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JANUARY - FEBRUARY REVIEWS
AS
THE WORLD CHURNS
AS THE WORLD CHURNS
is a delightfully wacky entry into the Magdalena Yoder series. The series has a
fresh feel to it with many new twist and turns taking place in
- Robyn Glazer THE
TIMER GAME
THE
TIMER GAME moves at a very brisk pace and the suspense never
stops. Grace is a likable character who is very easy to root for. Her
problems are very realistic as are her reactions to the problems in her
life. The whole book is captivating, never leaving room for rest, for the
characters or the reader. The ending is stunning and I am hoping there will be
many more books about Grace. Robyn's reviews of THE
SPELLMAN FILES by Lisa Lutz NOVEMBER - DECEMBER REVIEWS DEAD
OF THE DAY Annie
Seymour is a crime reporter for the New
Haven Herald and, while she loves doing it, she has been feeling a little
burnt out lately. Then along comes that dead body in the harbor. Annie is
excited to have another story to write about instead of the one to which she has
been assigned. Writing a profile of the new chief of police is exactly what has
Annie tired of her job. That is, of course, until the new police chief is shot
by a drive-by shooter. When the shooting turns out to be intended to kill, a new
investigation opens up that keeps Annie busy trying to keep up with her job and
her life. DEAD
OF THE DAY
is the third entry in the Annie Seymour series and with each book, Olson grows
as a writer. DEAD OF THE DAY was
tightly plotted and written with wonderful expression. The dialogue is fresh
while staying true to every character. The only story line that drags a bit is
Annie's love life. By the third book, Vinny and Annie's relationship felt a bit
repetitious. Luckily Olson has a vivid imagination and makes every
character and scene come alive. UNMANNED Psychologist
Christina McMullen is used to helping people overcome big problems that are
taking over their lives. However, she has one huge problem that seems to keep
interfering in her own life and that problem just happens to be that people
keep trying to kill her! Just as things are calming down from the last attempt
on her life, Christina meets a cute guy who offers to fix her garage for her.
When he comes over to look at it, he gets gunned down and the police seem to
think that Christina was the intended target, especially when it comes out that
the victim was a hit man. Christina needs to help herself and figure out what is
going on before someone permanently fixes the problem for her -- by
killing her! UNMANNED is the fourth book in the Christina McMullen series. Christina is such a unique and interesting character. She always comes off as smart but still very human in the fact that she makes decisions that seem right at the time but not so much later. She also has a really fun relationship going on with Lieutenant Rivera that always keeps the chemistry and the action going. UNMANNED is an easy, fun read that hits just the right notes at all times. -
Robyn Glazer
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