# detective and mystery (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover detective and mystery. Page: Feed: --- ## [Book Review: Witch Among Us](https://www.ceejaywriter.com/book-review-witch-among-us/) _2026-08-26 · Lori Alden Holuta · A License to Quill_ Witch Among Us is a horrifying, yet surprisingly heartfelt spin on the classic "one of us is a killer" tale that will keep you guessing right up to the gasp-inducing conclusion. ## [A Poetic Conversation with Peter Okonkwo](https://www.ceejaywriter.com/peter-okonkwo-interview/) _2026-08-17 · Lori Alden Holuta · A License to Quill_ A few weeks ago I was interviewed by Peter Okonkwo, one of Africa's outstanding poets. ## [How to Build a Thriving Creative Business and Keep Your Passion Alive](https://www.ceejaywriter.com/build-thriving-creative-business-keep-passion-alive/) _2026-08-17 · Lori Alden Holuta · A License to Quill_ For creative professionals trying to earn steady income from their work, the real opportunity is simple: creative talent commercialization can fund the life and time needed to keep creating. ## [Book Review: Murder in the Upper Crust](https://www.ceejaywriter.com/book-review-murder-in-the-upper-crust/) _2026-08-16 · Lori Alden Holuta · A License to Quill_ Delilah, a pizza chef, agrees to take on an emergency catering job at an extremely upscale wellness retreat. Of course, someone dies, that's to be expected in a cozy mystery, but the fun lies in the situation. ## [#BookReview ~ The Last Letter of Rachel Ellsworth: A Novel](https://pickagoodbook.com/bookreview-the-last-letter-of-rachel-ellsworth-a-novel/) _2025-09-01 · Debbie Shakespeare Smith · Pick A Good Book_ by Barbara O’Neal WHAT IT’S ABOUT Recently and abruptly divorced, Veronica Barrington is anxious for a new direction when she answers a listing for a travel companion. It’s from Mariah Ellsworth, a young woman adjusting to an injury that ended her Olympic career. She’s also grieving her mother, Rachel, a lauded food writer, and Mariah aims to trace the steps of her mother’s final, unfinished… ## [#AudiobookReview~The Organ Broker by Deven Greene](https://pickagoodbook.com/audiobookreviewthe-organ-broker-by-deven-greene/) _2025-08-28 · Debbie Shakespeare Smith · Pick A Good Book_ Giveaway and Tour! THE ORGAN BROKER by Deven Greene August 25-29, 2025 AudioBook Release Blast WHAT IT’S ABOUT A devoted wife and mother faces the unimaginable as her life crumbles. Crystal Rigler seems to have a perfect marriage. Derek, her handsome and charismatic husband, and their adult daughter, Cordelia, are her whole world. In addition to her already busy life, Crystal supports the… ## [#AudiobookReview~Brain Damage by Freida McFadden](https://pickagoodbook.com/audiobookreviewbrain-damage-by-freida-mcfadden/) _2025-05-26 · Debbie Shakespeare Smith · Pick A Good Book_ An Audiobook That Will Keep You Listening WHAT IT’S ABOUT After years of hard work, Dr. Charly McKenna finally has it all. Prosperous career as a dermatologist? Check. Spacious apartment overlooking Central Park? Check. Handsome lawyer husband? Double check. Then one night, a bullet rips through the right side of her skull and she loses everything. As Charly struggles to recover from her brain… ## [#BookReview ~ The Accused by Cara Putman](https://pickagoodbook.com/bookreview-the-accused-by-cara-putman/) _2025-04-21 · Debbie Shakespeare Smith · Pick A Good Book_ Book 2 of 2: Secrets to Keep WHAT IT’S ABOUT When a popular college student is murdered, her international roommate, Anneliese, becomes a prime suspect. But law professor Margeaux Robbins doesn’t believe that the quiet, lonely German girl in her class is the killer. Chase Crandall is a burned-out defense attorney ready to extricate himself from the grind of criminal law. After he loses a client to… ## [#BookReview ~ We Are Made of Stars by Rochelle B. Weinstein](https://pickagoodbook.com/bookreview-we-are-made-of-stars-by-rochelle-b-weinstein/) _2025-03-13 · Debbie Shakespeare Smith · Pick A Good Book_ Vis Ta Vie: A Story of Secrets and Farewells WHAT IT’S ABOUT At the Vis Ta Vie inn, Reneé and Jean-Paul De La Rue face the daunting decision to close their beloved home for good. They’re not the only ones going through a season of change, though. Their guests include three couples in crisis: Hollywood celebs Leo and Penny are spending their silver anniversary together while on the cusp of divorce.… ## [#BookReview ~ The Curse of the Dead Man’s Diamond](https://pickagoodbook.com/bookreview-the-curse-of-the-dead-mans-diamond/) _2025-03-07 · Debbie Shakespeare Smith · Pick A Good Book_ by Christyne Morrell A Spirited Adventure in Winklevoss Manor WHAT IT’S ABOUT After twelve-year-old Charlie moves from New York City to sweaty, sticky Florida, she’ll do anything to get back home. Even if it involves ghosts. Winklevoss Manor, Charlie’s new house, is a towering Victorian mansion famous for one thing—it’s haunted. Three ghosts—Ada, Arthur, and Guff—live there, and not by choice.… ## [Know before it drops (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/6EV0C08EoW6v) _2025-03-07 · **Sponsored**_ Follow a show, artist, genre or rocket and get notified before release ## [Water Grave by Mitchell S Karnes](https://pickagoodbook.com/water-grave-by-mitchell-s-karnes/) _2025-03-06 · Debbie Shakespeare Smith · Pick A Good Book_ Detective Abbey Rhodes Mysteries WHAT IT’S ABOUT Six years ago, Hannah Leah Abelard needed a fresh start. She changed her name to Abbey Rhodes and enlisted in the United States Army as a part of the “Ever Vigilant,” 18th Military Police Brigade. They taught her how to be a great cop. Abbey moved to Tennessee three years later and joined Metro Nashville’s Police Department. Now, in her third month… ## [#AudiobookReview ~Connecting Dots: A Blind Life](https://pickagoodbook.com/audiobookreview-connecting-dots-a-blind-life/) _2025-03-04 · Debbie Shakespeare Smith · Pick A Good Book_ A Man’s Unbelievable Journey And Accomplishments Joshua A. Miele (Author), Wendell Jamieson – contributor (Author), Greg D. Barnett (Narrator) WHAT IT’S ABOUT The extraordinary memoir of a scientist who became blind at a young age—how he navigates his experience and channels his genius into decades of cutting‑edge work in accessibility—packed with humor, adventure, and insights on life and…