Book Spotlight: Murder by Perfection, by Lauren Carr
An Article from Lauren Carr: Inside Criminal Minds It’s always a delight to feature a book written by Lauren Carr. Not only is Lauren an outgoing and vivacious author who is always willing to share, she also writes highly amusing mysteries that grab your attention. Throw in characters that grow on you and independent dogs that sometimes take over a scene, and you have a hit series. Murder by Perfection is book three in the...
Mystery Writer Tackles Cold Case Series, by Lauren Carr
Best Selling Author, Lauren Carr Lauren Carr has a new series once again! Beginning with Ice, we meet Christopher Matheson, retired FBI Agent, who soon becomes embroiled in a decades old murder investigation. What is unusual about this one is that Christopher himself was the prime suspect. Our review of Ice is found here on Jaquo. We do hope you will take a look at that. Today we are honored to present an article written by this...
Ice, by Lauren Carr
New! The Christopher Matheson Mystery Series Here’s another instant hit for bestselling author Lauren Carr. The disappearance of a young girl has branded Chris Matheson a killer for most of his adult life, though never convicted of a crime. After so many years is it possible to find what really happened to her? The title actually does reveal the nature of the first installment of this new series by best-selling author, Lauren,...
Twofer Murder, by Lauren Carr
On Tour with Lauren Carr and “Twofer Murder” Another wonderful mystery from bestselling author Lauren Carr. It’s a fun and adventurous treat as always. Well written. Fast paced. Humorous, of course. Complex and twisting reaches a new high with this one. Many of our favorite series characters are on hand for Twofer Murder, including those from the Mac Faraday Series, the Lovers-in-Crime series, and the Thorny Rose series....
Author Lauren Carr on Tour With “Twofer Murder”
A New Interview with Bestselling Author, Lauren Carr Spotlight On: Twofer Murder Anyone who visits Mystery Suspense Reviews often will know we are great fans of Lauren Carr and her various series. What began with one series has grown into the Mac Faraday series, The Partners in Crime series, and the Thorny Rose Mystery series. Each with interconnecting characters, you can’t help but grow attached. So we were delighted to join...
Real Murder, by Lauren Carr, A Review
On Tour with Lauren Carr and the Audiobook-a-palooza Blog Tour Real Murder, by bestselling author Lauren Carr, is the second in The Lovers In Crime mystery series. Dead on Ice, the first in the series, brought together Joshua Thornton, Prosecutor, from his earlier series, and Cameron Gates, Homicide Detective. When they first met, their chemistry sparked. Now married, the two will once again work together to find a murderer. The Story...
A Fine Year For Murder, By Lauren Carr, A Review
And “A Fine Year for Murder” It Is What fun it is to be back with Jessica Faraday and Murphy Thornton. The newlyweds in Lauren Carr’s newest series, The Thorny Rose Mysteries, are a hit with fans! This time Jessica and Murphy will find their still new relationship tested as violence from the past invades their present. The Story The Past: As the book begins, a young girl is hiding, cowering in terror. Another is screaming. Present...
A Fine Year For Murder, by Lauren Carr
Book Spotlight: On Tour With Lauren Carr We are so happy to be a part of the spotlight tour for Lauren Carr’s latest novel, A Fine Year for Murder. As book two in her newest series, The Thorny Rose series, we’ve been anxiously awaiting its arrival. Jessica Faraday and Murphy Thornton, the children of the featured characters in the Mac Faraday series and The Lovers in Crime series, were an instant hit when the two of them...
Killer in The Band, by Lauren Carr, A Review
Lovers in Crime, Book 3 Another captivating mystery from bestselling author, Lauren Carr, has arrived on the scene. If you haven’t read one of Lauren’s novels, do start as soon as you can. Mystery, suspense, and humor are all spun together into a complex plot that will keep you guessing. Homicide detective, Cameron Gates, and husband, County Prosecutor , Joshua Thornton, return in their Lovers in Crime series. The...
A Day in the Life of a Mystery Writer, by Lauren Carr
On Tour with “The Murders At Astaire Castle” Here at Jaquo and Mystery Suspense Reviews, we’ve been fans of Lauren Carr ever since reading the first book in her Mac Faraday series. You can’t help but grow attached to Mac, Archie, and of course, German shepherd Gnarly. Reading the series in order was great fun. That included The Murders at Astaire Castle, which I reviewed here on Jaquo as soon as I finished....
Do-It-Yourself Publishing: Step-By-Step, By Lauren Carr
Book Spotlight: Killer in The Band We are thrilled to spotlight Lauren Carr’s latest entry in the Lovers in Crime mystery series. This newest release is going on tour! Today we are spotlighting the book, to wet your appetite. We will also be reviewing the book on November 16th. Don’t miss it! This time around, Ms. Carr has provided an excerpt to tempt you. You will find it at the very end of this post. Enjoy! I know I will. As...
Candidate For Murder, by Lauren Carr, A Review
Best one yet! Lauren Carr has once again surprised and delighted readers with Candidate For Murder, the newest addition to the Mac Faraday series. Well written, hugely entertaining, it is a book you won’t want to stop reading–even when you have reached the end. Because it isn’t just about politics. It is about murder. Murders, actually. Way more than one, and not all are recent. The Story It starts off with action...
Writing Multiple Mystery Series: Keeping Up with Your Children, by Lauren Carr
Lauren Carr returns today to share with readers how she manages her various series. Each is different, yet the characters overlap in a way that makes you want to read all of them! This month, her latest in the Mac Faraday series, Candidate for Murder, will be released. Watch for our review coming soon! On a virtual tour in June and July, you can find more about Lauren, her series, and her books, here at her iRead Book Tours Home...
Spotlight on “Candidate For Murder,” by Lauren Carr
Lauren Carr is back this month with her twelfth entry to the Mac Faraday series. Candidate For Murder is sure to be another bestseller for the popular author. All the more so because it features Gnarly. Who would have thought he might run for office. I’d vote for him in a minute. Ms. Carr is currently on a virtual book tour with iRead Book Tours. From June 20th through July 29th, she will be around and about with doing...
A Visit With Lauren Carr, Author of Cancelled Vows
Our Interview with Lauren Carr Bestselling author, Lauren Carr, has a new mystery in the Mac Faraday series. We’ve been following his story for a few years now, catching up, one by one. Cancelled Vows is the eleventh in the series. With each book, it is easy to grow more and more attached to the characters, especially since several now appear in their own series. Ms. Carr is currently on a virtual book tour for Cancelled...
Cancelled Vows, by Lauren Carr, A Review
The Mac Faraday Series, Book 11 With the release of the eleventh book in her popular mystery series, Lauren Carr has begun a new virtual book tour as well. The tour, sponsored by iRead Book Tours, runs throughout the month of February. If you head over to her page at the link above you will see her full and busy schedule. You can read additional reviews, articles by the author, interviews and more. You will be glad you checked it...
Dead on Ice, by Lauren Carr, A Review
The Lovers In Crime Dead on Ice is the beginning of the new “Lovers In Crime Mystery” series that found it’s footing in the Mac Faraday series. Fans of the Mac’s series will recognize the characters we get to know in this fun mystery. State police detective Cameron Gates from Pennsylvania and Prosecutor Joshua Thornton, of Hancock County are the lovers in crime. The two both showed up on a case involving Mac...
Kill and Run, by Lauren Carr: A Review
We are pleased to be a part of Lauren Carr’s virtual book tour for Kill and Run, sponsored by iRead Book Tours. The tour began August 31st and runs through October 6th. That means Ms. Carr has been keeping a very busy schedule. Here’s our review of her latest soon-to-be-bestseller! Kill and Run, by Lauren Carr If you are a fan of mystery suspense thrillers, you won’t want to miss the latest book from Lauren Carr....
Three Days to Forever, by Lauren Carr, A Book Review
Will Murder Stop The Wedding? The Mac Faraday Mystery series, written by Lauren Carr, has been a pleasure to read. When I first learned of Ms. Carr’s books, I went back to the beginning to follow the series in order. As a result, I’ve grown fond of each character in the series, along with characters that appear in her Lovers in Crime series. Up until now, the books have often been called cozy mysteries. In some ways I understand...
The Line between Research and Literary License, by Lauren Carr
Today we are pleased to present an article from bestselling author, Lauren Carr. We are currently participating in her virtual book tour for her new book, Kill and Run. The first in her new Thorny Rose Mystery series was released September 4, 2015. The tour, courtesy of iRead Book Tours, will run from August 31 to October 9th, 2015. If you would like to see the full schedule of events, you can find it here at iRead Book Tours. The...
Lauren Carr’s New Virtual Book Tour Begins Monday
Get ready to take an online tour with bestselling author, Lauren Carr! August 31, 2015 will begin a six week virtual book tour featuring her new release, Kill and Run. We are pleased to be a part of this tour, both here at Jaquo and at Mystery Suspense Reviews. The first in the The Thorny Rose Mysteries will take a big step into the suspense thriller genre. I’m about halfway through the advanced reader copy I received for the tour...
Book Review: A Wedding and a Killing, by Lauren Carr
Murder interferes with Archie and Mac’s attempt to get married in this entry to the Mac Faraday series. In church for a quiet ceremony, Gnarly alerts the attendants to a body. Mac assures Archie they will wrap it up quickly. It looks like he might be right when a man comes to the police station to confess. Before they can interview him, there are two more confessions. Why is everyone so anxious to claim responsibility?...
Twelve to Murder, by Lauren Carr, A Review
A couple found murdered in their mansion, a man’s name spelled out in blood. Could it really be that easy? Not likely in a novel written by Lauren Carr! If you are familiar with her series, you will know there will be many potential killers with as many potential motives. This one involves… A long ago kidnapping A woman killed when her car goes over a cliff A missing man who may have done it Drugs and the dealing of them...
Book Review: The Lady who Cried Murder, by Lauren Carr
The Mac Faraday Series Lauren Carr has captured my loyalty with her Mac Faraday series. With her newest release today, Open Season for Murder, she has ten novels in the Mac Faraday series. With every book I finish, I find myself anxious to get to the next. A solid, often complicated, mystery, lovable and laughable characters, a little romance, and seriously bad, bad guys. As a matter of fact, her stories usually include several...
Book Review: Murders at Astaire Castle, by Lauren Carr
The word ‘murders’ is right! You will find even more than usual in this exciting tale by Lauren Carr. But then it does span decades between the past and the present. The fifth novel in her Mac Faraday series, The Murders at Astaire Castle was published in July of 2013, in time to get in the spirit of Halloween. Of course, spooky can be fun any time of year. I enjoyed being back with Mac, Archie, David, and Gnarly once...
Author Lauren Carr Shares Her Series Secrets
Author Lauren Carr Shares Her Series Secrets Once again, author Lauren Carr was willing to let us get a little further into her mind as a writer. This week she will be wrapping up her virtual book tour for her latest release, Three Days to Forever. You can still catch her at various stops. To check her schedule, click here. Lauren, thank you for taking the time to answer more questions for us! In this interview, I’d like to ask...
Book Review: Blast from the Past, by Lauren Carr
A woman is killed when she falls down the stairs. Men die writhing, in a little coffee shop. Death may not be that unusual these days in Deep Creek Lake, but then someone tries to kill Archie, the woman Mac Faraday loves. When she tells Mac the reason behind it and her secret is exposed, Mac and the entire police department will go to extremes to keep Archie safe. That raises rather a lot of questions: Who exactly are they...
Book Review: Shades of Murder, by Lauren Carr
Shades of Murder, book three in the Mac Faraday series, is an exciting story of two murders. Strangely, both appear to be same victim! Intriguing it is. Mac Faraday We first met Mac Faraday in It’s Murder, My Son, when Mac inherits over two hundred million dollars from his birth mother. Retiring from his position as a homicide detective, he moves to her estate on Deep Creek Lake in Maryland. Though he may be retired, when a murder...
An Interview with Bestselling Author, Lauren Carr
Meet Lauren Carr Lauren Carr is the bestselling author of an exciting, yet charming mystery series featuring Mac Faraday. That is how I first came to know her as an author. Since reading It’s Murder, My Son, I’m on a mission to read each of her many novels. As the author of the Mac Faraday series, the Joshua Thorton and Lovers in Crime series, there is a terrific variety ahead. Plus, a new spinoff begins soon. The Thorny Rose...
Book Review: Old Loves Die Hard, by Lauren Carr
Book Review: Old Loves Die Hard, by Lauren Carr Mac Faraday is back, front and center, in Old Loves Die Hard. Such an appropriate title too. There he is, settling happily into the life of a wealthy playboy in Deep Creek Lake, Maryland. Since he inherited 270 million dollars on the day his divorce was decreed final, he’s been doing his best to adjust. Just his luck that his inheritance also brought him a new half...
It’s Murder, My Son, by Lauren Carr
It’s Murder, My Son, by Lauren Carr It’s always a pleasure to find a new author you enjoy, and that is exactly what I have done with Lauren Carr. She has a series, considered by some to be ‘cozy’ mysteries. I think I would agree they are cozies. The word that comes to mind is “gentle.” This book was easy to read, light, with likable characters. Mr. Carr has managed to write an exciting mystery without explicit violence, sex, or bad...
So You Think You Want To Narrate Audiobooks? by Mike Alger
On Tour With Author, Lauren Carr, and Real Murder Not just Real Murder actually. When Lauren Carr decided to have her bestselling series recorded into audio versions, she was, as always, very effective. She did all of them. To celebrate and announce their completion, Lauren is on tour. Not with a single book, but with a batch of them. So, here we are on the fantastic Audiobook-a-palooza Tour, hosted by iRead Book Tours. As a bonus in...
Honoring our Military and Police Dogs
Today is National K9 Veteran’s day. As much as we love our pets, it’s a day we should all honor. The tasks our military and police dogs take on are some of the worst, and some of the most effective. Today, I’d like to honor them with some excellent books that feature these K9’s. While they’ve been used, probably throughout time, for various tasks from carting things, patrolling boundaries, etc., today they are honed into such...
Spotlight on: iRead Book Tours
On Tour with iRead Book Tours After participating in dozens of tours with iRead Book Tours, this time we get to feature iRead itself. It is their third year featuring a wonderful variety of fiction and non fiction books, so they are celebrating with us. Founded by Laura Fabiani, an avid reader and reviewer herself, you will find iRead an excellent choice if you are interesting in a virtual tour with your own book. Ms Fabiani is a...
New Suspense Thrillers for September
Coming Soon! New Mystery Releases This month is another exciting month for mystery suspense readers. Long popular series, a revival of a series most of us thought had ended, and a new series for a popular author are just a few among the list. It seems every month this summer has offered so many favorites. At least for me. You too? That is certainly one of the benefits of a series. Knowing that each year (or almost) another book...
Coming In June! New Mystery Suspense Novels
If you are looking for a good summer read, June will bring you a delightful selection of mystery suspense thrillers. With names like Stephen King with Finders Keepers, Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan Jr series by Grant Blackwood, and Joseph Finder with The Fixer, it’s clear June will be an outstanding month for Mystery Suspense and Thriller fans. Lots of big names, many sure to be bestsellers. James Patterson, Lauren Carr, Brad Meltzer,...
Have You Attended a Virtual Book Tour?
Come along with Author Lauren Carr as her tour begins Tomorrow on March 2nd, Lauren Carr starts new virtual tour to promote her latest release Three Days to Forever. You can see her schedule through the link below and follow her as she ‘tours’ through guest blogs, book reviews, interviews, and question and answer sessions. When I first heard the term ‘virtual book tour,’ I had no idea what it was. My imagination went into...
What Makes a Cozy Mystery?
What’s So Cozy About Murder? Recently reading a mystery I found in the reviews it was considered a “Cozy” mystery. I’ve read quite a few cozies. Often they are easy to spot. You’ll find a quilter’s club, bookstore owners, library cozies. They cover all types of topics that way. But the one I was reading didn’t seem to necessarily belong in that category. It roused my curiosity, so I decided to look into what constitutes a cozy....
Looking at Paintings (7): The Conchie
The painting, ‘The Conchie’, by the British painter, Arthur Gay (1901 – 1958), was first exhibited in 1931 to a sympathetic public reception. A decade earlier this would not have been the case. Background In 1916, with the Great War raging unabated and the number of volunteers drying-up, the British Government introduced military conscription. The Military Service Act compelled men, aged 18 to 41 (later extended to 51 years) to serve...
An Interview With Author Steven Gossington
Steven Gossington, author of Fractured Eden, chatted with us about his recently released debut novel. Dr. Gossington, a practicing emergency room doctor, brings his years of knowledge and experience into the complicated thriller. A doctor starting over in a new town. The town filled with dangerous, deranged residents. One of those residents is a serial killer who has his eye on the doctor for his next victim. Sounds like an intense...
Lady Ursula d’Abo
Lady Ursula d’Abo: The girl with the widow’s peak. Words by Lyndsy Spence Born into an aristocratic family in 1916, Lady Ursula d’Abo (née Manners) was interrelated with some of the most powerful and interesting figures of the 20th century. She counted the famous beauty and hostess Lady Diana Cooper as her paternal aunt, and among those famous aunts were Laura and Margot Tennant, part of the Victorian intellectual...