Tag Archives: suspense

Silent Witness – Amy Maida Wadsworth

Annette Rodriguez has just learned that her husband, Tony, is dead. A victim of reckless drunk-driving teenagers, he died on the operating table while doctors tried to put him back together. With two children to care for, Annette is suddenly alone, not knowing what she should do. She has lived in San Antonio her entire married life, and it’s now her home, but she feels she should move back to Choice, Utah, where she grew up. Her mother, Pat, is a bitter woman. Years before, Annette’s father was found embezzling tithing money from the Church, using his position in the … Continue reading →

Opals and Outrage – Lynn Gardner

Bart and Allison Allen have been married for a year and still haven’t had time for a proper honeymoon. Every time they try, they get interrupted by a case to solve through Anastasia, the anti-terrorist division of Interpol run by Allison’s parents. But this time, Allison’s got her plans worked out. She and Bart are vacationing in New Orleans, staying in a nice hotel in the French Quarter. She has a special evening all mapped out – dinner at a lovely restaurant, a romantic stroll – just perfect. Until the phone rings. It’s Jack, Allison’s father and the brains behind … Continue reading →

Jade and Jeopardy – Lynn Gardner

We’ve seen Allison Allan fight terrorists with her husband Bart at her side. This time, she’s on her own. As the newest member of Anastasia, the anti-terrorist organization run by her parents, she is the least experienced and the least trained, and she’s just been given an assignment she’s not sure she can handle. Coming home from an afternoon of running errands, she gets a phone call – she is to leave the house immediately, taking nothing with her but some money, fake IDs, and credit cards. She knows she has minutes to get out, but what can she do … Continue reading →

A Sudden Silence – Eve Bunting

Jesse, a college student home for the summer and his sixteen-year-old brother Bry went to a wild party. They got a ride there with a friend, but there was enough alcohol at the party that soon their friend was incapacitated and they decided they’d be safer walking home. It wasn’t that far, after all. It was pitch black dark at 11:30 at night, and suddenly Jesse noticed headlights up behind them, pointing right at them. He yelled at Bry to jump, and then he himself jumped off the shoulder of the road onto the property that stretched alongside. Bry never … Continue reading →

Before I Wake – Dee Henderson

The huge Dee Henderson fan that I am, I looked forward to the release of “Before I Wake” most anxiously and have been reading it every night before bed for the last week. Rae Gabriella was a police officer before she joined the FBI. Bruce Chapel, her boyfriend, was sad to see her move to Washington DC in the course of her work, but he knew it would be good for her career. Eleven years have gone by since then, and Rae has resigned from the FBI due to a case gone terribly wrong. When Bruce contacts her and asks … Continue reading →

Twilight – Stephenie Meyer

I’ve been encouraged by at least fifteen people to read “Twilight,” and decided I’d better give it a try if for no other reason than to stop the hoards of recommendations. I’m just really not in to vampire books, to be honest, and I didn’t think I was going to like it. So how’d I do with it? Let’s see – it’s nearly 500 pages, I started it last night and finished it just now. 500 pages in 24 hours isn’t too shabby. Truth is, I was practically glued to it the whole time. Too bad for the need to … Continue reading →

One Night with the King (2006)

I love the story of Esther. You may have guessed that, given the large number of times I’ve blogged on Esther-related subjects. (Links to these are at the end of this article.) So it should come as no surprise that I’m reviewing “One Night With the King” today. Beautiful costuming, lush sets, and gorgeous scenery accent this already impressive film. Tiffany Dupont stars as Hadassah, a beautiful Jewish orphan who has been raised by her cousin Mordecai (John Rhys-Davies). When Queen Vashti chooses not to appear at a banquet held by the king to rally support for the war against … Continue reading →

The Operative – Willard Boyd Gardner

Kamir Daniels is part Middle Eastern as well as being an ex-cop. When he is pulled out of hiding in his remote Timor-Leste location to go on a top secret mission for the CIA, he knows that his fluency in the Middle Eastern languages will serve him well. What he doesn’t know is that his estranged wife, Rhiana, is the CIA agent who will be leading the mission. Two years ago, while working as a police officer in Seattle, Kam intercepted a man coming out of a bar. Obviously drunk, he was getting into his car when Kam approached and … Continue reading →

Amethysts and Arson – Lynn Gardner

In this continuing LDS suspense series by Lynn Gardner, we begin “Amethysts and Arson” in time to see Bart get a phone call from his Aunt Emma. Uncle Joe is a retired arson investigator who has been receiving anonymous tips of several terrible crimes that will be committed if Joe can’t solve them beforehand, and he needs help. Emma is scared and Bart decides he’d better come to the rescue. Allison is at his side – after all, they’re still newlyweds even if every minute of their married lives has been spent chasing terrorists. Utilizing all the brainpower the anti-terrorist … Continue reading →

Sapphires and Smugglers – Lynn Gardner

When we last saw Bart and Allison Allan, they had just returned from guarding a hacienda full of celebrities from the potential of a terrorist threat. Now in “Sapphires and Smugglers,” they’ve only been home from that adventure just long enough for Allison to go through training to become a full-fledged Interpol agent, they are pulled into their next assignment when Bart, who was on a mission in Sri Lanka, sends a coded message – agent down. Allison immediately pleads her case to be one of the agents to go to Bart’s aid, and along with her goes Oz, a … Continue reading →