Nothing to Lose (Jack Reacher 12) Two lonely towns in Colorado: Hope and Despair. Between them, twelve miles of empty road. Jack Reacher never turns back. It’s not in his nature. All he wants is a cup of coffee. What he gets is big trouble. So in Lee Child’s electrifying new novel, Reacher—a man…
Tag: Suspense Fiction
Book Review | Merry and Bright | Debbie Macomber
Merry and Bright by Debbie Macomber Merry Knight is pretty busy these days. She’s taking care of her family, baking cookies, decorating for the holidays, and hoping to stay out of the crosshairs of her stressed and by-the-book boss at the consulting firm where she temps. Her own social life is the last thing…
Book Review | Die Trying | Lee Child
Die Trying (Jack Reacher #2) In a Chicago suburb, a dentist is met in his office parking lot by three men and ordered into the trunk of his Lexus. On a downtown sidewalk, Jack Reacher and an unknown woman are abducted in broad daylight by two men – practiced and confident – who stop…
Book Review | Life on the Refrigerator Door | Alice Kuipers
Life on the Refrigerator Door Mom, I went to the store. See inside the fridge. I watered the plants. I cleaned out Peter’s cage. I tidied the sitting room. And the kitchen. And I did the washing up. I’m going to bed. Your live-in servant, Claire Life on the Refrigerator Door is told exclusively…
Book Review | A Killer Cupcake | Fiona Grace
A Killer Cupcake (Beachfront Bakery #1) Allison Sweet, 34, a sous chef in Los Angeles, has had it up to here with demeaning customers, her demanding boss, and her failed love life. After a shocking incident, she realizes the time has come to start life fresh and follow her lifelong dream of moving to…
Book Review | A Murder in Paris | Blake Pierce
A Murder in Paris by Blake Pierce Diana Hope, 55, is still adjusting to her recent separation when she discovers her ex-husband has just proposed to a woman 30 years younger. Secretly hoping they would reunite, Diana is devastated. She realizes the time has come to reimagine life without him—in fact, to reimagine her life,…
Book Review | Pains and Penalties | Sarah Biglow
Pains and Penalties (A Geeks and Things Cozy Mystery #1) Small-town life brings big-city problems. Kalina Greystone’s return home to Ellesworth, MA to take over the family’s comic book shop brings back old friends and even older secrets. The death of her Great Aunt Agatha in plain sight at the annual Solstice Fair pushes…
Book Review | Killing Floor | Lee Child
Killing Floor (Jack Reacher 1) Jack Reacher jumps off a bus and walks fourteen miles down a country road into Margrave, Georgia. An arbitrary decision he’s about to regret. Reacher is the only stranger in town on the day they have had their first homicide in thirty years.The cops arrest Reacher and the police…
Book Review | Gone Tomorrow | Lee Child
Gone Tomorrow (Jack Reacher 13) Suicide bombers are easy to spot.They give out all kinds of tell-tale signs.There are twelve things to look for.No one who has worked in law enforcement will ever forget them. New York City.The subway, two o’clock in the morning.Jack Reacher studies his fellow passengers.Four are OK.The fifth isn’t.The train…
Book Review | The Hard Way | Lee Child
The Hard Way (Jack Reacher 10) Jack Reacher is alone, the way he likes it. He watches a man cross a New York street and drive away in a Mercedes. The car contains $1 million of ransom money. Reacher’s job is to make sure it all turns out right – money paid, family safely…