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Shadows of Doubt - Mell Corcoran, Author

Shadows of Doubt – Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat; Think With Your Taste Buds; A Book and A Dish
He circled her slowly, enjoying the cool feel of plastic as it crinkled under his bare feet. The poor girl was exhausted, he could tell by hr soft low…
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Added by Martha A. Cheves on April 9, 2013 at 4:21pm — No Comments

License to Lie - Terry Ambrose, Author

License to Lie – Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat; Think With Your Taste Buds; A Book and A Dish
“You lied about not knowing what Richard was upset about. Did it have something to do with Roxy?” The color drained from Tommy’s face. He grabbed the…
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Added by Martha A. Cheves on February 19, 2013 at 5:14pm — No Comments

The William S Club - Riley Banks, Author

The William S Club - Review by Martha A Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat; Think With Your Taste Buds; A Book and A Dish
Damon’s grandfather pulled a heavy brass key from around his neck. For as long as he could remember that key had hung there, a visual reminder of a…
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Added by Martha A. Cheves on January 30, 2013 at 3:50pm — No Comments

Dead Man Haunts - T. M. Simmons, Author

Dead Man Haunt – Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat; Think With Your Taste Buds; A Book and A Dish

Twila and I see ghosts.  We talk to ghosts.  We actually hunt ghosts and enjoy the heck out of our quests.  We love to prowl old buildings and…

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Added by Martha A. Cheves on December 30, 2012 at 12:44pm — No Comments

Looking for Pork Chop McQuade - Darlene Franklin-Campbell, Author

Looking for Pork Chop McQuade – Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat; Think With Your Taste Buds; A Book and A Dish
‘My illicit love affair began with a jar of homemade pickles. The whole thing started the same day Uncle Faucett got arrested for indecent…
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Added by Martha A. Cheves on December 17, 2012 at 4:41pm — No Comments

Yesterday's Daughter - Sallie Lundy-Frommer, Author

Yesterday’s Daughter – Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat; Think With Your Taste Buds; A Book and A Dish
Grace stared at the large stranger who filled her small apartment with his mammoth presence and suddenly felt very warm. She shook her head…
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Added by Martha A. Cheves on December 7, 2012 at 4:15pm — No Comments

The Exile Element - John L. Betcher, Author

The Exiled Element – Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat; A Book and A Dish; Think With Your Taste Buds
Inside a classified underground laboratory twenty-five miles northeast of Cairo, three white-coated Egyptian scientists labored over a small pile of…
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Added by Martha A. Cheves on October 17, 2012 at 2:35pm — No Comments

A Torn Page - The 2012 Spring Short Fiction Anthology

A Torn Page – Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat; Think With Your Taste Buds; A Book and A Dish

One of the best parts of reading short stories is that it’s like reading ‘a whole bunch’ of books in one.  I’ve always loved the fact that I can involve myself in so many…

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Added by Martha A. Cheves on September 5, 2012 at 2:22pm — No Comments

Death Comes Silently - Carolyn Hart, Author

Death Comes Silently - Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat; Think With Your Taste Buds; A Book and A Dish

Annie was struck by the weariness evident in his broad face. He was Billy,  big, brawny, and muscular, but Billy without his customary…

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Added by Martha A. Cheves on May 8, 2012 at 11:57am — No Comments

Vanishing Act in Vegas - Morgan St. James Phyllice Bradner, Authors

Vanishing Act in Vegas (A Silver Sisters Crime Caper) – Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of A Book and A Dish,…
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Added by Martha A. Cheves on February 23, 2012 at 3:48pm — No Comments

When Nothing Else Was Right - Carol Costa, Author

When Nothing Else Was Right – Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat and Think With Your Taste Buds…

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Added by Martha A. Cheves on February 10, 2012 at 4:29pm — No Comments

The Shape Shifters - Louis Bertrand Shalako, Author

The Shape-Shifters – Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat and Think With Your Taste Buds – Desserts…

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Added by Martha A. Cheves on January 14, 2012 at 2:20pm — No Comments

Third Trailer Down - Douglas Chandler Graham, Author

Three Trailers Down – Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat & Think With Your Taste Buds – Desserts
 
‘Sammy collapsed on the bed.  The girl was next, with a shot under her exposed chin.  The young man…the magnum hollow point destroyed his…
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Added by Martha A. Cheves on January 10, 2012 at 4:33pm — No Comments

Chill Run - Russell Brooks, Author

Chill Run – Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat and Think With Your Taste Buds Desserts…

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Added by Martha A. Cheves on December 2, 2011 at 4:33pm — No Comments

Behind Closed Doors - Brian L. Porter, Author

Behind Closed Doors – Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat and Think With Your Taste Buds - Desserts



‘Men have met their maker as a result of the greed and avarice of those who would turn the people of this fair city into denizens of the…
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Added by Martha A. Cheves on November 21, 2011 at 5:00pm — No Comments

Trouble Starts, Pane Follows - David and Linda Broughton, Authors



Trouble Starts, Pane Follows – Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat and Think With Your Taste Buds
    Ralph is the claims chief for a very large insurance…
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Added by Martha A. Cheves on October 16, 2011 at 2:16pm — No Comments

Noble - David K. Hulegaard, Author



Noble – Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat and Think With Your Taste Buds – Desserts
 
‘Her name was Jane Emmett and she was pretty much just your average seventeen year old girl, or at least that’s what everyone in town thought…
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Added by Martha A. Cheves on October 2, 2011 at 9:20am — No Comments

Dead End - Leigh Russell, Author



Dead End – Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat and Think With Your Taste Buds – Desserts
 
Abigail’s head hurt.  She was afraid something was wrong with her eyes.  She couldn’t see anything.  A heavy weight was pressing down on her chest.  She fought against a…
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Added by Martha A. Cheves on September 18, 2011 at 8:02am — No Comments

A Deadly Hand - Carol Costa, Author



A Deadly Hand – A Dana Sloan Mystery – Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat and Think With Your Taste Buds –…
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Added by Martha A. Cheves on July 30, 2011 at 5:10pm — No Comments

A Dead Red Cadillac - R. P. Dahlke, Author



A Dead Red Cadillac – Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat



‘I hung up, and with hands that palsied, I grabbed the nearest set of keys and drove our old farm truck into Modesto.  I ignored the familiar rattling of the loose drive shaft, the torn vinyl…
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Added by Martha A. Cheves on July 10, 2011 at 2:00pm — No Comments

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