LISA'S REVIEW: Hym and Hur (Phillip Frey)

Title: Hym and Hur

Author: Phillip Frey

ISBN: 9781452449258

Format: Ebook

Published January 14th 2012 by Smashwords

Summary:

Hym and Hur are a young couple who never age and have been in love for more than a century. They also possess an array of magical abilities, two of which are either to play pranks on humankind or to perform good deeds. Enacting both at the same time is now what gets them into trouble, especially since it's the unruly character of Death they must deal with to bring their plans to fruition.

The prank Hym and Hur have come up with must first be agreed upon by Death, who happens to be a rambunctious, difficult character. Once agreed upon, the prank is set in motion. Hym and Hur soon discover Death had tricked them into a contract with dire consequences for all of us.

During their attempt to break the contract, Hym and Hur try to save the relationship of an earthbound couple, knowing they are truly meant for each other. A good deed that will bring Hym and Hur even more trouble.

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Review:

A very quick little short with loads of potential. I wanted more but I do with most shorts. This could set up a great series and I hope it does. A lot happened in only a few pages but it was very entertaining.

Death has the potential to be the villain that everyone loves and Hym and Hur are great little love birds that cause trouble but are good at heart. this was a fun little read with a happy ending. I enjoyed it.

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LISA'S REVIEW: Deadly Deceit (Mari Hannah) DCI Kate Daniels #3

Title: Deadly Deceit

Author : Mari Hannah

Series: DCI Kate Daniels

ISBN: 9780062323545

Format: ARC

Published December 17th 2013 by Witness Impulse

Summary:

Four a.m. on a wet stretch of the highway: a driver skids out of control. Quickly arriving on the scene, detective Kate Daniels and her partner, Hank Gormley, witness a horrifying display of carnage and mayhem that proves to be one of the worst traffic accidents in Northumberland’s history. But as the casualties mount, they soon realize that not all of the deaths occurred as a result of the accident …

At the same time, on the other side of town, a house goes up in flames and its two inhabitants become charred corpses. Except for the timing, there is no evidence to connect this incident with the traffic accident. But it soon becomes apparent that all is not what it seems, and that Kate and her colleagues are always one step behind a ruthless killer who will stop at nothing to get what he wants.


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Review:

I love this series! It is one of my favorite crime series. Kate Daniels is a great character. I also love all the other characters too.

Hank cracks me up and I love his protective ways with Kate. I love how Hannah starts the books with either the victims or Killer's or witness Point of Views. It really sets up the story. I also like her changes in point of view, it allows us to see the whole picture and try to piece together the mystery.

This one is a great example of that and one of Hannah's fines works so far. I highly recommend this to crime lovers everywhere!

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BOOK BLITZ: Blood on the Tongue (Stephen Booth) Cooper & Fry #3

 

Title:   Blood on the Tongue:  A Cooper & Fry Mystery (Ben Cooper & Diane Fry #3)

Author:  Stephen Booth

Genre:  Mystery

Publication Date:  December 3, 2013

Publisher:  Witness Impulse, an Imprint of HarperCollins 

Event organized by: Literati Author Services, Inc.

 

 

Synopsis

 

It’s a new year for Ben Cooper and Diane Fry, and that means new mysteries to solve in the icy depths of a bitter winter.

 

It isn’t the easiest way to commit suicide, but the dead woman seems to have simply curled up in the freezing snow and lay there until her heart stopped. There was no one to observe her death but the foxes and the hares. Yet she is riddled with bruises. Her death is horrifying -- is it also suspicious?

 

When two more dead bodies are found, Cooper and Fry begin to wonder if these tragedies are connected, and whether they will survive the winter…

 

 

Add to Goodreads:  https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17851737-blood-on-the-tongue

 

Purchase Links:  Amazon US | Barnes & Noble

 

 

About the Author

 

STEPHEN BOOTH is an award winning British crime writer, the creator of two young Derbyshire police detectives, DC Ben Cooper and DS Diane Fry, who have appeared in twelve novels set in England’s beautiful and atmospheric Peak District.

Stephen has been a Gold Dagger finalist, an Anthony Award nominee, twice winner of a Barry Award for Best British Crime Novel, and twice shortlisted for the Theakston’s Crime Novel of the Year. Ben Cooper was a finalist for the Sherlock Award for the best detective created by a British author, and in 2003 the Crime Writers’ Association presented Stephen with the Dagger in the Library Award for “the author whose books have given readers the most pleasure”.

The Cooper & Fry series is published all around the world, and has been translated into 15 languages.

 

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