Suspenseful and Quirky British Short Story You've Just Got to Read!

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— Lynnette Phillips (@LynnettesBooks) August 1, 2014

A Modern Day Plague? The Moses Virus by Jack Hyland

Archeologists on a dig in modern day Rome discover a long buried virus. Developed by the Nazis and hidden away in a secret lab beneath the Forum who knew of it's existence? Forensic archaeologist Tom Stewart seeks out the clues and races to stop and destroy the powerful virulent strain from being unleashed via the world's food supply. 

The Moses Virus is a  brilliant and brainy suspense thriller that leads us across Europe revealing secrets kept deep within the Vatican and introduces us to the sinister mind that wants to use the vicious strain to control the world. 

Jack Hyland pens a rich historical background, dramatic scenery and a perverse plot that turns a sedate archeology professor into an adventurous sleuth out to learn the truth and stop a madman.

Just when you thought there was nothing thought provoking being offered in the fiction world along comes this surprising and amazing read!

Jack Hyland is the author of a number of travel articles syndicated by Hearst and the New York Times, as well as a biography, Evangelism’s First Modern Media Star: The Life of Reverend Bill Stidger, which Brendan Gill (author of Here at The New Yorker) proclaimed “an excellent piece of work . . . a remarkable accomplishment.”

Recommended Reading: Dead Center (the Rookie Club, Book 1) by Daniell Girard

Summary

Fifteen years ago, the Rookie Club began as a tight-knit band of female cops struggling for respect from their male peers. Jamie Vail was one of them. So was Natasha Devlin, the woman Jamie caught in bed with her husband.

When Natasha Devlin turns up dead, Jamie wants nothing to do with the investigation. As a seasoned inspector in the sex crimes department, Jamie is facing her own terrifying case—female officers are being brutalized by a stranger leaving no clues. The Rookie Club is under attack, possibly by one of their own. 

Now, Jamie must confront her past and solve the murder of her ex-husband's lover before she becomes the killer's ultimate prize.

Recommended by Lynnette Phillips

If you're looking for an exciting and engaging read at a bargain price (the Kindle edition is only .99 cents) this is it!

I could liken this to checking in on your favorite ensemble TV program but I don't think I'd be doing this marvelous account any favors by doing so. These ladies have each others backs for sure. Add the professionalism, dedication, passion and respect you can feel as you keep turning the pages and you find an incredibly encompassing way to escape your world and enter theirs for a while.

About the Author

As one of four children, Danielle Girard grew up in a house where the person with the best story got heard, and it's probably no surprise that fast-paced suspense stories have always been her favorite. Girard's books have won the Barry Award and been selected for the RT Reviewers Choice Award. Two of her novels have been optioned for movies. Visit her website at www.daniellegirard.com.

Patricia Cornwell book excerpt: Inside the hunt for a killer

Patricia Cornwell's "Dust" book cover (Putnam)

(CBS News) In Patricia Cornwell's "Dust," the author continues the story of Kay Scarpetta in the twenty-first installment of her wildly popular series.

In "Dust," readers are re-introduced to the Scarpetta, chief medical examiner and the director of the Cambridge Forensic Center in Cambridge, Mass., where she coaxes the truth out of dead bodies and grisly acts of violence. At this point in her career, Scarpetta has seen it all and very little throws her, but right now she is exhausted and shaken having just returned from working one of the worst mass killings in U. S. history-the blood bath at the Newtown, Conn., elementary school. She's barely home and recovering from the flu when she gets a call about a dead body discovered on the nearby MIT campus. The grad student, identified as Gail Shipton, has been found on an athletic field wrapped in unusual cloth and posed in a deliberate way that suggests this isn't the killer's first victim.

Click here to read the excerpt

Just Finished Coaster by Lorena Bathey @Immtoo

by Lynnette Phillips

I just finished Coaster by Lorena Bathey. I read and enjoyed Lorena's first novel and was thoroughly entertained so when the opportunity to read this one came along I just at it. In Coaster Lorena explores the process of grief from different angles as handled by several different individuals. Throughout the novel you only get glimpses of the culprit but find yourself constantly wondering how anyone could possibly justify such an act in their own mind.

Written with skill and compassion Lorena Bathey has gifted readers with a very gripping tale in Coaster.

Check out the review of Lorena Batheys first novel Beatrice Munson

About the Author

After writing her memoir, Happy Beginnings: How I Became My Own Fairy Godmother in 2005 Ms. Bathey found new story ideas and characters introducing themselves.

She also loves photography, Italy, and a well made chocolate mousse.

Find her at www.LorenaBBooks.com

Suggested Reading: Murder on The Mind (A Jeff Resnick Mystery) by L.L. Bartlett

suggested by Lynnette Phillips

I normally don't like to read psychic or paranormal thrillers but I have to admit I did enjoy this. Maybe it was because even Jeff Resnick himself didn't know what he should think or feel when he first started having flashes of 'knowledge' he shouldn't be privy to. Initially the insights enter his sub-conscience in the form of dreams. Bad dreams.

 Confused by the sudden 'knowledge' he possesses Jeff decides to check it out and find out if the information he's getting is for real and soon finds himself involved in a grisly murder.

Ms Bartlett has written a thriller with an interesting twist you won't want to miss out on. There's nothing super-natural here...just a tale of what might happen if you're hit in the head with a baseball bat when mugged.

New Your Times Bestselling Author L.L. Bartlett writes under several different names . Read more about her and her novels and short stories at her website.