Can't Judge a Book by Its Murder

Can't Judge a Book by Its Murder

A Main Street Book Club Mystery

Amy Lillard

 

Review by Author Roy Murry

 

I have read many cozy mysteries, and this one hit some of the right buttons. However, the Book Club concept members will not continue in my readings.

Arlo owns a bookstore and receives a call that a man died in front of her establishment. The man committed suicide, or was it murdered, says the local police.

Chloe, Arlo's friend and partner in the bookstore, is arrested - all clues lead to her being the killer, says the police chief. Arlo and the club members go about investigating the crime.

Small-town relations go amuck and conflict with the dead man's wife and assistant. These quarrels and investigations lead to a tongue slip, revealing the unlikely killer to Arlo.

Ms. Lillard's writing is good, but I needed a timeline I could follow. Also, the characters of the book club needed more depth for Book #1 in the series.

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Great Delusion

THE GREAT DELUSION

Liberal Dreams and

International Realities

JOHN J. MEARSHEIMER

 

Review by Author Roy Murry

Mr. Mearsheimer gives a clear and fluid explanation of Liberalism, Nationalism, and Realism in this thesis on how countries use them to place themself in the world hierarchy. The United States has been promoting liberal homogeny for years as its foreign policy, and it's not working.

Mearsheimer's arguments against liberal foreign policies are compelling. Reality needs to change how a unipolar power like the United States involves itself in other countries' business, which is how I read his hypothesis.

This dissertation goes into multipolar examples, which include China's and Russia's participation in global power struggles. The reader can decide whether the status quo of the United States's spreading liberal homogeny should remain.

Lastly, Obama and Trump bucked the foreign elites on the matter, but Hilary Clinton and Biden followed the elites' playbook. Obama gave in. Trump is still fighting for Nationalism in the country and Realism in foreign policy.

John J. Mearsheimer has written an engrossing description of how the modern-day political world evolves. GREAT DELUSION is a vital read you should notice if you care about the USA.

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AMNESIA on NANTUCKET

AMNESIA on NANTUCKET

TARYN DANIELS

Review by Author Roy Murry

 

Melanie and Adam go on their honeymoon to Nantucket Island, Massachusetts. Pleasant is their love feast until Melanie has a life-changing accident that sends her mind back five years.

Who is this man, Adam? She asks this and many other questions that she cannot answer without faith and love. The story between them goes back and forth with little twists and turns of humor.

When Melanie comes to terms with her fate, the story turns for the best. AMNESTIA is a cute love story.

 

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Madame Pommery

MADAME POMMERY:

Creator of Brut Champagne

Rebecca Rosenberg

 

Review by Author Roy Murry

 

Ms. Rosenberg does an excellent job of using facts and fiction to bring a remarkable woman to life. Pommery crossed into a world in the 1850s that few had - male domination in war, peace, and wine development.

The male world placed conflict after conflict before Pommery, but she found the strength to reach her vision. Ultimately, her beliefs and desire to produce the Brut brand, a dryer, less sweet champagne, succeeded.

This story, written by Rebecca Rosenberg, is inspiring and well-developed. The twists and turns keep the pages moving.

I recommend it to everyone, especially young college and high-school-age women.

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Poppy Perkins in BOOKED for MURDER

BOOKED for MURDER

Jasmine Webb

 

Review by Author Roy Murry

 

This is a Poppy Perkins Mystery book #1, where we learn the background story for her next adventures. Her famous legal family has disowned her, and she learns something about her best friend. A man dies after Poppy fights with him, and she loses her job in a donut shop.

The video of Poppy fighting with the man went viral, and the police believe this was the motive. In walks Ophelia to save the day, she and Poppy begin their investigation.

The duo's search goes around in circles, looking into the victim's background until one gets an epiphany. The finality leads to many changes in Poppy's life, which is the pull-in to read book #2.

MURDER was a fun read with extended conversations, which the lady readers will enjoy.

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WALDEN

WALDEN and

Civil Disobedience

Henry David Thoreau

 

Review by Author Roy Murry

According to Henry David Thoreau, Confucius said, "To know that we know what we know, and that we do not know what we do not know, that is true knowledge." Readers, think about this statement for a moment.

I read Thoreau's words in a Massachusetts High School, in an American Lit college class, and now at seventy-five years old. They resonate more now because one gets wiser with age.

However, you must read his words at any age. The simplicity of Thoreau's living philosophy at WALDEN, Massachusetts, in the 1850s, applies to many complicated situations in modern society.

The prose is uncomplicated to a reader who takes his time - a Thoreau axiom. Walden is an important story that every High School or college student should read, including us older adults.

 

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SEX TRAFFICKING

SEX TRAFFICKING

Inside the Business of Modern Slavery

SIDDHARTH KARA

 

Review by Author Roy Murry

 

The book SEX TRAFFICKING story ends earlier than its published date, 2017, and before the open border in the USA. Note: Eastern Europe problems and open EU borders enhance traffic.

According to the author, the global economy is one of the main reasons human trafficking has expanded. This book is not a thesis but written as a personal fact-finding journey.

The author adds individual narratives of young women's horrific lives as sex providers for drama - they are compelling, destroying faith in humans.

However, his solution crosses too many boundaries controlled by men who use those services. It is pathetic, but it is changing the world's individual countries' insurmountable economies.

Mr. Kara's detailed fact-finding is well-written, but he does not crucify the stupidity of some religions and cultures that help feed the trafficking. In his writing, I understood that governments are at fault, but religions run many.

SEX TRAFFICKING is an interesting read that needs updating but is a start.

 

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SUPER GUT

SUPER GUT

William Davis, MD

 

Review by Author Roy Murry

 

I am less than a layperson when it comes to doctoring. I do not like or take medical pills unless I am forced to - like gummies.

Doctor Davis’s gut microbiome solutions, self-made yogurts, and fermented foods improve your SIBO/SIFO (Intestinal Overgrowths). These explanations are complicated diets, i.e., one item must reach 106F to be used.

If he titled the book DIET FOR A SUPER GUT, it would not sell. He gives the diet at the end of the book after an extended eight-chapter analog of how our stomach and intestines function, which only a medical student can understand.

Although Dr. Davis writes clearly and sometimes funny, he takes too long to get to the book's main point: selling his distinct yogurt and diet. If you have one of the SIBO or SIFO illnesses, I recommend his fixes. If not, save the dime.

 

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SCREWTAPE LETTERS

THE SCREWTAPE LETTERS

C.S. LEWIS

 

Review by Author Roy Murry

 

People say, "The Devil made me do it," as a joke referring to demons controlling the actions of a human. Some have used this state of mind to defect from their actions in murder trials.

SCREWTAPE, a teacher demon to Wormwood, explains how The Father-From-Below wants Wormwood to trick his human (Patient) out of his soul. Each letter chapter instructs the novice demon on how to sway his patient against the ENEMY (God and Christian religious norms).

The prose is hilarious, profound, and thoughtfully written. C.S Lewis's understanding of human nature comes alive in the letters.

These conflicts in behavior will enlighten the reader. The reader's mind will reflect on their life's progress.

SCREWTAPE LETTERS are a must-read for the Inquisitive Mind. You will read each letter numerous times, as I will.

 

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BOOKED FOR MURDER

BOOKED FOR MURDER

C. M. SUTTON

 

Review by Author Roy Murry

 

BOOKED reminded me of the TV's DRAGNET (1967 to 1970), a police procedural series. Yes, I am that old. Look up Jack Webb's work.

Chicago's Detective McCord is put in a position to find the killer of his friend's mother. This one murder turns into a tailspin, with the executioner going wild and leading the homicide department around in circles.

McCord follows procedures, informing the reader, and has a hunch leading to a deadly conclusion. Reading the events will keep the reader engaged.

The prose is as snapping as Webb's DRAGNET. The pages will keep changing to a satisfying end.

 

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Review of UNLOCKING WELLNESS

UNLOCKING WELLNESS

The Transformative Power of

Psychosomatic Healing

SARA LEGAULT (Author)

 

Review by Author Roy Murry

 

UNLOCKING WELLNESS is not a book to read and forget. The reader needs to be open-minded and curious, reviewing chapters to get clarity.

Although Ms. Legault promotes Yoga as a cure-all, most of her dissertation revolves around the mind to physical control of one's health. She delves into affirmation, exercise, and nutrition that leads to a healthy life.

"So, what is the mind-body link? Simply put, it is an incredible bridge between your emotions, thoughts, and physical health." Ms. Legault believes each person can develop a way to reach that goal.

Sara Legault outlines many ways to reach wellness, using her facts and stories of people who have. This book may be an essential, well-written read if you care about your life.

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Review of A HOLIDAY SET-UP

A Holiday Set-up

Green Valley, Book 1

NOELLE ADAMS

 

Review by Author Roy Murry

 

Rafe is Julianna's nemesis, according to her. She pleads her case. However, their parents believe otherwise, particularly her grandmother.

Unbeknownst to Julia, Rafe and his family are invited to her grandmother's mansion for the holidays. In her mind, Julia is trying to escape from her week-to-week meetings with Rafe.

When the mansion's events begin, the games between her and him start more Julia. You know how the games end; it is a romance novel.

Set-up is a well-written novel that leads into an excellent series with few characters.

 

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Review of MURDER by THE CUP

Murder by the Cup

LeDoux Mystery, Book 1

ABIGAIL LYNN THORNTON

 

Review by Author Roy Murry

 

CUP is a cozy mystery where the characters shine. The main character, Wynona LeDoux, is a witch with no powers and has a purple mouse as a sidekick - she reads tea leaves.

The police chief is a vampire who needs his blood coffee to get him going in the morning. His deputy is a wolf shifter and one of Wynona's suitors. The Chef is a gnome, and other strange people live in Hex Haven.

The Pastry Chef, who is hired to fill Wynona's Tea Shop with delights, is killed in her shop while she is home in bed. It was another gnome, but they all think it is the Chef.

The police chief puts the crime on Wynona, and from this point, she becomes an investigator at the disdain of the chief. Their battle to find the truth is in her favor because she has powers unknown to her and her Rich Presidential Witch Family.

CUP ends in a flaming battle with the murderer, who is known only to Wynona.

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Review of SOCIAL JUSTICE FALLACIES

SOCIAL JUSTICE FALLACIES

TOMAS SOWELL

 

Review by Author Roy Murry

 

I am neither an intellectual elite nor a full-blown conservative. Mr. Sowell is an intellectual conservative who writes convincing arguments against fleeting progressives on their fallacies of Equal chances, Racial differences, and the other pigeonhole placements of humanity.

FALLACIES is a thesis on how the wealthy and intellectual elite (UN, WHO, and WEF, three) vanguard manipulates humanity to believe and follow their dictates. Fifty percent of it has footnotes, clarifying Sowell's thoughtful positions.

Whether you agree with his stand on racial fallacy progression, as an example, the reader will have a hard time disagreeing with his opinion. This well-written and thought-provoking book is for the Inquisitive Mind, which many of my readers have.

If you want to clear the cobwebs out of your mind and think about how the world around you happened, SOCIAL JUSTICE FALLACIES is a good read for you.

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Reivew of FORMAL ARRANGEMENT

FORMAL ARRANGEMENT

KYLIE GILMORE

 

Review by Author Roy Murry

 

Lauren, a teacher, signs an agreement with Alex, an artist, to care for his two-year-old daughter during summer break, Viv—the arrangement between one hottie and another hottie. It could only end in a "Happy Endings Book Club" conclusion, as all the stories in this eleven-book series.

If you love HALLMARK movies, this is right up your alley: no significant twists and turns. Lauren wants what Alex has, and vice versa.

There is some hot sex, and it is preordained that marriage is in the cards. Viv is the linchpin - she loves Lauren, her second mommy.

The story is well-written, with some girlie-funny conversations. However, I will not buy another book in the series, but if you are a romantic and like happy-ending stories, start with book 1.

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Review of LUCK OF THE WITCH

LUCK OF THE WITCH

Crypt Witch

Cozy Mystery Series

K.E. O'CONNOR

 

Review by Author Roy Murry

 

What could be better than a Witch in a Cozy Mystery? Not much for me.

This story was quick for me. Willow Tree Falls is a magic tourist trap where Tempest Crypt, her family, and her hellhound reside with other witches, demons, and angels.

Tempest has a demon living within her, and her hound can talk. The other characters of the town are also strange - angels are the police, and others are half one thing or another.

Tempest's sister Aurora is arrested for murder by an unruly angel, and her investigation begins. Then, all the weird twists and turns for who murdered the mayoral candidate develop into many laughs.

Tempest and the Angel Police Force only know who has done it once a secret comes out on election day.

Fun read. Purchase: https://amzn.to/3SjGKPO

Review of High heels are Murder

High Heels are murder.

Josie Mystery Shopper

ELAINE VIETS

 

Review by Author Roy Murry

 

Fetishes go amok after Josie completes a job as a mystery shopper at a women's shoe store. The store salesman who waited on her gets canned after she reports his strange cleaning of her shoes in the storeroom.

Even stranger is the man's murder that evening. How Josie gets involved with investigating the case is another conundrum, considering the person she is helping – her neighbor's daughter, who was arrested for the killing.

The salesman is wealthy, and many of the store's clients are entertaining at his massive house in a gated community. Josie and her long-time friend Alyce, side-kick, discover that bizarre occurrences played out numerous times.

Those weird taped events led to the demise of the salesman. How it happened makes a good read, with even a love story brewing.

 

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Review of THE ORPHANAGE

THE ORPHANAGE

Shilling Granger Children's Home Book 1

Lizzie Page

 

Review by Author Roy Murry

 

Wars kill people and displace them. During World War II, England's children were sent away from London because of the German Blitzkrieg. Many are placed in orphanages.

Shilling Granger is about eight children living with an unqualified housemother named Clara in a government-run home. Clara is self-absorbed until events change her.

The individual characters of those children transform Clara and the orphanage into a loving environment with conflict from the outside world. Troubles arise, leading to the destruction of their community by the government.

THE ORPHANAGE has many stories to follow, but the central theme is compelling and heartwarming - a child needs love to grow healthy. The author does an excellent job of portraying that, using multiple personalities.

 

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Review of STOLEN IN THE NIGHT

STOLEN IN THE NIGHT

PATRICIA MacDONALD

 

Review by Author Roy Murry

 

The person stolen in the night is thirteen-year-old Phoebe, sleeping in a tent with her nine-year-old sister Tess, who sees the kidnapper. Later that night, Phoebe died at the hands of a pervert.

A man is caught based on Tess's identification and other evidence. He is tried and killed by the government. This thriller comes alive twenty years later when doubt arises - did he do the crime?

Tess and her family say he did. Some new evidence leads to doubt, and Tess investigates to prove her position, leading to twists and turns.

When the doubt festers, logic and tempers arise, putting Tess and her son in a deadly event. That and other events produce other crimes.

MacDonld's writing is well constructed, but the reader will find the story unbelievable in this country, 2023.

 

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Review of OUTLIVE

OUTLIVE

The Science & Art

of Longevity

PETER ATTIA, MD

 

Review by Author Roy Murry

 

OUTLIVE is a non-fiction, with many medical terms sometimes slowing the reading. However, the information within is understandable and usable to ward off what Attia calls the four Horsemen (Sickness) that plague humans.

Your health via exercise, nutrition, sleep, and mental health can slow the human death rate. In narrative form, Dr. Attia lays out the norms and highs of each area with personal and patient history so that you can understand where you are on life's spectrum.

He does not recommend medicines and notes to check with your doctor. All his remedies are within one's reach with serious due diligence.

Peter Attia's Healthspan and Lifespan dissertation is worth the read if you care about your health.

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REview of EVERY WITCH WAY BUT GHOULS

EVERY WITCH WAY BUT GHOULS

Magical Misfits Mysteries

K. E. O'Connor

 

Review by Author Roy Murry

 

Zanda, the witch, has a familiar cat named Juno who runs the show. This novel is a cat's world from the beginning to the end.

Yes, there is a mystery of why a human's head got blown off, but that is not what keeps the story going. All the other misfit characters, from hellhounds to ghouls, give flavor to an ordinary plot.

The conversations are cute and sometimes provocative. But overall, this is a funny story of how animals run human lives. In this case, Juno runs Zanda's life.

The background and craziness of the misfits is a well-written beginning of a series - too crazy for me. If you love cats, this book is for you.

 

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Review of THE BROKEN VIOLIN

THE BROKEN VIOLIN

The Early Path Series, Book One

M.B. TOSI

 

Review by Author Roy Murry

 

Sweet, delicate Abigail Bosworth has a robust and Godly mind. She is wealthy but left alone in the middle of the American Revolutionary War with the death of her parents.

As a sheltered person all her life, she is prey to the evil character of some man. Abigail is confronted by such a man after the death of a friend, bringing deadly conflict into her life.

Praying is a significant part of Ms. Bosworth's life (Bible and inspirational quotes are inserted in the story). She foils off her instigator many times using true religious grit.

Then, another enemy lies close to death, literally on her doorstep. It turns her situation right-side up - it is an Indian. A Christian relationship begins that completes Abigail's broken life.

M.B. Tosi proves why she is a best-selling author in this novel.

 

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Review of SHOP TILL YOU DROP

SHOP TILL YOU DROP

ELAINE VIETS

 

Review by Author Roy

Helen is on the lamb from a St. Louis Judge who wants to put her in servitude. It all started when she took a crowbar to her ex-husband.

Helen takes a low-paying cash-only job at an exclusive Fort Lauderdale, Florida, women's dress shop. During the few months working, she discovers the manager, Christina, is up to nefarious endeavors.

Then Christina's dead body is found in a barrel floating in the ocean. When repairing the air-conditioner, Helen finds the incriminating information the manager had on her frequent customers.

Who murdered Christina becomes complicated. Using the information she found, Helen has five people Christina has been blackmailing, all affluent customers.

The police are involved, which complicates Helen's investigation. Thumbs, the cat, is the connector that ends a crime spree.

 

Enjoyable read. Purchase: https://amzn.to/48svM0f

 

Review of Commitment

COMMITMENT

T.K. LEIGH

 

Review by Author Roy Murry

 

Brook and Drew fall in love. The problem is she is going on sixteen, and he is soon to be nineteen, going off to college.

Drew makes a promise to Brook but cannot keep it because their fathers stepped in. However, Brook has no idea - he promised.

That is the end of romance. No one tells Brook the truth. Ten years later, nothing has changed.

The story goes back and forth - Brook's comments and Drews comments on how they love each other. Still, no one tells Brook the truth; she has another man who loves her.

This story is not a romance novel. It is a relationship story gone wrong.

T.K. Leigh does write good conversations and pulls the reader into book 2 of this series. However, I had enough of Brook and Drew's B.S.

This novel is for you if you like entanglements that go nowhere (Nouvelles).

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Review of The Watchman of Rothenburg Dies

THE WATCHMAN OF

ROTHENBURG DIES

The Homeswappers

ADRIANA LICIO

Review by Author Roy Murry

According to the Police Inspector of Rothenburg, Dora and Etta are at it again - sticking their noses in places they should not. They are on vacation, house-swapping, when the watchman is murdered on their night town tour.

Dora inherits the watchman's Basset hound, Leon. The dog is a linchpin in finding the killer, and Etta realizes it at the end.

The Inspector is right about the two retired school teachers. They meet everyone associated with the crime, sleuthing when another person dies.

One thing leads to another, and one of our Sherlock Holmes is put in a deadly position. 

This cozy mystery ends in a dog-licking conclusion and hits all the right bells for Book 1 in a series. It is an excellent, fun read.

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Review of GENESIS ACADEMY

GENESIS ACADEMY

The Seer's Legacy, Book 1

 

When you are in your teens, life can be complicated. In her last year of High School, Sophie falls into a whirlwind because of circumstances beyond her family's control.

Her family is at war with a part of their international Order, and her parents want Sophia to be safe, so they send her to Genesis Academy with her cousin Patrick. 'The Chosen One,' Sophia Stanton's life changes as she develops into a Seeterpreter.

Xander and his sister, Bella, become secondary characters, helping Sophia cope with her changes and protecting her from the evil infiltrating the academy. As Sophia's powers get more robust, so do the people who are out to destroy her and her family's legacy.

The unusual ending leads the reader into Book 2. The characters are colorful and exciting enough to follow in this series.

 

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Review of PROFILES in IGNORANCE

PROFILES in IGNORANCE

How America's Politicians

Got Dumb and Dumber

 

ANDY BOROWITZ

 

Review by Author Roy Murry

 

"In the case of Donald Trump, people's hunger for a false story helped elect the worst president in U.S. history," writes Hollywood elitist and satirist Andy Borowitz. He also believes only Republicans are dumb.

As a non-aligned party voter since 1972, I believe the Democrats have their share of dumbasses. Remember the answer of an Oxford-taught Democrat president, "That depends on what your definition of 'is' is." 

In his wisdom, Andy leaves out every dumb Democrat, and this comic relief is published in September 2022.  One of the dumbest presidents is in the White House, who used Borowitz's definition of political craft for fifty years as a politician - Joe Biden—not mentioned.

Maybe Mr. Borowitz has TDS like Meathead (Rob Reiner), which Andy invented for the All IN THE FAMILY sitcom. Both have some eclectic reading to do.

This rant is a well-documented, one-sided read that will bring back memories if you are fifty or older. If you are younger, you will have yet to learn.

If you are a Democrat leftist, you will love this book. Otherwise, please do not waste your money as I did.

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Review of The Dagger Before Me

THE DAGGER BEFORE ME

A Persephone Cole Vintage Mystery

HEATHER HAVEN

 

Review by Author Roy Murry

 

Persephone (Percy) Cole differs from your usual detective in 1942 when she received her New York State license. She is a thirty-five-year-old secretary at her father's agency, Cole Investigations.

A producer of the play Macbeth calls the agency, looking for Pop, Percy's father. The play has completion problems, including the death of one of its main characters falling from the theater's catwalk.

Percy takes over the situation and meets with the hot-shot producer Wainwright. After her first encounter, she knows she needs to get the complete story - she starts the sleuthing.

Through a few interviews with some of the cast and other characters, a whirlwind of events brings this fast-paced story to a deadly ending. The reader will be surprised, and Persephone will be an endearing detective to follow in book two of this series.

This book is an enjoyable fast read with vintage historical references.

 

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Review of FOREVER ONLY ONCE

FOREVER ONLY ONCE

CARRIE ANN RYAN

 

Review by Author Roy Murry

 

This novel is the story of the chance relationship between Hazel and Cross. They meet at a restaurant expecting another person whom they have never met. Building on that moment is endearing.

From that meeting, they click and pursue a long-term one. However, Hazel has an ex-husband who has come out of the woodwork texting her, which causes emotional problems - she hyper-sensitive.

Cross is also in a predicament. His business is falling apart because of his partner's deceit.

Hazel and Cross reach that loving threshold where they are ready to go to the permanent level in their lives together. That is when everything explodes into a bloody event, leaving death and destruction.

Only by reading this well-written romantic novel will you discover if they are still together after that event.

 

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Review of PERSONAL JUSTICE

PERSONAL JUSTICE

DENNIS CARSTENS

 

Review by Author Roy Murry

 

When the readers finish this novel, they must decide if the end justifies the means. Could a Black Widow be living in St. Paul?

Marc Kadella, criminal lawyer extraordinaire, meets an old high school friend, sexy Mackenzie Lang, by chance. Their relationship blooms until Mrs. Sutherland's past catches up with her - her last two wealthy husbands died of heart attacks.

Mackenzie's last husband's daughter and the District Attorney believe she killed Bill Sutherland (drugs) and his son Bob (self-defense case). Kadella defends his friend through some legal challenges until the extensive trial - husband number two, Bill Sutherland's murder.

This legal mystery is a long, detailed, fast-paced novel with an ending that the reader may think wow and sympathize with Mackenzie. I did not. Either way, the reader will be content.

 

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Reviewof WHERE THERE'S DOUBT

 

HERE THERE'S DOUBT

TERRY TYLER

 

Review by Author Roy Murry

 

Nico and associates con people in this psychological thriller. The reader will be on the edge of their set, wanting and anticipating his demise.

This novel has many twists and turns, starting with Kate, a recent inheritance receiver. The individual stories explain why each woman falls for Nico's approach and why he thinks his play will win.

Everyone, including Nico, is hurt monetarily, mentally, or physically when the gig is up - some more than others. Not all who read this will be happy with the ending, which begins with another con.

If you want suspense, read this well-written novel, and you will be content.

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Review of FINAL BATTLE

FINAL BATTLE

The Next Election Could Be the Last

DAVID HOROWITZ

 

Review by Author Roy Murry

 

'ORANGE MAN (Donald J. Trump) is BAD, and the Uniparty is GOOD,' is what I surmised from this well-written explanation of the USA's recent past. From 2015 to 2022, Mr. Horowitz gave details about the deep state and Democrat Party's shenanigans.

The reader may disagree with his findings but should research them. If you do not, you unthinkingly agree that Uniparty (Democrats and RINOs) in Washington is moving the country in the right direction, akin to socialism.

I will not take a side in the debate, but half of this book is End Notes and Index. He makes a good case for populism vs. what has been happening with the US Government for years.

This is an excellent quick, uncomplicated read. You, as a US citizen, should take note of its content.

 

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Review of SAUVIGNON SLAYING

SAUVIGNON SLAYING

Spell's Bay Mystery, Volume 1

ELIZABETH RAIN

 

Review by Author Roy Murry

 

Verity and her deaf nephew Joel move to an Upper Peninsula farm with orchards and a winery. Verity talks to her cat Lois, and Lois talks back. Is Verity a vine witch?

Verity has a lot on her plate when she agrees to open a Party Barn for Agatha Greystone's sister Matilda's funeral. Life for Verity gets more complicated when Agatha is clobbered to death at the event.

Verity and Lois go into action to unravel this cozy mystery. The twists and turns are unpredictable. There are some ghostly events that Verity and Joel encounter that will lead the reader to volume 2.

A snappy and fun quick read with developed supporting characters.

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Revie of AGING BACKWARDS

AGING BACKWARDS

 Miranda Esmonde-White

 

Review by Author Roy Murry

 

Stretching 30 minutes daily is the key to Esmonde-White's guide to looking ten years younger. She explains how the body's muscles function and why moving all of them is essential to longevity.

Explaining the building blocks of life, the author educates the reader on why the body's bones and vital abilities are weakened by not moving each muscle. This non-function will decrease one's life.

Following the stretching exercises, which are explained and pictured at the end of the book, the reader can start this program immediately. The reader will start working out.

 

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Review of HELLO AGAIN

HELLO AGAIN

In the Garden, Book 1

HEATHER TULLIS

 

Review by Author Roy Murry

 

To regain a lover you broke up with is the jest of HELLO AGAIN. Ten years earlier, Reese had left Piper hanging, she not knowing why he had forsaken her love.

Piper has a community garden project she and her cohorts want for their neighborhood. The land is owned by the Stone Corporation, where Reece Stone was the current president after his father's death.

When Piper brings the project to his office, sparks of familiarity commence for Reece. Piper goes into battle mode, which leads to an unlikely romance and turbulent social events. The games begin.

At the end of this story, the community has a garden and wrapped up romantically. Perfectly written romance novel with few gaps but with characters that will bring the reader to Book 2.

 

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