"If Something Happens To Me"

A recent addition to our collection is the true story of the disappearance of Susan Powell, twenty-eight year old wife and mother of two young boys, in December 2009 and the eventual murder of her two sons at the hands of her husband/their father and his suicide in February 2012.


The authors have covered the story by making use of emails that were sent by Susan to friends and family, notes left behind, the police files (which were released last year when the case was closed) and interviews with friends, neighbors and family members.


Despite the case being closed, Susan Powell is currently still missing.  A chilling tale best read with the doors locked and the lights on.

Black Widows Can be Deadly!

My latest mystery find is a book titled The Black Widow Agency, written by Felicia Donovan. Billed as a "mystery series with a CSI edge," the series stars four tough, savvy women who run the Black Widow agency. The four women are very different from each other and each contributes her own unique skills to the agency. Katie, the agency's owner, is an ex-cop who excels in undercover work; Alexandria is fond of wearing black and is the "cybergoddess" of the group; Jane is the left-brained genius; and Margo is the office manager and gourmet cook. In the first installment of the series (the second book was published in 2009 and is titled Spun Tales), the agency's client, Amber Gordon is drugged, framed, fired from her job and in danger of losing custody of her daughter. The agency members band together and use all of their skills to bring justice to Amber and capture the perpetrator, Amber's ex-husband. Author Felicia Donovan is employed by a New England-based police department and uses her experiences in law enforcement technology to add authentic experiences to this book. I really enjoyed the comraderie exhibited by the agency's members and how they all banded together to get "the bad guy." This book was a very entertaining and quick read, and I look forward to reading more books in this series!