Posts

A Silent Place to Die (A Kember and Hayes Mystery Book 2) by N.R. Daws

/0 Comments/in /by

A Silent Way to Die (Kember and Hayes #2)A Silent Way to Die by N.R. Daws
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I can officially say that I am hooked on this series which is saying a lot because up until this series I have never liked historical anything. This historical crime book is packed with action to the hilt. Kember and Hayes are back working together to solve another serial killer. In addition Kember has other cases going on that coincide with the main story.

The story like the previous book takes place at a time when women were not allowed to do a lot of things and were thought to only be of use in the kitchen or barefoot and pregnant per se. I felt that the author did an incredible job of showing what women are capable of and was respectful in his portrayal of that.

The camaraderie between Hays, Kember, and Wright really brings out a strong effect of relationships in this story. I appreciated that Geraldine was brought back and hope in future books more of the other women from book one are brought back so that we can see a growth through all of them and their friendship with Hays.

I felt that the authors writing in this book had grown tremendously from book 1. The writing was much more connected and smoother giving the overall story much more to dive into. I found myself completely connected and enthralled beyond what I was in the first book and found this one hard to put down from the first page to the last page.

View all my reviews

A Quiet Place to Kill (A Kember and Hayes Mystery Book 1) by N.R. Daws – Review by Colleen Noyes

/0 Comments/in /by

A Quiet Place to KillA Quiet Place to Kill by N.R. Daws
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I borrowed A Quiet Place to Kill by N.R. Daws through Kindle Unlimited and it’s my first book by this author. I choose the book based off of the cover and dove right in. I will say that I almost gave up on this book because the first 40% of it seemed slow but I am so glad that I kept pushing through. By the time I got to 45% in, the book picked up tremendously and it seemed to really come together. I ended up enjoying this book significantly which says some thing because I generally am not a person who likes historical books. This Historical Thriller Crime book taught me so much and opened up my eyes to a whole new genre. I really enjoyed the characters of Kember and Hayes.

Lizzie is a woman before her time, I she was written wonderfully, I love how feisty she was especially for the time period and seeing the potential of what’s to come.

Hayes is also a wonderful character who doesn’t seem to have many hang-ups about the woman’s movement. I felt as if each character was written very realistic, very engaging, and with great purpose.

While the main premise of this book is about crime and murder I appreciated what a front burner it took in regards to the women’s movement and women not having to only be kept barefoot, pregnant and in the kitchen. I felt the author did a tremendous job of making it part of the forefront, but doing it with class and style.

This was an easy four-star read for me and I can’t wait to move on to book 2.

View all my reviews

~ ♦ ~ ♦ ~ ♦ ~ ♦ ~ PREORDER ~ ♦ ~ ♦ ~ ♦ ~ ♦ ~ Operation Blackbird (Brass Compass Series Book 2) by Ellen Butler

/0 Comments/in , , /by

~ ♦ ~ ♦ ~ ♦ ~ ♦ ~ PREORDER ~ ♦ ~ ♦ ~ ♦ ~ ♦ ~
Operation Blackbird (Brass Compass Series Book 2) by Ellen Butler
Amazon – https://amzn.to/3C2eMya
Apple Books – https://books.apple.com/us/book/id6443014499
Barnes & Noble – https://www.barnesandnoble.com/…/operation…/1141685398
Kobo – https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/operation-blackbird
#ComingSoon #ITSYBITSYBOOKBITS #ITSYBITSYBOOKBITSPROMOTIONS #OperationBlackbird #BrassCompassSeries #EllenButler #Historical #Thriller #HistoricalThriller #Fiction #Spy #ColdWar #Suspense #KGB #RussianSpy #CrimeFiction #Amateursleuth
Hosted by Itsy Bitsy Book Bits
Genre – Historical Thriller
Page Count – 300

A companion to the internationally bestselling novel, The Brass Compass, Operation Blackbird takes the reader on a spy adventure from South America to Europe during a time when the yoke of Communism is tightening the reins on an unwilling people.

————— 

October, 1952. The war is over, but for CIA officer Miriam Becker, memories of the horrors she witnessed remain jagged in her mind. While vacationing in Argentina, recovering from a mission that nearly killed her, she’s seeing more ghosts from the past than the sights. 

When a longtime family friend and fellow operative, Jake Devlin, tracks her down, Miriam is forced to push everything to the back of her mind for the next mission: help a highly prized and heavily guarded rocket scientist defect from Russian-controlled East Berlin—right out from under the KGB’s nose. 

Well aware that one wrong move could spark World War III, Miriam, Jake, and the team plan their strategy to the last detail. But when a betrayal brings everything crashing down, Jake’s quick thinking creates the diversion to get Miriam out alive—but leaves him trapped behind the Iron Curtain. 

Unsure of whom she can trust, Miriam must complete the mission by relying on contacts outside of the agency, even though her heart longs to return to East Berlin to rescue the man who is the last link to her to her troubled past … before the KGB gets to him first.

~ WEBSITE ~ FACEBOOK ~ TWITTER ~ INSTAGRAM  ~ GOODREADS ~ BOOKBUB ~ AMAZON ~

 ~WEBSITE ~ FACEBOOK ~ TWITTER ~ PINTEREST ~ YOUTUBE ~ INSTAGRAM~ FACEBOOK GROUP ~ TIKTOK ~

~ ♦ ~ ♦ ~ ♦ ~ ♦ ~ COMING SOON ~ ♦ ~ ♦ ~ ♦ ~ ♦ ~ Operation Blackbird (Brass Compass Series Book 2) by Ellen Butler

/0 Comments/in , , /by

~ ♦ ~ ♦ ~ ♦ ~ ♦ ~ COMING SOON ~ ♦ ~ ♦ ~ ♦ ~ ♦ ~
Operation Blackbird (Brass Compass Series Book 2) by Ellen Butler
Amazon – https://amzn.to/3C2eMya
Apple Books – https://books.apple.com/us/book/id6443014499
Barnes & Noble – https://www.barnesandnoble.com/…/operation…/1141685398
Kobo – https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/operation-blackbird
#ComingSoon #ITSYBITSYBOOKBITS #ITSYBITSYBOOKBITSPROMOTIONS #OperationBlackbird #BrassCompassSeries #EllenButler #Historical #Thriller #HistoricalThriller #Fiction #Spy #ColdWar #Suspense #KGB #RussianSpy #CrimeFiction #Amateursleuth
Hosted by Itsy Bitsy Book Bits
Genre – Historical Thriller
Page Count – 300

A companion to the internationally bestselling novel, The Brass Compass, Operation Blackbird takes the reader on a spy adventure from South America to Europe during a time when the yoke of Communism is tightening the reins on an unwilling people.

————— 

October, 1952. The war is over, but for CIA officer Miriam Becker, memories of the horrors she witnessed remain jagged in her mind. While vacationing in Argentina, recovering from a mission that nearly killed her, she’s seeing more ghosts from the past than the sights. 

When a longtime family friend and fellow operative, Jake Devlin, tracks her down, Miriam is forced to push everything to the back of her mind for the next mission: help a highly prized and heavily guarded rocket scientist defect from Russian-controlled East Berlin—right out from under the KGB’s nose. 

Well aware that one wrong move could spark World War III, Miriam, Jake, and the team plan their strategy to the last detail. But when a betrayal brings everything crashing down, Jake’s quick thinking creates the diversion to get Miriam out alive—but leaves him trapped behind the Iron Curtain. 

Unsure of whom she can trust, Miriam must complete the mission by relying on contacts outside of the agency, even though her heart longs to return to East Berlin to rescue the man who is the last link to her to her troubled past … before the KGB gets to him first.

Click here to view the Coming Soon Trailer for Operation Blackbird (Brass Compass Series Book 2) by Ellen Butler

~ WEBSITE ~ FACEBOOK ~ TWITTER ~ INSTAGRAM  ~ GOODREADS ~ BOOKBUB ~ AMAZON ~

 ~WEBSITE ~ FACEBOOK ~ TWITTER ~ PINTEREST ~ YOUTUBE ~ INSTAGRAM~ FACEBOOK GROUP ~ TIKTOK ~