by Judy Penz Sheluk | Feb 20, 2021 | Book Reviews
The Push by Ashley Audrain My rating: 5 of 5 stars Blythe Connor wants to be a good mother, but the genetics of her own mother and grandmother aren’t in her favor. So when she gives birth to her daughter, Violet, and those lovey-dovey feelings don’t occur,...
by Judy Penz Sheluk | Feb 12, 2021 | Book Reviews
Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz My rating: 3 of 5 stars This book came highly recommended to me by the former owner of a bookstore. In fact, he said it was “the best mystery novel he’d read in the 2000s, and a blueprint to how to write a mystery.”...
by Judy Penz Sheluk | Jan 8, 2021 | Book Reviews
Crime Wave A Canada West Anthology My rating: 4 of 5 stars This is a well balanced collection of short crime fiction, compiled by the Sisters in Crime Canada West chapter. Without spoilers, here’s a brief recap: In The Potluck Brigade, Alice Bienia entertains us...
by Judy Penz Sheluk | Dec 28, 2020 | Book Reviews
Let Me Lie by Clare Mackintosh My rating: 5 of 5 stars This is Mackintosh’s third book and in my opinion, her best. Told in three parts, the twists and turns are endless and you won’t see them coming (or at least, I didn’t). Read it in 2 days over...
by Judy Penz Sheluk | Dec 9, 2020 | Book Reviews
Missing Daughter by Rick Mofina My rating: 5 of 5 stars Rick Mofina is always a solid bet but he’s outdone himself in this suspense thriller about Maddie Lane, a 12-year-old girl who is either a runaway or abducted from her bedroom, and the scrutiny her parents...
by Judy Penz Sheluk | Nov 20, 2020 | Book Reviews
Deep into the Dark by P.J. Tracy My rating: 3 of 5 stars This is the first book I’ve read by P.J. Tracy, and for the most part I really enjoyed it. The story is about two interconnected narratives: a serial killer is lurking in L.A. at the same time two brutal...
