Have you ever read a book that made you flinch as you were reading it? That was the case for me with Dark Places. Even though what I was reading made my stomach turn at times, I kept turning the pages—almost reading with just one eye opened and the other scrunched to the [...]

The story is set in the early 1900s. Trains were an important part of transportation around the country. Isaac Bell, the main character, is a detective who is driven by his sense of justice. He and the others at the Van Dorn dective agency made a good team. They are tasked with finding the person [...]

The Showtime television series, which just recently won a Golden Globe for Best Actor and had the highest rating for any show in Showtime history is based on this book. Dexter is one of the best shows on television and recently ended it fourth season with a huge shock, but I won’t ruin it for [...]

I may be a little late in reading Dan Brown’s Angels and Demons.  I know many people have already read this thriller.  The reason I picked it up was because I saw the movie and someone told me the book was much better—as is usually the case.  This book is filled with symbols and history about [...]

Shiver is another Young Adult choice, and I have to say, if the characters hadn’t been teenagers, I would never have guessed YA. The depth of emotion was a lot deeper than any other YA book I’ve read. Fans of Twilight will gobble this up!
So our story begins when, as a small child, the main character, Grace, is [...]

Looking back I am not really sure why I bought this book except that upon opening it, I saw that it was neatly broken up by regions of New Jersey and then smaller subsections with towns in New Jersey.  I couldn’t help but skim over the “ghostly places” in the towns I know best.  Then [...]