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Martha A. Cheves's Blog – February 2010 Archive (7)

Ghost at Work - Carolyn Hart, Author

Ghost at Work - Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat

"He's dead!" Her

voice was a whisper. "What am I going to do?" "Call the police." I

clapped my fingers to my mouth. I hadn't intended to speak. "I can't."

It was a moan. The moan turned into a strangled gasp. She looked

wildly about. "Who's there? Where are you?" Skirting the body, she

hurried to… Continue

Added by Martha A. Cheves on February 28, 2010 at 10:33am — No Comments

Purple Death - Brian L. Porter, Author

Purple Death - Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat

'Sam tried to move

his legs and instead fell in a crumpled heap on his office floor. He

felt more than just 'ill' now. Fear gripped Sam while the sweat on his

brow began to run down into his eyes. He felt a constriction in his

chest, as if someone had suddenly placed an iron barrel ring around him

and… Continue

Added by Martha A. Cheves on February 20, 2010 at 4:23pm — No Comments

A Lesson in Murder - Augustus Cileone, Author

A Lesson in Murder - Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat

'George Wheeler sat in the driver's seat, looking as lifeless as the car in which he was

sitting. On the seat next to him, was a stuffed animal which looked

like Walt Disney's Pluto. A large, flat, hardback book lay open in his

lap. Wheeler's usual black… Continue

Added by Martha A. Cheves on February 18, 2010 at 5:21pm — No Comments

Merry, Merry Ghost - Carolyn Hart, Author

Merry Merry Ghost - Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat

Susan

shakily reached out for the mask and held it to her face. Slowly her

breathing eased. The bluish tinge faded from her face. She put aside

the mask, sank back against the chair. "I'm tired now." Her voice was

faint. "Tomorrow I'll read everything." Her voice was flagging.… Continue

Added by Martha A. Cheves on February 11, 2010 at 5:40pm — No Comments

Marrying Mallory - Diane Craver, Author

Marrying Mallory - Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat

'In the past, Mallory Harrington felt cursed at times. Too many things had gone wrong in her thirty-two years of life. Her father had left when

she was five and never even said good-bye. As a seventh grader, Mallory

climbed a tree, slipped before reaching the ground and ripped her cheek

on a barbed wire… Continue

Added by Martha A. Cheves on February 9, 2010 at 5:21pm — No Comments

Crossroads - Steven Nedelton, Author

Crossroads - Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat

"Psychic Spying? The CIA, the Pentagon and the Russians Probe the Military Potential of Para-Psychological Spying" Washington Post, 1977.

"Mind-Altering Microwaves, Soviets Studying Invisible Ray," Los Angeles Herald-Examiner, November 22, 1976.

"V.S., a scientist from Kiev, claims that the practical… Continue

Added by Martha A. Cheves on February 7, 2010 at 11:30am — No Comments

Whitney in Charge - Diane Craver, Author

Whitney in Charge - Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat

"You've got all kind of kisses, right? There's the routine kiss. It's a quick brush on the lips when one or both of you are leaving for work or going some place. Usually there's brief eye contact with it so it makes it a… Continue

Added by Martha A. Cheves on February 6, 2010 at 3:30pm — No Comments