by Judy Penz Sheluk | Feb 7, 2020 | Book Reviews
The Monogram Murders by Sophie Hannah My rating: 3 of 5 stars I can’t imagine there are many mystery authors out there who haven’t read every single Agatha Christie novel. She was (and to my mind remains) the gold standard of the locked room mystery. In...
by Judy Penz Sheluk | Feb 3, 2020 | New Release Mondays
This year, I’m going to try something new: A once-a-month showcase of selected new releases. This month’s batch of books come to you by way of my author friends at Sisters in Crime Guppies. Title: Travels of Quinn: A Quinn O’Neill Mystery #1 Genre:...
by Judy Penz Sheluk | Jan 27, 2020 | Book Reviews
Machine Without Horses by Helen Humphreys My rating: 2 of 5 stars Let me preface this review by saying that this is not the sort of book I’d usually select, but it was the “One Book, One New Tecumseth” pick by the town’s Public Library, and so...
by Judy Penz Sheluk | Jan 23, 2020 | Meet the Narrator, My Publishing Journey
Audiobooks are by far the fastest growing market in the book world, but unless you’re Lauren Graham, who does a bang-up job of narrating her fabulously funny, honest, and heartfelt autobiography I’m Talking As Fast As I Can, authors are better off hiring a...
by Judy Penz Sheluk | Jan 20, 2020 | Book Reviews
The Midnight Plan of the Repo Man by W. Bruce Cameron My rating: 3 of 5 stars If you’re expecting something along the lines of Cameron’s “A Dog’s Journey” and “A Dog’s Purpose,” you’ll be disappointed. But...