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Guide Me Home by Attica Locke #bookreview #series #backlistreview

Guide Me Home by Attica Locke #bookreview #series #backlistreview

Thank you Mulholland Books, #partner for the advanced e-copy of Guide Me Home in exchange for my honest review.  Publisher: Mulholland Books Published: September 3, 2024   Summary: In the final novel in the “timely and evocative” (NPR) Highway 59 trilogy, from Edgar Award-winning and New York Times-bestselling author Attica Locke, Darren Matthews is pulled out of an early retirement to investigate the disappearance of a Black college student from an…

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Copper River by William Kent Krueger #bookreview #audiobook #series

Copper River by William Kent Krueger #bookreview #audiobook #series

I borrowed the audiobook from the library. Publisher: Recorded Books Published: November 27, 2006   Summary: Desperately avoiding the clutches of professional hit men who have already put a bullet in his leg, Cork finds sanctuary outside the small Michigan town of Bodine. But while he’s hiding out in an old resort owned by his cousin Jewell DuBois, a bitter widow with a fourteen-year-old son named Ren, the body of a…

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Mercy Falls by William Kent Krueger #bookreview #audiobook #series

Mercy Falls by William Kent Krueger #bookreview #audiobook #series

I borrowed the audiobook from the library. Publisher: Recorded Books Published: May 7, 2007   Summary: Back in the saddle as sheriff of Tamarack County, Cork O’Connor is lured to the nearby Ojibwe reservation on what appears to be a routine call — only to become the target of sniper fire. Soon after, he’s called to investigate a mutilated body found perched above the raging waters of Mercy Falls. The victim is…

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Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie #bookreview #series #reread #readingchallenge

Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie #bookreview #series #reread #readingchallenge

Thank you William Morrow, #partner for the finished copy of Murder on the Orient Express in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks Published: January 18. 2011 (first published 1934)   Summary: “The murderer is with us—on the train now . . .” Just after midnight, the famous Orient Express is stopped in its tracks by a snowdrift. By morning, the millionaire Samuel Edward Ratchett lies dead in his compartment,…

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Five Found Dead by Sulari Gentill #bookreview #audiobook

Five Found Dead by Sulari Gentill #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Poisoned Pen Press, #partner for the advanced copy of Five Found Dead in exchange for my honest review. I borrowed the audiobook from the library. Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press / Sourcebooks Audio Published: August 19, 2025   Summary: On a train, there are only so many places to hide… Crime fiction author Joe Penvale has won the most brutal battle of his life. Now that he has finished…

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Mrs. McGinty’s Dead by Agatha Christie #bookreview #series #readingchallenge

Mrs. McGinty’s Dead by Agatha Christie #bookreview #series #readingchallenge

I purchased this book for my own collection. Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks Published: September 2, 2025 (first published 1952)   Summary: In Mrs. McGinty’s Dead, one of Agatha Christie’s most ingenious mysteries, the intrepid Hercule Poirot must look into the case of a brutally murdered landlady. Mrs. McGinty died from a brutal blow to the back of her head. Suspicion falls immediately on her shifty lodger, James Bentley, whose clothes reveal traces of…

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Postmortem by Patricia Cornwell #bookreview #audiobook #series

Postmortem by Patricia Cornwell #bookreview #audiobook #series

Thank you Scribner Books #partner, for the finished copy of Postmortem in exchange for my honest review. I borrowed the audiobook from the library. Publisher: Scribner Books / Recorded Books Published: February 17, 2026 (first published 1990)   Summary: From #1 New York Times bestselling author Patricia Cornwell comes Postmortem, the groundbreaking thriller that introduced Dr. Kay Scarpetta and redefined the crime genre. A killer is stalking the streets of…

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Imposter by L.J. Ross #bookreview #series

Imposter by L.J. Ross #bookreview #series

Thank you Poisoned Pen Press, #partner, for the advanced copy of Imposter in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press Published: February 3, 2026,   Summary: There’s a killer inside all of us… In the remote hills of western Ireland, fear spreads as the locals struggle to make sense of a killer who is seemingly one of their own… Dr. Alexander Gregory, a psychologist recovering from the collapse of a…

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The Death of Us by Abigail Dean #bookreview

The Death of Us by Abigail Dean #bookreview

Thank you Viking Books #partner for the e-copy in exchange for my honest review.  Publisher: Viking Published: April 15, 2025   Summary: It’s the night we never talk about. It’s the story the world wants to hear. But this isn’t the story of that night. This is the story of us. Together, Edward and Isabel move to London. They are young and in love, occupied by friends, work and fun.…

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Blood Hollow by William Kent Krueger #bookreview #audiobook #series

Blood Hollow by William Kent Krueger #bookreview #audiobook #series

I borrowed the audiobook from the library. Publisher: Recorded Books Published: January 31, 2007   Summary: When a high school student’s body is found and her boyfriend goes missing, tough-as-nails former sheriff Cork O’Connor is forced into the center of an eerie mystery with a shocking twist in this “vivid and realistic” ( Booklist ), Anthony Award-winning novel from New York Times bestselling author William Kent Krueger. When the body of a…

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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 Seven Dials Mystery by Agatha Christie #bookreview #series #readingchallenge

The Seven Dials Mystery by Agatha Christie #bookreview #series #readingchallenge

I purchased this book for my own collection. Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks Published: December 3, 2024 (first published 1929)   Summary: A practical joke goes chillingly, murderously wrong in Queen of Mystery Agatha Christie’s classic detective story, The Seven Dials Mystery. Gerry Wade had proved himself to be a champion sleeper, so the other houseguests decided to play a practical joke on him. Eight alarm clocks were set to go off, one…

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Darkrooms by Rebecca Hannigan #bookreview #debut

Darkrooms by Rebecca Hannigan #bookreview #debut

Thank you William Morrow Books, #partner, for the finished copy of Darkrooms in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: William Morrow Books Published: January 13, 2026   Summary: Two unforgettable women investigate the disappearance of a missing girl in a small Irish town brimming with secrets—in this haunting debut from a new crime writing talent, perfect for fans of Tana French and Flynn Berry. What secrets lurk in the Hanging…

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Inside Man by John McMahon #bookreview #audiobook #series

Inside Man by John McMahon #bookreview #audiobook #series

Thank you Macmillan Audio for the ALC and Minotaur Books, #partner for the advanced copy of Inside Man in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Minotaur Books / Macmillan Audio Published: January 13, 2026   Summary: In this sequel to McMahon’s electrifying series debut, Head Cases, Gardner Camden and the PAR team return to investigate potentially connected cases. FBI Agent Gardner Camden is an analytical genius with an affinity for puzzles.…

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Purgatory Ridge by William Kent Krueger #review #audiobook #series

Purgatory Ridge by William Kent Krueger #review #audiobook #series

I borrowed the audiobook from the library. Publisher: Recorded Books Published: March 28, 2011   Summary: Winner of the prestigious Loft-McKnight Fiction Award and the Anthony Award for Best First Novel, William Kent Krueger has established himself as a startlingly original voice in thriller fiction. With Purgatory Ridge he cements his standing as a suspense writer of the highest caliber. Not far from the small town of Aurora (population 3,752) lies…

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Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie #bookreview #reread #series #readingchallenge

Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie #bookreview #reread #series #readingchallenge

I purchased this book for my own collection. Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks Published: September 29, 2020 (first published 1937)   Summary: Beloved detective Hercule Poirot embarks on a journey to Egypt in one of Agatha Christie’s most famous mysteries, Death on the Nile. The tranquility of a cruise along the Nile was shattered by the discovery that Linnet Ridgeway had been shot through the head. She was young, stylish, and beautiful. A girl…

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Heaven, My Home by Attica Locke #bookreview #bookseries

Heaven, My Home by Attica Locke #bookreview #bookseries

I purchased this book for my own personal collection. Publisher: Mulholland Books Published: August 25, 2020 (Paperback release)   Summary: In this “captivating” crime novel ( People ), Texas Ranger Darren Mathews is on the hunt for a missing child — but it’s the boy’s family of white supremacists who are his real target. 9-year-old Levi King knew he should have left for home sooner; now he’s alone in the darkness of…

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Wildwood by Amy Pease #bookreview #bookseries

Wildwood by Amy Pease #bookreview #bookseries

Thank you Atria Books, #partner, for the advanced copy of Wildwood in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Atria Books Published: January 6, 2026   Summary: From the acclaimed author of the “riveting debut” (People) Northwoods, a mother-son law enforcement team confront buried secrets in their small town as they work to expose a conspiracy that goes far beyond the tight-knit community. Deputy Sheriff Eli North has spent the last year…

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Sharp Force by Patricia Cornwell #bookreview #audiobook #series

Sharp Force by Patricia Cornwell #bookreview #audiobook #series

Thank you Hachette Audio for the ALC of Sharp Force in exchange for my honest review. I purchased the print copy for my collection. Publisher: Grand Central Publishing / Hachette Audio Published: October 7, 2025   Summary: A serial killer terrorizes Northern Virginia, his ability to come and go baffling those pursuing him with zero success. He disables the victims’ WIFI, attacking them in bed, the cause of death exsanguination…

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Return of the Spider by James Patterson #bookreview #series

Return of the Spider by James Patterson #bookreview #series

I purchased this book for my own personal collection. Publisher: Little, Brown and Company Published: November 17, 2025   Summary: Return of the Spider is the stunning companion novel to Along Came a Spider, the New York Times bestselling classic thriller from the world’s most popular storyteller. Enter the thrilling world of the #1 bestselling detective series that inspired the Prime Video show, Cross. Along Came a Spider introduced Detective Alex Cross to readers around the globe and…

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The Quiet Mother by Arnaldur Indridason #bookreview #series

The Quiet Mother by Arnaldur Indridason #bookreview #series

Thank you Minotaur Books, #partner, for the advanced copy of The Quiet Mother in exchange for my honest review.  Publisher: Minotaur Books Published: December 9, 2025   Summary: A woman is found murdered in her home. On her desk is a note with a phone number and a Detective Konrad. Called in to investigate, Konrad realises he met the woman shortly before her death when she asked him for help…

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Mini Reviews – Two Cork O’Connor Books #bookreviews #audiobooks #series

Mini Reviews – Two Cork O’Connor Books #bookreviews #audiobooks #series

I borrowed both audiobooks from the library.     I have long been a fan of William Kent Krueger’s stand-alones – This Tender Land and The River We Remember are two of my favorite books – but until now, I have not given his Cork O’Connor books a go. This is a series that he is still writing – at present, 20 books have been released and book 21 is…

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They Came to Baghdad by Agatha Christie #bookreview #readingchallenge

They Came to Baghdad by Agatha Christie #bookreview #readingchallenge

I purchased this book for my own collection. Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks Published: June 14, 2011 (first published 1951)   Summary: She fell head over heels for the charming young man one afternoon. And by nightfall, Victoria Jones had conspired to follow him to Baghdad. But no daydream of love could match the real life adventure that unfolded: a stranger was stabbed in her bed, someone issued a hushed warning, and her…

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Crooks by Lou Berney #bookreview

Crooks by Lou Berney #bookreview

Thank you to William Morrow, #partner, for the advanced copy of Crooks in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: William Morrow Published: September 9, 2025   Summary: From award-winning author Lou Berney comes an electrifying new novel that follows a uniquely American crime family on an unforgettable journey across four decades. You’ve never met a family like the Mercurios. They say the American dream is going farther in life than your parents…

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Her Many Faces by Nicci Cloke #bookreview #audiobook

Her Many Faces by Nicci Cloke #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you to Harper Audio for the ALC and William Morrow, #partner, for the finished copy of Her Many Faces in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: William Morrow / Harper Audio Published: July 15, 2025   Summary: For readers of Girl A and Notes on an Execution comes a whip-smart and suspenseful story of a woman on trial for murder, as told through the eyes of the most important men in her own life.…

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Evil Bones by Kathy Reichs #bookreview #audiobook #series

Evil Bones by Kathy Reichs #bookreview #audiobook #series

Thank you Scribner Books #partner, for the finished copy of Evil Bones in exchange for my honest review. I borrowed the audiobook from the library. Publisher: Scribner Books / Simon and Schuster Audio Published: November 18, 2025   Summary: #1 New York Times bestselling author Kathy Reichs returns with a twisty, unputdownable thriller featuring forensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan, who finds herself enmeshed in a series of grisly animal killings that turn into something…

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The Girl by the Bridge by Arnaldur Indridason #bookreview #series #backlistreview

The Girl by the Bridge by Arnaldur Indridason #bookreview #series #backlistreview

Thank you Minotaur Books, #partner, for the advanced copy of The Girl by the Bridge in exchange for my honest review.  Publisher: Minotaur Books Published: May 2, 2023   Summary: When a young woman known for drug smuggling goes missing, her elderly grandparents have no choice but to call the retired Detective Konrád. Still looking for his own father’s murderer, Konrád agrees to investigate the case. But digging into the…

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Forget You Saw Her by Noelle W. Ihle #bookreview #audiobook

Forget You Saw Her by Noelle W. Ihle #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Simon Maverick, #partner, for the ALC of Forget You Saw Her in exchange for my honest review.  Publisher: Simon Maverick Audio Published: November 4, 2025   Summary: A missing girl. A frantic mother. A desperate search. Across the country, notes taped to restroom stalls read, “On a date that isn’t going well? Ask for Andrea at the bar. We’ll make sure you get home safe.” But Andrea—the girl behind…

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The Bone Thief by Vanessa Lillie #bookreview #audiobook #series

The Bone Thief by Vanessa Lillie #bookreview #audiobook #series

Thank you PRH Audio for the ALC and Berkley #partner,  for the finished copy of The Blood Thief in exchange for my honest review.  Publisher:  Berkley / Penguin Audio Published: October 28, 2025   Summary: When a Native teenager vanishes from her small town—a place with dark ties to an elite historical society—archaeologist Syd Walker is called to investigate…from bestselling author Vanessa Lillie. In the hours before dawn at a local…

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The Cross by Steve Cavanagh #bookreview #audiobook #series

The Cross by Steve Cavanagh #bookreview #audiobook #series

Thank you Libro.fm for the ALC of The Cross in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio Originals Published: November 18, 2025   Summary: A race-against-time audio thriller from the author of the “unguessable and unputdownable” (Alex Michaelides, #1 New York Times bestselling author) Kill for Me, Kill for You. Cross-examination isn’t a war of words. It’s not a legal battle. It’s not about who shouts the hardest or loudest.…

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Wings of Madness by R. John Dingle #bookreview #series

Wings of Madness by R. John Dingle #bookreview #series

Thank you to the author for the advanced e-copy of Wings of Madness in exchange for my honest opinion. Publisher: Tule Publishing Published: November 12, 2025   Summary: Serial killers, like madness and gravity, just need a small push… The body of a third young woman is discovered in a field outside Pawtucket Falls in New England the day FBI agent and profiler Gus Wheeler and his partner arrive to investigate a…

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Sad Cypress by Agatha Christie #bookreview #bookseries #readingchallenge

Sad Cypress by Agatha Christie #bookreview #bookseries #readingchallenge

I purchased this book for my own collection. Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks Published: August 30, 2011 (first published 1940)   Summary: In Agatha Christie’s classic murder mystery Sad Cypress, a woman damned by overwhelming evidence stands accused of murdering her romantic rival, and only Hercule Poirot stands between her and the gallows. Beautiful young Elinor Carlisle stood serenely in the dock, accused of the murder of Mary Gerrard, her rival in love. The evidence…

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The Sister’s Curse by Nicola Solvinic #bookreview #series

The Sister’s Curse by Nicola Solvinic #bookreview #series

Thank you Berkley Pub, #partner, for the advanced copy of The Sister’s Curse in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Berkley Published: October 21, 2025   Summary: There’s something in the water in Bayern County… When mysterious drownings plague her small town, a detective haunted by her serial killer father must uncover whether revenge, ancient legends, or something darker lurks beneath the surface. Lieutenant Anna Koray thought she’d finally found solid ground…

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The Widow by John Grisham #bookreview #audiobook

The Widow by John Grisham #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Penguin Random House Audio for the ALC and Doubleday, #partner, for the advanced copy of The Widow in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Doubleday / PRH Audio Published: October 21, 2025   Summary: Simon Latch is a lawyer in rural Virginia, making just enough to pay his bills while his marriage slowly falls apart. Then into his office walks Eleanor Barnett, an elderly widow in need of…

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The Whisper Place by Mindy Mejia #bookreview #series

The Whisper Place by Mindy Mejia #bookreview #series

Thank you Atlantic Crime, #partner, for the advanced copy of The Whisper Place in exchange for my honest review.  Publisher: Atlantic Crime Published: September 16, 2025   Summary: The latest thriller in the USA Today bestselling Iowa Mysteries series starring Max Summerlin and Jonah Kendrick, an unlikely pair of private investigators who specialize in finding people who don’t want to be found. How do you find a woman who doesn’t…

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Murder at the Vicarage by Agatha Christie #bookreview #bookseries #readingchallenge

Murder at the Vicarage by Agatha Christie #bookreview #bookseries #readingchallenge

Thank you William Morrow, #partner for the finished copy of Murder in the Vicarage in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks Published: February 15, 2022 (first published 1930)   Summary: Now with a beautiful new series look, The Murder at the Vicarage is Agatha Christie’s first mystery to feature the beloved investigator Miss Marple–as a dead body in a clergyman’s study proves to the indomitable sleuth that no place, holy or otherwise,…

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The Killer Question by Janice Hallett #bookreview

The Killer Question by Janice Hallett #bookreview

Thank you Atria Books, #partner, for the advanced copy of The Killer Question in exchange for my honest review.  Publisher: Atria Books Published: August 5, 2025   Summary: Janice Hallett, “the new queen of crime” (Electric Literature), returns with a fresh, edge-of-your-seat mystery that takes place at a pub’s weekly trivia night, revealed through quiz categories, phone messages, and email correspondence. Sue and Mal Eastwood run an isolated rural pub called…

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The Mysterious Case of the Missing Crime Writer by Ragnar Jonasson #bookreview #audiobook #translatedbook

The Mysterious Case of the Missing Crime Writer by Ragnar Jonasson #bookreview #audiobook #translatedbook

Thank you Macmillan Audio for the ALC and Minotaur Books, #partner for the advanced copy of The Mysterious Case of the Missing Crime Writer in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Minotaur Books / Macmillan Audio Published: September 9, 2025   Summary: One winter evening bestselling crime author, Elín S. Jónsdóttir goes missing. There are no clues to her disappearance and it is up to young detective, Helgi, to crack the case before…

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Other People’s Houses by Clare Mackintosh #bookreview #audiobook #series

Other People’s Houses by Clare Mackintosh #bookreview #audiobook #series

Thank you Libro.fm / Highbride Audio for the ALC of Other People’s Houses in exchange for my honest review. I purchased the print copy for my collection. Publisher: Sourcebooks Landmark / Highbridge Audio Published: September 16, 2025   Summary: New York Times bestselling author Clare Mackintosh is back with another unputdownable installment in the DC Morgan series. You want what they have, but what price would you pay? The Hill is the kind…

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Kiss Her Goodbye by Lisa Gardner #bookreview #audiobook #series

Kiss Her Goodbye by Lisa Gardner #bookreview #audiobook #series

Thank you Hachette Audio for the ALC and @NovelSuspects & Grand Central Publishing, #partner, for the advanced copy of  Kiss Her Goodbye in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Grand Central Publishing / Hachette Audio Published: August 12, 2025   Summary: #1 New York Times bestselling author Lisa Gardner returns with the 4th installment in her bestselling Frankie Elkin series, in which Frankie is called to Tucson, Arizona, to find a missing Afghan refugee, whose…

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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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Alex Cross Must Die by James Patterson #bookreview #series

Alex Cross Must Die by James Patterson #bookreview #series

I purchased this book for my own personal collection. Publisher: Little, Brown and Company Published: November 20, 2023   Summary: Detectives Cross and Sampson are tracking a serial killer who’s fatally ambushing young men in the “Dead Hours” murders. They don’t hear the machine gun fire. At first. “Drop whatever you’re doing, Dr. Cross, and head to Reagan Airport,” DC Metro Police dispatch says. “A plane just crashed and exploded on the…

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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 Vanishing Place by Zoe Rankin #bookreview

The Vanishing Place by Zoe Rankin #bookreview

Thank you Berkley Pub, #partner, for the advanced copy of The Vanishing Place  in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Berkley Published: September 16, 2025   Summary: A shocking murder in the New Zealand bush—and the witness who looks all too familiar—draws a woman back to the very place she swore she’d never return to in this breakneck debut thriller. A child who ran from the forest. A woman who…

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We Are All Guilty Here by Karin Slaughter #bookreview #series

We Are All Guilty Here by Karin Slaughter #bookreview #series

Thank you William Morrow, #partner for the advanced copy of We Are All Guilty Here in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: William Morrow Published: August 12, 2025   Summary: The first thrilling mystery in the new North Falls series from Karin Slaughter, New York Times bestselling author of Pretty Girls and the Will Trent series. Welcome to North Falls—a small town where everyone knows everyone. Or so they think. Until the night of the fireworks. When two teenage…

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And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie #bookreview #readingchallenge

And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie #bookreview #readingchallenge

Thank you William Morrow, #partner for the finished copy of And Then There Were None in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks Published: May 6, 2014 (first published 1939)   Summary: First, there were ten—a curious assortment of strangers summoned as weekend guests to a little private island off the coast of Devon. Their host, an eccentric millionaire unknown to all of them, is nowhere to be found. All…

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Spider to the Fly by J.H. Markert #bookreview

Spider to the Fly by J.H. Markert #bookreview

Thank you Crooked Lane Book, #partner, for the advanced copy of Spider to The Fly in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Crooked Lane Books Published: September 2, 2025   Summary: A true crime author helps in a desperate hunt for a killer in this dark and twisted thriller from the deviously inventive horror author that Peter Farris calls the “clear heir to Stephen King.” Perfect for fans of cat and mouse…

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Murder in Mesopotamia by Agatha Christie #bookreview #series #readingchallenge

Murder in Mesopotamia by Agatha Christie #bookreview #series #readingchallenge

I purchased this book for my own collection. Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks Published: September 27, 2011 (first published 1936)   Summary: It is clear to Amy Leatheran that something sinister is going on at the Hassanieh dig in Iraq; something associated with the presence of “Lovely Louise,” wife of celebrated archaeologist Dr. Leidner. In a few days’ time Hercule Poirot is due to drop in at the excavation site. But with Louise…

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The Devil’s Advocate by Steve Cavanagh #bookreview #audiobook #series

The Devil’s Advocate by Steve Cavanagh #bookreview #audiobook #series

Thank you LibroFm / Simon & Schuster Audio for the ALC and Atria Books, #partner, for the advanced copy of The Devil’s Advocate in exchange for my honest review.  Publisher: Atria Books / Simon & Schuster ALC Published: August 5, 2025   Summary: This high-octane legal thriller from the international bestselling author of Kill for Me, Kill for You will “make your palms sweat and your blood run cold” (The Times, London) as…

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What About the Bodies by Ken Jaworowski #bookreview

What About the Bodies by Ken Jaworowski #bookreview

Thank you Atlantic Crime, #partner, for the advanced copy of What About the Bodies in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Atlantic Crime Published: September 2, 2025   Summary: In this propulsive crime novel from Edgar Award nominee Ken Jaworowski, three lives collide in a gritty rust-belt town—a single mother covering up a deadly mistake, a young man on a mission to honor a dying wish, and a musician racing to escape…

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