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

N.T. Wright

N.T. Wright

N.T. Wright is a Bishop and Biblical scholar. He has authored many books on the subject/ ...
Decaffeinated Corpse

Decaffeinated Corpse

Murder is Certainly a Buzz Kill Arthur: Cleo Coyle When Ric Gostwick, elegant playboy and boyhood pall of Clare’s philandering ...
Two Dragons (Zaniyah Trilogy, Book 2)

Two Dragons (Zaniyah Trilogy, Book 2)

Enter a Land of Magic and Dragons Author: Kelly Ann Jacobson Left at a cliffhanger ending, the Zaniyah trilogy returns ...
Red Book of Primrose House, The

Red Book of Primrose House, The

Pru Parke, gardener extraordinaire and casual sleuth, has been invited to re-create the garden around the esteemed Primrose House, returning ...
Marty Wingate

Marty Wingate

Marty Wingate is the author of the Potting Shed mysteries and several non-fiction books about gardening ...
Wandering into Myths: Problems with the Protestant Church of Christ’s Theory of Apostasy and Restoration

Wandering into Myths: Problems with the Protestant Church of Christ’s Theory of Apostasy and Restoration

A Discussion Between Fundamentalism and Catholicism Author: Patrick Vandapool As a little bit of necessary background for this review, I ...
Patrick Vandapool

Patrick Vandapool

Patrick Vandapool was a preacher for the Church of Christ and later, after much soul searching, transitioned and became a ...
Mrs. Kaplan and the Matzo Ball of Death

Mrs. Kaplan and the Matzo Ball of Death

 A Tepid Start to a New Mystery Series Author: Mark Reutlinger Something’s brewing at the Rebecca Cohen Home for Jewish ...
Mark Reutlinger

Mark Reutlinger

Mark Reutlinger is the author of Made in China and Mrs. Kaplan and the Matzo Ball of Death ...
Quiche of Death, The

Quiche of Death, The

Agatha's First Cozy Mystery Author: M.C. Beaton Agatha Raisin, pushy PR firm leader extraordinaire, is ready for early retirement and ...
Beast Rising

Beast Rising

Lake Monsters, Legends, and Booze Author: Gregg Almquist Laird Mention, our enigmatic narrator, is leaving an asylum where he has ...
Forever Richard

Forever Richard

The Ties that Bind: Un-cursed and yet Lost Author: Sue Dent Released from their curses by their faith in God, ...
nancy drew and the hidden staircase

Nancy Drew and The Hidden Staircase

Cozy Mystery with Ghosts, a Mysterious Mansion, and Hidden Passages Author: Carolyn Keene Nancy Drew, young woman and expert sleuth, ...
Murder Most Frothy

Murder Most Frothy

When Exclusive Summer Retreats Turn Deadly Author: Cleo Coyle For Clare Cosi, manager of the Village blend, it’s a joyous ...
Overwinter: A Werewolf Tale

Overwinter: A Werewolf Tale

How Far Would you Go for Redemption? Author: David Wellington Cursed for life by the man who killed her father ...
Death of a Political Plant

Death of a Political Plant

Muckraking with the Fishes Author: Ann Ripley The third novel in Ann Ripley’s Gardening Series mysteries finds Louise Eldrich, wife ...
Wildest Ride, The (Hot Pleasures)

Wildest Ride, The (Hot Pleasures)

A Quickie Story in a Pleasure Palace Author: Vonnick de Rosmadec Nineteen-year-old Florence arrives at Ghislaine’s mansion of pleasures for ...
Murder 101

Murder 101

Spice Up Your Love Life with a Little Murder Author: Maggie Barbieri Alison Bergeron certainly has enough on her plate ...
Maggie Barbieri

Maggie Barbieri

Maggie Barbieri is the writer of the cozy mystery Murder 101 series. She is also a freelance writer ...
Nancy Drew and the Secret of the Old Clock

Nancy Drew and the Secret of the Old Clock

A Tepid Start to the First in a Childhood Favorite Series Author: Carolyn Keene Recently having acquired a nearly complete, ...