Author: Jathan Fink

Jathan is a journalist, philanthropist, and entrepreneur. He is also a travel junkie, foodie and jazz aficionado. He resides in Idaho.
Books

Elly Griffiths’ ‘Smoke and Mirrors’ Is A Bewitching Mystery [REVIEW]

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There’s a blizzard in Brighton and two children have gone missing. (Photo by Ginny, Flickr)

Elly Griffiths once again proves why she is one of my favorite mystery writers with Smoke and Mirrors. This time out, two children are murdered during a blizzard in Brighton amid somewhat peculiar circumstances and it is up to DI Edgar Stephens and his best friend, magician Max Mephisto, to hunt down the killer. But how do classic fairy tales, pantomime, an almost forgotten crime and a strange little neighborhood theatre tie into the case? And were the dead children quite as innocent as they appeared to be? There is plenty to puzzle over in this second novel in the Magic Men mystery series. Continue reading “Elly Griffiths’ ‘Smoke and Mirrors’ Is A Bewitching Mystery [REVIEW]”

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Food

Cheesy Corn and Ham Chowder [RECIPE]

Cheesy corn and ham chowder
When you’re craving yummy comfort food, try our cheesy corn and ham chowder.
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When summer is nearing its end, I start craving soup! This one-pot wonder takes a bit of prep time because of all the chopping you have to do, but it is well worth it. It combines all my favorite things (including bacon, ham, fresh veggies and cheese) into one creamy, comforting chowder. Serve in big mugs, oversized bowls or hearty bread bowls, and you’ve got the recipe for an awesome way to start the autumn season. Now bring on the cold! Continue reading “Cheesy Corn and Ham Chowder [RECIPE]”

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Books

Nora Roberts’ ‘Bay of Sighs’ Challenges the Way We Think About Love [REVIEW]

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Annika may be from the sea, but she will do anything necessary to protect the other five guardians in Nora Roberts’ Bay of Sighs. (Photo by Klaus Stiefel, Flickr)

In Nora Roberts Bay of Sighs, the second novel in her bestselling Guardians Trilogy, six uniquely talented people must protect and restore three fallen stars to their rightful place before they fall into evil’s wicked hands. One of these guardians is Annika, a mermaid who is eager to fulfill her quest to find the water star and who has fallen in love with her colleague in this matter, a man named Sawyer King. But will he reciprocate her love before she has to return to the sea? There hasn’t been a story like this since Tom Hanks fell in love with Daryl Hannah in the 1984 hit film, Splash. But this time, the story is a bit more complicated than the one Ron Howard brought to the silver screen.  Continue reading “Nora Roberts’ ‘Bay of Sighs’ Challenges the Way We Think About Love [REVIEW]”

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Books

Nora Roberts’ ‘Stars of Fortune’ Is Decadent, Delicious Fun [REVIEW]

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Six strangers come together on an island in the middle of the Ionian Sea for a life changing adventure in Nora Roberts’ Stars of Fortune. (Photo by Danny Thompson, Flickr)

Six people with very disparate secrets are drawn together on the stunning isle of Corfu by an inexplicable force none of them completely understands in Nora Roberts’ Stars of Fortune. But will these total strangers learn to trust one another in time to save mankind from total annihilation? Continue reading “Nora Roberts’ ‘Stars of Fortune’ Is Decadent, Delicious Fun [REVIEW]”

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Books, Videos

Iain Reid’s ‘I’m Thinking of Ending Things’ Is Seriously Creepy [REVIEW]

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In Iain Reid’s I’m Thinking of Ending Things, a ramshackle farmhouse in the middle of nowhere may be the creepiest home since Norman Bates took up residence at the top of the hill in Psycho. (Photo by Teresa Alexander-Arab, Flickr)

Have you ever read a book that was brilliantly written, and yet so shocking in its denouement, it left you feeling so ponderous you simply had to talk about it with friends to make sense of it all? Iain Reid’s debut novel, I’m Thinking of Ending Things, is one such book. Continue reading “Iain Reid’s ‘I’m Thinking of Ending Things’ Is Seriously Creepy [REVIEW]”

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