Althea's Reading Corner

Title: Deep Tide Author: Laura Griffin Narrator: Teri Clark Linden Genre: Romantic Thriller Format: Audiobook Listening Length: 9 hours 13 minutes Date of Publication: April 25, 2023 Description:  In this romantic thriller, an undercover FBI agent and a coffee-shop owner must team up when a local barista is found dead and danger circles their coastal Texas town. My Thoughts:  I am an avid reader of Laura Griffin and a lover of thriller books. Deep Tide is labeled as a romantic thriller, however, I would consider it more of a romance than a thriller. Don't get me wrong, there is definitely some police procedure in the book when it comes to the crime scenes and the kidnapping. But if you are a lover of thriller books, like me, then this is most likely not going to be the book for you. For me the book was a slow burn. I finished the audiobook because the story did keep me wanting to know more about what happens between the FBI agent and the local barista. I was hoping for more th...

Title: Santa's Little Yelpers Author: Andy Carpenter Series: Andy Carpenter Mystery Genre: Mystery Format: Kindle No. of Pages: 304 Date of Publication: October 11, 2022 Description:  Lawyer Andy Carpenter and his humorous investigating team return in   Santa's Little Yelpers , the next Yuletide mystery in David Rosenfelt’s bestselling series. 'Tis the season in Paterson, New Jersey: Lawyer Andy Carpenter and his golden retriever, Tara, are surrounded by holiday cheer. It’s even spread to the Tara Foundation. The dog rescue organization, not used to having puppies, has their hands full with a recent litter. Eight puppies are a lot to handle, and Andy is relieved when his co-worker Chris Myers agrees to foster them. Myers, a newer employee at the Tara Foundation, did time for a crime he swears he didn’t commit. When Myers discovers a key witness against him lied on the stand, he goes to Andy to ask for representation in getting the conviction overturned. Myers thinks they ca...

Title: Hooray for Trucks! Author: Susan Hughes Genre: Children's Fiction Format: Kindle No. of Pages: 24 Date of Publication: October 4, 2022   Description:  A joyful celebration of trucks and teamwork It’s time for the hardworking trucks at the construction site to get cleaned up! But when the narrator tries to round up the muddy machines, they dig in their wheels and refuse to be led away. They don’t want to waste time being soaked and lathered, scrubbed high and low—they want to flatten soil, haul dirt, carry bricks, and lift beams. They want to WORK! When the trucks discover that washing away the grime means they get to keep loading and lifting, they snap into action. It turns out that getting clean actually is work! Together, the trucks sponge and scrub until they sparkle. As they revel in their newfound gleam, the narrator reveals they’re cleaning up for an extra special purpose—a truck parade! The shiny machines roll down the street to the cheers of a diverse group of t...

Title: The Tip Line Author: Vanessa Cuti Narrator: Sarah Naughton Genre: General Fiction, Mystery Format: Audiobook Listening Length: 9 hours 48 minutes   Date of Publication: April 18, 2023 Description:  Anxious to get married, thirty-year-old Virginia Carey lands a job as an operator at a police tip line, where she thinks finding a husband will be easy. There’s Charlie Ford, a surprisingly sweet homicide detective, and charming police chief Declan “Deck” Brady. But just as Virginia’s plans begin to fall into place and she can almost picture a ring on her finger, she answers a call from Verona—a mysterious woman who provides a tip about four bodies on a remote local beach. Verona, a sex worker, also gives Virginia details on sordid and raucous parties attended by law enforcement officers—and on the strange fetishes of cops she has been involved with. Then comes an explosive tip: Verona thinks it’s a police officer who is responsible for the killings. But it can’t be true—the ...