Something In The Dark - PJ Cowan

This is a “who’s doing it” type murder mystery thriller that keeps the reader guessing who the killer is all the way through.

There are plenty of red herrings to throw you off and at one point I had 4 suspects in mind.
About halfway through I realised something that the author had done, which is done in films of the same genre on a regular basis, which told me who the tormentor was.
I can’t say more than this without spoiling the story.

There are a couple of other points in the story where the author has followed the typical “film” plot but even with this, you question yourself as to whether you’ve got it right or not, until the Author is ready to reveal.

The story starts off quite slow as the author sets the scene and introduces us to the characters but the pace picks up once the killings begin.

A great story with good, indepth characters.

I look forward to reading more books by PJ Cowan.

Reviewed By David

Wedding Entertainment

American Sanction - Jim Burkett

This is one big rollercoaster ride, right from the word go.
But this rollercoaster has a sting in its tale.

Nick West, an ex Seal, gets involved with hunting down a terrorist ( Ahmad), who he believed was dead, at the bequest of Olexia, who is head of an elite Irish organisation, after returning her dead husbands belongings and a high tech rifle.
What follows is a thrilling story with lots of action including exploding aircraft, chemical agents, torture, gruesome deaths and more.

Ahmad is one nasty individual who you just wouldn’t want to be involved with and will do anything to see his plans come to fruition.

One slight criticism, I had to re-read the final chapter and found that a little more of an in depth explanation was needed.
This final chapter (the sting in the tale) felt a bit rushed and the author could have languished a little more in the fact that he had completely stuck one on you.
This does not take away from the fact though, that it is a well thought out story with enough character depth and action to keep the reader interested.

Reviewed By David
Childrens Entertainers 

The Philanthropist's Danse By Paul Wornham

I figured that this was going to be a “Cluedo” type murder mystery when I read the synopsis of this story, I couldn’t have been more wrong.

Paul has taken 12 beautifully written characters (15 if you count those involved in the story but not the invitees) and placed them into a fantastically woven plot that kept me captivated to the point where i’d be very annoyed when I had to put the book down due to work commitments etc etc.

12 people, family, associates, enemies & employees are invited up to a billionaire’s mansion in the middle of nowhere to find out that they have to agree on how to share their late benefactor’s inheritance.
It’s not until the rules of the danse start coming into effect that things start to turn nasty for the majority of the 12.

This story has it all, murder, mystery, suspense, prostitution, blackmail and a small mixture of romance intrically woven together, masterfully.

You get an in depth knowledge of the characters through a mixture of storytelling and flashbacks and you are in a constant turmoil of emotion as to who is good and who is rotten. Then just when you have them figured out you are thrown back into turmoil and start doubting your judgements.

The story is very fast paced with plenty of little twists to keep you enthralled right up until the very last page.

This is Pauls first book and i’m looking forward to reading his next one.




Reviewed By David
Family Party Entertainment

Joe Cafe By Dan Mader

Joe Cafe is not a complicated story, nor is it a long story.

It could even be described as a simple story.

A lap Dancer is kidnapped by a crazed killer and her boyfriend and the police are looking for them.

However, the way Dan tells this story is superb.

The amount of detail he goes into with each of the characters thoughts and feelings as the events unfold is totally inspirational.

From the word go you get inside the mind of the killer/kidnapper (Chet) and get to know how he got to this position in his life through a serious of flashbacks.
You care whether or not the heroine ( Sara ) survives and feel as if you are experiencing everything she goes through.
You even feel sorry for the gangsters ( yes there’s even gangsters) who are also involved in the plot.
The only person i felt needed a great kick up the backside was Michael, the cop in charge of the whole investigation, who increasingly loses the plot as the story progresses.
This is a fast paced story where you get to see short viewpoints of each character right through to a climatic ending.

Dan is an excellent storyteller and I look forward to reading more of his work.








Reviewed By David Green
Childrens Entertainers

The Devils Game By S.L.Pierce & Maren Kaye

It’s not very often i pick up a book and literally cannot put it down and feel a need to read it all in one go but that is exactly what happened here.

I picked up this book at 2pm and 5 hrs later finished it simply because there was never a point in the whole story where the suspense stopped and i could take a breather.
Rachel, the main character, is being stalked and you are kept guessing all the way through, until the authors want you to know, as to who is the stalker.
But even then there are more twists and sub plots that take you to the thrilling conclusion.

Thrills and chills right from the word go as the authors keep up the pace relentlessly.

This is one of those little golden nuggets that a reader is constantly searching for, a novel that is fully enjoyable with absolutely nothing negative to say about it.

Well done to both SL Pierce & Maren Kaye i seriously hope that this book gets noticed and someone decides to base a film on it.




Reviewed By David
Wedding Entertainment

Stone Song By Philip Van Wulvern

The story behind Stone Song, in principle, is a very good story but i personally struggled with Philips writing style.
Ty and Jen are the central characters of the story that after a chance meeting get thrown into a story involving mind control and plotting politicians.
The story is told from Ty’s point of view and probably would have been much better if it had been told in a third party narrative style.
There were sometimes long conversations between the two main characters where, if you lost concentration, you would easily lose touch with who was meant to be talking.
I personally would have liked this to have been more of a thriller and had the two characters placed into more dangerous escapades with either the politician or his hench men throughout.

The story plods along at a very slow pace with lots of eating, drinking and cafe’s but the characters are very likeable and there is a nice mix of tech and modern day witches ( Wicca ) and government involvement that makes you want to keep reading just to see what the final outcome will be.




Reviewed By David
MKP Entertainment

The Icarus Transformation

Anyone who has read any of my reviews will see that my normal genre is Chiller/Horror and so this book is one of the first outside of this that I have tried.

It’s a crying shame that it is only a novella as this would have made an excellent full novel and would make a great film.
Scott keeps you transfixed throughout the whole story and keeps it believable too.
My only ( very slight ) negative is that i felt as if i needed a degree in physics to understand the technical details of the plot and would be interested to know if the scientific facts and figures ( velocity etc etc) is made up or fully researched and correct.
Maybe a bit of dumming down for the general reader would have been better.

There's lots going on to keep you riveted right until the end.
Dodgy government agents, shuttle launches, spies, sabotage, interogation and crazy scientists.

So if you enjoy a good thriller with lots of action, government cover – ups  and not knowing who to trust then you will definitely enjoy this one.

Reviewed by David

Wedding Entertainment

Remnant - Kate Genet

Remnant is a well constructed story about a woman ( Cass ) who wakes up one morning to find everyone else has vanished. Except she keeps getting the sinister feeling of been watched.

Kate keeps up the tension throughout the whole story as we follow the trials Cass goes through on her journey to try and find out if she truly is alone whilst dealing with her fears of who or what is out there....waiting.

I will say that there are several times during the story that i just want to grab Cass and shake her as she is very sorrowful of her situation for a large part of the novel.
But on the other hand you do find yourself willing her on as she tries to make the best of a bad situation.
The ending seemed a little rushed and i think a bit more of an explanation is needed but all in all, I thoroughly enjoyed the story and would like to read more from Kate Genet.

Reviewed By David
Birthday Party Entertainers

48 - James Herbert ( Book )

48 is set in an alternative timeline where on the edge of losing the war the Nazi's drop dirty bombs which kill everyone except the very rare "ab" blood type. 
Cue for millions of dead decaying bodies everywhere. 
Crazy evangelists who believe that a blood transfusion from those unaffected will save their lives. 
An unlikely hero, who just doesn't want to be a hero but gets dragged into the whole bloody mess anyway. 
A dead and destroyed London, an ever depressing reminder of the horrors of warfare. 

This time Herbert explores the horrors of the real kind that mankind can do to each other in an armaggeddon world. 
Classic Herbert, fast paced story telling and relentless until the end. 

If you like any past James Herbert novels you will not be disappointed and very hard to put down with a very satisfying ending.


Reviewed By David

Children's & Family Entertainment

Inhuman - Danielle Q Lee ( Book )

Well this is the first book i have read of Danielle Q Lee's and I only bought it as it sounded Ok, was sent to me in my recommended list by Amazon and it was only 69p. 
I found the whole story well written, no silly spelling or grammatical errors, which is common in the cheaper books here on Kindle and totally un-putdownable ( is that a real word ) 
The story explores what would happen if your government were to find out that you were not considered human on a genetical level and how easily they could take your life and existence away from you. 
Before i bought my kindle i stuck only to certain authors that I new i would enjoy because of the expense in buying paperbacks etc etc. 
I love the fact that i can now try out new authors for low amounts of cash. 
I will now be looking out for other books by Danielle and would be happy if they were only half as good as inhuman. 

Get it today......You will not be disappointed