranormal Fiction genre, I think anyone who enjoys a good mystery would like this book. The main character, Harper Connelly, was struck by lightning at the age of 15 and lived to tell about it. Not only did she survive, but she acquired a stange ability- the ability to locate dead bodies and determine their cause of death. This skill allows Harper to earn a living working with families of missing people, the police, and others. It also puts her in quite a few predicaments and takes her on adventure after adventure. This particular adventures seems out the the norm, as if she was set up in some way. Harper, with her step-brother Tolliver, must sort though an elaborate web of suspects and clues to unravel the truth behind their current assignment. Though I don't really care for Paranormal Fiction, I really enjoyed the mystery that Charlaine Harris created in this story. There is also a seconday story line of the relationship between Harper and her step-brother Tolliver (their parents married when they were older teenagers) that I think will be further explored in subsequent books. |
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