Reading right now:

“The Garden of Angels” by David Hewson is a thriller about a 15-year-old who inherits a gift from his dying grandfather. The gift is a yellow manuscript which sends him into Nazi-occupied Venice in 1943 where he discovers that his grandfather was not who he thought he was.

On hold right now:

Flynn Berry’s latest standalone novel is “Northern Spy” a thriller in which BBC producer Tessa finds out that her sister is involved with the IRA. This thriller follows Tessa’s attempt to find out the truth about Tessa’s sister and the havoc it has on everyone around them.

“Endings” is Linda L. Richards latest standalone and is the story of a woman who faces lose by finding a new vocation—that of killer for hire. She finds out she is good at her job, but is stopped in her tracks when she comes across a serial killer whose evil forces her to reevaluate her life.

Wallace Stroby’s “Heaven’s a Lie” is a standalone about a young widow who witnesses a fatal car accident which thrusts her in the middle of gang violence. When she tries to help those in the wreck, she finds money which she desperately needs and takes it with her. Unfortunately for her, the drug dealer who the money belongs to wants it back.

Other Mysterious Things:

We are living in an amazing time when there are so many great books available to read that it is impossible to read even a small percentage of the books that look interesting. In addition, the mystery genre has expanded to include thrillers, paranormal, suspense, and so much more. Many of these books may not be what we once considered traditional mysteries, but many have mystery elements which are well worth reading. One such book is “The Drowning Kind” by Jennifer McMahon which is her latest standalone about a woman who returns home after her sister drowns in the family’s swimming pool only to find that a family’s past is never really behind us. This scary thriller has a mystery element, but is really horror. If you haven’t read McMahon’s horror thriller’s, she might be an author worth considering especially if you like a little blend of mystery and ghost story.