Life, Love and Books

A Fool and His Monet by Sandra Orchard When she joined the FBI Art Crime Team, Serena Jones secret hope was that one of her cases would lead to solving the murder of her Grandfather. Her passion for recovering lost and stolen art is fueled by this secret hope. Her mother's thought is she wants her daughter to have a job where her daughter would not be in danger all the time. When a dear friend of Serena's reaches out to ask for help, Serena steps up and takes on a new case: a missing Monet at the local museum.  Leaping into action, Serena starts investigating the missing Monet. Along the way she gets some help in form of  her great aunt, a cousin of a member of the mob and the super of her apartment building. This is only the second book I have read written by Sandra Orchard and I am truly hooked to this series. The first thing is the mystery part of the story, then she mixes in a bit of humor and romance into the story line. Serena Jones is a very delightful c...

Drawing Fire by Janice Cantore As a homicide detective Abigail Hart worked hard to help others solve homicides and bring closure to their tragedies When she is called out to a possible serial killer case, her best lead ends up being a Private investigator named Luke Murphy. When the latest victim turns out to be the relative of the governor, things seem to be working out for her on a cold case of her own. As the daughter of a former restaurant owners that was killed in a very deadly fire, Abby was placed into the foster system and hidden away for her safety. Now as an adult it seems she might be able to find some closure of her own, When the chance is offered for Abby and Luke to meet the governor on his terms, it seems like they both are going to get the chance to ask the burning questions. Instead the meeting leaves both of them with more questions then ever, after Abby reveals herself to the governor as  the daughter of his deceased friends. With everyone telling her t...