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Book Tour/Feature Post and Book Review: The Mentor by Lee Matthew Goldberg

Hi, everyone!

Today, I am excited to be on The Mentor Book Tour. This Feature Post and Book Review is for an intense new thriller – THE MENTOR by Andrew Lee Goldberg.

Below you will find a book blurb, my book review, and the author’s bio and social media links. Enjoy!

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Book Blurb

Kyle Broder has achieved his lifelong dream and is an editor at a major publishing house.

When Kyle is contacted by his favorite college professor, William Lansing, Kyle couldn’t be happier. Kyle has his mentor over for dinner to catch up and introduce him to his girlfriend, Jamie, and the three have a great time. When William mentions that he’s been writing a novel, Kyle is overjoyed. He would love to read the opus his mentor has toiled over.

Until the novel turns out to be not only horribly written, but the most depraved story Kyle has read.

After Kyle politely rejects the novel, William becomes obsessed, causing trouble between Kyle and Jamie, threatening Kyle’s career, and even his life. As Kyle delves into more of this psychopath’s work, it begins to resemble a cold case from his college town, when a girl went missing. William’s work is looking increasingly like a true crime confession.

Lee Matthew Goldberg’s The Mentor is a twisty, nail-biting thriller that explores how the love of words can lead to a deadly obsession with the fate of all those connected and hanging in the balance.

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My Book Review

RATING: 4 out of 5 Stars

THE MENTOR by Lee Matthew Goldberg is an intense psychological thriller. Literary references, a cynical look into the book publishing industry and a college literary professor who dreams of immortal fame. A twisted and dark page-turner. (This thriller is not for the squeamish.)

Kyle Broder is a young New York house editor who has a new deal with a debut author that has put him in the limelight. The publicity is noticed by college professor, William Lansing who was Kyle’s mentor in college and assisted him in straightening out his life. William gets in touch and lets Kyle know he is writing a novel. Kyle is more than happy to read his mentor’s opus.

Kyle cannot believe not only the poor writing, but the story is depraved. He finds himself trying to let his mentor down gently with his rejection, but William obsessively injects himself into Kyle’s life and threatens his career.

Kyle learns that there is no way to separate himself from William’s story and he must finish reading the manuscript to discover the fate of all the people tangled up in this psychopath’s story.

I feel this will be one of those books everyone will have very differing responses to. It was a riveting, hard-to-put-down thriller that has an escalating cat-and-mouse game going on between Kyle and William. It is also quite graphic in descriptions of cannibalistic behavior and thoughts. That said, it has a twisted, psychological plot that pulled me in and had me continuing to read until the end just as Kyle did inside the story. I also enjoyed the dark twist after the climax at the end of the book.

I recommend this for dark psychological thriller lovers.

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Author Bio

Lee Matthew Goldberg is the author of the novels THE DESIRE CARD, THE MENTOR, and SLOW DOWN. He has been published in multiple languages and nominated for the 2018 Prix du Polar. The second book in the Desire Card series, PREY NO MORE, is forthcoming in 2020, along with his first Sci-Fi novel ORANGE CITY.

His new endeavor will be as the editor-in-chief and co-founder of Fringe Press and Fringe Digital, dedicated to publishing fiction that’s outside-of-the-box. His pilots and screenplays have been finalists in Script Pipeline, Book Pipeline, Stage 32, We Screenplay, the New York Screenplay, Screencraft, and the Hollywood Screenplay contests.

After graduating with an MFA from the New School, his writing has also appeared in the anthology DIRTY BOULEVARD, The Millions, Cagibi, The Montreal Review, The Adirondack Review, The New Plains Review, Underwood Press and others. He is the co-curator of The Guerrilla Lit Reading Series and lives in New York City. Follow him at leematthewgoldberg.com.

Social Media Links

Website – Leematthewgoldberg.com

FB – https://www.facebook.com/leemgol

IG – https://www.instagram.com/leematthewgoldberg/

Twitter – https://twitter.com/LeeMatthewG

Blog Tour/Feature Post and Book Review: Going Rogue by Neil Lancaster

Going Rogue (Tom Novak #2) by Neil Lancaster

#GoingRogue #TomNovak @neillancaster66 @Burning_Chair @damppebbles #damppebblesblogtours

Hi, everyone!

Today is my turn on the Going Rogue Blog Tour! I am very excited to share my Feature Post and Book Review for GOING ROGUE ( A Tom Novak Thriller Book #2) by Neil Lancaster. In just two books this has become a must read series for me. I love Tom Novak for action and suspense.

Below you will find a book blurb, my book review and the author’s bio and social media links. You are going to love this. Enjoy!

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Book Blurb

Tom Novak is back.

When a spate of deadly terrorist attacks hit the streets of London, Tom finds himself thrust into the middle of a fight for the survival of all he holds dear.

When the attackers hit closer to home than he could ever imagine, Tom is forced to make a choice between his duty or his conscience. In doing so, he enters a series of increasingly dangerous worlds, in the darkest corners of humanity.

Can Tom and his colleagues get to the bottom of a plot which threatens the very fabric of society?

Will they stop the terrorists before it’s too late?

When faced with the ultimate choice, which way will Tom go?

After all, as Cameron always says: “Always do right, boy…”

Going Rogue is the follow-up to the hugely successful thriller, Going Dark: the book that introduced Tom Novak as the hero who, in the words of best-selling author Tony Parsons, “makes Jason Bourne look like a vegan Pilates teacher”.

Get Going Rogue today, and start a rollercoaster ride of a thriller that you won’t ever want to put down.

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My Book Review

RATING: 5 out of 5 Stars

GOING ROGUE (A Tom Novak Thriller Book #2) by Neil Lancaster is the latest thriller featuring Tom Novak. This book can be easily read as a standalone, but there is some character overlap and it adds to your enjoyment when you read both. I read them both in order and fell in love with this protagonist and author!

Tom Novak was a child refugee, a Royal Marine and an undercover member of an elite army force. He was raised with a strong moral compass and sense of justice. He is highly skilled physically and mentally. After his exploits in Going Dark, he is now a member of the Covert Policing Advice Unit known as “the team”. They specialize in undercover work to disrupt those with power in the military, judiciary and/or civil service who use their positions corruptly.

This story starts with a domestic terrorist attack in London. A mosque is targeted on the Eid to maximize deaths and destruction.

DS Tom Novak is briefed that the bomber was captured and refused to talk, but he did turn over a prepared statement. He is an ex-British soldier living on disability and claims to be a member of the Aryan Defense Force. He states that the group will not stop until all Muslims are expelled from Britain.

As Tom and the team begin to investigate, they find there is missing Semtex and their best option to finding it is to get someone into prison with the bomber. Tom has to move into darker and more dangerous territory for answers. Will Tom and the team be able to stop these terrorists before it is too late?

I am so excited to have another fabulous protagonist and thriller series to follow. Mr. Lancaster had me at book one, Going Dark and now in book two, Going Rogue, I have added this series to my must reads list. Tom Novak, all his team members and his colleagues add up to a great cast of characters. Mr. Lancaster has written a fast-paced thriller that builds in intensity and tension throughout.

I highly recommend this thrill ride!

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Author Bio

Neil was born in Liverpool in the 1960s. He recently left the Metropolitan Police where he served for over twenty-five years, predominantly as a detective, leading and conducting investigations into some of the most serious criminals across the UK and beyond.

Neil acted as a surveillance and covert policing specialist, using all types of techniques to arrest and prosecute drug dealers, human traffickers, fraudsters, and murderers. During his career, he successfully prosecuted several wealthy and corrupt members of the legal profession who were involved in organised immigration crime. These prosecutions led to jail sentences, multi-million pound asset confiscations and disbarments.

Since retiring from the Metropolitan Police, Neil has relocated to the Scottish Highlands with his wife and son, where he mixes freelance investigations with writing.

Social Media

Twitter: https://twitter.com/neillancaster66

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NeilLancasterCrime/

Website: https://neillancastercrime.co.uk/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/neil_lancaster_crime/

Publisher’s Website: www.burningchairpublishing.com

Purchase Links

Amazon UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Going-Rogue-Tom-Novak-Thriller-ebook/dp/B07YVLMKR2/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=going+rogue&qid=1579695400&sr=8-1

Amazon US: https://www.amazon.com/Going-Rogue-Tom-Novak-Thriller-ebook/dp/B07YVLMKR2/ref=sr_1_12?crid=2XHV8QVPQAZ6O&keywords=going+rogue&qid=1579695807&sprefix=going+rogue%2Caps%2C216&sr=8-12

Waterstones: https://www.waterstones.com/book/going-rogue/neil-lancaster/9781912946082

Foyles: https://www.foyles.co.uk/witem/fiction-poetry/going-rogue-a-tom-novak-thriller,neil-lancaster-9781912946082

Publishing Information:

Published in ebook and paperback formats by Burning Chair on 21st November 2019.

Blog Tour/Feature Post and Book Review: The Art of Murder by J.S. Strange

The Art of Murder (Jordan Jenner Mysteries #2) by J.S. Strange

#TheArtofMurder @JackSamStrange @PantherPubs @damppebbles #damppebblesblogtours

Hi, everyone!

Today I am very excited that it is my turn on the Blog Tour for J.S. Strange’s second book in his Jordan Jenner Mystery series – The Art of Murder. I am looking forward to many more books in this series!

Below you will find a book blurb, my book review and the author’s bio and social media inks. Enjoy!

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Book Blurb

Artist Xander Draper is being threatened by a dangerous group. With PI Jordan Jenner’s help, Xander hopes to remain unscathed.

But when Xander is murdered, his body displayed as his final exhibit, Jordan realises the extent of the trouble Xander was in. Now, there are people following Jordan. They know his name, and they want him dead.

Meanwhile, Jordan’s brother Ashley has returned, and he has a secret. As time runs out to solve the murder of the famous artist, Jordan begins to fear his brother may be responsible.

A classic cosy mystery set in the heart of Cardiff.

A perfect read for fans of Agatha Christie.

A murdered artist. A brother with a deadly secret. A group intent on killing. The Art of Murder is the second in the Jordan Jenner Mysteries series, a cosy murder mystery set in Wales.

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My Book Review

RATING: 5 out of 5 Stars

The Art of Murder (Jordan Jenner Mysteries Book #2) by J.S. Strange is the second cozy P.I. mystery featuring Jordan Jenner. The mysteries are set in and around Cardiff, Wales with a gay male protagonist which makes this series unique and the author’s writing style makes it an intriguing mystery read.

Jordan’s brother, Ashley has shown up unexpectedly from his home in Australia and tells Jordan he is in trouble, but he will not reveal what is the problem.

P.I. Jordan Jenner is hired by artist Xander Draper. He has been receiving threats from a group called The Dirty Dollys. They are an anonymous group that disrupt showings, blackmail and threaten new artists that they feel have been artificially pushed into stardom using illegal means.

Xander’s dead body is displayed in one of his last exhibits.

Jordan and his brother are being threatened and followed. Is it for the paintings Xander gave them before he was murdered? Did the Dirty Dollys kill Xander or are there other enemies that Jordan needs to find. And what secrets is Ashley hiding?

Jordan has several suspects, but will he be able to solve this case before they come for him?

I really enjoyed this second mystery in this series. Jordan became more fully fleshed and vulnerable in this book. We see him start to let people in and try to consciously change his isolation. (I am still cheering for Lloyd.) The mystery was well paced and kept me guessing. All the information about illegal money and publicity tied to the rise of an art world star was interesting and kept me engrossed in the story.

I recommend this book, series and author! I hope I will be able to follow Jordan on many more adventures in the future.

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Author Bio

J.S. Strange is an author from Wales, United Kingdom. He writes crime, mystery and horror. His first novels, published in 2016 and 2017, were set in an apocalyptic London. Murder on the Rocks, is the first in a cozy crime mystery series, featuring a leading gay male detective. 

Murder on the Rocks was written by Strange for many reasons. One of those reasons was a lack of representation within the crime genre, particularly with detectives and sleuths. Strange created Jordan Jenner, a private investigator, who lives and works in Cardiff. Murder on the Rocks was written with the intention of shining light on Cardiff, and bringing Cardiff, and furthermore, Wales, into the crime genre. 

Strange’s previous works, such as ‘Winter Smith: London Burning’, also explored LGBT themes, and featured socialite Winter Smith escaping a zombie apocalypse. ‘London’s Burning’ became an Amazon best-seller in LGBT fiction. 

When Strange doesn’t write, he works in television. He also presents a radio show all about the paranormal. He has an enthusiasm for Britney Spears and cats. 

Jack can be reached on Twitter: @JackSamStrange

Social Media

Twitter: https://twitter.com/JackSamStrange @JackSamStrange

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JackSamuelStrange/

Website: https://jackrunstheworld.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jsstrange/

Amazon Author Page: https://www.amazon.co.uk/l/B01AUNFQ78?_encoding=UTF8&redirectedFromKindleDbs=true&ref_=dp_byline_cont_ebooks_1&rfkd=1&shoppingPortalEnabled=true

Purchase Links

Amazon UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Art-Murder-Mystery-Jordan-Mysteries-ebook/dp/B07VN9YMFK/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=the+art+of+murder&qid=1580291449&sr=8-2

Amazon US: https://www.amazon.com/Art-Murder-Mystery-Jordan-Mysteries-ebook/dp/B07VN9YMFK/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=the+art+of+murder+jordan+jenner+mysteries+js+strange&qid=1580291835&sr=8-1

Publishing Information

Published in paperback and ebook formats by Panther Publishing on 30th September 2019.

Blog Tour/Feature Post and Book Review: The Last Sister by Kendra Elliot

#TheLastSister, #KendraElliot, #LastSisterBlogTour, @AuthorKendraElliot (Facebook), @KendraElliot (Twitter), @Kendraelliot (IG) @Kendra_Elliot (GoodReads), @AmazonPublishing (Facebook), @AmazonPub (Twitter), and @AmazonPubishing (IG).

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Hi, everyone!

I am very excited to be on the Blog Tour for the first book in Kendra Elliot’s new romantic suspense series – Columbia River. THE LAST SISTER (Columbia River Book #1) had me glued to the page from start to finish.

Below you will find a book blurb, my book review and the author’s bio and social media links. This is a new romantic suspense series, but there are a few characters you may recognize from Ms. Elliot’s Callahan & McLane series. Enjoy!

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Book Blurb

Twenty years ago, Emily Mills’ father was murdered, and she found his body hanging in the backyard. Her younger sister, Madison, claims she was asleep in her room. Her older sister, Tara, claims she was out with friends. The tragedy drove their mother to suicide and Tara to leave town forever. The killer was caught. The case closed.


Ever since, Emily and Madison have tried to forget what happened that night – until an eerily similar murder brings it all back. It also brings FBI special agent Zander Wells to the Oregon logging town. As eager as he is to solve the brutal double slaying, he is just as intrigued with the mystery of Emily’s and her sisters’ past.


When more blood is shed, Zander suspects there’s a secret buried in this town that no one wants unearthed. Is it something Emily and Madison don’t know? Or aren’t telling? And Tara? Maybe Emily can’t bear to find her. Because when Tara disappeared, she took a secret of her own with her.

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THE LAST SISTER
By Kendra Elliot
Montlake; January 14, 2020
(Mystery | 336 pp. | Hardcover: $24.99, ISBN#: 978-1542006729; Kindle: $5.99,
ASIN#: B07SLZ9LMN; Paperback: $12.95, ISBN#: 978-1542006705)

“Elliot skillfully unravels layers of intersecting stories, each one integral to the overall story of the Mills family and their small-town secrets. Readers will want to see more from this author.” – Publisher’s Weekly


“Part budding romance, part compelling backstory, part prescient tale of racism: provocative on all fronts” – Kirkus Reviews

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My Book Review

RATING: 5 out of 5 Stars

THE LAST SISTER (Columbia River Book #1) by Kendra Elliot is the first book in a new romantic suspense/FBI mystery series. This book is easily read as a standalone, but a few of the characters are carry overs from Ms. Elliot’s Callahan & McLane series.

Twenty years ago, a family was shattered when the father was found hanging from a tree and their home burned to the ground. The mother committed suicide a week later, the eldest daughter disappeared and that left two small girls with secrets that they would hide for years.

Present day. FBI Special Agents Zander Wells and Ava Callahan are sent to investigate a double murder in a small Oregon coastal town that is eerily similar to a twenty-year-old crime that was supposedly solved. The tip came from Emily Mills who found the slain couple and was one of the sisters who survived the old crime. Zander is determined to solve this double homicide, but he is also intrigued by the old case and Emily.

As Zander and Ava investigate, the killer threatens Emily and her relatives and then strikes again to hide his crimes past and present. Secrets long buried need to be revealed for the past and present cases to be solved before someone else is killed.

I was completely engrossed in all the plot threads in this suspense. Past and present, multigenerational secrets. I like that Ms. Elliot shows the insidious, not in-your-face racism that can infect and destroy multi-generations and towns. Zander and Emily each deserve to find happiness and I feel they were perfect for each other. There is no sex in this story and Zander and Emily are very attracted to each other, but Zander waits until the case is solved.

I highly recommend this book and I cannot wait for more book in this series. There is intriguing investigation, secrets revealed, and the start of a romance that had me turning the pages continually from beginning to “The End”.

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Author Biography

Kendra Elliot has landed on the Wall Street Journal bestseller list multiple times and is the award-winning author of the Bone Secrets and Callahan & McLane series, as well as the Mercy Kilpatrick novels: A Merciful Death, A Merciful Truth, and A Merciful Secret. Kendra is a three-time winner of the Daphne du Maurier Award, an International Thriller Writers finalist, and an RT Award finalist. She has always been a voracious reader, cutting her teeth on classic female heroines such as Nancy Drew, Trixie Belden, and Laura Ingalls. She was born, raised, and still lives in the rainy Pacific Northwest with her husband and three daughters, but she looks forward to the day she can live in flip-flops. Visit her at www.kendraelliot.com.

Social Media Links

Website: https://www.kendraelliot.com 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AuthorKendraElliot 

Twitter: https://twitter.com/KendraElliot

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6150778.Kendra_Elliot

Book Tour/Feature Post and Book Review: Death of a Young Lieutenant by B.R. Stateham

Hi, everyone!

Today I am excited to be posting my Feature Post and Book Review on the Book Tour for B.R. Stateham’s WWI historical mystery DEATH OF A YOUNG LIEUTENANT.

Below you will find a book blurb, my book review and the author’s bio. This book has a charismatic main character, a mystery plot that keeps you guessing and it is set in France at the beginning of WWI and the dawn of aviation warfare. Enjoy!

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Book Blurb:

Meet Captain Jake Reynolds – pilot, adventurer, art thief, spy.

In the opening weeks of World War One, and as a member of the newly formed British Royal Flying Corps, Captain Jake Reynolds is shipped off to Belgium.

Roped in by his squadron commander to prove the innocence of a young lieutenant accused of murder, Jake also wants to steal a 14th Century Jan van Eck painting.

The problem is both the evidence and the painting are behind enemy lines.

How do you prove a man’s innocence and steal a masterpiece while an entire German army is breathing down your neck?

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My Book Review:

RATING: 5 out of 5 Stars

Death of a Young Lieutenant by B.R. Stateham is a WWI historical mystery that is distinctive in period, setting and protagonist, entertaining and an engrossing mystery read from start to finish.  

Jake Reynolds is an American who loves to fly the new aeroplanes. He volunteers to become a pilot in the newly formed British Royal Flying Corps. Captain Reynolds is handsome, charismatic, an adventurer, a talented artist and master thief.

The son of a client, a young lieutenant in Jake’s squadron is found unconscious holding a smoking gun by the dead body of a sergeant in their unit. When Jake is asked to prove the lieutenant’s innocence, he is more than willing to assist even though he must travel behind enemy lines because he also has his eyes on a van Eck three panel masterpiece of the Madonna and Child behind those lines.

Can Jake find proof of the lieutenant’s innocence even as the killer strikes again? And will Jake be able to beat the German army to the van Eck?

This is such a wonderful historical mystery. The main character is charismatic and I so hope this is just the beginning of his adventures. The WWI European setting and the birth of aviation in war are a unique backdrop. Mr. Stateham’s mystery plot kept me guessing until the end and it entwines with the art theft subplot effortlessly. Everything works for a great read.

I highly recommend this mystery!

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Author Bio:

B.R. Stateham is a fourteen-year-old boy trapped in a seventy-year-old body.  But his enthusiasm and boyish delight in anything mysterious and/or unknown continue.

Writing novels, especially detectives, is just the avenue of escape which keeps the author’s mind sharp and inquisitive.  He’s published a ton of short stories in online magazines like Crooked, Darkest Before the Dawn, Abandoned Towers, Pulp Metal Magazine, Suspense Magazine, Spinetingler Magazine, Near to The Knuckle, A Twist of Noir, Angie’s Diary, Power Burn Flash, and Eastern Standard Crime.  He writes both detective/mysteries, as well as science-fiction and fantasy.

In 2008 the first book in the series featuring homicide detectives Turner Hahn and Frank Morales came out, called Murderous Passions.

Also, in 2008 he self-published a fantasy novel entitled, Roland of the High Crags: Evil Arises.

In 2009 he created a character named Smitty.  So far twenty-eight short stories and two novellas have been written about this dark eyed, unusually complex hit man.

In 2012 Untreed Reads published book two of the Turner Hahn/Frank Morales series A Taste of Old Revenge.

In 2015 NumberThirteen Press published a Smitty novella entitled, A Killing Kiss.

In 2017 a British indie publisher, Endeavour Media, re-issued A Taste of Old Revenge, and soon followed by a second Turner Hahn/Frank Morales novel entitled, There Are No Innocents.

In 2018 Endeavour Media published a third novel of mine, the first in a 1st Century Roman detective series, entitled While the Emperor Slept.

Also in 2018, NumberThirteen Press merged with another famous British indie, Fahrenheit Press. Soon afterwards, Fahrenheit Press re-issued an old novel of mine entitled, Death of a Young Lieutenant.

Now, after all of this apparent success, you would think Fame and Fortune would have sailed into my harbor, making me the delight of the hard-core genre world. Ah but contraire, mon ami! Fame and Fortune are two devious little wraths who pick and chooses the poor souls they wish to bedevil. I remain in complete anonymity and am just as bereft of fortune as I have always been. And apparently will continue to be for a long time to come.

B.R. Stateham has a blog called, In the Dark Mind of B.R. Stateham – http://noirtaketurner-frank.blogspot.com/

Blog Tour/Feature Post and Book Review: Feather and Claw by Susan Handley

#FeatherandClawBook #DCCatMcKenzie @shandleyauthor @damppebbles #damppebblesblogtours

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Hi, everyone!

Today is my turn on the Feather and Claw Blog Tour. I am happy to share my Feature Post and Book Review for Susan Handley’s new mystery FEATHER AND CLAW (DC Cat McKenzie Mystery #2).

Below you will find a book blurb, my book review and the author’s bio and social media links. Enjoy!  

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Book Blurb

They say choice not chance determines human destiny, but on foreign shores not everyone is what they seem and choices can be ill informed.

Mentally and physically exhausted after her last case, Cat McKenzie heads to the sunny shores of Southern Cyprus. When a fellow guest, an American business man, suddenly dies, Cat’s instincts scream foul play. Unable to step out of her skin as a detective, she can’t help but start to dig.

Drawn into a dark world inhabited by arsonists, bird-trappers and a cold-hearted killer, Cat is soon playing a dangerous game; one that has tragic consequences.

To get closer to the truth, Cat must get closer to the killer and allow the killer to get closer to her. But surrounded by strangers, each appearing to be as respectable as the other, she first needs to figure out which of them are feather and which of them are claw.

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My Book Review

RATING: 4 out of 5 Stars

FEATHER AND CLAW (DC Cat McKenzie Mystery #2) by Susan Handley is the second book in this series and it can easily be read as a standalone. The first in the series is your classic British police procedural, while this book is written as a mystery with Cat on vacation. She has no jurisdiction, but she can’t leave the case alone.

DC Cat McKenzie is on vacation on an island of Cypress with her friend Amy. She is supposed to be relaxing, but they witness the death of an American guest at their resort. At first it is thought to be a case of hypoglycemia leading to the gentleman’s death, but something does not feel right to Cat and being Cat, she cannot let it go. It may look like a natural death, but Cat believes it was murder.

As Cat learns more about the other guests and searches for clues, she also learns about the illegal bird pickling trade and a serial arsonist. She may be out of her jurisdiction, but she will not stop until she finds the killer, but at what cost?

I enjoyed this straight mystery plot. Cat’s character is always inquisitive and pulling on any loose thread. She just does not know how to relax. The plot was well written and kept my interest with several twists and red herrings that kept me on my toes and guessing. I also enjoyed reading about the island sun, heat and sand during my current winter weather.

Overall, an enjoyable mystery read.

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Author Bio

Susan Handley grew up in the Midlands and despite a love of literature, and crime fiction in particular, she never dreamt of being able to carve out a career as a published writer. But the desire to write never left her and after years of writing by night she has at last been able to share the results of her efforts.

Susan now lives in a small village in rural Kent with her husband and three cats. When she’s not indulging in her love of writing crime fiction she loves walking (the hillier the better), bike riding (the flatter the better) and tending her veggie patch.

Susan has published two novels. A Confusion of Crows is the first to feature DC Cat McKenzie, a one-time marine biologist turned detective. In the second in the series, Feather and Claw, the death of a fellow guest sees Cat put her holiday on hold and turn detective, only with no team to rely on and outside of her jurisdiction, she learns the hard way that trying to outwit a murderer is no game. A third Cat McKenzie mystery is due out in 2020.

Susan has also produced a collection of short stories, called Crime Bites Volume 1. Full of bite-size crime stories there’s bound to be something to suit all tastes. A second volume is due to be published later in 2019.

Social Media

Twitter: https://twitter.com/shandleyauthor

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SusanHandleyAuthor/

Website: https://susanhandley.co.uk/

Purchase Links

Amazon UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07L8DSF2V/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i2

Amazon US: https://www.amazon.com/Feather-Claw-DC-McKenzie-Book-ebook/dp/B07L8DSF2V/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=feather+and+claw+susan+handley&qid=1574798242&sr=8-1

Publishing Information

Published in paperback and ebook formats by Sunningdale Books in January 2019.