One Deadly Sin by Annie Solomon

One Deadly Sin
Annie Solomon
Romantic Suspense
Grand Central Publishing
ISBN# 0-446-17844-6
ISBN13#: 978-0-446-17844-0
Paperback – Available now

The heroine, Edie Swan Has returned to her childhood town yearning for revenge for the miscarriage of justice against her father. She takes a job at a local bar and starts working her way through her list of the people involved in the frame up. She delivers a small plastic black angel to each one, hoping to unsettle them. Unfortunately for her and the recipients they start dying under mysterious or suspicious circumstances.

The hero, Sheriff Holt Drennen is trying to solve the mysterious deaths of several people in the small town. When he discovers that each has received a black angel, similar to the angel on Edie’s fathers grave, and finally that she is the source of the black angels, many of the towns members think that Edie is the perpetrator of the crimes. Sheriff Holt isn’t so sure and keeps investigating to find the ‘real’ murderer.

After several people have died, Edie begins to feel afraid for herself, sorry for the survivors and worried about how to tell Holt that she is the one who delivered the black angels but not the killer. She is also developing an interest in Holt and hopes that it is mutual.


Altogether it is an exciting suspenseful book. The characters are interesting even when they are unlikeable, for example Dennis Runkle the real estate agent. I like Edie and Holt.

Its very interesting that this book was inspired by the legend of the black angel in Oakland Cemetery in Iowa City.

DeKok and the Mask of Death by A.C. Baantjer

Available July 2009
Mystery
Hardcover $24.00 US
ISBN-13: 978-1-933108-30-8
Speck Press

Inspector DeKoK is still at work investigating mysterious disappearances and murder. A missing girl, reported by a young man who claims to be her boyfriend starts this newest case off. Women are checking into Slotervaart Hospital and then disappearing, according to a couple of somewhat questionable witnesses. Hospital staff denies it completely. Despite his impetuous partner, DeKok makes enough progress to be sternly warned off the case. Well worth reading. I don't want to spoil the ending for you. The case twists through both the medical and antiquities fields.

Midnight in Madrid by Noel Hynd

Fiction
Midnight in Madrid
Noel Hynd
Zondervan
trade paperback
$14.99 USD
ISBN 978-0-310-27872-6

Alex LaDuca must cut her holiday short to handle an art theft investigation/recovery in Spain. Nothing is simple however and she soon finds herself working with mysterious agents from other countries to track down both the missing Pieta and a terrorist group's target. This is the second book in the Russian Trilogy. Very engaging and could also read stand alone since it does comprise a complete story on its own.

Nourishing Hope for Autism, by Julie Matthews

Nourishing Hope for Autism: Nutrition Intervention for Healing Our Children
Author: Julie Matthews
Genre: Nonfiction: Autism Biomedical Intervention/Medical/Wellness/Nutrition/Diet
ISBN: 978-0981655802
Publication Date: 2008
Softcover
Pages: 236
Publisher: Healthful Living Media

Packed with Nutrition information for parents of children with Autism. It is written for more literate/scientifically aware parents. While it does define many terms, the heavy use of technical terms could be intimidating for some parents. The information is valuable and is presented in clear sections making it easier for parents to locate areas of interest, such as supplements, ASD diet, and toxicity information.

So NOT Happening by Jenny B. Jones

Available May 2009
Thomas Nelson
$12.99 Tradepaper
978-1-59554-5411

YA fiction

Couldn't put it down. Stayed up way too late reading it. It was worth the lost sleep though. Bella finds herself in several 'sticky' situations and works out some of the problems her new stepfamily has surrounded her with. In spite of the pressures on her to stop her investigative reporting for the school paper, and conflicts between the lifestyle she used to have and her new lifestyle, choices about friendship and dating, Bella is persistant.

Ruby Unscripted by Cindy Martinusen-Coloma

Available May 2009

Thomas Nelson
$12.99 Tradepaperback
978-1-5954-3561

This is a very enjoyable read. The prose is fluid. The book is entertaining and presents some realistic difficult choices teens are faced with. Ruby makes some good choices, some not so good but overall the book encourages making positive choices in life. Some of the situations Ruby faces involve choices about loyalty to your own goals, to your friends, honesty to yourself and others, being supportive, drinking, drugs, sex, and making judgements about others.

This is the author's first foray into YA novels, so if you are familiar with her other books, be aware that this is written for a slightly younger audience.