Shelf Life

10/12/2023

Reviewing THE SPY COAST By Tess Gerritsen.
This is book one of THE MARTINI CLUB, a new series featuring Maggie Bird and retired CIA Operatives, out to fight dangers from the past. Definitely a book you can't put down!

08/12/2023

Reviewing INHERITANCE By Nora Roberts.
This is book one of an exciting new trilogy, featuring ghostly encounters in an old Victorian Manor. Told in the traditional style of great writing by one of the best out there.

07/12/2023

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07/12/2023

Reviewing AFTER THAT NIGHT By Karin Slaughter. This is book 11 of the popular WILL TRENT series, and also features DR. SARA LINTON, soon to be Will's wife.
The book is a thriller in the Karin Slaughter tradition.

06/12/2023

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04/12/2023

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04/12/2023

Reviewing THE NIGHT HOUSE By Jo Nesbo.
The author of the popular Harry Hole series, returns with a classic horror novel. Definitely a book worth reading, and hoping for more horror and less Hole!

03/12/2023

Review of JUDGMENT PREY By John Sandford. This is book 33 in the popular Lucas Davenport series, also featuring Virgil Flowers.
Lucas and Virgil seek out the killer who murdered a Federal judge and his two children.
Great suspense in the John Sandford tradition!

03/12/2023

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01/12/2023

Reviewing THE WATCHMAKER'S HAND By Jeffery Deaver. Book 16 of the LINCOLN RHYME series features the ultimate showdown between Rhyme and long-time nemesis The Watchmaker. Definitely wall to wall thrills!

30/11/2023

In Here Lies, Olivia Clare Friedman "presents the story from Alma’s point-of-view with such heart that one comes quickly to develop a deep affection for her and all the characters within the beautifully written page of the story." Read more at

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29/11/2023

Reviewing PAYBACK IN DEATH By J. D. Robb.
Book 57 in the Eve Dallas series, finding Eve and partner Delia Peabody and husband Roarke, trying to find the killer of a former Police Captain. Another great mystery from Robb!

28/11/2023

Reviewing 4 Children's books--THE DAY LITTLE MOUSE GOT STUCK By Ruth Owens & Emma Bowring; IT WASN'T ME By Marta Altes; THE HOCKEY SKATES By Karl Subban & Maggie Zeng; GHOST ORCHID By Fiona Lumbers.
Great illustrations and great messages in the stories.

28/11/2023

Reviewing THE EDGE By David Baldacci.
Book 2 of the 6:20 Man series, from one of the best thriller writers in the business! Not to be missed!

27/11/2023

Quantum by Patricia Cornwell "has science-fiction moments, making it more than mere mystery.” Read more at

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26/11/2023

Reviewing THE SECRET By Lee and Andrew Child.
Book 28 of the JACK REACHER series is as good as the 27 books before this one. A must-read for Reacher fans!

23/11/2023

Bloomsbury Girls by Natalie Jenner “shows the power of women bonding, which turned into a very early version of girl power.” Read more at

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22/11/2023

Collateral Damage by J.A. Jance is “…a guaranteed great read. It will satisfy J.A. Jance fans, like so many of her books before this one.” Read more at

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20/11/2023

How To Kill Men and Get Away with It by Katy Brent “is deliciously dark, definitely a book intriguing and disturbing.” Read more at

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20/11/2023

Reviewing DON'T FORGET THE GIRL By Rebecca McKanna. This is a great debut novel from a very talented author. A complex story of murder, secrets, and looking for closure.

19/11/2023

Reviewing LEAFS 365--DAILY STORIES FROM THE ICE By Mike Committo
A true fact a day about a special moment in the history of the Toronto Maple Leafs.

19/11/2023

Reviewing FLUNG OUT OF SPACE (INSPIRED BY THE INDECENT ADVENTURES OF PATRICIA HIGHSMITH) BY Grace Ellis & Hannah Templer.
A graphic novel biography based on the life of q***r icon Highsmith, whose novel Strangers on a Train was adapted by Alfred Hitchcock for his classic film.

18/11/2023

Reviewing YULETIDE TAROT By Kristoffer Hughes Art By Erin O'Leary Brown.
This is a different interpretation of the traditional Tarot deck, with a 312 page book and new variations on the cards we knew and loved.

18/11/2023

Reviewing 1934 THE CHATHAM COLOURED ALL-STARS BARRIER BREAKING YEAR By Heidi LM Jacobs.
A fascinating and well-researched book about a history breaking year in the Ontario Amateur Baseball Association. For baseball and history fans, the book details the story of a most talented All-Black baseball team.

16/11/2023

In The Other Side of Night, “Adam Hamdy has given readers a complex and compelling work. It is filled with one plot thread after another." Read more at

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16/11/2023

Reviewing THANK YOU (FALETTINME BE MICE ELF AGAIN) A MEMOIR By Sly Stone with Ben Greenman.
The candid story of Sly Stone from Sly & The Family Stone fame, about life in music and the dark side of drug addictions. A great read!

15/11/2023

Agency proves that “when you enter a William Gibson novel, it is as if you have stepped through the portal to another universe.” Read more at

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15/11/2023

Reviewing MARVEL STUDIOS THE MARVEL CINEMATIC UNIVERSE AN OFFICIAL TIMELINE Bt Anthony Breznican with Amy Ratcliffe and Rebecca Theodore-Vachon.
A most impressive and important guide to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, presenting all 32 Marvel movies and 21 television shows based on Marvel characters.

14/11/2023

Reviewing JACK KIRBY THE EPIC LIFE OF THE KING OF COMICS By Tom Scioli.
A graphic novel version of the life of Marvel and DC Comics genius Jack Kirby and his contribution to the comics world!

13/11/2023

Shelf Life says “Trust your instincts, and add THE THIRD INSTINCT (by Kent Lester) to your must-buy list." Read more at

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12/11/2023

Reviewing MARVEL ILLUSTRATED GUIDE TO THE SPIDER-VERSE By Marc Sumerak
For Spider-Man fans in the Multiverse, with around 70 Spider-Man variations to enjoy!

12/11/2023

Reviewing IT'S ONE OF US By J. T. Ellison
This is an exceptional work of fiction, with more twists than 20 bags of pretzels. Certainly a classic!

11/11/2023

Lest We Forget

10/11/2023

Reviewing BEWARE THE WOMAN By Megan Abbott
Megan Abbott's twelfth book is a dark gothic-style thriller, with psychological scares and chilling moments.

09/11/2023

In I Will Find You by Harlan Coben, “The characters are strongly written, each one offering their own contribution to this engrossing read.” Read more at

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09/11/2023

Reviewing NONE OF THIS IS TRUE By Lisa Jewell.
No lie. This book is a classic mystery-thriller, from a gem of a talented author!

07/11/2023

The Spires by Kate Moretti "makes for a tense read, in which you could call THE SPIRES truly in ‘spired’ fiction.” Read more at

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07/11/2023

Reviewing CUTTING TEETH By Chandler Baker.
This is a most fascinating story about little children who bite and love the taste of blood. But it is also a murder mystery as well. Quirky, and dark, and very recommended.

05/11/2023

Reviewing THE 23RD MIDNIGHT By James Patterson & Maxine Paetro.
Books 23 of the popular WOMEN'S MURDER CLUB series is just as thrilling and suspenseful as the previous 22. Don't miss it!

03/11/2023

Reviewing OFF THE DEEP END BY Lucinda Berry.
Suspense and psychological thrills at their best. A true page turner!