Review: The Ice Princess by Camilla Lackberg

The old man was checking the house. The lady who owned the house gave him the key. But the moment he went in, he knew that something was wrong. Checking the rooms , he went into the bathroom. A woman was there in the bath tub, veins cut, naked. Blood everywhere. Leaving the house in panic, he met another neighbor, Erica, and took her in the house to show her what he had found. The body was Erica’s childhood best friend Alexandra, the owner of the house. She was lying there in the white bathroom covered with blood, beautiful like an ice princess.

Alexandra had everything. Great marriage, money, job, happiness. Why would she kill herself? Why would she kill herself like that, cutting the veins, when she was afraid of blood? 

Her best friend Erica decides to find out what really happened. The local inspector who works on the case is a friend of her. Long time ago he was in love with her. Can old flames sparkle again?

Review: Faceless Killers by Henning Mankell

It all happened that night in the Swedish village. An old man woke up just to find out that there was something wrong going on in neighbor’s house. An elderly couple was beaten to death and robbed. The husband died, but the woman lived long enough to say only one word to the police. At least one of the killers was foreigner. 

Inspector Kurt Wallander works on the case. He just can’t figure out why would someone robe two old people who practically own nothing. And why killing them? Was there something personal? Someone wasn’t bothering to kill them, but bothered enough to feed their horse.

The inspector’s private life is a mess. His wife left him, his daughter disappears all the time. His father barely speaks to him and becomes more and more senile. Wallander works all the time, barely eats and sleeps, drinks all the time. But one thing is certain. He is going to solve this case.

Review:Departures:Seven Stories from Heathrow by Tony Parsons

Visiting the book fair last month, I’ve found this small book. I like Tony Parsons a lot, and I was wondering how I didn’t know about this book. I’ve found out that he spent seven days at Heathrow as official airport writer just to write these seven heart-warming stories of life.

Departures is a book made of seven stories. I’ve never been at Heathrow before, but these stories made me feel like I’ve always been there. 

There is a boy who likes to watch the airplanes leaving and coming. 

There is green airplane used for practice in case of fire.

There is a woman who works at customs, a man who takes care for the animals traveling across the world, a guy who takes care for the birds in front of the plane.

There is a whole city inside the airport. People coming and leaving, people saying goodbye, people welcoming their friends and families. Brides coming to marry Prince Harry, smugglers of drugs and jewelry. The stuff that works here has seen everything.

I don’t know how to write a review for a collection of stories, and not a novel. But I hope that you will enjoy this book as much as I did. It’s short and it won’t take much of your time. I recommend it for everyone. If you don’t trust me, trust Tony Parsons. I always enjoy reading his heart-warming books.

My opinion: 4 / 5

Review: Love & the Goddess by Mary Elizabeth Coen

Kate Canavan had everything. Perfect husband, perfect daughter, perfect marriage, perfect life. And one day her perfect life just fell apart. Her husband found another woman.  Kate had to leave her husband’s house.

Was this turn-over in her life for better or worse? 

Kate finally has to discover what she really wants.  She has a beautiful painting of three Greek Goddesses in the myth of Persephone, Demeter and Hekate. Her friend suggested on-line dating, so Kate used their names in different times on different sites to find her Mr. Wonderful. But, first of all, she has to find herself.  

The journey of self-exploring takes Kate across the world. She travels in different places (I won’t reveal where) to find the cure for her wounded soul.  With a little help from her friends,  Kate starts to live again and finally make her dreams come true.

Free on Amazon.com : Penelope by Anya Wylde

 

Hi, guys (and girls). Just to let you know that the madcap regency romance Penelope by Anya Wylde is FREE on Amazon.com. Yeess, it's free from May 29-th till June 2-nd.

Here's the link:

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00B1XVBI0

Just in case, if you were wondering what was this book about, here's my review again:

Miss Penelope Fairweather had to move from rural England to sophisticated London in order to find a husband. But when the country girl meets the high society, the troubles begin. What follows, is numerous silly situations which will make you laugh so many times.

Showcase Sunday #20

Hello, it's Sunday and it is time for weekly meme Showcase Sunday, started by my friend Vicky from Books, Biscuits and Tea.
This week I visited the annual Book Fair, and I came home with nine books. My budget was overrun. I can not be trusted on a book fair with a credit card :).

Review and Interview: Blood Money by Doug Richardson

Beemer had a simple plan: steal a truck with frozen blood products, then drive it all over to Long Beach and collect the money for it. But, it doesn’t always turn out like you’ve planned. Stopped by a local police officer, Beemer starts shooting. Teenage music star with her boyfriend is on the wrong place in the wrong time. Three people got killed. 

Lucky Dey works as a police detective in Kern. He receives the worst phone call of his life, finding out that his younger brother got killed. The only clue that he has is a big black refrigerator trailer. He has to find his brother’s murderer.

Lydia Gonzales, also called “ Gonzo” is LAPD detective. She has to babysit Lucky Dey. What she does is joining him in order to catch the bad guy.

Conrad Ellis is a millionaire whose daughter just got famous. He made her a teenage music star. He paid for her album. Pepper Ellis has just became a teenage starlet. And she was killed, together with her boyfriend. And her father wants justice. He wants revenge. And he is willing to pay a lot of money for that.

Four lives, four stories, one chase. 

Showcase Sunday #19

Hi, it's rainy Sunday afternoon and nothing to do but reading books. It's time for Showcase Sunday, started by my friend Vicky from Books, Biscuits and Tea. This week I received one book for reviewing by mail. I can not post the photograph because my camera is broken, so this is the image from internet.

 

Love & the Goddess - Mary E. Coen 

When cookery teacher Kate Canavan’s perfect life falls apart she moves to Galway City. Kate’s friend James urges her to love and nurture herself, but mischievous Ella persuades her to dust off her unused dating skills. So Kate explores the world of on- line dating using the name of a Greek Goddess. In the midst of a mad dating frenzy, Kate has a traumatic health scare which convinces her to drop everything and go in search of a guru. Travelling with Ella, she visits a spiritual healer in Brazil, only to find Ella is more interested in having fun than seeking enlightenment. Next stop Peru, where a shaman tells her how to harness the energy of the Goddess and the Divine Feminine. Kate’s journey of self-discovery continues apace after she returns home and events unfold in a surprising manner as she learns to think for herself.

Review: The Mystery of Mercy Close by Marian Keyes

 

Title: The Mystery of Mercy Close

Author: Marian Keyes

Genre: Mystery, Chick lit

Format Kindle

 

Shame on me!  I haven’t read any books of this author until now.  I can’t believe how much I missed.

Helen Walsh  is a private detective. The thirty-something years old girl has her own apartment, great job and a boyfriend cop. And she has passion for scarves. She would  give anything for a good scarf. Money are lacking slowly , electricity has been cut off due to bills that are not paid and she has to leave her apartment, and to move in the room in which she grew up in the house of her parents. And suddenly her former boyfriend Jay ( a manager in music industry) appears with a case for her. To find Wayne Diffney,  member of pop band Laddz, who disappeared a few days before the reuniting of the band. This is a great opportunity for Helen to stand on her own feet again.

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