Review of MURDER at the MARINA

MURDER AT THE MARINA

A Mollie McGhie Cozy Sailing

Mystery - Book 1

ELLEN JACOBSON

 

Review by Author Roy Murry

 

There is a reason Ms. Jacobson is a USA Bestselling Author. Her writing is top-notch, with a laugh every moment.

Her husband, Scooter, gifts Mollie a sailboat. She was waiting for diamonds on her anniversary, but she got the boat and a cat called Mrs. Moto.

Their boat mooring is at a local cove where shenanigans are going on, which leads to two murders. Mollie investigating aliens as a sideline, finds the first dead man and then two days later another.

Just being ‘Quirky Mollie,’ she works her way to find the murderer accidentally. But unfortunately, she gets her second bump on her head during the not-so-accident.

Murder at the Marina is a short cozy mystery you will enjoy.

 

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Review of THE DELTA

THE DELTA

Sonja Kurtz series Book One

TONY PARK

Review by Author Roy Murry

 

THE DELTA is the second novel I have read by Mr. Park. The first is SAFARI. Both give a vivid background of Africa's wildlife, countries' topographies, and their people.

Sonja, a well-trained mercenary, is manipulated into a predicament by her boss and ex-lover. She has to do the unpredictable for millions, which will start a war. Will this event save the environment or make the rich richer plays a significant role in her decision?

The characters play an intriguing role that leads to compelling subplots that are the background of Sonja's main event. Unfortunately, these stories slowed down getting to the main event.

THE DELTA is a long read but worth the wait for the explosive and unconventional ending. The story is well written as are all of Mr. Park’s novels

 

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Review of AN AFFAIR TO DISMEMBER

AN AFFAIR TO DISMEMBER

book one of the matchmaker mystery series

 

ELISA SAX

 

Review by Author Roy Murry

 

Glady's grandmother is the town's matchmaker aficionado, Zelda. She says Glady has the gift, but Glady doesn't see it, nor does anyone else.

Throughout the mystery of trying to figure out who killed a neighbor, Glady can't make a match. Finally, two men are trying to comingle with her, one being the lover boy Sheriff involved with the crime. The other is a wealthy hunk who moved in next door.

Ms. Sax has put together humorous circumstances that sometimes need to be clarified. But they are, and the real criminal is right under their noses.

The storyline is well put together for an easy and fun read. Elisa Sax's prose will bring you back to reading book two in this strange series.

What will Glady match next? Read on.

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Review of RECESSIONAL

RECESSIONAL

DAVID MAMET

 

Review by Author Roy Murry

 

David Mamet is an award-winning playwright and filmmaker who distinguishes himself as an essayist. Recessional is a collection of his essays in which he discusses and analyzes the arts, politics, religion, education, and constitutional issues.

I am politically neutral. I don't love any political party; I love good books. I review books based on their content, not the author's affiliations.

Mr. Mamet writes from the perspective of a man who tries to make sense of a nation knocked off its rails by the politically correct. Even though many of the essays are "Right" leaning, he does an excellent job.

A leftist will say Mamet is out of his Jewish mind. Yet, his cognitive perceptions are better than many in our U.S. Government today.

His prose is funny, insightful, in-depth, critical, and intellectual. "Recessional" is a must-read for a person with an Inquisitive Mind.

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Review of DIRTY LITTLE SECRETS

DIRTY LITTLE SECRETS

A J.J. Graves Mystery

LILIANNA HART

Review by Author Roy Murry

There are few books I read as quickly as DIRTY LITTLE SECRETS. Hart brings the reader into the story and keeps you there.

Jaye, Doctor Graves, has a double career going nowhere in a small town except into a string of murders. A co-lead character Jack is the Sheriff and Jaye's best friend, 

They combined their intellect to find the killer. But, unfortunately, Jaye and Jack's relationship is interrupted by Jaye's lover and finding the murderer.  

This novel ends in an unpredictable one where Jaye finds herself in a deadly compromising position. However, it leads to a new beginning - book 2.

Hart's writing is exciting.

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Review of SWEET DEAL SEALED

SWEET DEAL SEALED

Donut Lady Cozy Mystery - Book 1

JUDITH A. BARRET

Review by Author Roy Murry

Although this story did not rock by boat, it was a fair read. The mystery starts when the main character, Karen or Teach, is in prison for killing her husband. An inmate is killed. 

The rest of the novel is about Karen relocating to her hometown to open a Donut Shop and meeting people who will propel the series forward. The sheriff who comes by each morning for coffee and donuts, hyperactive Shirley, and Woody round out the odd characters.

The mystery woven into Karen's new life is the who, what, and why some women are killed. This novel is not a real thriller, but somewhat fun to read.

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Review of DARING the DUKE

DARING the DUKE

CHARLIE LANE

 

Review by Author Roy Murry

 

Lady Tabitha Hampton and her friends played dare games with each other. Tabitha is to introduce herself to the young Duke under a different name.

She did it four times, each at a separate event. The duke confronts her at one and so does the tit-for-tat in their Romance.

Because of the Duke's family will, several family members must approve of Lady Tabitha's abilities to be their Duchesses. Let the games begin - Under Eighteen Century rules.

Funny, but to be considered, Tabitha has red hair. Items like this make for quick and fun reading when knowing our norms today.

 

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Review of RISKY BISQUENESS

RISKY BISQUENESS

ELIZABETH RAIN

 

Review by Author Roy Murry

 

This novel is a mystery that has strange bedfellows: ghosts and witches. Juli inherits uncle Jed's restaurant, 'Snips and Snails,' and ends up looking for his murderer.

The story is full of laughs a minute as Juli navigates learning how to be a Soup Witch with the help of Grans, a witch, running a restaurant, and dealing with the ghosts/cats in the kitchen. As an investigator, she upsets locals and the police chief, looking for clues.

With all this going on, Juli finds a relationship with Jack, a firefighter, a la hunk. He helps her to understand the humans in her new hometown and find the killer.

She is on her own with the other witches and ghosts.

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Review of TABOO

TABOO

10 FACTS (You Can't Talk About)

WILFRED REILLY

 

Review by Author Roy Murry

 

What you can't talk about is a phrase that puts me in a tailspin. So, when I saw the cover of Dr. Reilly's dissertation on racial mores, I needed to read the book.

I am not an intellectual, but I have always been able to pick a phony. Dr. Reilly is not one. He is an intellectual, as was Thomas Sowell, who opened my mind to some ideas I didn't understand. They each have a different take on racism.

Wilfred Reilly's TABOO taught me things I had yet to learn because of a lack of study. Example: Anthropologists and biologists agreed that there are four primary genetic human races: Caucasian, Mongolian/Asiatic, and Negroid.

What are we thinking today - Black and White racism only? At SCOTUS today, there is an Affirmative Action case - Asians against Harvard because of its Diversity quota system.

Then, as some on the RIGHT would say, there is White Racism? There is too much in this book to explain. It would be best if you read it.

Dr. Reilly's prose is easy to follow and overly detailed. The only drawback is the multiple uses of IQ for layering races and some repetitions of themes.

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Review of THE SOCIAL EXPERIMENT

THE SOCIAL EXPERIMENT

ADDISON MOORE

 

Review by Author Roy Murry

 

This series Book 1, is a young adult Hallmark-type novel with vulgarity. Example: "Ember says that guys who are into oral are worth their weight in cunnilingus gold."

Sophie and Rowen grew up together and were in love at a young age. However, their love never connected because of an entanglement between Rowen and Sophie's brother.

Family allegiance keeps them apart until they meet in a college social experiment. Then, love blooms in the childish experiment, and the battle lines flare up.

The story ends in Hallmark fashion, leading the reader into book two. Again, Moore writes well with funny sexual connotations.

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Review of IF SHE DIES

IF SHE DIES

ERIC THERME

 

Review by Author Roy Murry

 

A five-year-old daughter is murdered, and the mother, Tess, goes off the rails, not receiving psychotic treatment. Her husband, Josh, appeases her to no avail and has his secrets.

Tess also does some unusual things, like stocking the daughter of the man who killed her's. This engagement leads to disturbing events interwoven throughout the story.

IF SHE DIES is a powerful story of marriage's strengths and weaknesses - the give and take involved in keeping together. The author does an excellent job of portraying the love between a man and a woman.

Disturbing and fast-paced read.

 

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Review of KISS ME WHEN I'M DEAD

KISS ME WHEN I'M DEAD

DOMINIC PIPER

 

Review by Author Roy Murry

 

'KISS ME...' is the second Dominic Piper novel I have read. FEMME FATALE was the other.

Daniel Beckett is a detective who projects himself into the lives of many women who fall for his not-committal aura. However, on his mission to find a beautiful missing young lady, Beckett, the smooth one, is interrupted in his quest by well-endowed and attractive women.

It is not all play. Daniel's contract with an old wealthy gun runner to find his lost daughter is complicated, and it seems she does not want to be. Some of her acquaintances give Beckett clues about her whereabouts and extracurricular activity that both parties enjoy.

The twist and turns of this adventure will keep the reader engaged. Nevertheless, the reader will not know who the bad guys are in the end unless he or she catches the clues.

Piper's story is not erotic but has enjoyable encounters. The surprising ending will be a hair-raising experience, making the reader think, "What is wrong with some people?"

The writing is intelligent, witty, and brutal. 'KISS ME...' is a quick read for a weekend.

 

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Review of IN THE COMPANY OF MEN

IN THE COMPANY OF MEN

CAROLYN FINCH

 

Review by Author Roy Murry

 

This story is about the 1900s and women's rights. Etta, an outspoken female, is looking for a position as a teacher simultaneously as a male.

Many in the town would like a man in the position. However, she gets the job with the protest of a school board member - a male chauvinist pig, who continuously further tries to get her fired after Etta is hired.

Her family's position keeps her from fighting back until she gets support from Mr. Nash, who likes her from the beginning and dislikes the chauvinist. Problems begin when the pig asks in public to see if she has two petticoats on, which is a rule of importance.

This and being IN THE COMPANY OF MEN led to the missing of another teacher he harassed. Not courting was another rule of employment; however, the undercurrent of one between Mr. Nash and Etta is brewing.

The drama ends when an unlikely person confesses to the crime.

The writing, the characters, and the prose were excellent. The only fault was the length of this story.

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Review of Bewitching Bedlam

BEWITCHING BEDLAM

YASMINE GALENORN

 

Review by Author Roy Murry

 

This is a fun novel from the beginning, with all the different kinds of mystic beings, including witches, vampires, shifters, satyrs, and others. Maddy, a witch, has returned to BEDLAM to open a B&B and is living with a vampire named Aegis.

Rose, a witch, is murdered; vampires are in the middle of a coup; the witches have a traitor in their coven are a few of the happenings in BEDLAM. BEDLAM is a war zone that ends with a fire that eliminates the bedlam for now.

This novel is the first in a New York Times Best-Selling Author series. The community of characters is engaging, leading the reader into the second book in the series.

 

Excellent and exciting read.

 

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Review of HOW WE DIE

HOW WE DIE

Reflections on Life's

Final Chapter

 

SHERWIN B. NULAND

 

Review by Author Roy Murry

 

'The dignity we seek in dying must be found in the dignity with which we have lived our lives,' Dr. Nuland writes in the epilogue.

He describes his reflections on the process of a human's death in heart-wrenching and mind-provoking individual stories.

When reading them, everyone will think about their mortality. I did, and I am grateful for it.

Dr. Nuland outlines how the human mind and body cope with the heart's dysfunction, cancer growth, and trauma when confronted. He includes in these situations how the patient, doctors, and specialists' relationships progress to the end of a human's life.

The reading pace was, at times, slow because of Dr. Nuland's detail in explaining disease origins; however, the Inquisitive Mind will enjoy the critical information.

I highly recommend this book.

 

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Review of AFTER THE NIGHT

after the night

SANDRA MARIE

 

Review by Author Roy Murry

 

A dorky woman, Cassidy, and a shy doctor, Jon, work for the same clinic. But unfortunately, they don't approach each other because of office circumstances.

Masked at an office Halloween party, they are hot for each other. Losing her contact lenses, she is blind and drunk, but not enough to go all the way. However, enough that she has no idea who he is.

Here is where the cat and mouse games begin. Who can the man be, Steve, Jack? However, Jon knows who Cassidy and he is falling in love.

This Romance novel hits all the keys in the song and dance story. It's a quick and funny read.

 

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Review of CORAL SEA AFFAIR

CORAL SEA AFFAIR

DREW LINDSAY

 

Review by Author Roy Murry

 

Much is going on in this first book in a series with the main character Ben Hood. He is a hardnose suspended Australian detective working for a private firm.

Hood, a man for all seasons a la James Bond, is tasked with protecting USA movie stars, one of whom he has loved from afar via movies. They will film the movie in the corals off an island where the owner of a Chinese mafia lives, unbeknown to the crew and Hood's security.

The island's owner is up to nefarious endeavors and will use deadly force to protect his enterprise. But unfortunately, his men go too far in their job execution, and Hood goes into action.

Ben Hood's abilities bring this thriller to an earth-shaking landing. In addition, Lindsay's writing is above par, with some romance interwoven into the story with the women around Ben.

 

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Review of MYSTIC PIECES

MYSTIC PIECES

Book 1, Shady Grove Mysteries

ADA BELL

 

Review by Author Roy Murry

While looking for a job, Aly finds out at the "Missing Pieces" store that she has psychic powers after putting on a ring. A man argues with Olive in front of Aly.

Later that man is dead. From this point, Aly becomes a novice detective, trying to get her new Olive out of jail.

A newbie to Shady Grove and believes Olive is innocent, Aly upsets most people in town, including the Sheriff, with her newfound investigative/psychic ability. She doesn't always get it right, but the ending is worth the reader's wait when she does.

A well-written and enjoyable first book in a series.

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Review of VACUUMING IN THE NUDE

VACUUMING IN THE NUDE

Peggy Rowe

 

Review by Author Roy Murry

 

I will not lie to my readers. This book is too hyped for its content.

Yes, the prose is well written, and some of the stories are funny; hilarious is not the word I would use, as some wrote in reviews. In addition, Peggy's storyline is clarified with age-appropriate short stories - about her age.

In one short story, a person vacuums naked. But, of course, funny depends on one's opinion. Young people will have a hard time understanding.

All in all, it was a good read, not a great one as advertised.

 

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Review of INSIDER JUSTICE

INSIDER JUSTICE

 

DENNIS CARSTENS

 

Review by Author Roy Murry

 

Slim and corruption in Washington, D.C., what a concept? Carstens takes this and adds two insider stock trading schemes and multiple murders, keeping the readers on the edge of their seats.

He connects the dots through a maze of twists and turns, finding at the end that the investigators started with the wrong premise. The group comes together to investigate a lifetime criminal who heads the schemes protecting them by murdering interferers.

The story is fast-paced and well written. Legal jargon is clarified during and after a Marc Kadella client's trial, leading to the real killer.

The ending is an unconventional one. The reader will be content to read another Marc Kadella Legal Mystery.

 

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Review of TAKE A CHANCE ON ME

TAKE A CHANCE ON ME

A Center Stage Love Story, Act One

 

KATHRYN R. BIEL

 

Review by Author Roy Murry

 

Gloria describes a situation, then Grayson. She is in a psychological dilemma, and he is in a family theatrical one.

For the better, Gloria's mental situation is changing by working for Grayson to complete repairs needed so his family's theater and meetings with her new therapist. Likewise, Grayson's life is changing because of Gloria's resourcefulness.

There lingers between them unmentionables even though they get along well working together and falling for each other. Finally, their situations come to a head; almost everything comes to an end.

The surprise ending of this romance will lead the reader to "Act Two."

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Review of TRAFFICKING

TRAFFICKING

(Powell Book 1)

BILL WARD

 

Review by Author Roy Murry

 

Sex trafficking is a global human problem. Mr. Ward places his story of a challenge to combat it in London against a Romanian mob.

Afina is delivered to Brighton as a sex slave under false pretenses and presents a problem for her captive. Powell, who is out to get revenge, collides with Afina's world.

He goes undercovers to meet her. At this point, Powell puts his plan into action. And thrilling action the reader will get.

At any given point in TRAFFICKING, Powell's plan and Afina's actions will lead to a few calamities. 

However, they avoid total disaster in their efforts, and the ending is encouraging with a cavitate that will bring the reader back for Book 2 in this series.

The writing is high quality and fast-paced, with cliff-ending twists and turns.

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Review of NOT MY FIRST RODEO

NOT MY FIRST RODEO

 

KRISTI NOEM

 

Review by Author Roy Murry

 

I have written one, but I have never read an autobiography until now after seeing Kristi Noem in an interview. She piqued my interest.

The story she weaves of her and her family's life will have you crying, laughing, thinking, and reviewing your own life. The strength she acquired growing up on a farm in South Dakota is inspiring.

"Burning Daylight" is a built psychic ability she learned from her father and her faith from both parents. In other words, get things done today and put your faith in God to do the right thing.

It does not matter what political party you align with; this is not a political book of theories. Instead, I believe Kristi wrote this to inspire people to think and pray on a matter before leaping into the unknown.

I am convinced.

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Review of BLUEWATER PAYBACK

 

BLUEWATER PAYBACK

CLR Dougherty

 

Review by Author Roy Murry

 

I have read several of Mr. Dougherty's novels, which are thrilling adventures in the Caribbean. The ship Vengeance moves around the islands, and a little nautical information is interwoven into the story.

The author slowly lays the groundwork, builds on it, and gives the reader a surprising ending. The twist and turns keep the reader wondering what will happen next.

In Bluewater, he does that and more. A con is on, and no one, including Dani and Liz, owners of the Vengeance, is pulled into it.

Unraveling the plot will keep the reader involved, as I was. Slow at the beginning, this novel pace moves fast to an explosive ending for one of the bad guys.

Well, worth the read.

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The Body on the Barstool

THE BODY ON THE BARSTOOL

A Top Shelf Mystery

 

LOLLI POWELL

 

Review by Author Roy Murry

 

This cozy mystery has all the bells and whistles of a good mystery. The characters are fun and loveable, including Jasper the cat.

 Ricki returns to her hometown to take over an inherited bar, Top Shelf. A week into her management, a dead body is on a barstool.

She is suspect because of her relationship with the corpse. Here, the fun begins with twists and turns the reader will not see coming.

When the storm settles at the end, Ricki may return to New York or stay with a new Top Shelf mystery. Barstool is an excellent lead into a series.

 

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Dawn of the Egyptian Masters

DAWN OF THE EGYPTIAN MASTERS

The Origins

From the Field Notes & Journals of M.G. Hawking

CONTRIBUTIONS BY MANY

Review by Author Roy Murry

"There are truths which are not for all men." - Voltaire

Kalika, one of the book's masters, philosophized for thousand years B.C. in Egypt and wants you to believe, "Consciousness creates everything except consciousness."

If you don't have an Inquisitive Mind and don't care to develop it to a higher level, read a romance or mystery. This book is not for you. "Dawn..." is a book chock full of thoughts to be mulled over.

The "Encounter" parts read like fantasy, but for M.G. Hawking, they are real-life meetings with adepts or related thoughts. Life in this universe is revealed.

Interwoven in the narrative of the masters are many thoughts added by people like Kant, Plato, and others. The reader will marvel at the ideas that lead to the power of man's consciousness and subconsciousness.

It is worth the purchase – lots to read and think about.

 

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