Pine Village Co-op Murders ~ Chief John J Mandeville

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Pine Village Co-op Murders by Chief John J Mandeville is a very well written murder mystery novel.  It is reminiscent of Clue.  While reading this novel and delving into the lives of Detective Miguel (Mike) Sanchez and Detective Steven Boyd, the reader becomes surrounded by clues and possible motives.  Chief Mandeville writing style presents the plot of this novel in every day terms so the reader can understand without using too much law enforcement jargon.

This novel has many characters and every last one of them are important to the scheme of things. Tracy, Detective Sanchez’s wife brought a homey feel to the novel.  She was written in to support her husband but also bring a voice of reasoning to the many cases her husband brings home.  It also helps that she is like the queen of neighborhood watch and tends to get in a little trouble herself.  I enjoyed reading this novel and trying desperately to solve the murder mystery.  Chief Mandeville definitely kept me on my toes and wanting to read more into the lives of Detective Sanchez and Detective Boyd.

Knowing Vera ~ Rachelle Ayala

Knowing Vera by Rachelle Ayala
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Wow Rachelle Ayala’s fiction novel “Knowing Vera” is an amazing piece of work. Knowing Vera brings a mixture of fiction, drama, and mixes it solidly with murder mystery. Ayala gives a strong young woman the drive to focus on discovering the truth in many facets of her life; whether is love, true happiness and in this case finding the truth about her family and the ties to others that she holds dear to her heart. Vera is this young woman and Ayala gives her a voice and thank goodness the common sense and smarts to navigate through life and face past demons to obtain the truth of who the killers are versus who have been wronged in a past murder that has tainted her life so many years ago.

As a reader, I appreciate the simplicity and straightforward structure Ayala displays within this novel. She did not linger on too much background information it inundate readers and bore them; she gave just enough information to keep readers interesting in the storyline. Also, leaving out just enough information to keep the mystery alive.

When you are forced to reevaluate your family, friends and those you have trusted so long to determine “Do I really know this person, will they harm me” you will then know how Vera felt about all the characters placed in her path (Taytay, Zack, Louie, Cliff). Rachelle Ayala produced an amazing dramatic fiction in “Knowing Vera.” This novel is a quick read that will give you its worth in suspense, drama and romance.

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