HIGH SUMMER READATHON

2019: August 1-31

SciFi for the third month,
Horror always,
And Rock those ARCs!!

Books Completed:

THE MURALS by William Bayer--ARC
ROSEMARY'S BABY by Ira Levin. 1967 hardcover
SLAYING OF THE INNOCENTS by Robert Dustman---ARC
DEAD SILENCE by Wendi Corsi Staub--read for Rising Stars Book Club at Writing.com. also Canadian Book Challenge
A HAUNTING IN ROSE GROVE by Rockwell Scott. ----Georgia
NANNY by Rockwell Scott
THE TOLL by Cherie Priest--ARC
LONDON by Isabel Knowles--publisher review
SWIPE RIGHT FOR MURDER--ARC. August 6 release
FORGOTTEN BONES by Vivian Barz. ARC. August 1 release.
PALE WHITE by Chad Lutzke. Publisher ARC. September 27 release.
THE HOUSE ON COLD HILL (COLD HILL #1) by Peter James.
LITTLE COMFORT (HESTER THURSBY MYSTERIES #1) by Edwin Hill.--ARC
THE MISSING ONES by Edwin Hill. (HESTER THURSBY MYSTERIES #2)--ARC
THE GREAT JEWEL ROBBERY by Elizabeth McKenna--ARC
CORPORATE WOLF by Stuart R. West--ARC
THE OCTOBER MAN by Ben Aaronovitch--ARC
THE FURTHEST STATION by Ben Aaronovitch--ARC
LIES SLEEPING by Ben Aaronovitch--ARC
THE GIRL ON THE PORCH by Richard Chizmar--ARC

WALES by Isabel Knowles

GHOST HAMPTON by Ken McGrory.
ARE YOH AFRAID OF THE DARK?  By Seth C. Adams--ARC.
BEFORE WE WERE YOURS by Lisa Wingate.
HALLOWEEN IS MURDER By Carolyn Arnold.
STATE OF LIES by Siri Mitchell--ARC.
THE LEADEN HEART by Chris Nickson--ARC.
GHOSTER by Jason Arnopp--ARC.
IQ by Joe Ide--ARC.
DIVERSE SIMILARITY by Sharon Rose.
THIS POISON WILL REMAIN by Fred Vargas--ARC.
CRYPTOCURRENCY by Reginald G. Phillips.--publisher review.
ECHOES: THE SAGA PRESS ANTHOLOGY OF GHOST STORIES edited by Ellen Datlow.--ARC.
COMBUSTIBLE PUNCH by Paul Michael Peters--ARC.
KILLING FIRE by Faye Snowden.--ARC.
ABANDONED: A GHOST STORY by Carol McMahon (short story 16K).
THE HIDDEN LIVES OF JACK THE RIPPER'S VICTIMS by Dr. Robert Hume--ARC.
A PREDATOR AND A PSYCHOPATH by Jay Kerk--ARC.
FIRE LAKE by J. C. Paulson--Canadian Challenge.
NOW YOU SEE ME by Chris McGeorge--ARC.
THE DOZIER SCHOOL FOR BOYS by Elizabeth Murray, Ph.D.--ARC.
NOW YOU SEE ME by Jean Bedford--ARC.
HAUNTED MINE by Carrie Bates.
WATERMELON SNOW by William Liggett--Cli-Fi.
MANTIVORE DREAMS by S. J. Higbee--Author ARC.
THE GIRL FROM PARADISE HILL (BOOK 1) by Susan Lund.
THE HAUNTING OF BEACON HILL (THE BECKONING DEAD BOOK 1) by Ambrose Ibsen.
COME AND GET ME by August Norman--ARC.
THE FOURTH MONKEY by J. D. Barker--reread (original reading August 2017; reread prior to reading THE FIFTH TO DIE and THE SIXTH WICKED CHILD --both ARCs-- in "Sequel September.").
THE CHESTNUT MAN --ARC.
BLOODY GENIUS by John Sandford--ARC. (VIRGIL FLOWERS #12).

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The House on Xenia (A Mary Catherine Mahoney Mystery Series) by Rita Moreau
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The House on Xenia
(A Mary Catherine Mahoney Mystery Series)
by Rita Moreau


About the Book

The House on Xenia (A Mary Catherine Mahoney Mystery Series)
Cozy Mystery
4th in Series
Independently Published (May 8, 2019)
Paperback: 332 pages
ISBN-10: 1096120712
ISBN-13: 978-1096120711
Digital Print Length: 209 pages
ASIN: B07R9Q682Y


A government conspiracy. A life-threatening secret. Can a psychic accountant balance the books of justice?

Mary Catherine “MC” Mahoney prefers numbers to her supernatural powers. But when a cold-case corpse shows up under her cousin’s family home, the only calculations that add up are paranormal. And deep within the floorboards of the house on Xenia, MC and her madcap Greek family uncover evidence pointing to visitors from another planet…

Pursued by military agents intent on keeping the secrets buried, MC will have to play by the house’s rules to expose the alien mystery. And there’s only one member of the family who can get to the hidden truth…

Can MC reveal the cover-up, or will a dangerous hush job close her books forever?

The House on Xenia is a standalone novel in the Mary Catherine Mahoney cozy mystery series. If you like psychic female sleuths, crazy family antics, and long lost aliens, then you’ll love Rita Moreau’s quirky tale.

About the Author


Rita Moreau is the author of the Mary Catherine Mahoney Mystery series.

A workaholic by nature, upon retirement, Rita Moreau began work on her bucket list, writing a book. Traveling the national parks with her husband George in a vintage Bluebird motor home, (on George’s list), Rita completed her first novel Bribing Saint Anthony. Back home she completed Nuns! Psychics! & Gypsies! OH! NO, Feisty Nuns, The Russian & Aunt Sophia and The House on Xenia. Rita and her husband live in a postcard called Florida where he has fun telling everyone he is the author’s husband. When not writing she joins PatZi Gil on the Joy on Paper radio program with Book Buzz Mysteries or you can find her teaching fitness classes and doing her best to keep busy. She loves connecting with readers.

Visit her at www.RitaMoreau.com or find her on Facebook at www.facebook.com/RitaMoreauAuthor. She would love to hear from you.

Author Links

Website – http://www.ritamoreau.com

Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/RitaMoreauAuthor/

Blog – http://www.radio-joyonpaper.com/book-buzz-mysteries/

GoodReads – https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6587803.Rita_Moreau

Purchase Links – Amazon

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My Review:

We've all heard of Haunted houses: houses that seem to live and breathe,  and often are inimical, even dangerous, to inhabitants. What about a house that is kind, compassionate, warm-hearted, protective? Such is The House on Xenia, a full-sized YaYa (Greek grandmother). It's also very much extraordinary, and I consider it the protagonist of this cozy mystery featuring generations of strong Greek women in Dayton, Ohio and Florida, also starring in a supporting role: Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, home to Hangar 13. Bring on those conspiracy theories! 

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Review: WANDERERS by Chuck Wendig

I was enrapt with this novel from Page 1, and throughout the 800 pages (ebook) and three days of engrossed reading, my interest never flagged. Science fiction (near future to contemporary), science, politics, anthropology, sociology, human evil: you can find it all here. Author Wendig paints on a vast canvas and does so enthralling. WANDERERS is a book not to be forgotten.

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