Only Time Will Tell

 by Jeffrey Archer

Only Time Will Tell is book one of a new series by Jeffrey Archer.

As anyone who has ever read Archer can tell you, he tends to write

can't miss this one books!

Harry Clifton is a child from a very poor family. His father died

before Harry knew him, and he and his mother live a subsistence existence

in a shabby little home with his mother's parents and her brother. Food

is not only not plentiful, but barely available. A bit of toast and the

leavings in his uncles bowl are all that there is for Harry's breakfast.

Despite all of this, Harry shows himself to be a remarkable child. Although

he is determined not to sit in a classroom, and as often as possible runs off to the docks,
he is a particularly clever and we are to find out, talented boy. He also has good

instincts. Despite being warned away often by his Uncle Stan, Harry befriends

Jack Tar, who lives in a railway car near the docs. Jack is no more than a penniless

ne'er to well, were Stan to be believed. But Harry and Jack become firm friends, and

Jack helps to steer Harry on a path of learning, during their hours in the rail car.

As time passes opportunities com Harry's way. It turns out that he has the voice of

an angel, and this small twist of fate begins to open doors that will improve Harry's

future. What a lucky boy, you say? Well, yes.. but he is also a good and caring young man,

and this too, helps him pave the way to better roads ahead.

Friends are important, and never more so than to a child. Harry's Best friends are Giles Barrington,

who comes from a wealthy family and A. Deakins, who like Harry has had a rough start. They meet in

school and form a fast and enduring friendship. This is yet one more thing that will change Harry

Clifton's life. But nothing will change it more than a decision that Harry himself makes in the

early days of WWII.

I have barely closed the covers on this book, and I am already anxious to see what the next book

in the series will bring. Archer is quite a storyteller. Let his words carry you along...

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The Lantern

By Deborah Lawrenson

The words are like flowers, as is perhaps appropriate in a story where

fragrance and its composition is nearly a character in and of itself. But

there are moments of casual cruelty hidden within the flowery language. There

is darkness, mystery and and the whispering of the ghosts of lifetimes lived and left.

He called her Eve. They met in the depths of a labyrinth and that too, was appropriate,

given that that their life together was wound between secrets she dared not explore. She

was happy enough, more than happy, in fact. At least in the beginning. Before the darkness

that secrets exude began to swirl around them. She was happy before the doubts began to creep in,

before the bones were uncovered in the garden.

This story is a journey that begins in the distant past, and ends with a promise for the future. IT

is a journey that I recommend that you take, if you like mystery touched with romance and dusted with

petals of flowers long since gone.

The Knowledge of Good & Evil

by Glenn Kleier

Another fast paced, though provoking, action packed thriller from Glenn Kleier!
Back to the Bible, and of course the Vatican for source material, add a daring, and dashing
young ex-priest with a pure heart and a crisis of faith and you have an idea about what this
book in about. Ian Baringer made a name for himself when he was still a priest by performing
an act of heroism, and saving lives.

Despite the acclaim heaped upon him by the church, he still struggled. Having lost his parents in
a tragedy that could well have taken his life as well, he longed to see them again. He left the church and began a quest to find a way into the afterlife. His research and personal experiences convinced him that only by experiencing a NDE, near death experience, could he find them. They had lost their lives protecting him, saving his life. He felt that it was impossible to go on with his own life, until he did all that he could to thank them, even traveling beyond death itself.

Angela was not only a co-worker, but his fiancee. They made up a paranormal investigating team for
a popular television show. This and his own personal wealth gave him the tools he needed on
his quest to journey beyond physical death. He had an ingrained goodness and belief in miracles, and
Angela was a skeptic. This gave balance to his mission, and to his life. Then things got even more interesting. Friends in high places were able to help him, even as others were trying to take his life away for good. Are there some secrets that should never be revealed?

The Man with Pointy Teeth

by M Juanita Taylor

I read this authors first book Last year. It is called Cogslea Revisited, and is about a group of atists referred to as The Red Rose Girls.Malindi is an African Wild Dog in Cogslea, and was perhaps my favorite character of all. Malindi is of course sweet, loving and intuitive, as are so many dogs.

We meet up with more African Wild Dogs in this story, but they resided in a zoo and are part of a behavior study.
Caitlin is an art student who volunteers nights to watch the dogs and take notes on their behavior. She is befriended by Eddie, an employee of the zoo, who frankly seems a little like a man up to no good.

We learn that Caitlin has a good heart and is impulsvie, perhaps too muh so, as she allows some dubious characters to stay with her when they are down and out. I further questioned her common sense later in the book, when after a series of unfortunate events resulting in more than one death, she follows the advice of another dubious seeming character who suggest she hold back some information from police.

I have to say that I was clutching the book and trying to turn pages more quickly than I should when Caitlin herself seems to be the target. She has a new love interest and things are looking too good to be true. That's when things always happen right? Romances come crashing down, the mil spoils and the roses die. I just happens that way.

This story has Taylor's typical cast of quirky and interesting characters, and her love of animals shines clearly
throughout the story. The mystery held up pretty well for me and the story held my interest to the end. Do i recommend this one? Why yes I do! If you like mysteries, zoos, quirky characters and bonus... The Philadelphia area, read it. I think you will like it.

It is dark around the edges, just enough to take in a sharp breath from time to time.. but, it won't keep you up at night. Sounds about right , don't you think?