Monty's Book Reviews

The Doctrine Discovery Paul Casella 4 Stars Pages: 351 Genre: Adventure, Mystery, Thriller Published: 06 June 2022 Publisher: Paul Casella Publisher's Blurb A deadly race is on to solve humankind’s greatest puzzle. But who really wants to live forever? Eddie Hill is installing central heating in a sixteenth-century renovation project when the owner disrupts his work. He is looking for something. His search proves fruitless. He is then attacked outside the property. Within hours Eddie discovers what the man was looking for and becomes the only suspect in his murder. With his life in turmoil, Eddie finds himself on a historical treasure hunt that throws him in the path of an ancient society that will stop at nothing to answer the prayers of disciples from across the world. To deliver the Alkahest. With the police on his trail and a murderer closing in, Eddie needs to keep his family and friends safe while racing to unravel the mystery. A mystery that could expose one of the United Ki...

Kicker : Going The Distance Frankie Scarmazino Book 1 Cy Young 4 Stars Pages: 354 Genre: Crime, Mystery, Private Investigator Published: 25 Nov 2021 Publisher: N/A Publisher's Blurb Frankie Scarmazino, top kicker in the NFL and breaker of hearts, decides to spice up his life moonlighting as a PI. His first case: after taking a major hit in a New York Giant's game, he nurses his wounds and heads to Jasper, Arkansas to investigate the death of a fellow player's brother. On arrival, he endures a different kind of hit. He's devastated by a stunningly beautiful lawyer who draws him into her battle against vicious wife-abusers and a serial killer. Mira Strickland has just returned to her hometown in Jasper, Arkansas from NYC where she was exonerated from killing her abusive husband in self-defense. Her current conflict is with the local sheriff who’s convinced, because of the fact that she killed her husband, that she’s the murderer of the three local abusers, but he can’t pr...

  Search & Destroy F.C.Shriver 4 Stars Pages: 280 Genre: Crime, Thriller, Suspense Published: 14 March 2022 Publisher:  Anegada Publishers Publisher's Blurb Jason Rae is an investigator at an anti-biological warfare agency. When high-level members of the U.S. Administration start to die in mysterious circumstances, it is up to Jason to find out what is happening and to pursue those responsible both in the U.S. and across the ocean – which is easier said than done. At the same time, he uncovers a sinister hidden plot and must battle powerful forces in his home country that have the resources and the determination to bring him down… at any cost. As Jason is increasingly marginalised in the U.S. and the dark clouds gather, he is in a race against time to save the World from a major catastrophe. Will he succeed - or will this be his final mission? “Search & Destroy” is a gripping adventure thriller book that will keep you up all night, eager to flip the pages to find out w...

  The Cues J. Michael McGee 4 Stars Pages: 446 Genre: Mystery, Thriller Published: 26 Nov 2021 Publisher: Website -  Sugar Grove Press  Email  sugargrovepress@gmail.com   Publisher's Blurb The Cues  finds teacher Pat Riordan settling into a new post at the local university. Having exonerated himself a year earlier as a suspect in a missing persons case, Riordan is asked by a colleague’s widow to look into her husband’s death—and so, reluctantly, Riordan once again finds himself in the fold of a who-done-it case. Teaming up with another colleague Phil Rister and former homicide detective Mike Finn, who has returned to the Midwest to find answers to the three-decades-old murder of his cousin, the trio follow leads connecting the old murder to the present-day death of Riordan’s colleague and a series of unsolved cases of missing women. The connections they make, which they come to call the cues, take them into the dark underbelly of the college town they thoug...

A Vintage End Paul Burke Mysteries Book 2 D'Arcy Kavanagh Pages: 398 Genre: Mystery Published: 08 March 2022 Publisher: BHC Press Publisher Twitter:  @BHCPressBooks Publisher's Blurb Almost a year has passed since ex-pro cyclist Paul Burke from Montréal, Canada helped solve several murders, two connected to the world’s most famous bike race, the Tour de France. Recovered from his near-fatal injuries sustained during his efforts investigating the crimes, Burke is back to enjoying life on the French Riviera as a blogger-columnist, and back on his bike in the first of a series of vintage bicycle races celebrating the history of the sport. However, near the end of the inaugural event, participants encounter a macabre scene linking a major sponsor to one of the worst periods of recent French history. The scene is initially reported as a silly prank, but Burke believes more serious intentions are behind the stunt ̶ and he expects similar actions to occur in the next races. Assigned t...

The Magicians Of Ysavar Z.B.Lee 5 Stars Pages: 178 Genre: YA, Fantasy Publisher's Blurb Johan Finley dreams of being a warrior for his home, Center City, but he is devastated when his own arrogance costs him his dream. When all seems lost, a cheery little fellow comes knocking on his door. Johan could never expect the fantastic journey that awaits. There is one problem: Blazer, an enchanted sword, has fallen into the wrong hands. A shadowy enemy seeks to use this powerful weapon to turn the tides in a greater war of good versus evil. Johan must find the strength to face down this sinister foe and take back the sword before it’s too late. Under the tutelage of a wise magician and a battle-tested knight, along with the friendship of a courageous halfling, Johan is going to learn what it means to be a true hero in the Order of Ysavar. But when the fate of the world rests on his shoulders, will he crack under the pressure? Or will he rise to the occasion? Review When Johan fails to com...