Welcome to Book Review Monday. According to an encouraging adage for writers, “Successful writing includes the side component of reading.” As testament to this adage, reading keeps me grounded, informed, aware, and alive. Novels entertain me. News reports and essays tie me to a teeming, ever-growing and changing society of ideas. Non-fiction stimulates my mind, allowing me to transform my own thoughts into written words.
The list of books I’ve read and reviewed over the past year isn’t genre-specific, only slightly tilted toward suspenseful mysteries. But to my way of thinking, every story contains a mystery, with suspense of one sort or another to hold the reader’s interest. Mixed genres work well to satisfy the desires of multiple preferences.
On the topic of mixed genres, if you are looking for an entertaining novel filled with suspense, thrills, and a touch of romance to read this week, look no further than:
“CRY TO ME: An Intense Romantic Suspense Thriller” by J.A. Schneider
“Cry To Me” is one of Joyce’s best novels, which says a lot because her entire Embryo series kept me well-entertained as she pumped them out over the years.
A hurricane is brewing, moving closer each day as police attempt to clear the investigation. They quickly assume murder and attempted suicide. But Kim refuses to accept that her sister shot her husband and then tried to kill herself. As a crime fiction writer, Kim proceeds to use her detecting skills to dig up evidence proving her sister’s innocence. But as the storm builds, threatening imminent power outages and severed satellite service, the narrowing list of possible suspects has Kim, and the reader, wavering over who is the true killer.
Simmering tension and character development held my attention throughout the plotline’s steady escalation. The local book club selection for May, “And Then There Were None” by Agatha Christie, is described by many as the best mystery ever written. For thrills and accuracy, I would say “Cry To Me” is comparable.
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Upcoming post - Wednesday
June 9: “Novel Research” interview with J.A. Schneider. Get to know more about
the author whose novels are as addictive as Belgian chocolate truffles.
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This sounds like a book I would enjoy, I'll check it out. Thanks for the review. Have a great week. :)
ReplyDeleteThanks, Martha. One thing I appreciate about Joyce's novels is that there is no wadding through "Joe Pesci movie Casino" language but the story still delivers a good punch with unexpected scenes.
DeleteComparable to And then there were none is high praise indeed. Verry interesting. Thanks for the review.
ReplyDeleteAnd not empty praise, Nila. The intricacies of each novel illustrate the thought that went into the plotlines.
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