Category Archives: Crime Fiction

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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Book Review: Dead in the Water by Mark Ellis

Posted on March 2, 2023 by theplainspokenpen@gmail.com

Synopsis: Summer, 1942. The Second World War rages on but Britain now faces the Nazi threat with America at its side. In a bombed-out London swarming with gangsters and spies, DCI Frank Merlin continues his battle against rampant wartime crime. … Continue reading →

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Book Blitz and Giveaway: Brutal Season by Maryann Miller | Lone Star Book Blog Tours

Posted on February 24, 2023 by theplainspokenpen@gmail.com

Get excited, y’all! It’s a BOOK BLITZ for the latest by Maryann Miller, Brutal Season. Read on to learn more about the book and to enter the GIVEAWAY! BRUTAL SEASON The Seasons Mysteries Series #4 BY MARYANN MILLER NOW AVAILABLE … Continue reading →

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Book Review and Blog Tour: The Innocent Wife (Detective Josie Quinn #16) by Lisa Regan

Posted on December 16, 2022 by theplainspokenpen@gmail.com

Description: Candles are lit and their rich vanilla scent twists its way through the cabin. The table is set for a romantic anniversary dinner with fresh roses dropping crimson petals on crisp white linen. But the woman seated at the … Continue reading →

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Can’t-Wait Wednesday: The Boys from Biloxi by John Grisham

Posted on October 5, 2022 by theplainspokenpen@gmail.com

Can’t-Wait Wednesday is a weekly meme that highlights books soon to be released, the ones we’re excited about but haven’t read yet. It’s hosted by Wishful Endings, and was formerly hosted by Breaking the Spine. Y’all can check out all of this week’s … Continue reading →

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