June 2020 – scintilla.info

Book Review: Cold Crash, Jennifer Young   Fiction: Cold Crash, Jennifer Young   Dr. Maxine (Max) Falkland is an archaeologist with her Ph.D. from Vassar. She is also the daughter of a wealthy British peer, a pilot, and disturbingly single as far as her mother is concerned. In 1950s Britain, many of her fellow archaeologists […]

Book Review:Broken Silence, DS Nikki Parekh Book 2, Liz Mistry   Mystery: Broken Silence, Liz Mistry BLOG TOUR 6/26/2020.   Stefan hoped he had finally escaped the hellish conditions of the factory. Taking advantage of a flaw in the security he snuck out, running as fast and as far as he could in his weakened […]

Book Review: The Unexpected Inheritance of Inspector Chopra, A Baby Ganesh Agency Investigation Book 1, Vaseem Khan   Mystery: The Unexpected Inheritance of Inspector Chopra, Vaseem Khan   Not all mysteries are the same. Some are grimly serious. Some are cozy. Some are humorous. Some are terribly frightening.   Then there is The Unexpected Inheritance of […]

Book Review: Final Verdict, A Cavendish & Walker Novel Book 6, Sally Rigby   Mystery: Final Verdict, A Cavendish & Walker Novel Book 6, Sally Rigby BLOG TOUR JUNE 22, 2020   Sometimes you find a book in the middle of a series that makes you wonder what you have been doing with your reading all these […]

Book Review: A Boy and His Dog at the End of the World, C.A. Fletcher Dystopian Adventure: A Boy and His Dog at the End of the World, C.A. Fletcher Winner of a 2020 ALA Alex Award   My name’s Griz. I’ve never been to school, I’ve never had friends, and in my whole life […]

Book Review: Steel and Shadows, A John Steel Thriller Book 1, Stuart Field   Thriller: Steel and Shadows, A John Steel Thriller Book 1, Stuart Field   A genteel garden party in the lawn of a large English manor is ready to welcome a beloved son home from war. His parents, his wife, his children, […]

Book Review: Because Internet, Gretchen McCulloch   Nonfiction: Because Internet, Gretchen McCulloch   Because Internet is subtitled Understanding the New Rules of Language. It is one linguist’s efforts to study and learn the effects of the Internet on the use of English, particularly in Canada (the author’s home), US, Britain, and Australia. This is a […]

Book Review: The Jansson Tapes, A Terry Bell Mystery Book 3,  Colin Garrow Mystery: The Jansson Tapes, A Terry Bell Mystery Book 3,  Colin Garrow   Cabbie/investigator Terry Bell has settled into a nice routine. He and Carol are now living together. He still works part-time as a cabbie. And his new website for private […]

Book Review: Everything to Lose, A Lambeth Group Thriller Book 2, Gordon Bickerstaff Thriller: Everything to Lose, A Lambeth Group Thriller Book 2, Gordon Bickerstaff   Agent Zoe Tampsin is everything you want. Smart, tough, resourceful, caring. Brought into the Lambeth Group for her many skills, she is given an assignment that may be tougher than the many […]

Book Review: A Long Cool Glass of Murder, A Terry Bell Mystery Book 2, Colin Garrow Mystery: A Long Cool Glass of Murder, A Terry Bell Mystery Book 2, Colin Garrow   Terry Bell is not a detective. He drives a taxi. Still, his role in solving a previous crime has given him a bit of […]