Frances Carden

About Frances

Frances is the author of the horror novella The Mine. She has also been published in Abundant Grace; Magical: An Anthology of Fantasy, Fairy Tales, and other Magical Fiction for Adults; Answers I’ll Accept: True Accounts of Online Dating; 20 Something Magazine; and Wisteria Magazine. She wrote for Epinions.com for eight years. Frances is currently working on a dark fantasy/horror novel called Plague Town.

Frances has a Masters in Fiction Writing from Johns Hopkins  and works as a technical writer during the day, where she attempts to make software exciting.

Frances’ Reviews

Brothers Karamazov, The

Brothers Karamazov, The

Introspection, Theology, and Mother Russia Author: Fyodor Dostoyevsky The classics kick continues with full immersion into the heady and essentially ...
Faithful Place

Faithful Place

A Past That Can't Stay Dead Author: Tana French Three books in to Tana French’s darkly elegant Dublin Murder Squad ...
Then She Was Gone

Then She Was Gone

Secrets in Love, Secrets in Death Author: Lisa Jewell One bright fall day she is walking to the library, the ...
Lafayette in the Somewhat United States (Frances)

Lafayette in the Somewhat United States (Frances)

History or Sarcasm? Author: Sarah Vowell My first stint with Book of the Month resulted in a free copy of Lafayette ...
Trick of the Light, A

Trick of the Light, A

Friends and Enemies Author: Louise Penny In Three Pines the art of life and the shattering surrealism of death are ...
Language of Flowers, The

Language of Flowers, The

Bouquets of Thistle  Author: Vanessa Diffenbaugh The nature of Victoria Jones’ soul is to communicate with flowers. Thistles for misanthropy ...
Other Woman, The

Other Woman, The

She Loves Me, She Loves Me Not Author: Sandie Jones Emily is your average girl with it all: a boyfriend ...
Dead in the Cellar

Dead in the Cellar

Tornadoes, Hidden Wills, and Treachery Author: Connie Feddersen Book two in the Amanda Hazard cozy mystery series starts as any ...
Trial of Lizzie Borden, The

Trial of Lizzie Borden, The

How to Make a Sensationalistic Case Boring Author: Cara Robertson Having just finished Sarah Schmidt’s See What I Have Done, a ...
Snap

Snap

A Cop, a Thief, a Murderer Author: Belinda Bauer Snap begins with a young boy, left in a baking car abandoned ...
Line That Held Us, The

Line That Held Us, The

When Good Old Boys Go Bad Author: David Joy The Line That Held Us is labeled Appalachian Noir – an ...
In This Mountain

In This Mountain

Father Tim Encounters Health Issues and Depression Author: Jan Karon Father Tim and Cynthia have finally returned from their ministry ...
Troop, The

Troop, The

Waiting for the Worms Author: Nick Cutter The Troop jumped on my radar based on a recommendation by Stephen King. This ...
About Grace

About Grace

About Hope Author: Anthony Doerr About Grace is a strange novel, equal parts despair and hope. The narrative is encapsulated in ...
Nancy's Mysterious Letter

Nancy’s Mysterious Letter

Nancy Meets Her Double Author: Carolyn Keene In her eighth adventure, Nancy Drew meets her double, and it all comes about thanks ...
Evil Eye

Evil Eye

An Eye for an Eye Author: Madhuri Shekar Evil Eye is an Audible original tale that combines the compelling nature of ...
Archie vs Sharknado

Archie vs Sharknado

Shark Happens Authors: Anthony C. Ferrante and Dan Parent Ever since I was a kid, back in the days when ...
Perfect Mother

Perfect Mother

Whatever Happened to Baby Midas Author: Aimee Molloy The Perfect Mother starts with the hints of a classic revenge story ...
murder your darlings book cover

Murder Your Darlings

Mysteries and the Literati at the Algonquin Round Table Author: J. J. Murphy The who’s-who of the literary world, from ...
See WHat I Have Done book cover

See What I Have Done

Lizzie Borden Took An Axe Author: Sarah Schmidt On August 4th, 1892 two brutal murders shook the ever so proper ...