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Golden Conspiracy - A Jacsen Kidd Mystery - Robert James Glider, Author

Golden Conspiracy - Robert James Glider, Author

Golden Conspiracy - A Jacsen Kidd Mystery - Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat 'After hearing our account of the gruesome events, the seamen aboard the Santa Ynez were convinced, along with their captain, that the devil's minions… Continue

Added by Martha A. Cheves on October 21, 2009 at 4:06pm — No Comments

Death of a Perfect Man - M. M. Gornell, Author

Death of a Perfect Man - Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat 'The pump was indeed antique, and it would be a miracle if it functioned. An old beat-up white station wagon with several flat tires sat dejectedly by the office entrance. "Red Rock Inn Limousine" had been painted on… Continue

Added by Martha A. Cheves on October 6, 2009 at 3:58pm — No Comments

The Long Night Moon - Elizabeth Towles, Author

The Long Night Moon - Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat 'Metal hurtled out of control. Drivers slammed their brakes to the floorboard. Vehicles skidded in all directions. An ear-piercing scream went out, laying down an eerie quiet...' Seventeen year old Darcie and nineteen year old Ian lost their parents in an auto accident ca… Continue

Added by Martha A. Cheves on October 4, 2009 at 8:50am — No Comments

2009 IPPY Awards Photos

Held at NYC's Providence.

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Added by Jayel on September 24, 2009 at 2:00pm — No Comments

Man Corn Murders - Lou Allin, Author

Man Corn Murders - Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat 'Now she was too weak to leave the bunk, her tongue swollen and her lips cracking against every shallow breath, and she prayed for blessed release back into a warm, wet womb, her own barren into eternity. The tears had surrend… Continue

Added by Martha A. Cheves on September 12, 2009 at 5:44pm — No Comments

Secrets by the Sea - Mary Montague Sikes, Author

Secrets by the Sea - Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat 'Far below, in a brilliant flash of lightning, Dana saw something move. Heart pounding, she brushed her hand across her eyes and leaned closer to the glass. She watched a dar… Continue

Added by Martha A. Cheves on September 5, 2009 at 1:23pm — No Comments

The Trojan Project - Eileen Thornton, Author

The Trojan Project - Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat 'A strange light appears in the night sky above the Cherviots. A mist descends, shrouding the hills and valleys. Is it a natural phenomenon or something more sinister?' Sarah had planned to be at a friends house for the night and her two daughters were to stay with a neighbor until her husband Pete returned to pick them up. He and three of his field workers had gone up to Top Meadow to check on Pete's sheep herd. Bu… Continue

Added by Martha A. Cheves on August 29, 2009 at 4:58pm — No Comments

De Marco Empire - J. Lou McCartney, Author

De Marco Empire - Reviewed by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat

'It was mid July 1985, Katie and her best friend Lucy were getting ready for a night out to celebrate Lucy's twentieth birthday. They had been saving up for weeks and were going to the opening night of… Continue

Added by Martha A. Cheves on August 24, 2009 at 4:31pm — No Comments

Uncle Si's Secret - M. M. Gornell, Author

Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat Creating Cedar Valley Residence was a dream come true for Belinda Jones and her brother Bernard. They had spent five years making sure each room and suite was perfectly decorated… Continue

Added by Martha A. Cheves on August 14, 2009 at 4:41pm — No Comments

A Corpse in the Soup - Morgan St. James & Phyllice Bradner, Authors

A Corpse in the Soup - Reviewed by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat Some one is sabotaging the cooking show of America's favorite Chef. Food testers are coming down with food poisoning, the Baked Alaska is blowing up and the paprika is as hot as Hades. But who would do this and why? When I was young I enjoyed playing the board game "Clue." What made this game so much fun were the characters. So now I want to introduce you to the characters of A Corpse in the Soup. Let's see if… Continue

Added by Martha A. Cheves on August 8, 2009 at 4:55pm — No Comments

The Pot Thief Who Studied Pythagoras - J. Michael Orenduff, Author

The Pot Thief Who Studied Pythagoras - Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat 'The two best things about being a shopkeeper are that your income isn't limited to some corporation's idea of what a salary should be, and you get to set your own hours. The two worse things are that you don't have a salary to depend on ever month, and... well, it doesn't really matter what the other worst thing is if there's no money coming in.' Hubert Schuze owns a Native American pottery shop i… Continue

Added by Martha A. Cheves on August 8, 2009 at 3:34pm — No Comments

Spice Up Your Life - The Flexitarian Way - Bindu Grandhi, Author

Spice Up Your Life - The Flexitarian Way - Bindu Grandhi, Author Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat I can't say that I've ever found a "healthy" cookbook that made me actually want to try it's dishes. The pictures grab my attention but the ingredients are always the same. Veggies, veggies, veggies. Don't get me wrong, I love vegetables but when I find myself thumbing through a health conscious cookbook I'm usually turned off by the lack of taste. I want healthy foods that… Continue

Added by Martha A. Cheves on August 4, 2009 at 4:21pm — No Comments

Stars & Shields, Cop Stories - Edward T. Cook, Author

Stars & Shields – Edward T. Cook, Author

Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat ‘One afternoon, two officers had parked their police vehicles alongside each other and they were talking. All of a sudden, one officer observed a homeless person taking his clothe… Continue

Added by Martha A. Cheves on August 1, 2009 at 3:24pm — No Comments

Moonlighting in Vermont - Kate George, Author

Moonlighting in Vermont - Kate George, Author Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat “Bella Bree MacGowan,” he repeated. “I am authorized to detain you on the suspicion of murdering Vera Post. Will you come with me please.” It wasn’t a request. Bree MacGowan was the last person, anyone that knew her, would suspect of murder. She owned her own farm which became a rescue haven for animals. So many animals in fact that she worked two jobs just to keep them in food. Her main s… Continue

Added by Martha A. Cheves on July 30, 2009 at 4:19pm — No Comments

Web of Secrets - Ernesto Patino, Author

Web of Secrets - Ernesto Patino, Author - Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat "Sarah? Sarah Baker?" said a man with a raspy voice. "I know this may sound a little strange, considering you don't know me. But I happen to be in possession of some interesting in… Continue

Added by Martha A. Cheves on July 29, 2009 at 5:59pm — No Comments

A Circle of Souls - Preetham Grandhi, Author

Naya was afraid. She didn't want to stay in this hospital. She thought it seemed different from the other, regular hospitals, even though she had never stayed in any sort of hospital before. This hospital didn't seem at all like the hospital her classmate had described after having her tonsils removed. Besides, Naya didn't even feel sick.' The hospital Naya has been admitted to is the psychiatric section of the Newbury hospital. Naya was taken to the hospital's emergency room after what her par… Continue

Added by Martha A. Cheves on July 25, 2009 at 2:36pm — No Comments

The History of the 104th Combat Engineers - Edward T. Cook, Author

The History of the 104th Combat Engineers (Pacific Campaign: 1942-1945) - Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat Throughout our lives we hear people talk about, watch movies, read books and even see commercials that pertain to the Army, Air Force, Navy and Marines. We all have relatives and/or friends who served in one of these branches of the military. But if you are like me, especially with the world as it is right now, you picture these men and women going into battle carr… Continue

Added by Martha A. Cheves on July 23, 2009 at 4:27pm — No Comments

Legacy of the Ripper - Brian L. Porter, Author

'Does violent death have a name? Can evil truly be born into the world, evil so deep that it is bred into the genetic make-up of an individual? Until I came to this place and met the man who made me begin to suspect that such an evil could exist, I'd have been as dismissive as most of my profession at the prospect of such a possibility... Dr. Ruth Truman, Psychiatrist.' Porter's book A Study in Red tells about the Secret Journal of Jack the Ripper. As the story goes, Robert Cavendish, who was a… Continue

Added by Martha A. Cheves on July 19, 2009 at 12:16pm — No Comments

Points of Origin - Darden North, MD, Author

Points of Origin - Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat 'Cordell Pixler, Esquire, had a new wife, his fourth... Anyone who already knew the latest Mrs.. Cordell Pixler, or subsequently met her, thought her more attractive and definitely much younger than her attorney husband. Much to his chagrin, Pixler had not been persuasive enough to coax his voluptuous bride to move permanently into the mortgage-free home, the one his third wife insisted he buy and remodel extensively s… Continue

Added by Martha A. Cheves on July 14, 2009 at 4:06pm — No Comments

Gumbo Justice - Holli Castillo, Author

Gumbo Justice - Holli Castillo, Author - Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat 'Ryan couldn't keep her thoughts from drifting back to the homicides on the short drive home. L'Roid Smith had been killed in a way common among gangs members - beaten, shot in the head execution style and left naked. It was the ultimate humiliation, and the same way he had committed his own gang murders, including the one Ryan had tried to prosecute. And Jeremiah had been beaten, the same way he… Continue

Added by Martha A. Cheves on July 11, 2009 at 1:05pm — No Comments

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