Book Review-The Tao of the Viper: A Kate Pomeroy Mystery Book 2-Linda Watkins | Miki's Hope

Book Review-The Tao of the Viper: A Kate Pomeroy Mystery Book 2-Linda Watkins

Monday, February 3, 2020


Kate is just about over what happened to her in the 1st book of this series-and she is back with her boyfriend. But get ready for some really scary stuff happening. Someone is messing with her head big time--and she found out that the guy she helped put away has managed to escape from jail. Meanwhile there is a really old guy who gives her the creeps--what he is up to will really make you shiver. However Kate manages to use a very new procedure to eradicate a very old evil!!

This series is not to be missed. Although this is the second book in the series it can be read as a stand alone-but you might want to consider reading the first one to see hiow it all began!


About the Book: (from Amazon)

"...wickedly clever suspense" ~Self-Publishing Review
"A fantastic and dark paranormal mystery" ~Readers Favorite

From USA Today bestselling author, Linda Watkins, comes the second installment in the award-winning Kate Pomeroy Mystery series,, The Tao of the Viper...

After the events of the summer before, Kate is finally getting her life back on track. She and Jeremy have reconciled and are planning for a life together. But things are not always what they seem. The arrival of a sinister old man, with an agenda of his own, may serve to turn Kate's ordinary world upside down!

"Fluidly moving between romance and suspense, The Tao of the Viper is a supernatural thriller with teeth, heart, and a visionary mind at the creative helm." ~Self-Publishing Review

The third novel in the series, Abducted, A Kate Pomeroy Mystery, is in process and expected to be published in early 2020.



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About the Author: (from Amazon)


Linda Watkins is the author of the multi-award-winning MATEGUAS ISLAND SERIES. She currently resides in Sedona, Arizona and, in another life, was a Senior Clinical Financial Analyst at Stanford University School of Medicine. In 2006, she packed her belongings and, along with her four rescue dogs, took the plunge and moved to a remote island off the coast of Maine. It was there that she wrote MATEGUAS ISLAND, which has garnered the following awards:

* 2014 Gold Medal, Supernatural Fiction, Readers Favorite International Book Award Competition
* 2014 First Place Award, Contemporary Gothic, Chanticleer Book Review, Paranormal Awards
* 2015 Outstanding Novel in Horror/Suspense, IAN Book of the Year Awards

The second novel in the series, RETURN TO MATEGUAS ISLAND, was also awarded a First Place in Contemporary Gothic Fiction in the 2015 Chanticleer Book Review’s Paranormal Awards and was named 2015 Finalist in Horror by Readers Favorite International Book Award Competition, and 2016 Finalist in Horror by the IAN Book of the Year Awards.

GHOSTS OF MATEGUAS, the third novel in the series, was published in early 2016 and, in 2017, was named "Finalist in Thrillers" in the Book Excellence Awards and "Finalist in Horror/Suspense" in the IAN Book of the Year Awards.

In addition to the MATEGUAS books, in 2017, Linda published a new stand-alone novel, SUMMER GIRL, and a novella, SARAH & ZOEY, A STORY ABOUT THE POWER OF UNCONDITIONAL LOVE.

Today, she is working on a new series of gothic fiction, THE KATE POMEROY MYSTERIES, the first installment of which she hopes to publish in late 2018. Also, on her agenda will be to write the fourth installment in THE MATEGUAS SERIES.

Serious about dog welfare and rescue, all net proceeds from sales of THE MATEGUAS ISLAND SERIES are donated to Linda's charitable trust, The Raison d'Etre Fund for Dogs, Dedicated to Rescue and Research.

Linda is a member of the Horror Writers Association, The Great Lakes Association of Horror Writers, The International Association of Crime Writers (N.A.), and the Authors Guild.

To take a look at her other works or communicate with her, please visit her website (www.lindawatkins-author.com), her blog where she posts book reviews and other features (www.lindawatkins.biz) and/or her novel website, dedicated to the Mateguas Island Series (www.mateguasisland.com).


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3 comments :

Linda Watkins said...

Thank you so much. So glad you enjoyed my work!

Mary Gardner said...

I like books that can be read as a series or stand alone. Thanks for the review.

Tamra Phelps said...

I like mysteries and thrillers, and I find the supernatural really interesting. So, this sounds right up my alley.

 
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