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#TuesdayBookBlog BLACK IRISH BLUES: A Caesar Stiles Mystery by Andrew Cotto @andrewcotto A great combination of good writing, great characters, and a compelling setting #RBRT

Posted on April 6, 2021 by OlgaNunez

Hi all: I bring you another book from Rosie’s Book Review Team. Short but full to the brim with great characters and stories. Black Irish Blues: A Caesar Stiles Mystery by Andrew Cotto “Being a fan of Dennis Lehane, George Pelecanos and Walter Mosley, I would certainly label Andrew Cotto as a comparable read to

Posted in Book review, Book reviews, Tuesday Book Blog bullying, crime, curse, Family, hard-boiled, memorable characters, New Jersey, noir, prison, small-town

#TuesdayBookBlog THE SURVIVORS: A Novel by Jane Harper (@LittleBrownUK) (@GraceEVincent) (@janeharperautho) If you haven’t read a Jane Harper novel, now is the time #bookreview

Posted on January 26, 2021 by OlgaNunez

Hi all: I bring you the review of the newest book by an author I’ve become a big fan of. Just a word of warning: the book isn’t available everywhere and in all the formats yet, but should be coming out in the next week or so everywhere (if there are no delays). The Survivors:

Posted in Book review, Book reviews, Tuesday Book Blog Australia, crime, Jane Harper, mystery, sea town, small-town, Tasmania, The Survivors, TuesdayBookBlog

#TuesdayBookBlog HIGHWAY TWENTY by Michael J Moore (@MichaelJMoore20) #RBRT Creature horror with a nostalgic feel

Posted on February 25, 2020 by OlgaNunez

Hi all: I bring you a horror novel that made me think of many movies and series I’ve loved over the years. Highway Twenty by Michael J Moore An engineer from out of town disappears. Then Conor Mitchell’s girlfriend. Then his parents. The townspeople of Sedrow Woolley, Washington are vanishing at a horrifying rate. But

Posted in Book review, Book reviews, Tuesday Book Blog bugs, creature horror, epidemic, horror, reluctant hero, small-town, The Bodysnatchers, The Borg, TuesdayBookBlog, V

#TuesdayBookBlog LIARS & LUNATICS IN GOOSE PIMPLE JUNCTION: A GOOSE PIMPLE JUNCTION MYSTERY, book 5 by Amy Metz (@authoramymetz) A cozy mystery full of Southern charm, wit, and many laughs

Posted on December 24, 2019 by OlgaNunez

Hi all: I catch up on a series I love today. Perfect for any holidays! Liars & Lunatics in Goose Pimple Junction: A Goose Pimple Junction Mystery, book 5 by Amy Metz It’s election season, and there’s a new candidate in town. Virgil Pepper is determined to take the job from Goose Pimple Junction’s long-time

Posted in Book review, Book reviews, Tuesday Book Blog Amy Metz, cozy mystery, Goose Pimple Junction Series, Humour, moonshine, murders, politics, small-town, Southern dialect, Southern USA

#Bookreview GODDESS OF THE RAINBOW by Patrick Brigham. A multitude of stories that make up a feel-good novel in an extraordinary setting.

Posted on March 25, 2019 by OlgaNunez

Hi all: I’ve finally got around to reading this book, and I am pleased I have. GODDESS OF THE RAINBOW by Patrick Brigham. Goddess of The Rainbow is a very Greek story involving the rain, and how flooding changes us, moves the finger of fate, and causes us to reflect on our lives. A series

Posted in Book review, Book reviews Balkans, flood, Greece, immigration, novel, Short Stories, small-town, soap opera

#TuesdayBookBlog DEATH IN A MUDFLAT: A RHE BREWSTER MYSTERY by N.A. Granger (@NAGrangerAuthor) A #cozymystery with a harder edge #Bookreview

Posted on November 13, 2018 by OlgaNunez

Hi all: Today I bring you a book by an author that you might know through her blog. Death in a Mudflat: A Rhe Brewster Mystery (The Rhe Brewster Mysteries) by N.A. Granger A cozy mystery with a harder edge and very engaging characters and location. Fearless detective, ER nurse, devoted mother, and Pequod, Maine’s, answer to

Posted in Book review, Book reviews, Tuesday Book Blog anatomy, biology, Book review, cozy mystery, ER nurse, Food, Maine, police procedural, Rhe Brewster mysteries, sailing, small-town, TuesdayBookBlog

#TuesdayBookBlog THE MOUNTAIN MAN’S BADGE (THE MOUNTAIN MAN MYSTERIES BOOK 3) by Gary Corbin (@garycorbin) A reluctant hero and an old-fashioned #mystery, small-town politics and corruption #Bookreview

Posted on September 18, 2018 by OlgaNunez

Hi all: Another mystery with a likeable main character and a small-town far from idyllic. The Mountain Man’s Badge (The Mountain Man Mysteries Book 3) by Gary Corbin Lehigh Carter never wanted to be sheriff. And he sure never wanted to arrest his new father-in-law for murder. Mountain Man Lehigh Carter got talked into serving the unexpired

Posted in Book review, Book reviews, Tuesday Book Blog corruption, Gary Corbin, lumberjack, Mountain Man's Series, mystery, Oregon, politics, sheriff, small-town

#TuesdayBookBlog #Bookreview SON OF A PREACHER MAN by Karen M. Cox (@KarenMCox1932) A #coming of age story full of atmosphere and a nostalgic look at a more innocent era#giveaway and guest post.

Posted on July 3, 2018 by OlgaNunez

Hi all: I’m repeating author today and I bring you a book that’s definitely not of this time although the book was just published. I became aware of this book thanks to Rosie Amber and her fantastic Book Team Review (you must check her out if you haven’t yet, here). Karen M. Cox has kindly

Posted in Book review, Book reviews 1950s and 60s, Christianity, Coming of Age story, Doctor, midwife, religion, small-town, Souther states, spirituality, USA

#Bookreview THE DRY: The Sunday Times Crime Book of the Year 2017 by Jean Harper (@LittleBrownUK) (@janeharperautho)Tense, atmospheric, and reflective Australian #crimenovel.

Posted on February 19, 2018 by OlgaNunez

Hi all: This is the second part (although it should be the first) of the post I published last week. Oh well, this is me we’re talking about, after all. The Dry: The Sunday Times Crime Book of the Year 2017 by Jane Harper ‘One of the most stunning debuts I’ve ever read…Read it!’ David

Posted in Book review, Book reviews Autralia, Book Twins, crime, draught, Family, guilt, Jane Harper, Murder, noir, Rosie's Book Review Team, small-town

#Bookreview HOLDING by Graham Norton (@grahnort) Not a genre novel but an interesting story #TuesdayBookBlog

Posted on November 8, 2016 by OlgaNunez

Hi all: I keep trying to catch up on recent reviews, and here I bring you one that I must confess I was curious about because of the writer. Holding by Graham Norton (Author) It’s funny and wonderfully perceptive’ Wendy Holden ‘Poised and perceptive’ the Sunday Times ‘It is beautiful and yet devastatingly sad’ Daily Express ‘A considerable achievement …

Posted in Book reviews Characters, crime, Graham Norton, Irish, radio, small-town, TV