Close Call and The Reckoning
Stones
By Laura DiSilverio
I’ve
discovered a delightful mystery author who has authored a wide range of books
in this broad genre. Many of you may
know this author from her enticing cozy mystery series: The Readaholics series, Mall Cop series,
Ballroom Dance mysteries, or Southern Beauty Shop mysteries. Talented Laura DiSilverio also writes
mysteries and suspense that will grip you with their heartwarming, emotional
depths and also chill you with their tense excitement.
In Close Call an incidental twist of fate
throws the unwitting protagonist Sydney Ellison straight into the middle of an
assassination plot. Sydney has to
analyze why suddenly extraordinary events are happening around her, what is
causing it, and then solve the mystery of who is behind it all before she’s the
next victim. The reader is treated to a
taut race analyzing clues on how the bad guy can be stopped in time. The twists are deftly executed by the author,
and enjoyed by this reader.
The Reckoning Stones is a very
suspenseful telling of a story about solving a cold case. It’s fascinating to read how a gruesome crime
many years ago can have such immense impacts on such a number of lives
later. Especially when the person
accused, convicted, and in jail is actually innocent. For me, much of this novel is about examining
loyalties well placed, and also loyalties misplaced or broken. Betrayal is a powerful motive, among other
motives. The justice system already has
someone held accountable for the crime, so they’re not assigning resources
again on a whim. It’s another compelling
and resourceful protagonist, Iris, who in this case is driven to free this
innocent man. By the way, that’s her
assumed name. Why does she have an
assumed name? You’ll want to read to
find out.
National
bestselling and award-winning author Laura DiSilverio is an exciting
author. She served twenty years as an
Air Force Intelligence Officer before becoming a full time writer. Her energy and enthusiasm for life is fully
present in her books. I hope you’ll give
them a try. And to learn more about her
writing first hand, enjoy our podcast Kendall & Cooper Talk Mysteries withLaura DiSilverio.
