Archive for October 23, 2026

Welcome to My 31 Days Of Thrills And Chills 2026! I’m so excited to do it again. I’ll be sharing reviews and lots of extra spooky stuff every day leading up to Halloween. I hope you’ll join me!

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I’m sharing all kinds of books, movies, and other spooky stuff for every day in October. Gots to get those scares on for the 31st!

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 The Wolfen

By Whitley Strieber

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Genre: Horror

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MY REVIEW

This review is long overdue. I read Wolfen back in the late 1970s and loved it. Then they came out with the movie in 1981 and I loved that too.

The wolf creatures are mentioned as werewolves but that doesn’t do them justice. They’ve lived among us silently, evolving and preying on those who won’t be missed. They don’t change from man to wolf. They are super intelligent and deadly. And woe to those who threaten them.

Two police officers are torn apart and the man and woman brought together to investigate couldn’t be more different. I liked how events forced them to accept what shouldn’t exist and use their individual skills to find a solution. One figured annihilation would be best while the other wanted to figure out why the animals had shifted their strategy.

Whitley was good at accelerating the story and allowing me to see through the animals eyes. I was sympathetic for their plight but I also wouldn’t want to cross paths with them.  They slipped in and out of your vision like ghosts and when they decided a confrontation was required it was executed with almost military precision.

I’ve still got my original copy. The cover is worn, the edges curling up from multiple reads and I loved everything about it.

5 STARS

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Synopsis

The savage killing of two New York City policemen leads two detectives, a man and a woman bound together by a strange, tough passion, to hunt down the wolfen, called werewolves in former days.

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Mancini Blue: An Art Studio Mystery
by Maggie Toussaint


Mancini Blue: An Art Studio Mystery
Paranormal Cozy Mystery
1st in Series
Setting – Fictional Island (St. James Island) off the Georgia coast in the USA.
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Muddle House Publishing
Publication date ‏ : ‎ October 13, 2026
Digital
ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0HCHW5JGT
Paperback Info To Come

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After his wife, famous artist Sophie Mancini, allegedly commits suicide in Savannah, wealthy financial advisor Robert Calloway makes a fresh start on St James Island. To honor Sophie, Bob creates the Island Art Gallery. He lives above the shop with his niece, her ten-year-old daughter, and Sophie’s cairn terrier.

He is certain the cops got his wife’s means of death wrong. When he left her in the studio that fateful evening to paint overnight, her door locked behind him. She wouldn’t unlock her door for a stranger. To get justice for Sophie, Bob delves into her murder using his hidden ability to help find solid evidence.

When he unsuccessfully searches his old Savannah haunts for leads, he returns to St. James to discover a bizarre murder occurred near his shop. Despite his alibi, he is questioned by the local cops. He’s stunned when many aspects of this new case are identical to Sophie’s death. Thus, solving his wife’s murder will most likely shed light on the recent case.

Bob’s suspect list includes family members, neighbors, friends, and Sophie’s art associates. He discovers people are rarely what they seem and believes this deadly foe kills to protect secrets. Can he identify his wife’s murderer before the killer strikes again?

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About Author Maggie Toussaint

Southern author Maggie Toussaint writes cozy and paranormal mysteries under her name and a pen name of Valona Jones, romantic suspense, and dystopian fiction under the pen name of Rigel Carson, with thirty-one novels published. Her recent release, Mancini Blue is the first in An Art Studio Mystery. A multi-year finalist for Georgia Author of the Year, she’s won Silver Falchions, Readers’ Choice awards, and the EPIC Award. She’s a member of Mystery Writers of America-Southeast chapter and Sisters In Crime-Guppy chapter. She lives in coastal Georgia, where secrets, heritage, and ancient oaks cast long shadows. Visit her at https://maggietoussaint.com/

Author Links: Facebook / Book Lovers Bench / BookBub / Goodreads / X /Blog / LinkedIn

Purchase Links

Kindle  Apple IBook    B&N Nook    Kobo    Bookshop.org   

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TOUR PARTICIPANTS

October 14 – Romance Novel Giveaways – AUTHOR GUEST POST

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October 15 – Carla Loves to Read – REVIEW, AUTHOR GUEST POST

October 16 – Christy’s Cozy Corners – CHARACTER GUEST POST

October 17 – Books, Ramblings, and Tea – SPOTLIGHT 

October 18 – Boys’ Mom Reads! – CHARACTER GUEST POST

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