Category Archives: Crime Fiction

Book Review and Blog Tour: Remember Her Name by Lisa Regan

Posted on September 23, 2024 by theplainspokenpen@gmail.com

Book Description: Her heart stutters as she draws closer. A woman’s fingertips curl over the boat’s edge. Dark crimson blood clashes with the faded blue peeling paint beneath. They’re too late, the beautiful woman within has been dead for some … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Iris Code by Anita Dickason

Posted on July 6, 2024 by theplainspokenpen@gmail.com

Synopsis: A local reporter and photographer’s canine search and rescue training at an abandoned farm outside of Fredericksburg, Texas, takes a bizarre twist. Riley Phillips’ dog, Milo, alerts on the real deal—a corpse with a bullet hole in his head. … Continue reading →

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Book Review and Giveaway: Sugar on the Bones by Joe Lansdale

Posted on June 20, 2024 by theplainspokenpen@gmail.com

SUGAR ON THE BONES By Joe R. Lansdale Private Investigator Mystery / Noir Crime / Hard-Boiled Mystery / Lawyers and Criminals Humor Publisher: Mulholland Books Pages: 317 Publication Date: July 16, 2024 SYNOPSIS In this holy mess of a case … Continue reading →

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Book Review and Blog Tour: The Missing Witness by Allison Brennan

Posted on January 26, 2024 by theplainspokenpen@gmail.com

Synopsis: When a key witness goes missing, Quinn & Costa must find her before a killer silences her for good… Detective Kara Quinn is back in Los Angeles to testify against a notorious human trafficker, finally moving past the case … Continue reading →

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Full Series Blog Tour, Book Review, and Giveaway: Death in the Absence of Rain (Magnolia Bluff Crime Chronicles #15)

Posted on November 28, 2023 by theplainspokenpen@gmail.com

THE MAGNOLIA BLUFF CRIME CHRONICLES Seasons 1 & 2 by The Underground Authors Scroll down for a giveaway! Each stand-alone book in this multi-author crime novel series is set in the fictitious, beautiful little Texas Hill Country town of Magnolia … Continue reading →

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Book Review and Blog Tour: My Child Is Missing by Lisa Regan

Posted on September 14, 2023 by theplainspokenpen@gmail.com

If y’all have followed me for any length of time, you know how much I love Lisa Regan’s Detective Josie Quinn series. So you won’t be surprised to hear that I’m thrilled to be on the Bookouture tour for #18 … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Plinko Bounce by Martin Clark

Posted on September 13, 2023 by theplainspokenpen@gmail.com

Happy book birthday plus one to Martin Clark! His latest, The Plinko Bounce, is out now from Rare Bird Books. Synopsis: For seventeen years, small-town public defender Andy Hughes has been underpaid to look after the poor, the addicted, and … Continue reading →

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Book Review and Giveaway: Facing the Enemy by DiAnn Mills

Posted on August 31, 2023 by theplainspokenpen@gmail.com

FACING THE ENEMY by DiAnn Mills   Christian Fiction / Suspense / Romance Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers Date of Publication: September 5, 2023 Number of Pages: 352 pages   Scroll down for Giveaway!     When the long-awaited reunion between … Continue reading →

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Book Review and Giveaway: For the Minds and Wills of Men by Jeff Lanier

Posted on August 3, 2023 by theplainspokenpen@gmail.com

FOR THE MINDS AND WILLS OF MEN by Jeff Lanier Mystery / Art History Publisher: Boyle & Dalton Date of Publication: October 16, 2022 Number of Pages: 310 pages  Scroll down for Giveaway! A gripping, historical art mystery set in … Continue reading →

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Book Review and Blog Tour: Close Her Eyes (Detective Josie Quinn #17) by Lisa Regan

Posted on May 6, 2023 by theplainspokenpen@gmail.com

I am thrilled to be on the blog tour for the latest from Lisa Regan, Close Her Eyes! Out now from Bookouture! Synopsis: The young woman lay among the rocks next to the creek like a broken doll, strands of … Continue reading →

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