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Book Review: Fade To Blue

Welcome to the iReads Book Tour of Fade To Blue by Hank Scheer! FADE TO BLUE by Hank ScheerCategory: Adult Fiction (18+),  288 pagesGenre: Thriller Publisher: Top Reads PublishingRelease date:  Mar 2023Content Rating: ​PG-13 for some bad language Synopsis: Will Dr. Brenalen’s unauthorized experiment…

sixty-three and counting

Sixty-three and Counting It’s hard to believe, but in a matter of days I am going to be sixty-three. Did I read that right? Yep, like or lump it, I was born in 1960; therefore, I will indeed be sixty-three.…

Book Review: When The Smoke Cleared

Smoke at a crime scene

Book Title:  When the Smoke Cleared (A Murder Mystery in Malden) by Bill PowersCategory:  Adult Non-Fiction (18 +),  400 pagesGenre:  True CrimePublisher:  PowersCourt PressRelease date:  Oct, 2022Content Rating:  PG-13 Some violence some profanity Synopsis:  There is no greater distinction or responsibility for a law enforcement…

Who was Annie Oakley?

Like most of us, I’d heard the name Annie Oakley before, but she didn’t interest me until about a decade ago when my father encouraged me to watch a PBS American Experience biographical special featuring Annie Oakley and her rise…

Cliffhangers by Anita Dickason

A collection of books

Cliffhangers! What tugs us from chapter to chapter? What creates a sense of anxiety and suspense? What keeps us reading a book far into the night? Or, we say to ourselves, just one more chapter. You reach the end of…

Guest Post: Doris Matheson-Not Your Average Geezer

Chris Crossed Murder

Doris Matheson—Not Your Average Geezer By Lauren Carr My favorite part of being a writer is finding new characters and exploring their minds and backgrounds to figure out what makes them tick. I enjoy presenting the character to the readers…

The Drama of our Lives

The Drama of our Lives

The Drama of our Life They say a picture is worth a thousand words. As one who writes many words, I decided to peruse some of the photos I keep tucked in my computer, and indeed I found some pretty…

Cover Reveal: Murder’s Legacy by Anita Dickason

Today we are celebrating the cover reveal for Anita Dickason’s Murder’s Legacy, Book 2 in A Tori Winters Series! Secrets that defy time! An inconceivable disaster strikes, bringing Tori Winters’ meticulous plans to turn her historic house into a bed…

Who is Isabella Bird?

Isabella Bird

International Adventuress, Isabella Bird Living in the untamed West in the turn of the 18th century certainly took some tenacity. Particularly in the Colorado Rocky mountains. But there were many people, including some pretty amazing women, who did it through…

Finding the Realism

Finding the Realism

Finding the Realism in books. A common thread in my crime thrillers is the number of law enforcement characters—FBI agents, Interpol agents, U.S. marshals, deputy sheriffs, sheriffs, special rangers, highway patrol officers, secret service agents, police chiefs, police officers, and…