Jodé Millman

Whisk Yourself Away to Scenic Scottish Village in Beguiling Crime Novel

Poor Hamish MacBeth. In “Death of a Spy” (Grand Central), the 39th Hamish MacBeth murder mystery from MC Beaton and RW Green, his neighbors still view him as an outsider in his patch in the Scottish Highlands, Lochdubh. His community views him as a lazy copper, and he craves to…

Jodé MillmanFebruary 12, 2024

Fiction

Army Nurse Comes of Age During Vietnam War in Kristin Hannah’s Historical Epic, “The Women”

Imagine you are a veteran returning home from war after serving in the terrifying jungles of Vietnam. Then imagine that no one ever acknowledges your service. In fact, you are spat upon, shamed, and ignored by the country whose freedom you have sworn to protect. In Kristin Hannah’s latest novel,…

Jodé MillmanJanuary 31, 2024

BooksToScreen Fiction Miscellany

A Surprising “Hunger Games” Movie Prequel Thrills Fans in “The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes”

In 2019, Suzanne Collins, author of the blockbuster trilogy, The Hunger Games, picked up the phone and called Director Frances Lawrence to tell them “Surprise! I’ve written another book.” This shocked him and the producers because after the Mockingjay films Collins had affirmed “there were no plans for any other…

Jodé MillmanNovember 21, 2023

Fiction Miscellany

RW Green Continues MC Beaton’s Legacy in Cozy Agatha Raisin Mystery, “Dead on Target”

M.C. Beaton, with R.W. Green, hits the bulls-eye with her latest, and 36th, Agatha Raisin mystery, Dead on Target (Minotaur). Feisty, middle-aged Agatha is attending the Carsely Village fete when she’s enticed to participate in an archery exhibition presented by the Anscombe Archers. Before a large crowd, Agatha nails the…

Jodé MillmanNovember 15, 2023

BooksToScreen Fiction

What to Expect From Highly Anticipated “Lessons in Chemistry” Adaptation

For more than a year, Bonnie Garmus’ debut novel, Lessons in Chemistry, has clinched a berth on the New York Times bestseller list. On October 13, the beloved characters will leap off the page and into an Apple TV+ miniseries. Oscar-winner Brie Larson stars as the uncompromising chemist-turned-television-chef Elizabeth Zott,…

Jodé MillmanSeptember 18, 2023

Fiction Thrillers

Celebrity’s Murder Forebodes a Maelstrom for Secluded Village in Ann Cleeves Mystery

New York Times bestselling author Ann Cleeves returns with an evocative third mystery in the Two Rivers series featuring DI Matthew Venn. Prior to The Raging Storm (Minotaur), Venn had attempted to put the past behind him, but to no avail. When Jem Rosco, a celebrity adventurer, is found dead…

Jodé MillmanSeptember 5, 2023

Fiction

Summer Stock Romance Alters a Young Woman in Latest from Ann Patchett

Ann Patchett, the Pulitzer Prize Finalist for The Dutch House, returns with Tom Lake (Harper), her latest tale to grip the heart and soul. Lara Nelson and her husband, Joe, are the owners of a cherry farm in Northern Michigan, where they have hunkered down during the pandemic with their…

Jodé MillmanAugust 1, 2023

Fiction

Epic of Love, Family Curses and Faith From Author of “Cutting for Stone”

Rarely, I find myself at a loss for words on how to review of novel. The Covenant of Water, (Grove Atlantic), the long-awaited, bestselling saga by Abraham Verghese is one such occasion. Oprah chose Covenant as the 101st selection for her book club, and it is easy to understand why.…

Jodé MillmanJune 19, 2023

Fiction Thrillers

A Hidden Utopia Isn’t All It Appears to Be in Suspenseful Sci-Fi

Justin Cronin, the New York Times bestselling author of The Passage, returns with a haunting tale of capitalism, the ecological crisis, and preservation of our species in The Ferryman (Ballantine Books). For years, Proctor Bennett has served as the Director for the Department of Social Contracts, where he is assigned…

Jodé MillmanMay 11, 2023

Thrillers

New Agatha Raisin and Hamish Macbeth Mysteries Bring Murder and Mayhem

M.C. Beaton, being written with R.W. Green, has recently released two fun-filled, thrilling cozies to keep readers warm during these cold winter months and to transport them to the quaint British Isles. In M.C. Beaton’s thirty-third Agatha Raisin murder mystery, “The Devil’s Delight,” (Minotaur) Agatha Raisin proves she will do…

Jodé MillmanFebruary 13, 2023

Fiction Thrillers

Old Rivals Threaten Gamache in Louise Penny’s Latest, Soon a Prime Original Series

In Louise Penny’s new mystery, World of Curiosities (Minotaur), the past and present of Québec Sûreté Chief Inspector Armand Gamache once again collide in the idyllic village of Three Pines. But this time, in its most deadly form possible. Siblings with a Shady Past It is spring, and as the…

Jodé MillmanNovember 29, 2022

Fiction>Fiction - Featured

Harmless Teenage Prank Prompts National Panic in “Now Is Not the Time to Panic”

Kevin Wilson delivers a witty and charming coming-of-age story in his latest novel, Now is Not the Time to Panic (Ecco). Twenty years ago, famous children’s author Frances Budge was an awkward teenage loner. She had no true friends, felt uncomfortable in her own skin, and believed there was more…

Jodé MillmanNovember 7, 2022

Fiction Fiction - Featured

Veronica Roth’s “Poster Girl” Resists a Propaganda-Filled Dystopian Government

Number one bestselling author, Veronica Roth, returns with another haunting dystopian tale in Poster Girl (William Morrow). Set in a future society shaken by governmental upheaval, protagonist Sonya Kantor is imprisoned in the Aperture, a facility for political dissenters of the former regime, the Delegation. Her crime is that over…

Jodé MillmanOctober 18, 2022

Fiction Thrillers Thrillers - Featured

A Reunion, Jealousy and Murder – And an Exclusive Interview with Ann Cleeves

Feisty and Disheveled DCI Vera Stanhope returns for her eleventh North Umberland investigation in Ann Cleeves’ chilling new novel, The Rising Tide (Minotaur Books). Set on a tiny tidal island off the mainland, a group of friends gather to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of a school holiday retreat called “Only…

Jodé MillmanSeptember 6, 2022

Fiction Thrillers Thrillers - Featured

A Commuter’s Boring Train Ride Results in an Unexpected Destination for “The 6:20 Man”

In The 6:20 Man (Grand Central Publishing), David Baldacci’s latest standalone thriller, Travis Devine hates his new job. It makes him feel like he’s a hamster on a treadmill. Every morning he hops on the 6:20 a.m. train from Mt. Kisco into Manhattan to work as an entry-level financial analyst…

Jodé MillmanJuly 13, 2022

Fiction Thrillers Thrillers - Featured

The 1893 Chicago World’s Colombian Exposition Is the Thrilling Setting for “Peril at the Exposition”

In her exciting sequel to Murder in Old Bombay, Nev March turns back time to transport the reader to the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair in Peril at the Exposition (Minotaur). The protagonists of Bombay return, as Captain James Agnihotri and his new bride, Diana, have immigrated to the United States…

Jodé MillmanJuly 11, 2022

Jodé Millman

A Surprising “Hunger Games” Movie Prequel Thrills Fans in “The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes”

RW Green Continues MC Beaton’s Legacy in Cozy Agatha Raisin Mystery, “Dead on Target”

What to Expect From Highly Anticipated “Lessons in Chemistry” Adaptation

Harmless Teenage Prank Prompts National Panic in “Now Is Not the Time to Panic”

Veronica Roth’s “Poster Girl” Resists a Propaganda-Filled Dystopian Government

A Reunion, Jealousy and Murder – And an Exclusive Interview with Ann Cleeves

A Commuter’s Boring Train Ride Results in an Unexpected Destination for “The 6:20 Man”

The 1893 Chicago World’s Colombian Exposition Is the Thrilling Setting for “Peril at the Exposition”

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