Book Reviews

The End of the Road by Anna Legat

By Meredith Rankin|2020-10-21T14:52:30-05:00July 31st, 2020|Categories: Book excerpts/content, fantasy/SF mystery, New releases, thriller|Tags: Anna Legat, The End of the Road|

Today, I’m joining with the Love Books Tour to celebrate the release of the dystopian fantasy The End of the Road by Anna Legat. If her name is familiar, you may know her […]

Blackwatertown by Paul Waters

By Meredith Rankin|2020-07-17T10:47:31-05:00July 29th, 2020|Categories: Book Reviews, crime, historical mysteries, thriller|Tags: Blackwatertown, historical thriller, Paul Waters|

It’s my turn on the blog tour for Blackwatertown. Author Paul Waters gives us a story full of intrigue, corruption, and religious-political conflict, all within a fantastic setting: 1950s Ireland. If this […]

The Silence of the White City by Eva Garcia Saenz

By Meredith Rankin|2020-06-05T16:48:02-05:00July 27th, 2020|Categories: Book Reviews, police procedurals, series, suspense|Tags: Eva Garcia Saenz, The Silence of the White City|

Thanks to Netgalley and Knopf/Doubleday Publishing Group for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. If you like richly nuanced suspense/thriller/mystery novels set in a beguiling place, check out […]

Tapestry by Beth Duke

By Meredith Rankin|2020-10-21T14:52:53-05:00July 22nd, 2020|Categories: Book Reviews|Tags: #damppebblesblogtours, Beth Duke, Southern fiction, Tapestry|

I’m super excited to be kicking off the blog tour for Tapestry by Beth Duke. I’ve lived in Alabama, where this novel is mainly set, and I don’t often get to read novels […]

Review of Sarah’s List by Elizabeth Gunn

By Meredith Rankin|2020-05-05T13:58:52-05:00July 20th, 2020|Categories: Book Reviews, police procedurals, series|Tags: Elizabeth Gunn, police procedurals, the Sarah Burke series|

Thanks to Severn House and Netgalley for a copy of Sarah’s List in exchange for an honest review.

Someone’s Listening by Seraphina Nova Glass

By Meredith Rankin|2020-06-05T15:57:57-05:00July 15th, 2020|Categories: Book Reviews, suspense|Tags: #Netgalley, psychological suspense, Seraphina Nova Glass|

Thanks to Netgalley, Harlequin/Graydon House, and author Seraphina Nova Glass for a copy of Someone’s Listening in exchange for an honest review.

Interview: Michael Ward, author of Rags of Time

By Meredith Rankin|2020-07-12T10:03:04-05:00July 10th, 2020|Categories: historical mysteries, Interviews/Guest Posts|Tags: historical mystery, Michael Ward, Rags of Time|

A few weeks back, I reviewed Rags of Time, a wonderful historical mystery by debut novelist Michael Ward. Today, I’m interviewing […]

Review: Fire on the Island by Timothy Jay Smith

By Meredith Rankin|2020-06-12T01:12:07-05:00July 7th, 2020|Categories: Book Reviews, romantic suspense, thriller|Tags: Fire on the Island, LGBT fiction, romantic suspense, Timothy Jay Smith|

Last year, I was privileged to review Timothy Jay Smith’s Lambda award finalist spy thriller The Fourth Courier. So when he asked me to review his new romantic thriller Fire on the […]

Thirty-One Bones by Morgan Cry

By Meredith Rankin|2023-07-05T16:22:42-05:00July 5th, 2020|Categories: Book excerpts/content, thriller|Tags: Thirty-One Bones|

I’m thrilled to be able to share this excerpt from the new novel Thirty-One Bones by Morgan Cry. Read on for an excerpt from the thriller that Ian Rankin (no relation!) calls “sweaty, […]