Tag: Mystery

Featured Book: Love Sleeps in the Forest


Love Sleeps in the Forest
by G.M. Hague
Categories: Mystery, thriller, suspense, crime drama
Available from Amazon.

James is the worst kind of serial killer, because he’s the last person you will fear. He’s kind, considerate, well-educated and likeable. Women find him attractive. The girls that fall in love with James, he buries in a forest, where they sleep. James might even be a friend of yours.

Excerpt:

A surprised cry from behind made me jump.

I turned and recovered first. ‘Sorry, I didn’t mean to scare you.’

She stood uncertainly, a pile of books in her arms. ‘It’s okay. I didn’t see you, it’s so dark. They should fix the damned car park lights here.’

‘Are you all right?’ My instincts were prickling. I tried to keep my voice calm.

She nodded at her car. ‘I just want to put these on the passenger seat.’

‘Right, of course,’ I said, quickly stepping back.

‘Oh – okay, thanks.’ She moved forward and bent to fit her car key into the door.

‘You’ve been studying?’ I asked.

‘No, I’m the librarian here. I’m taking these home to fix – oh damn!’ The books slid from her arms to the ground. She cursed softly again and crouched to retrieve them.

I leaned forward, reaching. She probably thought I was going to help.

What others are saying:

“Every woman should read how this guy chooses his victims and stalks them in broad daylight.” – Vbthedog

Book Brief: A Deeper Cut

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by Sheri Wren Haymore
Genre of this Book: Suspense/Thriller
Word count: 80,093

When Hunter Kittrell and his beautiful friend Miki arrive in Beaufort, NC, for their summer stay, they decide to liven up the small town by pulling a harmless prank. That prank, however, quickly finds them deeply entangled in a blood bath face-off with a knife-wielding serial killer.

As the usually peaceful town is plunged into chaos, Hunter and Miki find themselves drawn more deeply into the investigation, and it turns out their connection to the murders might not be as tenuous as it seemed at first. As the investigation continues, burning questions bubble: Why is Hunter being framed for at least one of the murders? And why does his missing father’s name keep popping up all over town?

Everything crashes to a startling conclusion on Hunter’s 21st birthday, when Hunter is forced to face the truths he’s been running from his whole life.

This book is available from Amazon and Barnes & Noble. Continue reading “Book Brief: A Deeper Cut”

Featured Book: Under Witch Moon

Under Witch MoonUnder Witch Moon
by Maria E. Schneider
Genres: mystery, paranormal
Available from Amazon.

Maria E. Schneider’s Under Witch Moon is a blend of mystery, romance and magic; a ride through Santa Fe in an underground world of shape shifters, witches and spells. Making a living as an earth witch is easy–until you have to investigate a murder or two.

Excerpt:

“Lynx, I’m talking about breaking and entering! This is not a big job, this is–” I gulped. “Illegal. And I can’t ask you to do that. I need to ask you instead to…take action if I don’t come back in a certain time.” His face clouded with disappointment. “You don’t think I can do it?” I snorted. “Of course you can do it. And it would be better for me if you did it because I can’t use spells to get the doors unlocked!” He considered this, along with the plate of food I put in front of him. “If you can’t use spells, who you gonna get to open the door?” “I’m going to have to figure out a way to open it without spells.” He took a bite of food and tried to talk around it. “So why you ain’t going to ask me?”

What others are saying:

“One of the books I’ve read recently is Under Witch Moon, by Maria E. Schneider, and it had me laughing out loud (much to the consternation of the non-reader driving the car).” – Books on the Knob.

Featured Book: Shattered

Shattered (Donna Harp Series)Shattered by Karl Jones Book genre – drama/mystery/thriller. Available from Amazon A sleepy English village is woken to the horrors of the modern world when a serial killer begins stalking its daughters. The inexperienced police must work fast to find him before he takes another victim, and before the villagers seek their own justice.

Excerpt:

 “Get out,” he ordered as he climbed from the vehicle and made his way round to the rear. Instead of doing as she was told, Melanie slapped her hand down on the lock next to her. With that done she scrambled across the gearstick to yank the driver’s door closed, locking it the moment it slammed shut. With the car secured, she settled behind the wheel, her hand groping for the keys so she could start the engine and make her escape. A tapping on the window made her look round. She found him waving the keys and smiling in a way that made her tremble with fear. She sat there, frozen as he unlocked the door and pulled it open. “That wasn’t very sensible,” he told her, his voice menacing. “I told you to get out; now do as I told you.” “No, please! Please just take me home.”

What others are saying:

“Fast-paced and action packed with well-developed and engaging characters, it is a highly enjoyable page-turner.” — R Lee Holtz