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Looking for a weekly podcast that's as fun as it is informative? Look no further than the Dark & Stormy Book Club Podcast! Our hosts, Ann Dark, Tracey Stormy, Kathy...
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Looking for a weekly podcast that's as fun as it is informative? Look no further than the Dark & Stormy Book Club Podcast! Our hosts, Ann Dark, Tracey Stormy, Kathy Night, and Misty Night, are passionate about books and love nothing more than sharing their thoughts on the latest literary releases. Tune in each week to hear our in-depth book reviews, fascinating author interviews, and predictions on what books are going to be the next big thing. With the Dark & Stormy Book Club Podcast, you'll never find yourself at a loss for what to read next! Life would be boring without a little mystery!!
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Dark and Stormy Book Club
Saying goodbye to Ann Dark
13 MAR 2024
A Special Announcement
13 FEB 2024 · We need to step away for about a month our beloved Ann Dark needs to take some time to heal. She can't wait to return to the podcast. Please join her family and freinds in wishing her well. We will be posting further updates on here or our facebook page. Thank you for your continue support and understanding.
Recommendations for your TBR list
6 FEB 2024 · Recommendations For Your TBR
Show Notes
On today's episode, we feature six books that we recommend for our listener's TBR. These are books that
have been sent to us for review. There is no way we can read every book but we want to make sure they
are highlighted in some way.
Ann reported on Good Girls Don't Die by Christina Henry (Berkeley 11/23). This is the story of three
woman with one way out.
Tracey reported on The Repurposed Spy by Oliver Dowson (self 3/22) A modern spy novel filled with
humor and intrigue.
Misty had Miss Blaine, The Prefect & the Weird Sisters by Olga Wojtas (Felony & Mayhem Press 3/23) A
prefect who time travels to help people.
Ann's second book is The Murder of Andrew Johnson by Burt Solomon (Forge Books 10/23) An inspector
looks to see if the president was killed in his home state of Tennessee
Tracey 's second book is Anna-O by Matthew Blake (Harper 1/24) The story of a woman who commits
two murders while sleepwalking and then never wakes up again.
Misty's second book is The Lies I tell by Julie Clark (Source books 12/22) The story of a con woman who
becomes what her mark needs her to be.
Tracey is currently reading “the Carrow Haunt” by Darcie Coates and the “Night Circus” by Erin
Morgenstern
Ann is currently reading “The Deepest Kill” by Lisa Black, “The Waxworks Man” by J.C. Briggs, and
“The Huntress” by Kate Quinn.
Misty is currently working on her new mystery series based on a diner with dead people.
What We Are Reading January 2024
30 JAN 2024 · 1-24 WWAR
New Beginnings
Show Notes
For our first WWAR for 2024, we discussed three books that feature new beginnings for the protagonist or
storyl
Misty reported on her book “Poison Ivy” by Misty Simon. This is the first book she had published in
2004. It has been re-released two more times since then and has just been again re-released. She says the
book is still a lot of fun to read.
Tracey reported on her book “What Waits In the Woods.” by Kieran Scott It features a ballerina who has
to begin over when she damages her leg and has to give up her dream of ballet. On the day she arrives
back in her hometown in rural Pennsylvania, a body is found behind her father's house.
Ann reported on “Conflicting Loyalties: My Life As A Mob Enforcer turned DOJ Informant” by Aiden
Gabor. It is a true story of a teenager who is forced to become an informant for the Justice Department in
order to stay out of jail. He remained an informant for almost 20 years when he got out. He then has to
start his life over a second time when he was diagnosed with ALS.
We also reported on the books we are currrently reading.
Misty is reading “Writing A Cozy Mystery” by Nancy J. Cohen, and says she reads it often to make sure
she is including everything in her books.
Tracey is reading “A Good House For Children” by Kate Collins
Ann is currently reading “Seed” by Anya Allborne and “Calico” by Lee Goldberg.
Who to Believe - Edwin Hill Interview
23 JAN 2024 · Edwin Hill
Show Notes
Today we talk with Edwin Hill about his book Who To Believe. It will release today from Kensington
Books.
Monreith, Massachusetts, was once a small community of whalers and farmers. These days it’s a well-to-do
town filled with commuters drawn to its rugged coastline and country roads. A peaceful, predictable place—
until popular restaurateur Laurel Thibodeau is found brutally murdered in her own home. Suspicion naturally
falls on Laurel’s husband, Simon, who had gambling debts that only her life insurance policy could fix. But
there are other rumors too . . .
Among the group of six friends gathered for Alice Stone’s fortieth birthday, theories abound concerning
Laurel’s death. Max Barbosa, police chief, has heard plenty of them, as has his longtime friend, Unitarian
minister Georgia Fitzhugh. Local psychiatrist Farley Drake is privy to even more, gleaning snippets of gossip
and information from his patients while closely guarding his own past.
But maybe everyone in Monreith has something to hide. Because before this late-summer evening has come
to a close, one of these six will be dead. And as jealousy, revenge, adultery, and greed converge, the
question becomes not who among these friends might be capable of such a thing, but—who isn’t?
Dark & Stormy's Top 5 Books of 2023
16 JAN 2024 · Top Five Rundown
Show notes
On today's episode we review our top 5 books we read over the past year.\
5
Ann – The Last Orphan by Greg Hurwitz
Tracey – The Devil's Chew Toy by Rob Osler
4
Ann - Last Known Port by Sue Anger
Tracey - Bone Rattler by Elliot Pattison
3
Ann – The Hunter by Jennifer Herera
Tracey – The Camp by Nancy Bush
2
Ann – Malibu Burning by Lee Goldberg
Tracey – Just Like Home by Sarah Gailey
1
Ann – The Bones of Birka by Cynthia Surrisi
Tracey – Blacktop Wasteland by S.A. Cosby
We had a few honorable mentions of books that we did not cover on the program but were so good they
deserve a mention
Ann's list
The Girl in the Eagle's Talons by Karen Schmirnoff
The Road To Station X by Sarah Baring
Holly by Stephen King
Tracey's list
The Only One Left by Riley Sager
Verity by Coleen Hoover
Carrie by Stephen King
TRIVIA
Last week's question
Which mystery author has a span of 29 years between the publishing of one of her mysteries?
a. Mary Roberts Reinhart
b. Ruth Rendell
c. Mildred Davis
d. Amanda Cross
The answer is c. Mildred Davis. She wrote 18 mystery novels between the years 1948 and 1977. She
didn't publish another until 2006 when she began the Murder in Maine mystery series with her daughter
Katherine Roome.
This week's question is:
Author Robert Barnard wrote over 40 mysteries. He wrote 4 mysteries under the name Bernard Bastable.
Who was his famous protagonist?
a. Wolfgang Mozart
b. Thomas Wolfe
c. Agatha Christie
d. Robert Barnard
David Simmons Interview - Ghosts of East Baltimore
9 JAN 2024 · David Simmons
Ghosts of E#ast Baltimore
Show Notes
On the first official episode of 2024, we talked with David Simmons about his book “Ghosts of East
Baltimore.: David was delightful. Worm, fresh out of jail, tries to make a little money to get back on his feet,
and make it back to the halfway house before his 9 pm curfew. But what should be a simple drop-off, spirals
into a nightmare. Worm is faced with a number of obstacles like Greek gangsters, gimps, mecha suits, wild
drugs, and more. This feels like the perfect cross-genre book written for me especially with the clone
conspiracy theory sprinkled in.
Ghosts of East Baltimore is a wild ride and the perfect mix of elegant yet literary cosmic hood horror with
textured prose that not many could pull off. Rich with history, and a deep-seated love for Baltimore, this is a
fantastic crime fiction debut.
TRIVIA
Author Gary Phillips has edited several anthologies over the years. One that won particular accolades was
one that paid homage to a past president. Which one?
a. Nixon
b. Bush
c. Washington
d. Obama
Phillips has edited a number of anthologies including Orange County Noir and The Obama Inheritance:
Fifteen Stories of Conspiracy Noir, with the latter receiving the 2018 Anthony Award for Best Anthology. The
Obama Inheritance was inspired by the many conspiracy theories generated about President Barack Obama.
Each story in the anthology focused on one conspiracy theory as a means to "Riff on it, take it apart and turn it
on its head, and give the reader a thrill ride of weirdo, noirish, pulpy goodness
Which mystery author has a span of 29 years between the publishing of one of her mysteries?
a. Mary Roberts Reinhart
b. Ruth Rendell
c. Mildred Davis
d. Amanda Cross
St Nicholas -Short Story by Bruce Robert Coffin
2 JAN 2024 · In the last of our Holiday Break short stories We read a story that Bruce Robert Coffin sent to us. It is a perfect story to end this season of giving and caring. Please enjoy!! Tune in next week for our regularly scheduled episodes.
The Noir Before Christmas by Ang Pompano
26 DEC 2023 · The Noir before Christmas written and read by Ang Pompano
Disappear by Sue Anger
19 DEC 2023 · The second in our Holiday Vacation series, Disappear is written and performed by the author, Sue Angejr. It tells the story of a sister's love and loss over the holidays.
Looking for a weekly podcast that's as fun as it is informative? Look no further than the Dark & Stormy Book Club Podcast! Our hosts, Ann Dark, Tracey Stormy, Kathy...
show more
Looking for a weekly podcast that's as fun as it is informative? Look no further than the Dark & Stormy Book Club Podcast! Our hosts, Ann Dark, Tracey Stormy, Kathy Night, and Misty Night, are passionate about books and love nothing more than sharing their thoughts on the latest literary releases. Tune in each week to hear our in-depth book reviews, fascinating author interviews, and predictions on what books are going to be the next big thing. With the Dark & Stormy Book Club Podcast, you'll never find yourself at a loss for what to read next! Life would be boring without a little mystery!!
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