Adult

The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett
The Tainted Cup is a cross-over book that mixes a mystery story with a fantasy setting. Ana Dolabra is a genius police investigator who rarely leaves home. She is assisted by Dinious “Din” Kol, who has perfect recall and can therefore be Ana’s eyes and ears. The story is told … Read More

Alien Clay by Adrian Tchaikovsky
Arton Daghdev had been a professor of biology, but also participated in revolutionary anti-government Mandate circles. The story begins with his arrival at a prison camp on a far away planet of Kiln where he was sent after his anti-government activities were discovered. The purpose of the camp is to … Read More

Three-Inch Teeth by C.J. Box
If you are expecting a story that is very realistic, you might be disappointed, but this is a classic Joe Pickett story. There is a grizzly attack of more than one person and everyone in the area is on edge. Wildlife teams are trying to track it when grizzly attacks … Read More

The Book of Doors by Gareth Brown
The main character in the Book of Doors is a young woman named Cassie. She shares an apartment with her friend Izzy who had aspirations to become an actress, but works as a waitress. Cassie works in a bookshop in New York. It is one of those types of places … Read More

Endangered by Pamela Beason
Summer Westin, aka “Sam,” works as a naturalist writer for the Save the Wilderness Fund. The story opens with her arriving at the Heritage National Monument park in Utah. Previously a cougar had been shot in the park, nursed back to life, and released, and Sam hopes to get some … Read More

The Party House by Lin Anderson
Joanne Addington, a writer and blogger, meets Greg Taylor at a conference in London which is being held to promote the Scottish highland estate where Greg works as a gamekeeper. They have a fling and Greg invites Joanne to visit him at Beanach, a small village. The invitation was meant … Read More

The Scarecrow by Michael Connelly
Jack McEvoy is a veteran reporter at the LA Times working the cop beat. It is not a good time for the traditional newspaper business and Jack is given his two weeks notice. Just one problem, he thinks he may have stumbled on a serial killer. Jack decides to get … Read More

Circe by Madeline Miller
This is the story of Circe, a minor Greek goddess, who was the daughter of Helios who was god of the sun, and Oceanus goddess of fresh water, both of whom were titans. Circe is a nymph. Oddly Circe wasn’t born with any special powers and she grew up in … Read More