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Title: The Black Tendril

Subtitle: The Southerton Mysteries, Volume 2

Author: Deborah Diaz

Narrator: Richard D. Hurd

Format: Unabridged

Length: 1 hr and 6 mins

Language: English

Release date: 10-18-16

Publisher: Chong Teck Chuan

Ratings: 2 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

Hundreds of innocent lives are in danger, as a black tendril of murder and crime unfurls above the gloomy London skies. But the Marquess of Southerton has no idea where to look for the culprit. All he has is a note threatening his wife's life, and the whispers of a dying man. He doesn't even have a name.

Members Reviews:

and so far the best written, although it

Remember Saturday serials at the movies? The Southerton Mysteries (three, so far) are episodes in a serial. The Black Tendril is the second, and so far the best written, although it, like the others, could use a good copy editor. "frightened savants" for "frightened servants,) "bare" instead of "bear many healthy sons..." (unless bare naked sons is meant, which presents an intriguing picture); "yelling a sharp ordered..." instead of sharp order.... just some of the things a good editor would catch that Spellcheck will not.

Anyway, I like the plot and hope the fourth book will be better edited.

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Title: Dark Horse

Subtitle: Edward Ware Thrillers at War Series, Book 5

Author: Linda Cargill, Gary Cargill

Narrator: Gary Cargill

Format: Unabridged

Length: 3 hrs and 40 mins

Language: English

Release date: 10-17-16

Publisher: Edward Ware Thrillers at War, an imprint of Cheops Books, LL

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

Do you ever wonder what would happen if Hitler had won the Battle of Dunkirk? Colonel Sir Edward Ware is about to find out when Rommel pushes him off the French beach with all his troops and then beats him to Britain in 1940. The chase ends up in Coronado, California, land of palm trees, the rich and famous - and swastikas! It's all ahead for the Republican Convention of 1940 in Philadelphia where a dark horse candidate is being selected with major international complications and plenty of Nazi involvement.

Can Britain ever be the same as it was again? Can the world? Edward better figure it all out soon, or Colonel Ware will end up doing the straight arm salute in this alternative history thriller.

Members Reviews:

A very awesome book cover

1940, Coronado Island, CA. Benley Compound. Mr. Winthrop Benley & Mrs. Etta May

Benley, were entertaining Dora Ware (wife/daughter, nee Benley), & Colonel Sir Edward Ware (husband/son-in-law).

Lieutenant Hoare was to make up a Republican Presidential candidate campaign schedule for Winthrop.

Later what would happen to Wendel Willkie (aka Dark Horse)?

Who is Helga von Wessel?

I did not receive any type of compensation for reading & reviewing this book. While I receive free books from publishers & authors, I am under no obligation to write a positive review. Only an honest one.

A very awesome book cover, great font & writing style. A very well written pre-& WWII historical fiction book. It was very easy for me to read/follow from start/finish & never a dull moment. There were no grammar/typo errors, nor any repetitive or out of line sequence sentences. Lots of exciting scenarios, with several twists/turns & a great set of unique characters to keep track of. This could also make another great pre-& WWII historical fiction movie, or better yet a mini TV series. To be continued. A very easy rating of 5 stars.

Thank you for the free Goodreads; MakingConnections; Choops Books LLC; RC; paperback book

Tony Parsons MSW (Washburn)

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Title: The Sorcerer of Portsmouth

Author: Nathan K. Smith

Narrator: Jim D. Johnston

Format: Unabridged

Length: 3 hrs and 15 mins

Language: English

Release date: 10-07-16

Publisher: Make Profits Easy LLC

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

Thomas Buckley is one of the first of his kind. In the year 1651, he is a private investigator. He has gained a reputation for impartiality that has spread throughout the New Hampshire settlement of Portsmouth. He is called there to investigate a strange series of murders. Witchcraft is suspected, but cannot be proven. There must be another cause, yet he cannot find one.

While at Portsmouth, he discovers a strange priest who lives alone in a solitary church. He finds a grieving family who hasn't yet recovered from the loss of their son. A witch who lives in the forest seems to be at the center of it all. Yet, what the people believe happened and what is actually true are two different things.

Buckley can sense that he is running out of time. For if he cannot discover who is behind the murders, a woman will be burned alive.

Members Reviews:

Great Concept, Lousy Followthrough

I got this for free a while ago and only just now got to it. It's 3 stars as a freebie, if I had paid the $6.99 it probably wouldn't get 2 stars.

Writing had a few errors but it was moderate considering many self published books out there, with a slower yet descriptive wordy style very much like the period it is set in.

Slowly yet decently told with an intriguing main character -- until a rushed ending that, frankly, is as disappointing as it is not plausible. I'll chalk it up as a rookie mistake as it's the eye rolling full confession stimulated with hardly any real provocation, and clearly without the confessing villain thinking of the consequences of said confession.

My suggestion to the author is, hire a professional editor (editors do more than proofread, they help with plot holes and other story/continuity issues) and/or join a writer's group (they can help with pointing out areas needing attention in your work as well).

Three Stars

I mostly enjoyed this story but it has a lazy ending--

Two Stars

Outdated style.

Lackluster

When I read the description of the book, I was excited. At 60% not much was happening, and it never did. Could have been a blockbuster with a great story to tell. Mr. Smith, I will be waiting for another story only because I sincerely liked the main character.

Great book

I was hesitant at first but was very quickly surprised at how good and interesting this short story was.I couldn't put it down. I definitely recommend reading it.

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Title: The Last Mustang

Author: Frank Bonham

Narrator: Jeff Harding

Format: Unabridged

Length: 6 hrs and 10 mins

Language: English

Release date: 10-01-16

Publisher: Isis Publishing Ltd

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

From manipulation and treachery among greedy cattlemen to the loneliness of a mountain-bred mustanger, this is a collection of tales from a great Western storyteller.

Members Reviews:

Eight Western Gems from a Master!

Frank Bonham (1914-1988) was a multi-talented writer of westerns, mysteries, children's and YA titles. His western stories and novels rank with the best, being characterized by innovative plots and settings, historical accuracy and marvelous use of the English language. Eight delightful Bonham short stories are brought together in this volume from Five Star Publishing.

As mentioned above, Bonham's stories are marked by non-standard settings. "River Man," for example, is the story of a cub riverboat pilot engaged in an exciting Civil War voyage down the Missouri River. "Good Loggers Are Dead Loggers" relates how one Oregon cattleman reluctantly branches off into lumbering. "Bronc Stomper" deals with an aging rodeo star who finds himself at a crossroads in life courtesy of a high-spirited horse and an equally high-spirited woman. The desperate efforts of a group of ranchers to stop a plague of grasshoppers is the subject of "Burn Him Out!" A doctor, haunted by personal demons, finds a new lease on life in an Arizona town in "Payment Past Due." And "The Last Mustang" is a surprisingly sweet story of an aging, footloose mustanger trapping wild horses who mets his match in the form of a woman rancher.

Whatever the setting and circumstances, Bonham's descriptions are dead on. Likewise his characters are real people and endearing in their own ways. Bonham has a wonderful flair for the language. Describing a horse and its female owner, for example, Bonham writes: "They were two of a kind, she and the mare, dainty and spirited, but well-schooled in the proprieties." In describing one old riverboat pilot, Bonham writes: "But always old Tom's heart was up in the wheelhouse, with the clean breeze against his face and the spokes under his hands." Another character is described as: "...a drunken old printer and newspaperman who still dreams in the coals of an ambition that had brought him from Connecticut to Orgeon." The manager of a New Mexico ranch, described as having "a face with more wrinkles than a concertina," complains that "Right now I haven't got a man I'd trust to pour whisky out of a boot." Marvelous stuff!

Few Western writers can lay a glove on Bonham. In terms of new and interesting settings, multi-dimensional characters, historical accuracy and gifted storytelling, Bonham is one of the best. Read and enjoy!

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Title: Woman of the Avalon

Author: L. L. Foreman

Narrator: Jeff Harding

Format: Unabridged

Length: 6 hrs and 12 mins

Language: English

Release date: 09-01-16

Publisher: ISIS

Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

They came hunting for something better in this wild and open country of promise and new hope: a woman and two men who tried to shape their own destinies, and were shaped instead.

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Title: Alone

Subtitle: Prequel to Ladies in Danger Series

Author: Deborah Diaz

Narrator: Lawrence D. Palmer

Format: Unabridged

Length: 1 hr and 9 mins

Language: English

Release date: 08-30-16

Publisher: Chong Teck Chuan

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

South is 20 years old, studying at Eaton. His brother is nine.

One day he is back on vacation from school, and he wakes up to find out his mother died in her sleep during the night. She was weak. She was ill and sad because of her husband's drinking and gambling, but South thinks something is wrong with her death. Do not miss this exciting prequel to the Ladies in Danger series.

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Title: Regan O'Reilly Comes Home

Subtitle: Regan O'Reilly Series, Book Three

Author: Margaret Lake

Narrator: Susanna Burney

Format: Unabridged

Length: 3 hrs and 3 mins

Language: English

Release date: 08-10-16

Publisher: Jobree Publishing

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

August, 1942 - Fresh from the successful completion of an undercover assignment, Regan is determined to do her bit for the war effort. Before returning home, she goes to Washington to offer her investigative skills to the Army.

Now all Regan has to do is avoid Mark Harris who is still actively pursuing her and ignore the call of her own heart.

Members Reviews:

3rd but not final

This has been an interesting series. Set in the first world war and involving a woman PI. Although it can be slow at times the investigations are interesting.

Love it

As usual, I love all the Regan O'Reilly stories.I have always love detective books and movies. These hit the spot for me.

Good Reading

Lots of action and suspense-looking forward to reading the next two issues of this book.

Great way to spend a week-end

good

Givig report is why I don't rate things. I don't like to have to write a report with each purchase

Three Stars

Okay, but not something I would write home about

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Title: A Wild Surmise

Author: Peter L. Bergquist

Narrator: Wes Elliott

Format: Unabridged

Length: 5 hrs and 21 mins

Language: English

Release date: 08-10-16

Publisher: Peter Bergquist

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

A historical expedition to discover a route for the Panama Canal goes drastically wrong and becomes a struggle to survive a megalomaniacal leader and one of the most dangerous environments on earth.

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Title: Yarborough Brand

Author: Lee Hoffman

Narrator: Jeff Harding

Format: Unabridged

Length: 6 hrs and 14 mins

Language: English

Release date: 08-01-16

Publisher: Isis Publishing Ltd

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

Seth Yarborough returned to the Jaybar spread after six years, hoping to clear himself with his father. But he came back to find a deadly ambush waiting for him....

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Title: Kitty Peck and the Child of Ill Fortune

Author: Kate Griffin

Narrator: Nicole Davis

Format: Unabridged

Length: 12 hrs and 18 mins

Language: English

Release date: 08-01-16

Publisher: Isis Publishing Ltd

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

March 1881, London's East End. Kitty Peck, a spirited but vulnerable 17-year-old, is the reluctant heiress to Paradise, the criminal empire previously overseen by the formidable Lady Ginger.

Far from the colour and camaraderie of the music hall where Kitty had been working, this newfound power brings with it isolation and uncertainty. Desperate to reconnect with Joey, her estranged brother, Kitty travels to Paris.

Reunited at last, she is unable to refuse his request to take a child back to London. Within days of her return, it's clear that someone has followed them...and this someone is determined to kill the child...and anyone who stands in their way.

Members Reviews:

What a find!

Second of the Kitty Peck series and I can safely say, I'm completely engrossed. Incredible storytelling