This is an historical account of the creation and downfall of the town called Deadwood which started as a mining town illegally built on Lakota land. It tells the real stories, not the myths of the town and its inhabitants including Wild Bill Hickcock. It was well told, but I am just not a fan of straight history.

Archaeologist said is called to investigate a grave site with human remains. It seems to be an ancestral grave of Native Americans. The grave happens to be on the property of a powerful historical society, where a young girl went missing a few weeks earlier, and so she begins her investigation

In the book WHISPER SISTER by Jennifer S. Brown I learned that the term Whisper Sister was used in the Prohibition era for a female bartender- when legally there were no bars or the need to tend them. The main character arrived from Eastern Europe as a young child, not happily I might add. Her father secretly runs an illegal bar. As luck would have it, her father is arrested and sent to prison. Someone had to keep the family afloat and she steps in to do just that ... This coming of age in American story is set against the backdrop of the Jewish immigrants of the lower East Side in New York. An interesting story with lots of local color and interesting historical fiction thrown in. The end was somewhat predictable, but an enjoyable story non the less.

The unique writing style had such great promise, and the audiobook actors were phenomenal. But the story itself fell flat. I’m definitely open to stories that end with lingering mystery, but I feel like absolutely nothing was explained at the end. It feels like the author took way too much liberty with the “let the reader come to their own conclusions” concept and just didn’t bother to come up with a full idea.

Teenaged Lola goes missing one night after meeting with her boyfriend Drew. Drew becomes the prime suspect in the case. Meanwhile a tip line call leads Drew, his cousin Max and friend Autumn to a small town in Oregon to investigate the lead. Finally a search is put together by police and the teens are believed to have substantial evidence to find Lola. Can Drew find Lola before something bad happens to her? Is there a serial killer that has gone unnoticed in Oregon for years? Read and find out.

Mother Simone, and daughter Lucy, meet in an isolated guest house away stop in Texas as Simone is picking up Lucy from the end of a pre-college experience. They are planning a desert adventure together. They are from the UK. Simone wakes up to find Lucy missing. A dangerous and foreboding "favor" is required of Simone for her daughter's return. Against her, and her husbands, better judgement, Simone embark on a journey to save her daughter. She knows it might be foolish but feels that this is the only way to save her daughter. Action, adventure and emotional turmoil as well as themes of maternal love are evident in the novel.

So moving! And the art was beautiful.

I knew I would enjoy this story once I realized it was about a dog park and yes, I did find it to be entertaining. I laughed at the way the dog owners tried to "humanize" the dogs. There were several surprising elements and if you do read it, be sure to read the Epilogue at the end. I do recommend this book as a fun fast read.

Disappointing and predictable. It is obvious from the first few chapters. It makes the book hard to enjoy. Virtually no characters to root for. This is only a debut novel, so I am hoping to read more from this author and see the storytelling improve.

I liked this book and recommend it. What starts out as a wealthy man’s search for his wife who has disappeared after a vacation with her close college friends end up in typical Daniel Silva intrigue If you want to find out what happens then you need to read this book. I don’t want to give anything away that will spoil the book for others