Category Archives: Crime Fiction

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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Can’t-Wait Wednesday: Viviana Valentine Gets Her Man (Girl Friday #1) by Emily J. Edwards

Posted on September 7, 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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Book Review and Blog Tour: Local Girl Missing (Detective Josie Quinn #15) by Lisa Regan

Posted on August 12, 2022 by theplainspokenpen@gmail.com

About the book: Through swirling dawn fog, they follow the trail of discarded items at their feet: a tube of glittery lip gloss; a cell phone; a cracked make-up compact, broken chunks of ivory powder spilling into the grass. Then … Continue reading →

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Book Review and Blog Tour: Hidden Bones by Rita Herron

Posted on August 10, 2022 by theplainspokenpen@gmail.com

About the Book:  The girl trips over branches, losing her footing. The darkness swallows her and she grabs thin air as she falls, her scream piercing the night. When she slams into the bottom of the pit, her heart hammers. … Continue reading →

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Book Review and Blog Tour: Paper Targets by Patricia Watts | Lone Star Book Blog Tours

Posted on August 3, 2022 by theplainspokenpen@gmail.com

PAPER TARGETS by Patricia Watts Suspense / Literary Fiction / Women’s Fiction Publisher: Atmosphere Press Pages: 324 pages Publication Date: May 3, 2022 Scroll down for a giveaway! Everyone knew that Roanne never got angry­—until the night she killed her … Continue reading →

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Blog Tour and Book Review: The Binding Room by Nadine Matheson

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

Book Summary: Detective Anjelica Henley confronts a series of ritualistic murders in this heart-pounding thriller about race, power and the corrupt institutions that threaten us for fans of S.A. Crosby and Tami Hoag When Detective Anjelica Henley is called to investigate … Continue reading →

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Can’t-Wait Wednesday: Local Girl Missing (Detective Josie Quinn #15) by Lisa Regan

Posted on July 13, 2022 by theplainspokenpen@gmail.com

It’s that time again! The day of the week where I talk about the book I’m really looking forward to. 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 … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Every Cloak Rolled in Blood (Holland Family Saga #4) by James Lee Burke

Posted on May 24, 2022 by theplainspokenpen@gmail.com

Synopsis: In his most autobiographical novel to date, James Lee Burke continues the epic Holland family saga with a writer grieving the death of his daughter while battling earthly and supernatural outlaws. Novelist Aaron Holland Broussard is shattered when his … Continue reading →

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Book Review and Blog Tour: Watch Her Disappear (Detective Josie Quinn #14)

Posted on April 19, 2022 by theplainspokenpen@gmail.com

About the Book:  The girl’s prom dress, the color of champagne, shimmers in the dying light. A corsage of wilting pink sweetheart roses decorates her wrist. She is perfectly still, lying on the ground like a delicate china doll, trapped … Continue reading →

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Book Review and Blog Tour: The Family Holiday by Shalini Boland

Posted on April 3, 2022 by theplainspokenpen@gmail.com

My review: I’m putting this first because there is a ginormous spoiler in the blurb. It’s at the end of the post. If you don’t want to know in significant part where the story is headed before you start reading, … Continue reading →

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