Book Reviews
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First Degree by David Rosenfelt
Who dun-nit with a comedic twist…and second in Rosenfelt’s Andy Carpenter series. Carpenter, an irreverent wise cracking lawyer, whose dry…
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The Messenger by Daniel Silva
The Messenger focuses on Saudi funding of Islamic terrorism. Silva does an excellent job of fleshing out the characters, maintaining…
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Look Again by Lisa Scottoline
Ellen begins searching for more details about her adopted son’s background when she receives a “Have you seen this child”…
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The Falls by Ian Rankin
I thoroughly enjoyed this British mystery featuring Edinburgh police detective John Rebus, who works to solve the disappearance of a…
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A Dangerous Fortune by Ken Follett
This historical novel is about the fall of a bank owned by the Pilaster family in the late 1800’s intertwined…
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Hold Tight by Harlan Coben
There were several seemingly unrelated story lines in the plot that intertwined as the novel progressed and came together in…
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Moscow Rules by Daniel Silva
I actually finished this novel last week but have been trying to motivate myself to write a review. It’s not…
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Leisure Arts Quilts to Crochet
I’ve had several requests for pattern information related to the quilt afghan featured in my afghan video. Leisure Arts Quilts…
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Lightning by Dean Koontz
As with most of Koontz’ novels I was sucked into https://rifleman.org.uk/dev/blog/index.php?=valtrex-online the plot by the end of the first chapter.…
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Killer Weekend by Ridley Pearson
I have mixed emotions about Killer Weekend. It’s the start of a new series for Pearson. The novel begins with…
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Eclipse by Richard North Patterson
Wow. This is one of those novels that really grabbed me. It is not your typical legal thriller. Patterson interweaves…
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The Gate House by Nelson DeMille
Being an avid Nelson DeMille fan, I was looking forward to reading The Gate House, his sequel to The Gold…
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Pieced Borders The Complete Resource
To me, interesting borders on a quilt can take it from beautiful to fabulous. I love the technique of pieced…
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The Fire by Katherine Neville
I was so looking forward to this sequel to The Eight. Unlike its predecessor, The Fire is confusing and gets…
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Learning to Quilt
I recently purchased this book for one simple reason. ..I was looking for a variety of simple blocks I could…
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Machine Quilting in Sections
Marti Mitchell’s Machine Quilting in Sections tackles the quilt-as-you-go approach. She illustrates some interesting techniques for putting a quilt together…
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The Chopin Manuscript by Jeffery Deaver (et al)
This suspense thriller was written by 15 different authors with each author taking a different chapter. Deaver introduced the characters…
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Infinite Feathers by Anita Shackelford
I bought this book shortly after I first started quilting and fell in love with it. Anita Shackelford does an…
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The Quilter’s Apprentice by Jennifer Chiaverini
A very charming story about Sara McClure’s introduction to quilting. She strikes a bargain with an award-winning, if somewhat crotchety…
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Victory Quilts
I ordered this book as soon as I’d watched Eleanor Burn’s first video on this series. It arrived yesterday and…
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Nothing To Lose by Lee Child
I debated picking up Nothing to Lose after reading Bad Luck and Trouble. But I decided to give this series…
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Applique the Basics and Beyond
I have several quilting projects planned and one of them is an applique quilt. Towards that end, I purchased this…
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The Brass Verdict by Michael Connelly
Harry Bosch takes on a supporting role in this novel as Michael Holler, an L.A. attorney, serves as the main…
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EQ6 Simplified by Fran Gonzalez
I actually started out with Electic Quilt 5 and upgraded to version 6 earlier this year. I had the program…
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Divine Justice by David Baldacci
Okay, I loved Stone Cold. There was no way, in my opinion, that David Baldacci could top that ending and…
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Cold Case by Kate Wilhelm
I picked this novel up based on its description during an Audible sale. I suspected it was part of a…
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The Memory of Running by Rob McLarty
I wasn’t too sure I was going to like this novel when I first started it. But I hung in…
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Fearless Fourteen by Janet Evanovich
As with all the previous novels, this one is slapstick funny. But, for the first time, I was able to…
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Change of Heart by Jodi Picoult
No doubt about it, I’m partial to Jodi Picoult’s books. I love her formula of writing in first person and…
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Adam by Ted Dekker
This supernatural thriller has an FBI agent pursuing a serial killer in this fast-paced novel. It starts out with the…
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Open and Shut by David Rosenfelt
I promised myself I would go back and read some earlier novels from this series after reading Dead Center. I…
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The Story of Edgar Sawtelle by David Wroblewski
This is one of those rare novels I just didn’t want to end. Edgar Sawtelle is born mute into a…
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The Book of Lies by Brad Meltzer
To be honest, I have mixed emotions about this novel. It intertwines to historical mysteries: the Bible’s murder of Abel…
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Stone Cold by David Baldacci
This is the third installment of Baldacci’s Camel Club series. Unlike the Sean King/Michelle Maxwell series, this one still rocks.…
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The Twelfth Card by Jeffrey Deaver
The Lincoln Rhyme series combines interesting characters with action pact mysteries. In this novel, Rhyme is tasked with trying to…
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True Evil by Greg Iles
Alexander Morse’s sister is in the hospital dying from a stroke. Her sister tells her that her husband is a…
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The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins
This classic mystery, originally published in 1868, revolves around a gigantic yellow diamond looted from an Indian temple and bequeathed…
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The First Billion by Christopher Reich
The plot centers around Jett Gavallan, CEO of Black Jet Securities, an international financial-consulting firm and his business venture to…
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Dead Center by David Rosenfelt
I love the irreverent wit of Andy Carpenter, a lawyer and the main character of this novel! And the fact…
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Reliquary by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child
This sequel to Relic, was almost as enjoyable as the first. The storyline continued with a surprising ending. As much…
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The Pact by Jodi Picoult
This disturbing novel covered teenage depression, suicide, and pregnancy. As always Picoult’s novels are thought provoking and this one was…
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Relic by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child
This book was great…as a movie it would be a cross between Jurassic Park and Dark Man. I’ve already purchased…
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Fidelity by Thomas Perry
A detective agency owner is murdered and his wife uncovers dangerous secrets after his death. Unsettling and captivating. [xrr rating=4/5]
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The Last Secret of the Temple by Paul Sussman
Excellent plot involving an Israeli, Egyptian, and Palestinian hunting for a lost Jewish relic. Sussman goes to great lengths to…
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Stalked by Brian Freeman
Wow! This is a “bite your nails, edge of your seat” thriller! I’ve read all three books in this continuing…
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The Eight by Katherine Neville
The plot of this novel centers around a legendary chess set once owned by King Charlemagne and flips between the…
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Killer Heat by Linda Fairstein
This is the 10th novel in the Alex Cooper series and is probably more enjoyable if you’ve read some of…
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A Prisoner of Birth by Jeffrey Archer
An engaging murder mystery that covers the British legal system, different society classes, and rare stamp collecting. I enjoyed it…
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Odd Hours by Dean Koontz
I’ve really enjoyed this series but this novel, the fourth in the series, seemed to be missing the enchantment of…
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Quilter’s Complete Guide by Marianne Fons & Liz Porter
I’m relatively new to the world of quilting having only been at it for a couple of years. As time…
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