The Classmate Murders by Bob Moats

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The Classmate Murders is a fun and clever mystery. The story is written mostly in narration style, which works perfectly with this main character. You can almost hear the character’s voice as he tells the story and adds his own brand of humor.

Jim Richards is a regular guy, who is mature, divorced, and living with his parents to help take care of his dad. When he finds his long-ago high school classmates are being murdered, he and his friends step in to try to find the killer and protect Penny, his new-found love. I have read many books with female civilians getting caught up in a murder mystery, but this time it is a man who noses his way into the action. The cops don’t like it – until he comes up with some interesting clues. I enjoyed the variety and personality differences in the characters. It is also fun to read about people closer to my age.

It is a reminder to younger people that love can bloom at any age, but I thought the romantic antics started to get in the way of the mystery. Eventually it got back on track and came through with a satisfying wrap up to the case.  I especially enjoyed the last part of the book that sets the stage for the following books.

This is an enjoyable and distinctive kind of mystery.  Great prices on these books, too. Print versions can be purchased at http://murdernovels.com/ and ebooks can be purchased at Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Smashwords, and other e-book sites.

Web of Deceit by Darlene Cox

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Even as a poor young immigrant child Peter Brock had a lifelong dream. He never wanted to be poor again so he carefully devised “the plan”. Although he was already well educated and very successful, Peter’s plan continued as he brought his friends into the intricate Web of Deceit he created. All seemed to be going as planned until two murders occur.


I enjoyed the complex plot as both a financial crime story and a murder mystery. I was never sure who was going to end up on top, or still alive for that matter, until the end. Each character had a background story that explained just how and why they ended up in the plan. There were many twists to the story, and each character developed as the story progressed. This is a mystery has it all, diamonds, international crime, greed, suspense, thievery, murder, and revenge.