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The Sleepwalker by Lars Kepler #bookreview #series #translatedbook

The Sleepwalker by Lars Kepler #bookreview #series #translatedbook

I purchased this book for my own collection. Publisher: Zaffre Published: January 11, 2024   Summary: The tenth thrilling installment in Lars Kepler’s bestselling series— acclaimed for “smart psychological suspense,” “explosive conclusions,” and “gritty portrayals of human evil” (Booklist)—is tense and terrifying. An emergency call comes in the middle of the night. There is an ongoing burglary at a closed campsite in Bredäng, outside Stockholm. When the police respond to…

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The Windsor Conspiracy by Georgie Blalock #bookreview #audiobook

The Windsor Conspiracy by Georgie Blalock #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you William Morrow, #partner, for the finished copy of The Windsor Conspiracy in exchange for my honest review. I borrowed the audiobook from the library. Publisher: William Morrow / Harper Audio Published: July 16, 2024   Summary: Georgie Blalock, the acclaimed author of The Other Windsor Girl, delivers an enchantingly reimagined fictional portrait of Wallis Simpson through the lens of her cousin who is engaged to spy on the Duchess…

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Murder Takes the Stage by Colleen Cambridge #bookreview #audiobook #series

Murder Takes the Stage by Colleen Cambridge #bookreview #audiobook #series

I borrowed this audiobook from the library. Publisher: Kensington Books / Highbridge Published: October 22, 2024   Summary: A witty and inventive treat for lovers of all things Christie, Downton Abbey, and Knives Out, set in London and the English countryside and starring Phyllida Bright, fictional housekeeper to the great dame of detective fiction herself. “Dame Agatha would be proud” (Publishers Weekly). Housekeeper Phyllida Bright is quite in her element at…

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All the Way Gone by Joanna Schaffhausen #bookreview

All the Way Gone by Joanna Schaffhausen #bookreview

Thank you Minotaur Books, #partner, for the advanced copy of All the Way Gone in exchange for my honest review. I borrowed the audiobook from the library. Publisher: Minotaur Books / Dreamscape Media Published: August 13, 2024   Summary: The fourth installment in the beloved Detective Annalisa Vega series Is there such a thing as a good sociopath? Newly minted private investigator Annalisa Vega is skeptical, but her first client,…

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Bye, Baby by Carola Lovering #bookreview #audiobook #backlistreview

Bye, Baby by Carola Lovering #bookreview #audiobook #backlistreview

Thank you St. Martin’s Press, #partner for the advanced copy of Bye, Baby in exchange for my honest review. I borrowed the audiobook from the library. Publisher: St. Martin’s Press / Macmillan Audio Published: March 5, 2024   Summary: A missing baby. A fraught friendship. A secret that can never be told. On a brisk fall night in a New York apartment, 35-year-old Billie West hears terrified screams. It’s her lifelong…

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The House of Cross by James Patterson #bookreview #series

The House of Cross by James Patterson #bookreview #series

I purchased this book for my own personal collection. Publisher: Little, Brown and Company Published: November 25, 2024   Summary: There are no silent nights for Alex Cross, star of the Prime series, this Christmas. Someone is targeting Supreme Court justices, and Cross—and his family—are in the crosshairs too. It’s time to put the guns down, Detective Cross. Even if you knew the way out of this place, we would catch you.…

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The Hunter’s Daughter by Nicola Solvinic #bookreview #backlistreview #series

The Hunter’s Daughter by Nicola Solvinic #bookreview #backlistreview #series

Thank you Berkley Pub, #partner, for the advanced copy of The Hunter’s Daughter in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Berkley Published: May 14, 2024   Summary: A hypnotic, sinister debut mystery about a seemingly good cop who is secretly the daughter of a notorious serial killer. Anna Koray escaped her father’s darkness long ago. When she was a girl, her childhood memories were sealed away from her conscious mind by a…

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The Serial Killer Guide to San Francisco by Michelle Chouinard #bookreview #audiobook #series

The Serial Killer Guide to San Francisco by Michelle Chouinard #bookreview #audiobook #series

Thank you Macmillan Audio for the ALC and Minotaur Books, #partner for the advanced copy of The Serial Killer Guide to San Franciso in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Minotaur Books / Macmillan Audio Published: September 24, 2024   Summary: In Michelle Chouinard’s clever mystery The Serial Killer Guide to San Francisco, the granddaughter of a serial killer shows readers another side of the beloved city. Welcome to San Francisco,…

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The Treasure Hunters Club by Tom Ryan #bookreview

The Treasure Hunters Club by Tom Ryan #bookreview

Thank you Atlantic Crime, #partner, for the finished copy of The Treasure Hunters Club in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Atlantic Monthly Press Published: October 24, 2024   Summary: A murder mystery set in a seaside town filled with pirate lore, family secrets, unforgiveable grudges, secret societies, and of course, a treasure lost to time. WELCOME TO MAPLE BAY, NOVA SCOTIA For nearly a century, people have ventured to the idyllic…

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Next of Kin by Samantha Jayne Allen #bookreview #series #backlistreview

Next of Kin by Samantha Jayne Allen #bookreview #series #backlistreview

Thank you Minotaur Books, #partner, for the advanced copy of Next of Kin in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Minotaur Books Published: April 23, 2024   Summary: From the Tony Hillerman Prize-winning author of Pay Dirt Road comes Samantha Jayne Allen’s mesmerizing new novel set in a hardscrabble Texas town dealing with disaster. At a gathering for her cousin’s wedding party, newly-licensed PI Annie McIntyre gets asked an age-old question, the answer…

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The Astrology House by Carinn Jade #bookreview

The Astrology House by Carinn Jade #bookreview

Thank you Atria Books, #partner, for the advanced copy of The Astrology House in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Atria Books Published: July 16, 2024   Summary: A group of wealthy Manhattanites escapes to an astrology-themed retreat, where simmering resentments and long-held secrets lead to a shocking death. Margot needs a minute. She’s been working eighty-hour weeks as a newly minted partner at her law firm. She’s disconnected from her…

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Iowa Mystery Series – Books 1 & 2 #minireviews #thrillers #audiobooks

Iowa Mystery Series – Books 1 & 2 #minireviews #thrillers #audiobooks

Thank you Atlantic Crime, #partner, for the finished copies of To Catch a Storm & A World of Hurt in exchange for my honest review. I borrowed the audiobooks from the library.   I am loving Mindy Mejia’s new Iowa Mystery series so much and I’m not sure why I haven’t seen more people reading these!! Books 1 & 2 are now available & book 3 is due out in September…

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Blood Rubies by Mailan Doquang #bookreview #audiobook #debut #series

Blood Rubies by Mailan Doquang #bookreview #audiobook #debut #series

I purchased this book and audiobook for my own collection. Publisher: Mysterious Press / Highbridge Audio Published: May 7, 2024   Summary: Rune Sarasin is about to learn just how quickly the life of a jewel thief can spiral out of control.… Seven days are all it takes for Rune Sarasin’s life to completely derail. It starts with a typical lifting a pouch of rubies from the Bangkok hotel room of…

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The Perfect Marriage by Jeneva Rose #bookreview #audiobook #series

The Perfect Marriage by Jeneva Rose #bookreview #audiobook #series

I borrowed this audiobook from the library. Publisher: Blackstone Publishing Published: November 26, 2024 Summary: Would you defend your husband if he was accused of killing his mistress? Sarah Morgan is a successful and powerful defense attorney in Washington D.C. At 33 years old, she is a named partner at her firm and life is going exactly how she planned. The same cannot be said for her husband, Adam. He…

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A Game of Lies by Clare Mackintosh #bookreview #series

A Game of Lies by Clare Mackintosh #bookreview #series

A friend gifted me this book. Publisher: Sourcebooks Landmark Published: April 23, 2024   Summary: They say the camera never lies. But on this show, you can’t trust anything you see. Stranded in the Welsh mountains, seven reality show contestants have no idea what they’ve signed up for. Each of these strangers has a secret. If another player can guess the truth, they won’t just be eliminated – they’ll be exposed…

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The Great Divide by Cristina Henriquez #bookreview #audiobook

The Great Divide by Cristina Henriquez #bookreview #audiobook

I purchased this book for my own personal collection. I borrowed the audiobook from the library. Publisher: Ecco / Harper Audio Published:  March 5, 2024   Summary: An epic novel of the construction of the Panama Canal, casting light on the unsung people who lived, loved, and labored there. It is said that the canal will be the greatest feat of engineering in history. But first, it must be built.…

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The Nature of Disappearing by Kimi Cunningham Grant #bookreview

The Nature of Disappearing by Kimi Cunningham Grant #bookreview

Thank you Minotaur Books, #partner for the advanced copy of The Nature of Disappearing in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Minotaur Books Published: June 18, 2024   Summary: In this captivating novel of suspense, a wilderness guide must team up with the man who ruined her life years ago when the friend who introduced them goes missing. Emlyn doesn’t let herself think about the past. How she and her…

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Desperate Deadly Widows by Kimberly Belle, Layne Fargo, Cate Hollahan and Vanessa Lillie #bookreview #audiobook #series

Desperate Deadly Widows by Kimberly Belle, Layne Fargo, Cate Hollahan and Vanessa Lillie #bookreview #audiobook #series

I purchased this audiobook for my own personal collection. Publisher: Audible Originals Published:  March 19, 2024   Summary: The widows are back! Big hair and bigger lies collide in the highly anticipated follow-up to Audible’s best-selling Young Rich Widows, where nothing’s more dangerous than a widow with nothing left to lose. Set in neon-drenched Providence, Rhode Island, circa 1987, just two years after a plane carrying four mafia-affiliated law-firm partners exploded…

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The Paris Widow by Kimberly Belle #bookreview #audiobook

The Paris Widow by Kimberly Belle #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Libro.fm / Harper Audio for the ALC and HTP / Netgalley, #partner, for the advanced e-copy of The Paris Widow in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Park Row Books / Harper Audio Published: June 11, 2024   Summary: A dream vacation turns deadly when secrets from the past catch up to a married couple in Paris in this new edge-of-your-seat thriller from USA Today bestselling author, Kimberly Belle. When…

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Ghost Island by Max Seeck #bookreview #series #translatedbook

Ghost Island by Max Seeck #bookreview #series #translatedbook

Thank you Berkley Books, #partner, for the advanced e-copy of Ghost Island in exchange for my honest review.  Publisher: Berkley Books Pub date: February 27, 2024   Summary: On a secluded island, homicide detective Jessica Niemi must investigate a drowning that is tied to a frightening ghostly legend in this riveting new novel from the New York Times bestselling author of THE WITCH HUNTER. Jessica Niemi is put on leave after…

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By Any Other Name by Jodi Picoult #bookreview #audiobook

By Any Other Name by Jodi Picoult #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Libro.fm / Penguin Random House Audio for the ALC and Random House, #partner, for the advanced copy of By Any Other Name in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Random House / PRH Audio Published: September 10, 2024   Summary: From the New York Times bestselling co-author of Mad Honey comes an “inspiring” (Elle) novel about two women, centuries apart—one of whom is the real author of Shakespeare’s plays—who are both forced to…

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Mini Reviews – #NordicNoir Edition #bookreviews #audiobook #translatedbooks

Mini Reviews – #NordicNoir Edition #bookreviews #audiobook #translatedbooks

Thank you to the author for the print copy of The Prey in exchange for my honest review. I purchased the audiobook of The Night Guest for my collection.   Both these books were readalong picks for the #NordicNoir bookclub I’m part of and I am so glad we chose them! One was by a beloved author–Yrsa Sigurdardottir– and one was by a new-to-me to–Hildur Knutsdottir. ⁣     THE PREY…

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I Need You to Read This by Jessa Maxwell #bookreview #audiobook

I Need You to Read This by Jessa Maxwell #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Simon & Schuster Audio for the ALC and Atria Books #partner, for the advanced copy of I Need You to Read This in exchange for my honest review.  Publisher: Atria Books / Simon & Schuster ALC Published: August 13, 2024   Summary: The author of the “clever, atmospheric, and creepy” (Andrea Bartz, New York Times bestselling author) The Golden Spoon returns with a sly and addictive new mystery about an advice columnist searching…

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Why We Read: On Bookworms, Libraries, and Just One More Page Before Lights Out by Shannon Reed #bookreview

Why We Read: On Bookworms, Libraries, and Just One More Page Before Lights Out by Shannon Reed #bookreview

Thank you HTP Books #partner, for the advanced copy of Why We Read in exchange for my honest review.  Publisher: Hanover Square Press Published: February 6, 2024   Summary: A hilarious and incisive exploration of the joys of reading from a teacher, bibliophile and Thurber Prize finalist We read to escape, to learn, to find love, to feel seen. We read to encounter new worlds, to discover new recipes, to…

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Brightly Shining by Ingvild Rishoi #bookreview #translatedread

Brightly Shining by Ingvild Rishoi #bookreview #translatedread

Thank you Grove Atlantic #partner, for the finished copy of Brightly Shining in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Grove Press Published: November 19, 2024   Summary: Brightly Shining is a ‘heartbreaking, funny and philosophical tale about the reality of addiction, the power of dreams and the kindness of strangers’. Christmas is around the corner, and Ronja’s father is out of work again, but it seems that their luck has…

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The Mirror by Nora Roberts #bookreview #series

The Mirror by Nora Roberts #bookreview #series

Thank you St. Martin’s Press, #partner, for the advanced copy of The Mirror in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: St. Martin’s Press Published: November 19, 2024   Summary: #1 New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts continues the hauntingly spectacular Lost Bride Trilogy with book two, The Mirror. When Sonya MacTavish inherits the huge Victorian mansion on the coast of Maine, she has no idea that the house is haunted. The footsteps she hears at…

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Guilt and Ginataan by Mia P. Manansala #bookreview #audiobook #bookseries

Guilt and Ginataan by Mia P. Manansala #bookreview #audiobook #bookseries

Thank you PRH Audio for the ALC of Guilt and Ginataan in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Penguin Audio Published: November 12, 2024   Summary: Autumn is in full swing for the town of Shady Palms—the perfect time for warm drinks, cozy cardigans, and…dead bodies? The annual Shady Palms Corn Festival is one of the town’s biggest moneymakers, drawing crowds from all over the Midwest looking to partake in…

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Broken Threads by Sagit Schwartz #bookreview

Broken Threads by Sagit Schwartz #bookreview

Thank you to the author for the advanced copy of Broken Threads in exchange for my honest opinion. Publisher: Jagged Edge Press Published: December 10, 2024   Summary: When Clare loses her job as a technical writer at a pharmaceutical company due to AI, she has one month’s rent saved and a historical fiction novel she’s been unable to get published. Desperate, she turns to Amber, a young influencer in her…

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The Author’s Guide to Murder by Beatriz Williams, Lauren Willig & Karen White #bookreview

The Author’s Guide to Murder by Beatriz Williams, Lauren Willig & Karen White #bookreview

Thank you Uplit Reads / William Morrow Books #partner, for the finished copy of The Author’s Guide to Murder in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: William Morrow Books Published: November 5, 2024   Summary: Agatha Christie meets Murder, She Wrote meets #MeToo in this witty locked room mystery and literary satire by New York Times bestselling team of Beatriz Williams, Lauren Willig, and Karen White. There’s been a sensational murder at historic Castle…

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The Coldest Case by Tessa Wegert #bookreview #bookseries

The Coldest Case by Tessa Wegert #bookreview #bookseries

Thank you to the author for the advanced copy of The Coldest Case in exchange for my honest opinion. Publisher: Severn House Published: November 5, 2024   Summary: News of a missing Instagram celebrity brings Senior Investigator Shana Merchant to a frozen island community of just eight people. When the visit turns deadly, her hunt for a killer collides with a cold case she’ll never forget . . . It’s February in…

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The New Couple in 5B by Lisa Unger #bookreview #audiobook

The New Couple in 5B by Lisa Unger #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Park Row/Netgalley, #partner, for the advanced copy of The New Couple in 5B in exchange for my honest review. I borrowed the audiobook from the library. Publisher: Park Row / Harlequin Audio Published: March 5, 2024   Summary: A couple inherits an apartment with a spine-tingling past in this binge-worthy thriller from the New York Times bestselling author of Secluded Cabin Sleeps Six. Rosie and Chad Lowan are barely making ends…

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Perfect Storm by Paige Shelton #bookreview #bookseries

Perfect Storm by Paige Shelton #bookreview #bookseries

Thank you Minotaur Books, #partner, for the advanced copy of Perfect Storm in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Minotaur Books Published: December 3, 2024   Summary: The next installment in the Alaska Wild series a gripping, atmospheric, traditional mystery series with a great wilderness hook. Beth Rivers needs to disappear. Her one-time kidnapper, Travis, is on his way to her town in Alaska, and she’s losing time to get out…

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The Silent Watcher by Victor Methos #bookreview #newseries

The Silent Watcher by Victor Methos #bookreview #newseries

Thank you MB Communications & Amazon Publishing, #partner, for the finished copy of The Silent Watcher in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Thomas & Mercer Published: December 1, 2024   Summary: The bestselling author of A Killer’s Wife delivers a haunting legal thriller, plunging the reader headlong into the search for a deadly stalker—and a quest to bring a young victim peace. Far from the neon glare of the Vegas strip,…

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First Lie Wins by Ashley Elston #bookreview #audiobook

First Lie Wins by Ashley Elston #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Libro.fm / PRH Audio, for the ALC of First Lie Wins in exchange for my honest review. I purchased the print copy for my collection. Publisher: Pamela Dorman Books / Penguin Audio Published: January 2, 2024   Summary: Evie Porter has everything a nice, Southern girl could want: a perfect, doting boyfriend, a house with a white picket fence and a garden, a fancy group of friends. The only…

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The Answer is No by Fredrik Backman #bookreview #shortstory

The Answer is No by Fredrik Backman #bookreview #shortstory

I obtained this e-book through my Kindle Unlimited Subscription. Publisher: Amazon Original Stories Published: December 1, 2024   Summary: In a hilarious short story from New York Times bestselling author Fredrik Backman, the absurdities of modern life cause one man’s solitary world to spin suddenly, and comically, out of control. Lucas knows the perfect night entails just three things: video games, wine, and pad thai. Peanuts are a must! Other people? Not so…

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Mini Reviews – #IndigenousReads Edition #bookreviews #audiobooks

Mini Reviews – #IndigenousReads Edition #bookreviews #audiobooks

Thank you Libro.fm / Recorded Books, partner for the ALC of Exposure and Berkley /PRH Audio, partner for the  e-copy and ALC of Indian Burial Ground in exchange for my honest reviews. I purchased a print copy of Indian Burial Ground for my collection.     As I mentioned in an earlier post, November was Native American Heritage Month. I shared a stack of books I was hoping to get…

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The Close-Up by Pip Drysdale #bookreview

The Close-Up by Pip Drysdale #bookreview

Thank you MB Communications & Gallery Books, #partner, for the finished copy of The Close-Up in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Gallery Books Published: December 3, 2024   Summary: A struggling author discovers the dark side of fame when a stalker begins reenacting violent events from her thriller in this electrifying and twisty new novel. When Zoe Ann Weiss moves to Los Angeles to pursue her dream of becoming…

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Everybody is a Liar by Liv Constantine #bookreview #audiobook

Everybody is a Liar by Liv Constantine #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Penguin Random House Audio, #partner for the advanced listening copy of Everybody is a Liar in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Penguin Random House Audio Published: November 12, 2024   Summary: The New York Times bestselling author of The Next Mrs. Parrish delivers another spellbinding story of betrayal and deceit in this audiobook original, Everybody Is a Liar. When Julie Buckley, a successful mystery writer, suspects her husband of cheating, she…

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The Lake of Lost Girls by Katherine Greene #bookreview #audiobook

The Lake of Lost Girls by Katherine Greene #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Libro.fm / DreamscapeMedia, for the ALC of The Lake of Lost Girls in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Dreamscape Media Published: November 5, 2024   Summary: Told in alternating timelines, The Lake of Lost Girls is a haunting novel that will thrill fans of All Good People Here and We Are All the Same in the Dark. Using suspenseful podcast clips to weave a twisty tale of a missing student and her…

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Perfect Shot by Steve Urszenyi #bookreview #series

Perfect Shot by Steve Urszenyi #bookreview #series

I purchased this book for my own personal collection. Publisher: Minotaur Books Published: September 24, 2024 (Originally Published 2023)   Summary: Special Agent Alexandra Martel has put her days on the battlefield behind her. Charming and disarming, relentless and lethal, she earned a reputation as one of the most renowned and decorated Army snipers in the service before stepping away. But when Alex, now an FBI special agent on loan…

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Murder Town by Shelley Burr #bookreview #series

Murder Town by Shelley Burr #bookreview #series

Thank you William Morrow Books, #partner, for the advanced copy of Murder Town in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: William Morrow Published: November 5, 2024   Summary: Gemma Guillory knows her once-charming town is now remembered for one reason, and one reason only. That three innocent people died. That the last stop on the Rainier Ripper’s trail of death seventeen years ago was her innocuous little teashop. She knows…

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Mini Reviews: Thriller Edition #bookreviews #thrillers #minireviews

Mini Reviews: Thriller Edition #bookreviews #thrillers #minireviews

Thank you Viking Books, partner for the finished copy of Someone in the Attic and William Morrow Books, partner for the finished copy of This is Why We Lied in exchange for my honest reviews. I purchased the audiobook of This is Why We Lied for my collection.   These are two thrillers that I reviewed on my Instagram page the week they came out but realized I never shared…

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The Fortune Seller by Rachel Kapelke-Dale #bookreview #audiobook

The Fortune Seller by Rachel Kapelke-Dale #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Libro.fm / Macmillan Audio, for the ALC and St. Martin’s Press, #partner for the advanced copy of The Fortune Seller in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: St. Martin’s Press / Macmillan Audio Published: February 13, 2024   Summary: Middle-class Rosie Macalister has worked for years to fit in with her wealthy friends on the Yale equestrian team, but when she comes back from her junior year abroad…

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A Very Bad Thing by J.T. Ellison #bookreview

A Very Bad Thing by J.T. Ellison #bookreview

Thank you Over The River PR, #partner, for the advanced copy of A Very Bad Thing in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Thomas & Mercer Published: November 1, 2024   Summary: From New York Times bestselling author J.T. Ellison comes a taut thriller about one author at the pinnacle of her career, whose past threatens to destroy everything she has—and everyone she knows. A great writer knows when to deliver a…

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Drop Dead Sisters by Amelia Diane Coombs #bookfeature #bookreview

Drop Dead Sisters by Amelia Diane Coombs #bookfeature #bookreview

Thank you MB Communications & Amazon Publishing, #partner, for the finished copy of Drop Dead Sisters in exchange for my honest review.     Publisher: Mindy’s Book Studio Published: November 1, 2024   Summary: “Compulsively readable, Drop Dead Sisters is perfect for readers who love shows like Bad Sisters and Dead to Me. A mystery about three estranged sisters who accidentally kill someone? Yes, please.” —Mindy Kaling Three sisters reunite on a family vacation and…

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The Stone Witch of Florence by Anna Rasche #bookreview

The Stone Witch of Florence by Anna Rasche #bookreview

Thank you to Kathleen Carter Communications, Park Row Books, #partner, for an advanced copy of The Stone Witch of Florence in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Park Row Books Published: October 8, 2024   Summary: Ancient sorcery. Magic gemstones. Only one woman can save a city in ruins… 1348. As the Black Plague ravages Italy, Ginevra di Gasparo is summoned to Florence after nearly a decade of lonely exile.…

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The Split by Kit Frick #bookreview #audiobook

The Split by Kit Frick #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Simon & Schuster Audio for the ALC and Atria Books #partner, for the advanced copy of The Split in exchange for my honest review.  Publisher: Atria Books / Simon & Schuster ALC Published: February 13, 2024   Summary: Jane Connor is resigned to being the “plain Jane” of her family—pragmatic and dependable—so unlike her beautiful and impetuous younger sister Esme. When Esme calls Jane during a flash summer storm,…

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Murder Road by Simone St. James #bookreview #audiobook

Murder Road by Simone St. James #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Berkley Pub, #partner, for the advanced e-copy of Murder Road in exchange for my honest review. I purchased the audiobook for my own collection. Publisher: Berkley / PRH Audio Published: March 5, 2024   Summary: A young couple find themselves haunted by a string of gruesome murders committed along an old deserted road in this terrifying new novel. July 1995. April and Eddie have taken a wrong turn. They’re…

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Natural Selection by Elin Hilderbrand #bookreview #audiobook #shortstory

Natural Selection by Elin Hilderbrand #bookreview #audiobook #shortstory

I obtained this audiobook through my Kindle Unlimited Subscription. Publisher: Amazon Original Stories Published: September 1, 2024   Summary: When her boyfriend bails at the last minute, a New York woman embarks on their couples’ cruise alone to find that maybe the person she was supposed to fall in love with was herself. After a string of bad dates and no prospects, Sophia Othonos has finally hit the jackpot: an actual…

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The Clinic by Cate Quinn #bookreview

The Clinic by Cate Quinn #bookreview

Thank you Shelf Awareness/Sourcebooks #partner,  for the advanced copy of The Clinic in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Sourcebooks Landmark Published: January 23, 2024   Summary: From the critically acclaimed author of Black Widows comes a thriller set in a remote rehab clinic on the Pacific Northwest coast, in which the death of a woman inside prompts her sister to enter the clinic as a patient in order to find the truth.…

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