Xepherus Reads

  Hello, Fellow Book Worms and Book Dragons!    As a fan of crime thrillers and horror novels, I love to sit down and enjoy a spooky tale. But when my two favorite genres collide and produce something even more exciting, I take it slow and savor the story.   The Outsider is written by Stephen King and is published by Gallery Books, an imprint of Simon and Schuster. In this explosive thriller, we are introduced to Ralph Anderson, a detective with the Flint City police. When a child is found murdered, the prime suspect is local kids coach, Terry Maitland. Eyewitnesses put him at the scene and forensic evidence matches Maitland's own. Ralph, infuriated by the police's findings, arrests Maitland at a local ball game. But their evidence is no match for well-documented proof that Maitland was in another city at the time of the murder. Which begs the question: how can one man be in two places at the same time?   The case grows exponentially wei...

    Hello, Fellow Book Worms and Book Dragons!       The works of Rachel Caine have kept readers happy for many years. From young adult to adult thriller, Caine has dazzled. Sadly, Rachel lost her battle with a devastating illness that she chronicled on her Twitter page. She was as brave as her heroines in her fight. And I feel that in keeping her fans on top of her own battles, she will always be remembered as a warrior. She will be missed by the literary community.   Wolfhunter River is the third novel in the Stillhouse Lake series by Rachel Caine. It is published by Thomas and Mercer Publishers, an imprint of Amazon. It has been a few months since Gwen Proctor's terrifying final showdown with her serial killer ex-husband, Melvin Royal. Royal and his psychotic followers have tormented and stalked Gwen and her children across many states. Now she is ensconced in what appears to be a quiet life in the community surrounding Stillhouse Lake in Tennessee....

   Hello, Fellow Book Worms and Book Dragons!     The works of Rachel Caine have kept readers happy for many years. From young adult to adult thriller, Caine has dazzled. Sadly, Rachel lost her battle with a devastating illness that she chronicled on her Twitter page. She was as brave as her heroines in her fight. And I feel that in keeping her fans on top of her own battles, she will always be remembered as a warrior. She will be missed by the literary community.         Killman Creek is the second book in the Stillhouse Lake series. It is written by Rachel Caine and is published by Thomas and Mercer Publishers, an Amazon.com imprint. The story picks up days after the events of Stillhouse Lake . Gwen and her children are once again running from Melvin Royal, who was revealed to have escaped prison at the end of book one. Gwen decides to leave Connor and Lanny with her allies Javier Esparza and Kezia Claremont, who are more than cap...

  Hello, Fellow Book Worms and Book Dragons!     The works of Rachel Caine have kept readers happy for many years. From young adult to adult thriller, Caine has dazzled. Sadly, Rachel lost her battle with a devastating illness that she chronicled on her Twitter page. She was as brave as her heroines in her fight. And I feel that in keeping her fans on top of her own battles, she will always be remembered as a warrior. She will be missed by the literary community.   I began to read and review her Stillhouse Lake series in 2018. She read my reviews and even retweeted my review links. I had a few short conversations with her that I enjoyed. She was a kind woman with a passion for writing. That passion is on full display with this series of crime thrillers.     Stillhouse Lake is written by Rachel Caine and is published by Thomas and Mercer Publishers, an Amazon.com imprint. In it, we are introduced to Gina Royal, a suburban housewife in Kan...