Christmas Presents by Lisa Unger

 aired the week of December 16, 2024

Christmas Presents by Lisa Unger is a slim mystery thriller by perennial popular Unger.  Madeline hates Christmas.  Ten years ago right before Christmas she was attacked, her friend Sam was killed and their other friends the Wallace sisters disappeared.  Now a popular podcaster is snooping around bringing up old memories and pointing out that more young women from the area have disappeared so do they really have the right person in custody?  This may be a not so merry Christmas unless they can find the real killer before it is too late.  Recommended for fans of Erica Spindler, Shari LaPena and Joy Fielding.

The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year by Ally Carter

 aired the week of December 9, 2024

The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year is a fluffy locked room Christmas mystery by Ally Carter.  Maggie Chase is an introverted mystery author who finds herself at a large British estate for Christmas.  With her is her nemesis, thriller author Ethan Wyatt.  When Maggie's hostess her beloved favorite author Eleanor Ashley disappears, Maggie and Ethan have to work together to find out what happened to her.  For fans of Christmas stories by Nancy Naigle, Mary Kay Andrews and Sarah Morgan.

The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien

aired the week of December 2, 2024

The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien is a timeless story that follows a hobbit who inherits  a magic ring, and with it a quest to save all of Middle Earth. Frodo Baggins is given a magic ring by his uncle Bilbo. Unbeknownst to them, this ring belongs to a great evil power named Sauron, who is reemerging in Middle Earth and wants the ring back. Frodo is tasked with smuggling the ring across Middle Earth in hopes of keeping it out of Sauron's clutches. A huge inspiration for modern fantasy as we know it, the Fellowship of the Ring is the first book in the Lord of the Rings series. It is the beginning of an epic adventure that has captured the hearts and imaginations of generations. 

To Catch a Storm by Mindy Mejia

 aired the week of November 25, 2024

To Catch a Storm by Mindy Mejia is set in Iowa City.  Dr. Eve Roth is a physics professor at the University of Iowa.  She has been up in her plane taking atmospheric data readings.  When she arrives home she finds out her husband has disappeared and the police found his car torched in a downpour.  What is going on and what has happened to Matthew?  For fans of Heather Chavez, Alice Blanchard and Erin Young.