Review: All the Ways We Said Goodbye by Beatriz Williams, Lauren Willig, Karen White

Title: All the Ways We Said Goodbye Author: Beatriz Williams, Lauren Willig, Karen White Published: January 2020, William Morrow Format: Hardcover, 448 pages Source: Publisher via TLC Booktours Summary:  The New York Times bestselling authors of The Glass Ocean and The Forgotten Room return with a glorious historical adventure that moves from the dark days of two World Wars to the turbulent years of the 1960s, in which three women with…

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Short & Sweet Review: Detective Cross by James Patterson

Title: Detective Cross Author: James Patterson Series: Alex Cross, #24.5 Published: May 2017, BookShots Format: Paperback, 144 pages Source: Personal copy Summary: The suspect is your patient, Dr. Cross. An anonymous caller has promised to set off deadly bombs in Washington, DC. A cruel hoax or the real deal? By the time Alex Cross and his wife, Bree Stone, uncover the chilling truth, it may already be too late…. ***Short…

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Review: No Mercy by Joanna Schaffhausen

Title: No Mercy Author: Joanna Schaffhausen Series: Ellery Hathaway, #2 Published: January 2019, Minotaur Books Format: ARC E-copy, 320 pages Source: Netgalley Summary: Police officer Ellery Hathaway and FBI profiler Reed Markham take on two difficult new cases in this stunning follow-up to The Vanishing Season.    No Mercy is award-winning author Joanna Schaffhausen’s heart-pounding second novel. Police officer Ellery Hathaway is on involuntary leave from her job because she…

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Review: Cartier’s Hope by M.J. Rose

Title: Cartier’s Hope Author: M.J. Rose Published: January 2020, Atria Books Format: ARC Paperback, 336 pages Source: Publisher via GetRed PR Summary:  From the New York Times bestselling author of the “lush, romantic historical mystery” (Kristin Hannah, New York Times bestselling author of The Nightingale) Tiffany Blues, a gorgeously wrought novel following an intrepid female journalist in Gilded Age New York as she chases the story of the Hope Diamond.…

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Review: When We Were Vikings by Andrew David MacDonald (audio)

Title: When We Were Vikings Author: Andrew David MacDonald Narrator: Phoebe Strole Published: January 2020, Simon Schuster Audio / Scout Press Length: 10 hours 14 minutes / 336 pages Source: Audio – ALC via Libro.fm / Print – ARC Paperback via Publisher Summary: A heart-swelling debut for fans of The Silver Linings Playbook and The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time.  Sometimes life isn’t as simple as heroes…

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Review: When You See Me by Lisa Gardner

Title: When You See Me Author: Lisa Gardner Series: Detective D.D. Warren, #11 Published: January 2020, Dutton Format: ARC Paperback, 400 pages Source: Publisher Summary:  Bestselling author Lisa Gardner unites three of her most loved characters -Detective D.D. Warren, Flora Dane, and Kimberly Quincy – in a twisty new thriller, as they investigate a mysterious murder from the past that points to a dangerous and chilling present-day crime. FBI Special…

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Review: The Better Liar by Tanen Jones

Title: The Better Liar Author: Tanen Jones Published: January 2020, Ballentine Books Format: ARC E-copy, 307 pages Source: Netgalley Summary:  When a woman conceals her sister’s death to claim their joint inheritance, her deception exposes a web of dangerous secrets in this addictive new thriller for fans of Megan Abbott, Gillian Flynn, and Paula Hawkins. “Like most of the dead, I want to be remembered.” Robin Voigt is dead. If…

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Review: The Wives by Tarryn Fisher

Title: The Wives Author: Tarryn Fisher Published: December 2019, Graydon House Format: ARC Paperback, 336 pages Source: Publisher Summary:  Imagine that your husband has two other wives. You’ve never met the other wives. None of you know each other, and because of this unconventional arrangement, you can see your husband only one day a week. But you love him so much you don’t care. Or at least that’s what you’ve…

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Short & Sweet Review: Cross Kill by James Patterson

Title: Cross Kill Author: James Patterson Series: Alex Cross, #24.4 Published: June 2016, BookShots Format: Paperback, 113 pages Source: Personal copy Summary:  Alex Cross, I’m coming for you–even from the grave if I have to. Along Came a Spider killer Gary Soneji has been dead for over ten years. Alex Cross watched him die. But today, Cross saw him gun down his partner. Is Soneji alive? A ghost? Or something…

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Review: Lady Clementine by Marie Benedict

Title: Lady Clementine Author: Marie Benedict Published: January 2020, Sourcebooks Landmark Format: ARC Paperback, 336 pages Source: Publisher Summary:  New from Marie Benedict, the New York Times bestselling author of The Only Woman in the Room! An incredible novel that focuses on one of the people who had the most influence during World War I and World War II: Clementine Churchill. In 1909, Clementine Churchill steps off a train with…

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Review: This Is Not How It Ends by Rochelle B. Weinstein

Title: This Is Not How It Ends Author: Rochelle B. Weinstein Published: January 2020, Lake Union Publishing Format: Paperback, 352 pages Source: Publisher via GetRed PR Summary:  From USA Today bestselling author Rochelle B. Weinstein comes a moving novel of hearts lost and found, and of one woman torn between two love stories. When Charlotte and Philip meet, the pair form a deep and instant connection. Soon they’re settled in…

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Review: The Wife and the Widow by Christian White

Title: The Wife and the Widow Author: Christian White Published: January 2020, Minotaur Books Format: ARC Paperback, 352 pages Source: Publisher Summary: The second standalone thriller from the award-winning author of The Nowhere Child, Christian White. Set against the backdrop of an eerie island town in the dead of winter, The Wife and The Widow is an unsettling thriller told from two perspectives: Kate, a widow whose grief is compounded…

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Review: Bitter Falls by Rachel Caine (audio)

Title: Bitter Falls Author: Rachel Caine Series: Stillhouse Lake, #4 Narrator: Emily Sutton-Smith, Michael Crouch, Dan John Miller, Lauren Ezzo, Will Roup Published: January 2020, Brilliance Audio Length: 11 hours 33 minutes Source: Publisher Summary: An Amazon Charts, #1 Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestselling series. She’s investigating a cold case no one else could—by going places no else would dare.  In spite of a harrowing past still haunting…

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Review: One Small Sacrifice by Hilary Davidson

Title: One Small Sacrifice Author: Hilary Davidson Series: Shadows of New York, #1 Published: June 2019, Thomas & Mercer Format: Paperback, 366 pages Source: Author Summary: An apparent suicide. A mysterious disappearance. Did one man get away with murder—twice? NYPD detective Sheryn Sterling has had her eye on Alex Traynor ever since his friend Cori fell to her death under suspicious circumstances a year ago. Cori’s death was ruled a…

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Review: Smokescreen by Iris Johansen

Title: Smokescreen Author: Iris Johansen Series: Eve Duncan, #25 Published: July 2019, Grand Central Publishing Format: Hardcover, 432 pages Source: Personal copy Summary:  In this pulse-pounding thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Iris Johansen, forensic sculptor Eve Duncan journeys to Africa to help families torn apart by a violent attack deep in the jungle–but she may be putting herself in more danger than she knows. A journalist shows…

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Blog Tour & Review: Cross Her Heart by Sarah Pinborough

Title: Cross Her Heart Author: Sarah Pinborough Published: Janaury 2020, William Morrow Paperbacks (Reprint Edition) Format: Paperback, 368 pages Source: Publisher via TLC Booktours Summary:  “Sarah Pinborough is about to become your new obsession.”—Harlan Coben Lisa is living a lie and everyone is about to find out. Lisa lives for her daughter Ava, her job and her best friend Marilyn. But when a handsome client shows an interest in her,…

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Review: The Perfect Mother by Caroline Mitchell (audio)

Title: The Perfect Mother Author: Caroline Mitchell Narrator: Alana Kerr Collins, Christina Traister Published: January 2020, Brilliance Audio Length: 10 hours 55 minutes Source: Publisher Summary: She thought they wanted her baby. But they won’t stop there.   Roz is young, penniless and pregnant. All she wants is to be the perfect mother to her child, but the more she thinks about her own chaotic upbringing, the more certain she…

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Review: Vanishing Girls by Lisa Regan

Title: Vanishing Girls Author: Lisa Regan Series: Detective Josie Quinn, #1 Published: November 2019, Grand Central Publishing Format: Paperback, 336 pages Source: Publisher Summary:  Read the USA Today bestselling thriller that “keeps the dramatic reveals coming” as Detective Josie Quinn desperately chases a killer hidden within her close-knit town before it’s too late and they claim another victim (Publishers Weekly). The little girl curled into a tiny ball as the…

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Review: Big Lies in a Small Town by Diane Chamberlain

Title: Big Lies in a Small Town Author: Diane Chamberlain Published: January 2020, St. Martin’s Press Format: ARC Paperback, 400 pages Source: Publisher Summary:  From bestselling author Diane Chamberlain comes an irresistible new novel.    North Carolina, 2018: Morgan Christopher’s life has been derailed. Taking the fall for a crime she did not commit, she finds herself serving a three-year stint in the North Carolina Women’s Correctional Center. Her dream…

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Review: The Country Guesthouse by Robyn Carr (audio)

Title: The Country Guesthouse Author: Robyn Carr Series: Sullivan’s Crossing, #5 Narrator: Therese Plummer Published: January 2020, Recorded Books / MIRA Length: 8 hours 37 minutes / 336 pages Source: Audio – Personal copy via Audible / Print: (Hardcover) – Publisher via Little Bird Publicity Summary:  A summer rental, a new beginning…Hannah Russell’s carefully crafted plans for her life have been upended without warning. When her best friend died suddenly,…

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Review: The Tenant by Katrine Engberg

Title: The Tenant Author: Katrine Engberg Series: Korner/Werner, #1 Published: January 2020, Gallery/Scout Press Format: ARC Paperback, 368 pages Source: Publisher Summary:  An electrifying work of literary suspense from international bestselling author KatrineEngberg, this stunning debut introduces two police detectives struggling to solve a shocking murder and stop a killer hell-bent on revenge. When a young woman is discovered brutally murdered in her own apartment, with an intricate pattern of…

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Blog Tour & Review: The Playground by Jane Shemilt

Title: The Playground Author: Jane Shemilt Published: December 2019, William Morrow Paperbacks Format: ARC Paperback, 384 pages Source: Publisher via TLC Booktours Summary:  Big Little Lies meets Lord of The Flies in this electrifyingly twisty follow-up to Jane Shemilt’s breakout debut The Daughter. Over the course of a long, hot summer in London, the lives of three very different married couples collide when their children join the same tutoring circle, resulting…

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Short & Sweet Review: Cross the Line by James Patterson

Title: Cross the Line Author: James Patterson Series: Alex Cross, #24 Published: November 2016, Little, Brown & Company Format: Hardcover, 373 pages Source: Personal copy Summary:  Alex Cross chases a cold-blooded killer…with a conscience. Shots ring out in the early morning hours in the suburbs of Washington, D.C. When the smoke clears, a prominent police official lies dead, leaving the city’s police force scrambling for answers. Under pressure from the…

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Review: Nightblind by Ragnar Jonasson

Title: Nightblind Author: Ragnar Jonasson Series: Dark Iceland, #2 Published: January 2016, Orenda Books Format: Paperback, 215 pages Source: Personal copy Summary:  Chilling, and complex, Nightblind is an extraordinary thriller from undeniable new talent Ragnar Jonasson.     Ari Thór Arason: a local policeman, whose tumultuous past and uneasy relationships with the villagers in an idyllically quiet fishing village in Northern Iceland—where no one locks their doors—continue to haunt him.…

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Review: The Best of Us by Robyn Carr (audio)

Title: The Best of Us Author: Robyn Carr Series: Sullivan’s Crossing, #4 Narrator: Therese Plummer Published: January 2019, Recorded Books / MIRA Length: 8 hours 36 minutes / 336 pages Source: Audio – Personal copy via Audible / Print: (ARC Paperback) – Publisher via Little Bird Publicity Summary: In Sullivan’s Crossing, #1 New York Times bestselling author Robyn Carr has created a place where good people, powerful emotions, great humor…

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Review: The Forgotten Girl by David Bell

Title: The Forgotten Girl Author: David Bell Published: December 2019, Berkley Books Format: Paperback, 448 pages Source: Publisher via GetRed PR Summary: The USA Today bestselling author of Somebody’s Daughter and Layover presents a twist-filled thriller about a troubled family with long-buried secrets… The past has arrived uninvited at Jason Danvers’s door in the form of his younger sister, Hayden, a former addict who severed all contact with her family…

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First Book of the Year 2020

Each year, Sheila over at Book Journey makes a big deal over what the first book she’ll read will be for the new year and once again she’s asked us to join her. I have joined in for the last 5 years and it’s always a lot of fun seeing what book everyone selects. Be sure to stop by Sheila’s post to see the collage she makes of everyone participating!…

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