aired the week of October 17, 2016

Murder at Barclay Meadow by Wendy Sand Eckel introduces Rosalie Hart who has just moved into her old family home near Cardigan, Maryland.  While exploring the grounds she finds a body that is tangled along the shore of the Cardigan river.  The body is that of a local college student and Rosalie is troubled to know the young woman was found on her property.  When the death is ruled a suicide Rosalie feels that can't be the whole story and vows to find the killer herself.

aired the week of October 10, 2016

Lilac Girls by Martha Hall Kelly is a historical novel based on real people and events.  During World War II Caroline Ferriday works tirelessly to aid displaced French Citizens coming to the United States.  Teenager Kasia Kuzmerick gets arrested working for the Polish resistance.  German doctor Herta Oberheuser finds a job doing what she loves at a place called Ravensbruck.  To find out how these three lives intersect pick up the Lilac Girls today.  Please view 
Lilac Girls book promotion    for more information on this powerful story.

aired the week of October 3, 2016

Killing Trail by Margaret Mizushima is set in Colorado.  Deputy Mattie Cobb has a new partner.  His name is Robo and he is a German Shepherd.  When they are called out to a remote site Robo goes on full alert and leads Mattie to an injured dog that is guarding a body that is partially buried.  What is going on in their peaceful community?  Is this death drug related?  This is the first in a new mystery series that has lots of information on how a K-9 unit functions.

aired the week of September 26, 2016

Natchez Burning by Greg Iles looks at how well one can know family.  When Natchez mayor Penn Cage is contacted by the local DA because a man has accused Penn's father Dr. Tom Cage of murdering his mother, Penn's world is rocked.  The more he looks into the circumstances the more he is pulled into events that happened back in the tumultuous 1960s.  A look at race relations in the deep south through the decades.

Penn Cage Series
1. The quiet game

2. Turning angel

3. The devil's punchbowl

4. Natchez burning

5. The bone tree

aired the week of September 19, 2016

No Virgin Island by C. Michele Dorsey is set on the Island of St. John.  Sabrina Salter runs a business managing vacation property.  She is shocked to find one of her guests dead in the hammock outside of the villa he rented.  Thanks to Sabrina's past the police see her as a prime suspect.  The only way to get her quiet life back is to find out who murdered him and clear her own name.

aired the week of September 12, 2016

First Star I See Tonight by Susan Elizabeth Phillips is a romance novel featuring former football quarterback Cooper Graham.  Cooper has opened a new nightclub and is being stalked by PI Piper Dove.  Dove has been hired to look into Cooper's business and sparks fly when the two clash.  Part of Phillips very popular Chicago Stars series.