The WIDOW John Grisham Synopsis Simon Latch is a lawyer in rural Virginia, making just enough to pay his bills while his marriage slowly falls apart. Then into his office walks Eleanor Barnett, an elderly widow in need of a … Continue reading →

Gerritsen’s VANISH is based on current news stories relating to sex trafficking and international trafficking of people. VANISH becomes very engaging and rivetting because the storyline is so well written. Synopsis A blessed event becomes a nightmare for pregnant homicide … Continue reading →

Mediocre Woods, at best. SynopsisIn the wake of a personal tragedy, former CIA operative Teddy Fay—now a successful Hollywood film producer known as Billy Barnett—takes a leave of absence to travel and grieve, and lands in Santa Fe in the … Continue reading →

Synopsis Two-Dollar Bill delivers all the storytelling twists and whip-smart banter readers have come to love in Stuart Woods’s thrillers, as suave Manhattan cop-turned-lawyer Stone Barrington is back on his home turf caught between a filthy rich conman – who’s just … Continue reading →

TURBULENCE Stuart Woods Synopsis In the electrifying new thriller from #1 New York Times-bestselling author Stuart Woods, Stone Barrington finds himself pitted against both man and nature. Stone Barrington and several friends are vacationing in Florida when an extreme weather … Continue reading →

TRIPWIRE Lee Child A story of American soldiers like no other. It makes one pause to consider the other casualties of America’s war efforts. An interesting read.

TRANSIENT DESIRES, Donna LeonBrunetti Series Donna Leon’s Commissario Brunetti Series, is entertaining reading, particularly for those who have travelled to Venice. Brunetti is her police detective who sleuths in and around Venice, Italy. He’s a family man, with a wife who is … Continue reading →

Towards the Lightby Eva Henn Eva Henn hits all the emotional notes with her debut book: suspense, fear, adversity and horror. Above all those, the emotion that is the foundation of her book is love, love of family, sibling love … Continue reading →

When her husband mysteriously disappears in a plane crash into the Virginia countryside, a devastated wife must sort out truth from lies in this page-turning New York Times bestseller. SynopsisSidney Archer has it all: a husband she loves, a job at which … Continue reading →

Spine tingling…no. Engaging and plausible, absolutely.

The Testament, John Grisham At times the book bogs down in detail and depth, but it becomes a worthwhile read with its logical and justifiable conclusion. Synopsis In a plush Virginia office, a rich, angry old man is furiously rewriting … Continue reading →

The Apprentice Tess Gerritsen A murder mystery story. It is a boiling hot Boston summer. Adding to the city’s woes is a series of shocking crimes, in which wealthy men are made to watch while their wives are brutalized. A … Continue reading →

Taste: My Life through Food, Stanley Tucci Synopsis From award-winning actor and food obsessive Stanley Tucci comes an intimate and charming memoir of life in and out of the kitchen. Before Stanley Tucci became a household name with The Devil … Continue reading →

Rightly or wrongly, Tainna confirms many stereotypical views held by the majority of society. Synopsis Drawing on both lived experience and cultural memory, Norma Dunning brings together six powerful new short stories centred on modern-day Inuk characters in Tainna. Ranging from … Continue reading →

SHUT UP, YOU’RE PRETTY By Tea Mutonji Synopsis In Téa Mutonji’s disarming debut story collection, a woman contemplates her Congolese traditions during a family wedding, a teenage girl looks for happiness inside a pack of cigarettes, a mother reconnects with … Continue reading →

Whenever Jack Reacher takes the stage, Lee Child’s stories take flight. Jack Reacher is Child’s very colourful character that engages readers thoroughly if they like this genre of books: suspense, action and sleuthing. Child (and his character, Reacher) deliver action … Continue reading →