March — you leaving us? So soon? I can’t believe it. Time flies by especially when you’re reading good books. And this month, every book was a winner. I focused on reading one book a week and I hit my goal. Yay me! But don’t celebrate me, celebrate the great selection of books below. Have you read any of them…
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Max Allan Collins Satisfies The Whodunnit Cravings in Girl Can’t Help it
Since reading the first book, ‘Girl Most Likely,’ in the Krista Larson series, by Max Allan Collins, I was waiting with elation for him to drop the second book. Lo-and-behold my wait was over, because on March 10th, Collins released ‘Girl Can’t Help It,’ book II and I’m here to tell you that’s a knockout.
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Best Selling Author Caz Freat is Back with Stone Cold Heart
The brilliant Caz Frear, Sweet Little Lies, is back with Stone Cold Heart on sale since July 2nd. Cat Kinsella whom we met in Sweet Little Lies, is back too working on a new case still balancing her complicated professional and personal life. Cat is investigating the murder of an Australian woman Naomi Lockhart, whose murder is full of gaps…
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Recursion is A Mind-Bending Trip
I still can’t figure out what happened? I’m not a sci-fi fan. I checked and then double checked my library and I’m the proud owner of none sci-fi books in my collection…till now, of course. Recursion by Blake Crouch, published on June 7th, is taking the publishing world by a storm, rightfully so, may I gallantly add. I’m not sure…
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The Never Game By Jeffery Deaver Brings To Readers A Twisted Plot
The Never Game, by Jeffery Deaver, hit the store on May 14th and I finished reading it, breathlessly, in the span of a few days. I hung on every word, devouring the pages. Colter Shaw is that character I want to read about. He’s a private eye (don’t you dare call him that), who lives in an RV, going from state to…
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The Killer Across The Table Is Chilling True Crime
Last week I finished reading The Killer Across The Table, by world renowned FBI criminal profiler John Douglas (The Mindhunter) and Mark Olshaker. Douglas examines four notorious serial killers in his latest well-written and thought-provoking book.
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The Night Window by Dean Koontz
The #1 New York Times Best Selling Author, Dean Koontz, returns with a new Jane Hawk‘s novel. The Night Window, will be the last in the Jane Hawk’s series or at least that’s what we know for now. The novel is a gripping thriller of conspiracy and vengeance, I can’t wait to read. A long time Koontz fan, I was extraordinarily excited…
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Jolene Grace and Connie Hambley Talk About Going Dark
The terrific author Connie Hambley had me as a guest on her successful blog, Out of the Fog, to talk about my debut novel ‘Going Dark,’ out now on Amazon. Both Connie and I are members of Sisters in Crime, having met at an even, a while back. Connie is the author of the Jessica Trilogy. I’m happy to share…
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Sweet Little Lies vs Ghosted Poll Results
Yesterday on Twitter I asked in a poll which book you’d like me to read and review next. Sweet Little Lies by Caz Frear or Ghosted by Rosie Walsh, both hot items on the book market, both highly anticipated by book lovers. Sweet Little Lies will be released on August 14, 2018, but already is gaining momentum on Amazon among readers giving it over four stars out of five. It…
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Darktown – Must Have Must Read
When I go to my local bookstore I like to fill my bag with lots of books, some I know I’m going to read right when I get home, others I’ll safe for one of those times when I’m in between books or waiting for a favorite to come out. You can call it a very organized reading list in…
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I’ll Be Gone In The Dark – A Book Review
One afternoon randomly flipping through the channel I stumbled on a mini-docu series called ‘The Golden State Killer – It’s Not Over Yet.’ The show was based on Michelle McNama’s newly released true crime book ‘I’ll Be Gone In The Dark.’ A few days later, her book was in my hands and I dived into reading her obsessive search to…
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Book Review: The Last Equation of Isaac Severy
Since I’m weathering my third winter storm in the past 10 days on the East Coast, that gave me the ideal opportunity to take a much needed break from editing and writing to catch up on reading. I must say ‘The Last Equation of Isaac Severy’ by Nova Jacobs was as delicious as I suspected it to be. The book…
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Debut Novel
[sgmb id=”1″] Jolene Grace began working on the foreign desk for CBS Evening News while still in college pursuing a Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism and Broadcasting. After graduation, Jolene worked for Oklahoma Public Radio as a reporter and producer, covering state politics and issues. During her career as a reporter, Ms. Grace had the pleasure of interviewing people from…
