Book reviews By Janet Bollum and Friends

“Pineapple Grenade”

Tim Dorsey’s new release, “Pineapple Grenade”, is now available at the Muse. Tim will be signing copies of the new release on Feb. 4th (6pm) at the Muse. Reserve your copy today! Janet

“When Elves Attack” by Tim Dorsey

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When Elves Attack is a Christmas Celebration, the likes of which only SErge and Coleman could dream up. It’s the “holiday” season and Serge is determined to do Christmas BIG. We’re talking the biggest tree with the usual and most unusual decorations, extreme Christmas caroling, a lit house guaranteed to pop the nearest transformer, and Continue Reading

“Iron House” by John Hart

Far off the beaten path in the North Carolina Mountains lie 2 peaks, “Iron Mountain” and “Slaughter Mountain.”  The two have a connection as hard and evil as their names portend. Two infants are discovered in the woods between these two mountains by a pair of hunters.  Nearly frozen, they are taken to the Iron Continue Reading

“Gone with a Handsomer Man” by Michael Lee West

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Having just returned from the Southern Independent Bookseller Association annual Conference in Charleston, I felt I needed to read a low country mystery.  “Gone With a Handsomer Man” is filled with fun, food, some “not to be tried at home recipes”, and a number of quirky Southern characters. Tiny Templeton is engaged to Real Estate Continue Reading

“When She Woke” by Hillary Jordan

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From the Author of “Mudbound” (One of the top 5 nominee’s for Best Southern Fiction by the Southern Independent Booksellers Association), comes a futuristic ‘Scarlet Letter’  “When She Woke”.  It is the not too distant future where the line between church and state has been eradicated.  Roe VS Wade has been overturned and the United Continue Reading

Power Grid, by Slade Lockwood

Slade Lockwood, retired LAPD Detective, is back in Power Grid, a heart pounding international thriller and follow-up to the award winning novel The Oasis Project. Power Grid is an international political chess match that takes Slade Lockwood all over the world in search of information on the greatest power source in the history of mankind.  Continue Reading

The Rembrandt Affair, by Daniel Silva

An unknown painting of Rembrandt’s mistress is discovered and anonymously brokered through London art dealer Julian Isherwood. Isherwood is having the painting restored when the restorer is murdered and the painting stolen. Agent Gabriel Allon and his wife have retreated to a cabin on the cliffs of Cornwall, trying to put the past behind them, Continue Reading

Fly by Wire, by Ward Larsen

A brand new C-500 plane crashes in France soon after take-off. It was being delivered to a U.S contractor, so luckily only the captain and co-pilot were on board. An international investigation team is put together, and the National Transportation Safety Board sends Jammer Davis as their representative, but the head of the team is Continue Reading