The World Played Chess by Robert Dugoni, Lake Union – Vincent Bianco graduated from high school in 1979. A typical youngster on the verge of adulthood, he wants some fun in his last summer before starting college.
Cindy Matthews
Cindy A. Matthews' articles and essays have appeared in over forty publications. She works as a freelance manuscript evaluator, book reviewer, and copy editor. Her writer's guide, Defeating the Slushpile Monster, was a finalist in the self-help/non-fiction category of the 2009 EPIC awards and is now available in print and in Kindle formats. More information about her editorial services and non-fiction works can be found at her web site/blog www.cindyamatthews.com
Writing as Cynthianna, Cindy has published contemporary and fantasy romantic-comedies. Cindy also writes sf/paranormal erotic-romance as Celine Chatillon. See her work on Amazon.com.
Review: So We Meet Again by Suzanne Park
So We Meet Again, Suzanne Park, Avon Books – Korean American Jess Kim works hard in the Hamilton Cooper investment bank, believing she’s rising toward the top. It comes as a bombshell when she’s casually fired from the Wall Street firm via a Zoom meeting.
Review: Grave Reservations by Cherie Priest
Grave Reservations, Cherie Priest, Atria Books – Leda Foley is a struggling travel agent by day and the face of Klairvoyant Karaoke at Castaways Bar by night.
Reviews: The Box in the Woods by Maureen Johnson
The Box in the Woods, Maureen Johnson, Katherine Tegen Books – Stevie Bell caused a sensation when she solved a decades-old murder case centered around Ellingham Academy.
Review: Surviving Savannah by Patti Callahan
Review: Surviving Savannah, Patti Callahan, Berkley Books – History Professor Everly Winthorp suffered a tragedy when her best friend Mora was killed in a hit-and-run during a St. Patrick’s Day parade.
Review: Lies We Bury by Elle Marr
Lies We Bury, Elle Marr, Thomas & Mercer – The first seven years of Marissa Mo’s childhood were spent in a basement prison where she lived with Mamas Rosemary, Nora and Bethel, and her siblings Jenessa and Lily.
Review: Bad Moon Rising by John Galligan
Bad Moon Rising, John Galligan, Atria Books – Bad Axe County Sheriff Heidi Kick’s problems rise, along with the temperatures in her corner of Wisconsin, when the murdered body of a young homeless man is found by the road.
Review: The Last Green Valley by Mark Sullivan
The Last Green Valley, Mark Sullivan, Lake Union – Adeline and Emil Martel and their two young sons are Volksdeutsche, descendants of German immigrants encouraged by Catherine the Great to settle in southern Ukraine.
Review: The Newcomer by Mary Kay Andrews
The Newcomer, Mary Kay Andrews, St. Martin Press – Letty Carnahan opened the door to her sister’s expensive New York townhouse to find Tanya dead and the beginning of a whole heap of trouble.
Review: Spin by Patricia Cornwell
Spin, Patricia Cornwell, Thomas & Mercer – NASA scientist and investigator Captain Calli Chase has a serious task on her hands when she investigates the sabotage of a rocket launch. Shadowy tech billionaire Neva Rong is in the frame for causing the crash.
