The Ophelia Cut

THE OPHELIA CUT by John Lescroart is his usual great story.  He always has good mysteries in which you don't always find an answer.  Moses, Dismas,Gina and Abe are tied together by an age old secret that may or may not have been criminal.  But when Moses loses sobriety everyone is afraid he will "spill his guts".   Moses daughter is raped and he is thrown over the edge.  Her assailant is found murdered.  Did Moses do it in a drunken state?  There are others who have motive but the judge will not let Dismas use the third person murderer defense so how will he get Moses off of this murder conviction?  And then in walks his alibi which will keep Moses out of jail and safe from telling his long kept secret.  But all of a sudden that fear is no longer.

The DARKLING

The DARKLING by R B Chesterton the pseudonym for Carolyn Haines recipient of many awards. Wow! I could not put this book down.  Mimi's the live in governess and tutor for the new family in town.  The Henderson's have bought the run down estate in Coden, Alabama and restored it to its original beauty and extravagance.  Bur, Mimi's grandmother asks the Henderson's to foster a 16 year old girl who has amnesia and everything turns evil.  Where did this young girl come from and what is going on around her.  Annie is not what she seems and people start dying or going a bit insane.  Before all of this comes to an end the terrible true must come out.  Very good book, hard to put down, the end is surprising and I wanted to get there quickly.  The book will be released in April. Get it!

Speak of the Devil

SPEAK OF THE DEVIL by Allison Leotta. When Anne Curtis, prosecutor for the government, gets the case to prosecute the devil her life turns upside down.  Anne gets engaged to Jack and her life seems perfect until she becomes a target of the devil or diablo. Diablo is the leader of one of the meanest gangs around and he wants to get rid of Anne before he gets convicted of many terrible crimes.  The only person diablo wants more is the person who has turned informant and he wants to find out who the snitch is.  The drama and surprises are great.  It isn't a "who dunnit" but there are surprises in the story.

The Paradise Guest House

I just finished reading THE PARADISE GUEST HOUSE byEllen Sussman.  It was good I would recommend it to customers.  Jamie returns to Bali where, on year before, she lost her boyfriend and helped rescue many from a bombed building.  She was invited by the government for the one year anniversary all expenses paid.  Jamie wasn't sure if she wanted to go but she knew she needed to find the man who helped with the rescue and took care of her.  She was afraid that she wouldn't be able to handle the memories that have been nightmares for the year.

OUT OF RANGE by Hank Steinberg

OUT OF RANGE is written by Hank Steinberg who also created the tv show Without a Trace.  True to the tv show; the book is also a cliff hanger.  Working for world peace and equity, Charlie and Julie want to change the world until they almost die.  Charlie wants to hide and not think about this time but Julie is finding being a chauffeur boring.  Julie wants that excitement and exhilaration back.  Then, Julie is kidnapped and Charlie must face that life he wants to forget.  No one believes he did not kill his wife; no one will search the places or people Charlie knows took his wife.  Charlie has to do this by himself.  Can he save Julie?

Unremembered by Jessica Brody

Violet (Sera) is found in the ocean after a terrible plane crash.  She is the only survivor and has no injuries.  How could this be?  She has no memory at all past or present even her name.  Who is she and who is the boy that keeps confronting her saying he is her friend?  And then, people start chasing her and seem to want to harm her.  Violet does not know who she can trust.  I really enjoyed this YA book but I hope it's not the last one.  Ms. Brody left too many unanswered questions.

DREAM EYES

DREAM EYES by Jayne Ann Krentz was enjoyable.  It was easy to read, not romantically mushy and believable to the point of the crystal death weapon.  I liked it and would recommend it.