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FACETS OF DEATH | Michael Stanley 04.29.2021 | Orenda Books Rating: 4/5 stars David “Kubu” Bengu has skipped over the usual path of detective and instead has been recruited straight from university, which leaves his new colleagues suspicious about his abilities. Kubu has a lot to prove and when the richest diamond mine in the … Continue reading Blog Tour: Facets of Death
THE SOURCE | Sarah Sultoon 04.15.2021 | Orenda Books Rating: 4/5 stars 1996, Essex: Thirteen-year-old schoolgirl, Carly lives in a disenfranchised town dominated by a military base. She’s struggling to take care of her baby sister while her mother turns to the bottle, day after day. When her enlisted brother shows up at the door … Continue reading Blog Tour: The Source
WINTERKILL | Ragnar Jónasson (Dark Iceland #6) 1.21.21 | Orenda Books Rating: 4/5 stars The body of a nineteen-year-old girl has been found on the main street of Siglufjörður. Police Inspector Ari Thór sets out to investigate if the girl’s death is the result of a suicide or homocide. The hunt is on as the … Continue reading Blog Tour: Winterkill
WHITEOUT | Ragnar Jonasson (Dark Iceland #5) 09.01.2017 | Orenda Books Rating: 4.5/5 stars Two days before Christmas, a young woman is found dead beneath the cliffs of a deserted Icelandic village. Did she jump or did something more sinister happen? Winter is quickly closing in on this remote rocky outcrop and the suspects are … Continue reading Book Review: Whiteout
THE CORAL BRIDE | Roxanne Bouchard (Detective Morales #2) 11.12.2020 | Orenda Books Rating: 4/5 stars Detective Morales has been assigned to the case of a missing fisherwoman who has vanished off of Quebec’s Gaspe Peninsula. What appears to be a straightforward case turns out to be anything but the reality. When Angel Roberts’ lobster … Continue reading Blog Tour: The Coral Bride
FALLEN ANGELS | Gunnar Staalesen(Varg Veum #8)11.12.2020 | Orenda BooksRating: 4/5 stars Private Investigator Varg Veum finds himself at a funeral of a former classmate, which becomes much more than he bargained for on this occasion. The funeral turns into a sort of reunion for Varg with several classmates, namely his old friend Jakob. This … Continue reading Blog Tour: Fallen Angels
BETRAYAL | Lilja Sigurðardóttir 10.01.2020 | Orenda Books Rating: 4/5 stars Úrsula has decided to return to Iceland after years spent working around the world fighting epidemics and violence. Unable to fully step away from a high-stress lifestyle, she accepts a high-profile government position where she hopes to be able to make a difference. On … Continue reading Blog Tour: Betrayal
A SONG OF ISOLATION | Michael J. Malone09.17.2020 | Orenda BooksRating: 4/5 stars Movie star, Amelie Hart, was a silver screen darling until she was held captive in her home and decided to step away from the limelight. Now living in a remote part of Scotland, Amelie has finally started to rebuild her life. Everything … Continue reading Blog Tour: A Song of Isolation
THE BIG CHILL | Doug Johnstone (The Skelfs #2) 08.20.2020 | Orenda Books Rating: 4.5/5 stars The Skelf family runs a private investigation company and a funeral home business, which means that their lives are filled with death and dark concerns. Dorothy, Jenny, and Hannah are also constantly meeting trouble and deception with the cases … Continue reading Blog Tour: The Big Chill
HINTON HOLLOW DEATH TRIP | Will Carver (Detective Sergeant Pace #3) 08.13.2020 | Orenda Books Rating: 4/5 stars A small story for a small town filled with small lives you would never have heard of without the events of one fateful week. Evil has arrived in Hinton Hollow. The 5,120 residents living there will never … Continue reading Book Review: Hinton Hollow Death Trip
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