Monty's Book Reviews

  Carvel Daze : A Mischievous Kid In The Hippie Generation Speaks Chris Garcia 4 stars Pages: 177 Genre: Memoir, Humour Published: 22 April 2022 Publisher:  Cloud Rider Productions Publisher's Blurb Houston, Texas, circa 1967. A large family with a mischievous kid - the younger brother of the Hippie Generation - moves from Kansas City to an island suburb, Sharpstown, that still offers an opportunity for independent play and adventure, where the spirits of Tom and Huck might still run free. Review CARVEL DAZE: A mischievous kid in the hippie generation speaks, is a memoir of Chris Garcia’s childhood in a suburb of Houston, Texas where he lived with his parents, his Grandmother, his 7 brothers and sisters plus Charlie Brown the dog. The tales of ‘The Crazy 8’, their Mexican Grandmother and the psychotic ‘flying’ dog are collected here to both entertain and also to give a glimpse into the past which as L.P.Hartley once said, “is a foreign country: they do things differently there” I’

  On the Bank of the Chippewa Steven Lomske 5 Stars Pages: 302 Genre: Family Saga, Literary Fiction, Historical Fiction Published: March 24 2022 Publisher:    Independently published Publisher's Blurb Hidden beneath the cold, damp farmland of Michigan lies an incredible, heartwarming family saga of sacrifice and heroism waiting to be unearthed. The masterfully crafted, fast paced story comes to life through the lives of three brothers as they experience the joy and hardship of growing up in an evolving, rural town during the turbulent events of the mid 1900s. They must fight for what they believe in and eventually find the truth about their family legacy. The young brothers, Paul, Gustav and Steven live in harmony until their love for the same woman, deception, jealousy, and tragedy shatter their trust in each other. Two of the brothers seek out their own unique paths in life leaving Steven behind. After the brothers separate, Steven unexpectedly discovers his grandfather’s awards

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 what h

  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 thought they knew and the powe