In the Mail Saturday 2011 (Jun 4)

In the Mail Saturday is hosted every Saturday at Mystery Thrillers and Romantic Suspense Reviews.

I received this in the mail this week.

For Review:

Breaking Silence (Kate Burkholder) [Hardcover]

Product Description

The New York Times bestselling series hailed as “gripping” (People magazine) and “compelling” (USA Today) returns with Police Chief Kate Burkholder called to the scene of a horrific tragedy on a peaceful Amish farm.
The Slabaugh family are model Amish farmers, prosperous and hardworking, with four children and a happy extended family. When the parents and an uncle are found dead in their barn, it appears to be a gruesome accident: methane gas asphyxiation caused by a poorly ventilated cesspit. But in the course of a routine autopsy, the coroner discovers that one of the victims suffered a head wound before death—clearly, foul play was involved. But who would want to make orphans of the Slabaughs’ children? And is this murder somehow related to a recent string of shocking hate crimes against the Amish?

Having grown up Amish, Kate is determined to bring the killer to justice. Because the other series of attacks are designated hate crimes, the state sends in agent John Tomasetti, with whom Kate has a long and complex relationship. Together, they search for the link between the crimes — and uncover a dark secret at work beneath the placid surface of this idyllic Amish community.

Product Details
Hardcover: 320 pages
Publisher: Minotaur Books (June 21, 2011)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0312374992
ISBN-13: 978-0312374990

Thanks MacMillian Publishing and Minotaur Books!

18 and Over Book Blogger Tag Along Friday Hop #3

Laurie from Bitten by Paranormal has created a 18 and Over Book Blogger Tag Along Friday Hop where you can find adult bloggers.

How it works:

*First make a post on your blog with this picture on top. That lets us know we are in the right place to make a comment so you can follow back. If you don’t do this I will have to take you off the tag along.

*Second place your name or blogs name in the first linky tool. I want to add here, put in (paranormal romance) beside your blogs name what you mainly review. Then add your URL to the tag along post in the second Linky tool.

*Third visit blogs listed if you like what you see hit the follow button. Remember to leave a comment, so they can tag along back.

If you have a question or problem you can email Laurie: bittenbyparanormalromance@gmail.com

Now, if your new don't be shy most of these ladies are here every week and they are very, very friendly (I know because I follow most of them)

Question of the week:

Do you buy or swap books online, if so whats your favorite place?

 No I haven't swap books online before but I have bought some books though!  My favorite place is Amazon.

Follow My Blog Friday #3

This Meme is hosted by Rachel from Parajunkee's View on Fridays.

To join the fun and make now book blogger friends, just follow these simple rules:

1. Follow the Follow My Book Blog Friday Host {Parajunkee.com} and any one else you want to follow on the list.

2. Follow our Featured Bloggers - http://backseatreader.net

3. Put your Blog name and URL in the Linky thing.

4. Grab the button up there and place it in a post, this post is for people to find a place to say hi in your comments

5. Follow Follow Follow as many as you can.

6. If someone comments and says they are following you, be a dear and follow back. Spread the Love...and the followers

7. If your new to the Follow Friday Hop, comment and let me know, so I can stop by and check out your blog!

The Friday Follow Feature is...

Amy from BackseatReader

Well, hey howdy to all you PJV readers! My name is Amy (ArtsyBookishGal to some) and I’ve been blogging since 2003. Yup, I’m a pioneer of the blogosphere. Initially, I just wrote about my life, posted crappy digital pics of my hamster, and some bad poetry. Then it occurred to me that I could actually say something, so after a stint as an editor for a youth ministry website, I revamped my online image into what is now BackseatWriter.com, which focuses on all sorts of media—books, music, photography (the non-crappy kind), pop culture, and my thoughts on life, God, and whatever strikes my fancy. However, I started writing about books. A lot. My regular readers became annoyed, so I started my brand spankin’ new book blog called Backseat Reader (backseatreader.net).

A play off of Backseat Writer, Backseat Reader is dedicated to books, books, and more books in a variety of genres, including literary fiction, memoir, dystopian, fantasy (urban and other), Christian living (and a splatter of Christian fiction. Why are so many Christian fiction books about Amish people?), and a smidgen of the paranormal (I’m not a junkee for it, like some awesome people around here.) I adore the Harry Potter series, which jumpstarted my love of YA books, and I am on a crusade to inform people that Fred Weasley is not dead. I have a lifelong love of books that span across genres. These books include: Bridge to Terabithia, the Bunnicula series, The Jesus I Never Knew, Messy Spirituality, Bird by Bird, Harry Potter series, Speak, and anything by Eric Carle (come on, you know you love The Very Hungry Caterpillar).

When I’m not writing, reading, or blogging, I am exploring, photographing, playing, jumping in puddles, or sitting on the couch wishing I was more adventurous. I have two dogs Cassie the Peekapoo and Maddy the Shih Tzu as well as a bird named Kylie the Cockatiel. Yes, I am an animal person. Thank you for taking time out of your busy day to learn a little bit about me and my blog! And join me in helping Parajunkee launch her 2012 Presidential campaign.

***Note from PJ - I have not officially announced my running for president. I'm still trying to decide if a Rational Anarchist ticket would fly. I'm thinking not...

** June 17th Feature spot open for anyone who can name what book that is from and define Rational Anarchist.

Q. What are you doing to prepare for an upcoming zombie apocalypse and/or the return of Mel Gibson to the silver screen? (Both of which could be terrifying.)

I would run away from both the zombies and Mel Gibson.

Review Policy

I am currently open to review requests (until otherwise noted).

I do my best to read and review books in a timely manner, preferably around the time they are launched (within the month).

ARC's = The month they are released
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I am also open to Blog Tours, Guest Posts, Q/A, Author Interviews and/or Contests/Giveaways but be aware that I'll need to read the book I'm promoting.

I accept ARC's, Galleys and books already published.

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I review: crime, mystery, romantic suspense, suspense and thrillers.

I DO NOT review: poetry, most non-fiction, religion or self-help.  I usually reply within 3 days if I'm interested and please don't be offended if I don't answer you back!

Where I post: I typically post my reviews on my blog, Amazon, Chapters, GoodReads and LibraryThing.

Other info: I do not sell ARCs but keep them in my possession or give them to relatives/friends.

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Review Ratings:

My reviews are based on the following scale and will always be marked out of five. Five being the highest and one being the lowest.

1 – Didn’t like it
2 – It was okay
3 – Liked it
4 – Really liked it
5 – Loved it!

Buried Prey [Hardcover]

I've finished "Buried Prey" the 22nd book in his Lucas Davenport series by John Sandford.


Product Description

Some secrets just can't stay buried, in the brilliant new Lucas Davenport thriller from the number - one New York Times - bestselling author.

A house demolition provides an unpleasant surprise for Minneapolis - the bodies of two girls, wrapped in plastic. It looks like they've been there a long time. Lucas Davenport knows exactly how long.

In 1985, Davenport was a young cop with a reputation for recklessness, and the girls' disappearance was a big deal. His bosses ultimately declared the case closed, but he never agreed with that. Now that he has a chance to investigate it all over again, one thing is becoming increasingly clear: It wasn't just the bodies that were buried. It was the truth.

About the Author

John Sandford is the author of twenty-one Prey novels and ten other books of fiction, most recently the Virgil Flowers novel Bad Blood. He lives in Minnesota.

Product Details
Hardcover: 400 pages
Publisher: Putnam Adult; 1st Printing edition (May 10, 2011)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0399157387
ISBN-13: 978-0399157387

My Review:

Storyline:  Lucas has risen from patrol to detective who is now a top investigator in the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension. There is one case that has burdened Davenport's conscience, the abduction and assumed murder of two young girls that occurs just as Lucas is breaking out of patrol work and angling for detective. Davenport accepts his superior's resolution to the case in spite of serious reservations. In the present twenty-five years later, the bodies of the Jones sisters are discovered at a construction site and Lucas is reexamining the case that has haunted his career.

Characters:  The first half of the book is set in 1985 and we get to see a young Davenport. It was so much interesting to see how Lucas was then to now.   We first see when Lucas and Del Capslock are first paired up.   Their witty banter has continued to this day. The characterization is set for what we know of Lucas today (his way with women, his obsession with clothes and his 'outside the box' methods).

Although the supposed perpetrator was killed while resisting arrest, Davenport was dissatisfied with the resolution, feeling that there were too many unanswered questions related to the incident. Other cases were initiated, however, and Davenport never followed through on his intent to further investigate the matter.
The second part deals with Lucas possessed by overwhelming guilt in resolving to bring the true perpetrator to justice, inspired by the all - but - certain knowledge that the fiend who killed the sisters so long ago has claimed other victims as well.

There was a very interesting twist in the storyline and the suspense ends in a awesome conclusion.

Romance:   Lucas is happily married to Weather and they have a baby boy.  But back in 1985 he was a womanizer and didn't really have a steady relationship.

Killer(s):  The killer was very sneaky with very few people actually seeing him.  He was a mystery man named John Fell whose presence in and around the case was very suspicious.  I'm surprised he actually stopped kidnapping and killing girls (he had an affinity for young girls).

5/5

Waiting on Wednesday

Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.

This week's pre-publication "can't-wait-to-read" selections is:

You Belong to Me [Paperback]

Product Description

Baltimore city Homicide Detective J.D. Fitzpatrick has seen a lot of violence but nothing like the trail of tortured bodies that are turning up throughout the city. And now he's starting to suspect that his medical examiner, Dr. Lucy Trask, may be shielding a dark secret that could connect her to these vicious killings - and put her next on the killer's hit list ...

Product Details
Paperback: 512 pages
Publisher: Signet; Original edition (June 7, 2011)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0451233573
ISBN-13: 978-0451233578

June Releases

7th
You Belong to Me - Karen Rose

21st
Watch Me Die - Erica Spindler
Smokin' Seventeen - Janet Evanovich
Breaking Silence - Linda Castillo

27th
Now You See Her - James Patterson

28th
Heart of Evil - Heather Graham
Time of Death - J.D. Robb
Savor the Danger - Lori Foster

New Releases 2011 (May 31)

Wicked Lies [Paperback]

Product Description

For two years, Justice Turnbull has paced his room at Halo Valley Security Hospital, planning to escape. Justice has a mission - one that began with a vicious murder two decades ago. Laura Adderley didn't plan to get pregnant by her soon-to-be ex-husband, though she'll do anything to protect her baby. But now reporter Harrison Frost is asking questions about the mysterious group of women who live at Siren Song lodge. Harrison hasn't figured out Laura's connection to the story yet. But Justice knows. And he is coming...All her life, Laura has been able to sense approaching evil. But that won't stop a psychopath bent on destroying her. Justice has been unleashed, and this time, there will be no place safe to hide.

Product Details
Paperback: 384 pages
Publisher: Zebra Books; 1 edition (May 31, 2011)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1420103393
ISBN-13: 978-1420103397

The Girl Who Disappeared Twice [Hardcover]

Product Description

SHE COULDN'T STOP IT. NOT THEN. NOT NOW.

If she'd only turned her head, she would have seen the car containing her daughter, struggling to get out. Struggling to escape her kidnapper.

Despite all her years determining the fates of families, veteran family court judge Hope Willis couldn't save her own. Now she's frantically grasping at any hope for Krissy's rescue. Her husband dead-set against it, she calls Casey Woods and her team of renegade investigators, Forensic Instincts.

A behaviorist. A techno-wizard. An intuitive. A former Navy SEAL. Unconventional operatives. All with unique talents and personal reasons for being part of Casey's group, they'll do whatever it takes.

Able to accurately read people after the briefest of encounters, Casey leads her crew to Krissy's home.

There, she picks up the signs of a nervous spouse, a guilty conscience, a nanny that hides on her cell. She watches as secrets beg to creep into the open.

Forensic Instincts will dig through each tiny clue and eliminate the clutter. But time is running out, and even working around the clock, the authorities are bound by the legal system. Not so Casey's team. For they know that the difference between Krissy coming back alive and disappearing forever could be as small as a suspect's rapid breathing, or as deep as Hope's dark family history.

Product Details
Hardcover: 400 pages
Publisher: Mira (May 31, 2011)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0778329844
ISBN-13: 978-0778329848

Blood Ties (The Searchers) [Mass Market Paperback]

Product Description
Savannah Slade is not the person she thought she was. The reading of her "father's" will has led her to a world-shattering revelation: her sisters are not her blood kin — and she may be the heiress to a massive fortune. Her not-quite-fiance Judd doesn't if it doesn't care where she came from—he only wants her by his side. But the primal need to uncover her past wins out, and Savannah trades the Montana ranges for Miami's moneyed oceanside enclaves.

The wealthy and powerful Stoss family is less than overjoyed to find that Gerald Stoss's daughter has emerged from the past. But theirs is a clan seldom troubled by… inconveniences. They've always had the means to eradicate any blemish on their perfect lives. One more won't make a difference.

Product Details
Mass Market Paperback: 368 pages
Publisher: Mira; Original edition (May 31, 2011)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 077831264X
ISBN-13: 978-0778312642