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The Stone | By David P. Welden

January 22, 2012 in Mystery, Non-Fiction

The discussion of mankind’s origin always brings on hotly debated topics stemming from three schools of thought- there is the scientific view of the big bang theory, or the religious view that God created mankind or there is theory that mankind was created by those of alien origin. To date humans are still seeking irrefutable proof of our beginnings.

The premise that human life originated on earth via the mechanisms of alien astronauts can be a compelling topic of interest and debate, especially when presented with seemingly viable evidence. One book that aptly visits the topic of man’s possible alien origin is the book – The Stone by author David P. Welden. Author David P. Welden is not a scientist but is an Ufoligist with many years of experience and a great deal of information on the subject of the Anunnaki and contact between humans and Anunnaki visitors. The Anunnaki are known as ancient astronauts and have been repeatedly mentioned as the central characters in the creation of man and the history of mankind.


The Stone is a well written and interesting compilation of evidence of UFO sightings, documented alien abductions, contact between humans and aliens, the genetics of humans and the relationship to creation of humans through alien technology. The author also delves into the archaeological aspect of tracing man’s Anunnaki entwined beginnings by discussing and exploring the archaeological evidence documented by noted author Zecharia Sitchin. Mr. Welden has also been on seven exploratory expeditions with Mr. Sitchin.

By the end of the book it is clear to the reader that there are many points where aliens or Anunnaki and mankind have crossed paths throughout man’s history and Mr. Welden proposes his own conclusions gleaned from his many years of investigation, research and scrutiny of pertinent information. I would recommend this book to anyone interested in the topic of man’s origins as it is an engaging read that is well written and the documented evidence is presented in a clear and comprehensible manner.

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by Rebecca Perlow

Snowball in Hell | By Josh Lanyon

December 17, 2011 in Crime, Drama, Fiction, Mystery



Snowball in Hell by Josh Lanyon is the story of Lt. Mathew Spain, an LAPD detective assigned to investigate the murder of petroleum heir Philip Arlen. Also investigating the murder is Nathan Doyle, a reporter for the Tribune-Herald and former Arlen acquaintance who may have had good reason to want the man dead.

Plot
It’s 1943 and the world is at war. Journalist Nathan Doyle has just returned home from North Africa–still recovering from wounds received in the Western Desert Campaign–when he’s asked to cover the murder of a society blackmailer.


Lt. Matthew Spain of the LAPD homicide squad hates the holidays since the death of his beloved wife a few months earlier, and this year isn’t looking much cheerier what with the threat of attack by the Japanese and a high-profile homicide investigation. Matt likes Nathan; maybe too much.


If only he didn’t suspect that Nathan had every reason to commit murder.


Impressions
The story takes place in the early 1940s and Lanyon’s story is an excellent homage of that period of detective fiction. The opening of the story — the body of Philip Arlen being pulled out of the Brea Tar Pits — reads like a great pulp novel, film noir in electronic ink. Lanyon’s references to that era — mentions of the war, clothing — are subtle and effective. I never felt like any of those details had just been dropped in later to remind the reader of where they were.

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Like all good mysteries, the case is front and center in the narrative, with character development and the romantic chemistry between Spain and Doyle building at a gentle pace in the background.


Matt and Nathan are good men, both former soldiers who were wounded and sent home. They’re relatable and immensely likable. Lanyon highlights their differences well — Matt has recently lost his wife to cancer but is still able to function well in his job, essentially conducting a major murder investigation on his own without any help from his distracted and fumbling partner.


Nathan still has nightmares about the war and has contemplated suicide on more than one occasion. Nathan takes a lot of risks in his reporting as well as his private life and his recklessness complements Matt’s stability.


The mystery succeeds, too! With so much of our mass media entertainment devoted to a few police procedurals story arcs, it’s hard to find new ways to surprise readers but Lanyon manages to do just that — by overloading the narrative with people who would have more than enough motive to dump Philip Arlen in a tar pit and weaving in just enough clues and suspense to keep things interesting.


All in all this was a quick, thoroughly enjoyable read and it made me want to check out more of Lanyon’s work.


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The Trust | By Sean Keefer {BOOK TOUR}

July 26, 2011 in Fiction, Mystery, Suspense, Thriller

The Trust by Sean Keefer is a legal mystery, thriller & suspense novel set on the coast of South Carolina.


This novel follows an attorney, Noah Parks, in a sleepy South Carolina town that is drawn into probate of a will. This should be a very routine task—but the deceased, Leonardo Xavier Cross, is anything but normal.


Plot
Noah has never meet Mr. Cross but has been named to represent his estate and he is intrigued because the will states Noah will receive the contents of a safe deposit box once the all the legal actions are finalized. By taking on this task, Noah will meet many characters that each provide a new twist and turn to this story.


He also finds out that people he thought he knew might hold many ultimatums of their own. As people Noah come in contact with start dying off, he finds Mr. Cross has left some skeletons in his closet that must be discovered to fully lay this estate to rest. Noah Parks just hopes he will come out of this probate alive!


Impressions
I really enjoyed this book! It was a nice change from the romance/erotica I’ve been reading lately and the plot twists and turns kept me intrigued throughout. The characters you meet all have unique qualities and will leave you struggling on who is “good” and who is “evil.”


There is a constant flow to the book all the way to the end. I loved the fact that it was a solid mystery novel and easy to keep up with the characters and plot. It was hard to put this book down once I started! I will definitely be reading more from Sean Keefer.

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Favorite Scene
My favorite scene in this book (without giving too much away,) is when Noah’s office is ransacked right before he is supposed to go to the bank and open the safe deposit box. Thanks to Noah’s planning, he has a hidden stash with a copy of the papers he needs!


Favorite Quote
“Whoever packed this sure wasn’t excited about having someone stumble into whatever this is.”


Tour Notes
Please vote for my blog in the traffic-breaker poll for this tour. The blogger with the most votes wins a free promotional twitterview and a special winner’s badge. I want that to be me! You can vote in the poll by visiting The Trust’s official blog tour page and scrolling all the way to the bottom.


You can also enter to win a free paperback copy of this novel on The Trust’s official blog tour page. The winner of the give-away will be announced on Wednesday, August 10 – be sure to enter before then!


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Trapped | By Chris Jordan

April 7, 2011 in Crime, Drama, Fiction, Mystery, Suspense

What do you do when you find out your daughter has a whole different life you had no idea about? Better yet what do you do when that secret life causes her to go missing?


Where do you start looking, who do you go to for answers and who do you go to for help? Trapped by Chris Jordan is every parents worst nightmare.


Plot
Jane Garner is a single mom who up till now thought she knew everything about her 16-year-old daughter Kelly. Kelly, who at the age of nine beat leukemia, is now risking her life again and again for one death defying thrill after another.


It all starts when Jane sees her daughter zooming past her on the back of a motorcycle one evening. Of course Jane grounds Kelly that night and decided to have a conversation with her the next day after she calms down.


However, the next morning she discovers a note on her daughter’s bed and no daughter. At first Jane is just upset and angry that her daughter would just take off and leave nothing but a note behind, but becomes frantic when she gets a phone call from Kelly that is disconnected before she can finish asking her for help.


Of course, when Jane goes to the cops for help they don’t seem interested in another teen who has presumably ran off with her boyfriend. So, instead, she issues the help of a former FBI agent, Randall Shane, turned consultant.


This story follows Jane Garner and Randall Shane from one clue to the next as they try to figure out what and why something has happened to Kelly. As they start to unravel Kelly’s secrets, it is discovered they both have secrets of their own that neither are willing to share.


Impressions
I am fairly sure, although I do not have any children of my own, that Trapped will hit some buttons of parents who read it. This book puts you in the shoes of the parent going through their child’s teen years and turns it into a great mystery novel.


Even though Kelly is putting her mom through hell, you can’t help but love her personality and you can’t help but feel for Jane as she pulls on every bit of strength she has within her as she fights to find and bring her daughter back home.


Favorite Scene
Kelly decides to not be a victim and to fight back. How she manages to summon up the courage and the wherewithal to fight back is amazing.


Favorite Quotes
“There are some things your eyes refuse to see. Sights unimaginable, or so out of context you brain can’t make sense of them.”


“They say everybody has falling dreams-that’s why they call it falling asleep. Trouble is, I’m wide-awake in my own kitchen…..”


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Grave Witch (An Alex Craft Novel) | By Kalayna Price

February 5, 2011 in Drama, Fantasy & Paranormal, Fiction, Mystery

Kalayna Price is an unfamiliar Urban Fantasy author to me. Although I’ve seen very good reviews on her Novels of Haven series about a shifter Kita Nekai turned into a vampire, I never was interested enough to get into these series. And then lo and behold, she published the first book of the new Alex Craft series, and I was instantly hooked. What hooked me? Death in a pair of jeans.


The Plot
As a private investigator and consultant for the police, Alex Craft has seen a lot of dark magic. But even though she’s on good terms with Death himself—who happens to look fantastic in a pair of jeans—nothing has prepared her for her latest case. Alex is investigating a high profile murder when she’s attacked by the ‘shade’ she’s raising, which should be impossible. To top off her day, someone makes a serious attempt on her life, but Death saves her. Guess he likes having her around…


To solve this case Alex will have to team up with tough homicide detective Falin Andrews. Falin seems to be hiding something—though it’s certainly not his dislike of Alex—but Alex knows she needs his help to navigate the tangled webs of mortal and paranormal politics, and to track down a killer wielding a magic so malevolent, it may cost Alex her life… and her soul.


Impressions
Alex Craft struggles to pay her bills as a Grave Witch, earning her living by raising the shades (memories of the dead). She’s also been a buddy of Death for 18 years. Death, you know? A tall, lanky dude whom apparently she alone can see clearly. She also can make him corporeal when she touches the chap, and she is solely to blame for his coffee addiction.


Alex’s life is complicated. She left her house and changed her name as soon as she was of legal age, because her dad-politician joined a radical movement Humans First Party, which is against all supernatural (talking about awkward).


But now she receives a phone call from her estranged sister Casey who begs her to look at the body of recently murdered leader of Humans First Governor Theodore Coleman and speak to his shade, as police suspects her dad Lieutenant Governor George Caine had something to do with Coleman’s death.


As soon as she is on the case everything goes tits up – someone is shooting at her, gremlins are trying to kidnap her, and a very hot homicide detective assigned to this case – Falin Andrews is dead set against the annoying witch nosing around.


But Alex can’t stop now as her own life and soul is at stake (at least Death tells her so), and together with Andrews she dives deep into a very treacherous world of Fae Underground, magical slavers, horrific human sacrifices and body snatchers.


It’s a very fast paced book with excellent detective narrative. Alex Craft is a strong stubborn character with a great sense of humor and endearing social awkwardness. And it is worth mentioning to the ladies – two main male characters here – Death and Falin – are very intriguing eye candies! The plot is thoroughly enjoyable and many are waiting to read the next Alex Craft novel, Grave Dance, which is coming out in July 2011.


Favorite Scene
Fallin, tipsy on pixie brandy.


Quotes
“My gaze locked on the dark figure in the farthest corner of the ambulance. Death leaned against the back doors; his corded arms were crossed over the expanse of his chest. His eyelids hooded his gaze, but I could feel him watching me. “Don’t do it,” I told him. Death didn’t move, but the medic leaned over John’s body. He looked from me to Death’s corner—a corner which probably appeared empty to him. He pulled out a penlight, flashing it in my eyes. “Ma’am, can you please focus on my finger.” I did, but for only a moment before my gaze snapped back to Death. “He won’t die,” I said. “We’re doing everything we can,” the medic said as he examined the gash in my forehead. I met his eyes then, my hand gripping John’s clammy palm. “He won’t die.”

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Hocus (An Irene Kelly Mystery) | By Jan Burke

February 3, 2011 in Drama, Fiction, Mystery

How would you handle someone you loved being kidnapped, held hostage and their life threatened? Would you take control and do what you could or would you break down and let everyone else take the lead? These are the exact questions that the main character, Irene Kelly, has to ask herself in this novel entitled Hocus; this is book 5 of 10 in the Irene Kelly Mystery series by Jan Burke.


Plot
Irene Kelly, a news reporter, doesn’t think anything of it when her husband, Detective Frank Harriman, does not come straight home from work because they had a big fight that morning; she simply assumes that he is just out blowing off steam. However, as the time passes by she starts to get worried because he has never taken off for a whole night before.


When Irene discovers her husband’s car in the parking lot at work with a blood stain in the trunk and a message on the review mirror there is no denying that he is in trouble. Hocus, a group who has been pulling big pranks on the town is responsible. The fact they seem to pull some pretty daring pranks isn’t the issue. The problem is, just a few months ago they also committed their first murders. They have one demand for Irene; to put a name and a face to someone they are looking for. Irene and Detective Thomas Cassidy pull all their resources as they work together to save Frank and find the man Hocus wants.


Impressions
Jan Burke does not give you a moment to relax as she pulls you threw each page of this fast paced book. Between the tense and comedic relationship of Irene and Cassidy as well as a thought out plot, there is no denying that Jan Burke has a talent for keeping you on the edge of your seat. For those of you who love suspense there is no question that you will love this book. Hocus is definitely worth checking out.


Favorite Scene
Irene and Detective Cassidy start reading through news clippings they have been led to and they start to find out a little about the men who have kidnapped Irene’s husband. While this scene is gruesome and gory, it starts to make you second guess your feelings toward the group known as Hocus and starts to make you wonder who the bad guys really are.


Favorite Quotes
I have several quotes that I love in this book and all of them are from Detective Thomas Cassidy. Cassidy is from good ol’ Texas and definitely seems to be the comic relief character in this book. If I had to pick one quote from this book it would be:


”What the hell is an AD?” he (Vince) asked.
“Asshole Diary,” Cassidy replied.

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