Elly Griffiths’ ‘The Woman in Blue’ Is Profoundly Entertaining [REVIEW]

The Church of St. Peter in Walsingham
Medieval Walsingham is the perfect backdrop for an ominous story filled with murder, mayhem and thinly-veiled threats. (Photo by Spencer Means, Flickr)

Elly Griffith’s latest Dr. Ruth Galloway novel, The Woman in Blue, unfolds like a deadly, mysterious flower in the medieval village of Walsingham. With haunting, elegant prose, readers are lured into a story populated by quirky characters, an intriguing landscape, and an impossible whodunit that will keep them guessing.  Continue reading “Elly Griffiths’ ‘The Woman in Blue’ Is Profoundly Entertaining [REVIEW]”

Wilbur Smith’s ‘Predator’ Is A High-Octane Thrill Ride [REVIEW]

Helicopter
Hector Cross must hunt down his wife’s killer in Wilbur Smith and Tom Cain’s PREDATOR. (Photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Charles D. Gaddis IV, US Navy)

Wilbur Smith’s latest novel, Predator, written with Tom Cain, is an action-packed adventure story told against the backdrop of today’s high-stakes game of global domination.  Continue reading “Wilbur Smith’s ‘Predator’ Is A High-Octane Thrill Ride [REVIEW]”

Danielle Steel Redefines Family in ‘The Apartment’ [REVIEW]

Four friends in New York City
Four very different women become a new kind of family when they share a Hell’s Kitchen loft in Danielle Steel’s THE APARTMENT. (Photo by Delacorte Press)

In Danielle Steel’s latest novel, The Apartment, a loft in New York’s Hell’s Kitchen is home to four vastly different young women who become roommates out of necessity but a family by choice. Continue reading “Danielle Steel Redefines Family in ‘The Apartment’ [REVIEW]”

Preston & Child’s ‘Beyond The Ice Limit’ Left Me Speechless [REVIEW]

Ship in Antarctica
Terror lies below the surface in Preston and Child’s BEYOND THE ICE LIMIT. (Photo by Jeremy T Hetzel, Flickr)

In Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child’s new novel, Beyond the Ice Limit, something is growing on the ocean floor… something so insidious that if it isn’t stopped, it will mean certain extinction for the human race. But there’s only one man for the job, Gideon Crew. Continue reading “Preston & Child’s ‘Beyond The Ice Limit’ Left Me Speechless [REVIEW]”

How Books Have Influenced My Life [INTERVIEW]

Heather Fink and Sarah Silverthorne baking
Heather and colleague Sarah Silverthorne cook up some fun at the public library. (Photo by Adrienne R. Morton)
Books are my life. It seems like I’m either reading them, shelving them, reviewing them, checking them out to patrons, or chatting with authors and publishers about what is coming out next. I’ve spent most of my adulthood working at various libraries across the country, so I typically have a lot to say on the topic. And on rare occasions some folks decide I might make a good interview subject because of my voracious literary appetite! Two weeks ago, Adrienne R. Morton with the Friends of the Library came by to chat with me, and I thought I’d share that piece with you here. I hope you enjoy the interview and some of the pictures I’ve posed for during the past year! Continue reading “How Books Have Influenced My Life [INTERVIEW]”