Lots of tension, many threads and twists and turns! The lead is a committed professional who doesn’t appreciate the double standards of the times. Like … Read More ›
Tag: mystery
Guest blogger, Karren Hodgkins, shares her review of Kathleen Marple Kalb’s Fatal Finale: I just loved this book and was really sad when it came … Read More ›
“Norman Webber offered his wife a tight smile as he dealt with yet another one of her awful presents.” Opening line of “Dead End” by … Read More ›
“Button eyed the compound’s exit and forced herself to trudge behind her parents as the pain intensified in her belly.” Opening line of “One Little … Read More ›
Benjamin Booker sat in the Old Bailey, pulse pounding. His most important case to date had finally been called to trial—his chance to prove himself … Read More ›
“She should have paid more attention to her longtime neighbor, Oliver Schneider, when she passed him on the road at dawn.” Opening line of Echoes … Read More ›
“All creativity left Vivian DeMarco in the face of small-town news.” Opening line of Deadly Deceit by Natalie Walters The second in Natalie Walter’s Harbored … Read More ›
“Harper Reynolds inches forward, hoping she hadn’t made a mistake in coming there.” Opening line of Always Look Twice by Elizabeth Goddard Always Look Twice … Read More ›
“He waits, hidden in the shadows of the tall stately trees that line the street. Opening lines of Fire Storm by Nancy Mehl At the … Read More ›
“With shaking limbs, she climbed into the plush carriage awaiting her, the precious bundle in her arms, worth far more than money.” Opening line of … Read More ›
The Curse of Misty Wayfair by Jaime Jo Wright opens with “Melancholy was a condition of the spirit and the soul, but also of the … Read More ›