The Secret History has the scent of late 1950s or early 1960s literature. It is a bit of an epic story of a young man looking at a tricky situation and the characters who surround …
A Slow Fire Burning: Three Strange Women And A Murder
A Slow Fire Burning starts with the dead body of Daniel. The body was found on a house boat in a canal in London. The story then highlights the life and the interactions with three …
Deacon King Kong: No Good Murder, Drugs, and Church
Deacon King Kong starts with a no good murder of a drug dealer. The book title implies ties to the church, so what does a murder of a drug dealer have to do with the …
Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None: Murder Mystery Queen
It is no secret that I am a big fan of thrillers and murder mystery stories. So, of course I had to pick up a book from the queen herself and the quintessential murder mystery …
A Good Girl’s Guide To Murder
Hello Mr. Twists and Mrs. Turns! Do not let the high school good girl storyline of A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder fool you. This book is no joke. The storyline was so brilliant and …
The Sinner: Challenge The Why Of The Fictional Murderer
The Sinner is unlike any show I have ever seen and I am a big fan of the thriller genre, including The Act, Crime Junky, and Midsommer. With many thrillers, the focus is to figure …
The Silent Patient: To Find The Truth Behind The Murder
Premise of The Silent Patient The Silent Patient starts with a famous painter, Alicia, who kills her fashion photographer husband, Gabriel. When she is found she is standing over his bloody body with cuts on …
New Year’s Nightmare
Katie lurched awake in a gasp. She clinched at her throat, sitting straight up in bed, looking around the dark room. The red numbers on the cable box clock read 6:03. She put her icy …
I Read 100 Very Different Books in 2022
In 2022, I set a goal to read 75 books. I am happy to say that I not only met this goal, but exceeded it and read 100 books, including three and half Stephen King …
When Love Turns Deadly: My Lover My Killer and the Warning Signs of Abuse
“My Lover My Killer” is a British true-crime show that has become increasingly popular since its first airing. The show is produced by ViacomCBS and originally aired on the British network, Channel 5. The show …