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The Woman on the Ledge by Ruth Mancini #bookreview #audiobook

The Woman on the Ledge by Ruth Mancini #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Harper Perennial, #partner, for the finished copy of The Woman on the Ledge in exchange for my honest review. I purchased the audiobook for my collection. Publisher: Harper Perennial / Harper Audio Published: January 16, 2024   Summary: Obsession. Intrigue. Revenge. Whose secrets are you keeping? And why? A woman falls to her death from a London bank’s twenty-fifth-floor roof terrace. You’re arrested for her murder. You tell…

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Mini Reviews – Thriller Edition #bookreviews #thrillers #bookpurchases

Mini Reviews – Thriller Edition #bookreviews #thrillers #bookpurchases

This month I attended Hamptonswhodunit, a Mystery and crime festival, and in prepping for it, I picked a few books from my shelves by some of the authors I knew would be attending. Not only did this help me get to know some of these authors better but it also allowed me to read some books that had been sitting on my shelf for a while. And now I’m quite…

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Lost to Dune Road by Kara Thomas #bookreview

Lost to Dune Road by Kara Thomas #bookreview

Thank you to the author, MB Communications & Thomas Mercer #partner, for the advanced copy of Lost to Dune Road in exchange for my honest review.   Publisher: Thomas & Mercer Published: April 16, 2024   Summary: For a disgraced reporter, unraveling a conspiracy of murder could mean redemption in a powerful novel of suspense by the bestselling author of Out of the Ashes. Reporter Lee Ellerin’s investigation into a young woman’s…

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Daughter of Mine by Megan Miranda #bookreview #audiobook

Daughter of Mine by Megan Miranda #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Simon & Schuster Audio for the ALC and Atria Books #partner, for the advanced copy of Daughter of Mine in exchange for my honest review.  Publisher: Marysue Rucci Books / Simon & Schuster ALC Published: April 9, 2024   Summary: The new thrilling novel from Megan Miranda, the instant New York Times bestselling author of All the Missing Girls, The Last to Vanish, and The Only Survivors. When Hazel Sharp, daughter of Mirror…

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She’s Not Sorry by Mary Kubica #bookreview

She’s Not Sorry by Mary Kubica #bookreview

Thank you HTP Books / Netgalley, #partner, for the advanced e-copy of She’s Not Sorry in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Park Row Books Published: April 2, 2024   Summary: An ICU nurse accidentally uncovers a patient’s frightening past in this chilling thriller. Meghan Michaels is trying to find balance between being a single mom to a teenage daughter and working as a full time nurse. While on duty at…

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Hard Rain by Samantha Jayne Allen #bookreview #series #backlistreview

Hard Rain by Samantha Jayne Allen #bookreview #series #backlistreview

Thank you Minotaur Books, #partner, for the advanced copy of Hard Rain in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Minotaur Books Published: April 18, 2023   Summary: In shock and found clinging to a tree branch, Bethany Richter is pulled from thrashing floodwaters that have decimated the town of Garnett, Texas and killed a dozen others. Six months after solving the murder of a local waitress, Annie McIntyre is working as…

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Kill for Me, Kill for You by Steve Cavanagh #bookreview

Kill for Me, Kill for You by Steve Cavanagh #bookreview

Thank you Atria Books #partner,  for the advanced copy of Kill for Me, Kill for You in exchange for my honest review.  Publisher: Atria Books Published: March 19, 2024   Summary: For fans of The Silent Patient and Gone Girl, a razor-sharp and Hitchcock-inspired psychological thriller about two ordinary women who make a dangerous pact to take revenge for each other after being pushed to the brink. One dark evening…

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The Stranger at Black Lake by Christina McDonald #bookreview #series

The Stranger at Black Lake by Christina McDonald #bookreview #series

Thank you Intrigue Ink Publishing / Netgalley, #partner, for the advanced e-copy of The Stranger at Black Lake in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Intrigue Ink Publishing Published: March 19, 2024   Summary: Secrets, murder and revenge converge in this gripping prequel to Amazon charts bestselling thriller, These Still Black Waters, about a young Jess Lambert drawn into a deadly cat-and-mouse game. Because old ghosts often have old scores…

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What Happened to Nina? by Dervla McTiernan #bookreview

What Happened to Nina? by Dervla McTiernan #bookreview

Thank you William Morrow, #partner, for the advanced copy of What Happened to Nina? in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: William Morrow Published: March 26, 2024   Summary: From the #1 internationally bestselling author of The Murder Rule comes an emotional novel of suspense about two families pitted against each other—one seeking justice in the disappearance of their daughter, the other desperate to clear their son’s name. Nina and…

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Don’t Forget Me by Rea Frey #bookreview #audiobook

Don’t Forget Me by Rea Frey #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you to ThrillerBookLovers Promotions, Netgalley, #partner, for an advanced ALC of Don’t Forget Me in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Brilliance Audio Published: March 1, 2024   Summary: When a body is presumed to be her missing husband’s, a woman must unravel the secrets of her own past to clear her name, find the truth, and put her conscience to rest once and for all. All Ruby wanted…

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Listen for the Lie by Amy Tintera #bookreview #audiobook

Listen for the Lie by Amy Tintera #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Libro.fom / Macmillan Audio, for the ALC and Celadon Books, #partner for the advanced copy of Listen for the Lie in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Celadon Books / Macmillan Audio Published: March 5, 2024   Summary: What if you thought you murdered your best friend? And if everyone else thought so too? And what if the truth doesn’t matter? After Lucy is found wandering the streets, covered…

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No One Can Know by Kate Alice Marshall #bookreview #audiobook

No One Can Know by Kate Alice Marshall #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Libro.fm / Macmillan Audio for the ALC and Flatiron Books, #partner, for the advanced copy of No One Can Know in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Flatiron Books / Macmillan Audio Published: January 23, 2024   Summary: The author of What Lies in the Woods returns with a novel about three sisters, two murders, and too many secrets to count. Emma hasn’t told her husband much about her past. He knows…

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Finlay Donovan Rolls the Dice by Elle Cosimano #bookreview #audiobook #series

Finlay Donovan Rolls the Dice by Elle Cosimano #bookreview #audiobook #series

Thank you Libro.fm/Macmillan Audio for the ALC and Minotaur Books, #partner, for the advanced copy of Finlay Donovan Rolls the Dice in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Minotaur Books / Macmillan Audio Published: March 5, 2024   Summary: From New York Times bestseller Elle Cosimano comes Finlay Donovan Rolls the Dice―the fiercely anticipated next installment in the beloved Finlay Donovan series. Finlay Donovan and her nanny/partner-in-crime Vero are in sore need of a girls’ weekend…

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The Hunting Wives by May Cobb #bookreview #audiobook #bookclubbook

The Hunting Wives by May Cobb #bookreview #audiobook #bookclubbook

I borrowed this audiobook from the library. Publisher: Penguin Audio Published: May 18, 2021   Summary: The Hunting Wives share more than target practice, martinis, and bad behavior in this novel of obsession, seduction, and murder. Sophie O’Neill left behind an envy-inspiring career and the stressful, competitive life of big-city Chicago to settle down with her husband and young son in a small Texas town. It seems like the perfect…

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The Unquiet Bones by Loreth Anne White #bookreview

The Unquiet Bones by Loreth Anne White #bookreview

Thank you to MB Communications, Montlake, #partner, for the finished copy of The Unquiet Bones in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Montlake Published: March 5, 2024   Summary: A shocking discovery of human bones reopens an almost fifty-year-old cold case—and rips apart the lives of a group of friends—in a riveting novel by Loreth Anne White, the Amazon Charts and Washington Post bestselling author of The Maid’s Diary. When human bones are…

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Island Witch by Amanda Jayatissa #bookreview

Island Witch by Amanda Jayatissa #bookreview

Thank you Berkley Books, #partner, for the advanced e-copy of Island Witch in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Berkley Books Pub date: February 20, 2023   Summary: Inspired by Sri Lankan folklore, award-winning author Amanda Jayatissa turns her feverish, Gothic-tinged talents to late 19th century Sri Lanka where the daughter of a traditional demon-priest—relentlessly bullied by peers and accused of witchcraft herself—tries to solve the mysterious attacks that have been…

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The Resort by Sara Ochs #bookreview

The Resort by Sara Ochs #bookreview

Thank you @ScaredStraightReads/Sourcebooks Landmark #partner,  for the finished copy of The Resort in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Sourcebooks Landmark Published: February 6, 2024   Summary: A searing vacation thriller set on a remote island in Thailand following two mysterious women, a charismatic group of expats, and the one murder poised to bring their paradise crashing down. Welcome to paradise. We hope you survive your stay… There are three rules…

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Lethal Vengeance by Robert Bryndza #bookreview #audiobook #series

Lethal Vengeance by Robert Bryndza #bookreview #audiobook #series

Thank you Netgalley, #partner, for the advanced copy of Lethal Vengeance in exchange for my honest review. I purchased the audiobook for my own collection. Publisher: Raven Street Publishing / Raven Street Publishing Published: February 8, 2024   Summary: The man lay on his front, his arms and legs bound and pulled up with a rope connecting the two. His head was arched back, so he faced the curtains, and…

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The Guest by B.A. Paris #bookreview #audiobook

The Guest by B.A. Paris #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Libro.fm / Macmillan Audio for the ALC and St. Martin’s Press, #partner, for the advanced copy of The Guest in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: St. Martin’s Press / Macmillan Audio Published: February 20, 2024   Summary: New York Times bestselling author B. A. Paris captivated psychological thriller readers everywhere with Behind Closed Doors. Now she invites you into another home full of heart-pounding secrets, in The Guest. Some secrets…

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Everyone Who Can Forgive Me is Dead by Jenny Hollander #bookreview #audiobook

Everyone Who Can Forgive Me is Dead by Jenny Hollander #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Libro.fm / Macmillan Audio for the ALC and Minotaur Books, #partner, for the advanced copy of Everyone Who Can Forgive Me Is Dead in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Minotaur Books / Macmillan Audio Published: February 6, 2024   Summary: What if everything you know about the worst night of your life turns out not to be true? Nine years ago, with the world’s eyes on her, Charlie…

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Only If You’re Lucky by Stacy Willingham #bookreview #audiobook

Only If You’re Lucky by Stacy Willingham #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Libro.fm / Macmillan Audio, for the ALC and Minotaur Books, #partner for the advanced copy of Only If You’re Lucky in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Minotaur Books / Macmillan Audio Published: January 16, 2024   SUMMARY: Lucy Sharpe is larger than life. Magnetic, addictive. Bold and dangerous. Especially for Margot, who meets Lucy at the end of their freshman year at a liberal arts college in…

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A Lovely Lie by Jaime Lynn Hendricks #bookreview

A Lovely Lie by Jaime Lynn Hendricks #bookreview

Thank you to ThrillerBookLovers Promotions, Scarlet, #partner, for an advanced e- copy of A Lovely Lie in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Scarlet Published: May 28, 2024   Summary: Is it better to believe a lovely lie or to know the horrible truth? 1999: The night of their senior picnic, Scarlett Russo and her best friend Pepper were involved in a car accident that left two of their classmates dead. Afterward,…

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What Is Mine by Lyn Liao Butler #bookreview

What Is Mine by Lyn Liao Butler #bookreview

Thank you @GetRedPrBooks/Thomas & Mercer #partner,  for the advanced copy of What Is Mine in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Thomas & Mercer Published: February 6, 2024   Summary: The search for a missing boy entwines the lives of two desperate women. One seeks redemption for her sister; the other will do anything for the love of her life. Hope Chen and her husband are raising her nine-year-old nephew,…

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The Woman Inside by M.T. Edvardsson #bookreview #audiobook

The Woman Inside by M.T. Edvardsson #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Celadon Books, #partner for the advanced copy of The Woman Insider in exchange for my honest review. I borrowed the audiobook from the library. Publisher: Celadon Books / Macmillan Audio Published: June 13, 2023   Summary: A wealthy couple ends up murdered in the nicest part of town in this compulsively readable, page-turning thriller from M. T. Edvardsson, The Woman Inside. Bill Olsson, recently widowed, is desperate to provide…

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Village in the Dark by Iris Yamashita #bookreview #blogtour #bookseries

Village in the Dark by Iris Yamashita #bookreview #blogtour #bookseries

Thank you Berkley Books, #partner, for the finished copy of Village in the Dark in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Berkley Books Pub date: February 13, 2023   Summary: Detective Cara Kennedy thought she’d lost her husband and son in an accident, but harrowing evidence has emerged that points to murder–and she will stop at nothing to find the truth in this riveting mystery from the author of City Under One…

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The Mountain King by Anders de la Motte #bookreview #audiobook

The Mountain King by Anders de la Motte #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Simon & Schuster Audio for the ALC and Atria Books #partner,  for the finished copy of The Mountain King in exchange for my honest review.  Publisher: Atria Books / Simon & Schuster ALC Published: January 30, 2024   Summary: This atmospheric and sinister mystery, perfect for fans of the Nordic thrillers of Jo Nesbo and Stieg Larsson, follows an overachieving female inspector investigating the darkest side of humanity.…

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The Mysterious Case of the Alperton Angels by Janice Hallett #bookreview

The Mysterious Case of the Alperton Angels by Janice Hallett #bookreview

Thank you Atria Books, #partner, for the advanced copy of The Mysterious Case of the Alperton Angels in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Atria Books Published: January 23, 2024   Summary: Everyone knows the story of the Alperton Angels: the cult who brainwashed a teenage girl into believing her baby was the anti-Christ. When the girl came to her senses and called the police, the Angels committed suicide and mother…

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A Soul for a Soul by Carol Wyer #bookreview #audiobook #series

A Soul for a Soul by Carol Wyer #bookreview #audiobook #series

Thank you Brilliance Audio for the ALC of A Soul for a Soul in exchange for my honest review.  Publisher: Brilliance Audio Published: February 20, 2024   Summary: The syndicate have taken everything from her. It’s time to take them down—or die trying. DCI Kate Young never meant to shoot Superintendent John Dickson at the reservoir that night—even if, as a scheming corrupt cop and head of the shady syndicate, he…

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When We Were Bright and Beautiful by Jillian Medoff #bookreview #audiobook #backlistreview

When We Were Bright and Beautiful by Jillian Medoff #bookreview #audiobook #backlistreview

Thank you Libro.fm / Harper Audio, for the ALC and Harper, #partner, for an advanced copy of When We Were Bright and Beautiful in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Harper / Harper Audio Published: August 2, 2022   Summary: The acclaimed, bestselling author of This Could Hurt returns with her biggest, boldest novel yet–an electrifying, twisty, and deeply emotional family drama, set on Manhattan’s glittering Upper East Side, that explores the…

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Here in Avalon by Tara Isabella Burton #bookreview #audiobook

Here in Avalon by Tara Isabella Burton #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Simon & Schuster Audio for the ALC and SimonBooksBuddies / Simon and Schuster / Netgalley, #partner, for the advanced copy of Here in Avalon in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Simon & Schuster / Simon & Schuster Audio Published: January 2, 2024   Summary: A New York City fairy tale about two sisters that fall under the spell of an underworld cabaret troupe that might be a…

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The Silence in Her Eyes by Armando Lucas Correa #bookreview #audiobook

The Silence in Her Eyes by Armando Lucas Correa #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Simon & Schuster Audio for the ALC and @BookClubFavorites / Atria Books, #partner, for the advanced copy of The Silence in Her Eyes in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Atria Books / Simon & Schuster Audio Published: January 16, 2024   Summary: This fresh take on classic psychological suspense centers on a young woman with a rare neurological condition who is convinced her neighbor is going to…

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One of the Good Guys by Araminta Hall #bookreview

One of the Good Guys by Araminta Hall #bookreview

Thank you Zando Projects / Gillian Flynn Books / Netgalley, #partner for the advanced e-copy of  One of the Good Guys in exchange for my honest review.  Publisher: Gillian Flynn Books Published: January 9, 2024   Summary: If most men claim to be good, why are most women still afraid to walk home alone at night? Desperate to escape the ghosts of his failed marriage, Cole upends his life. He…

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Coming to Find You by Jane Corry #bookreview #audiobook

Coming to Find You by Jane Corry #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Libro.fm / Doubleday Canada for the ALC and Penguin Random House Canada / Netgalley #partner, for the advanced e-copy of Coming to Find you in exchange for my honest review.  Publisher: Penguin Random House Canada / Doubleday Canada Published: December 19, 2023   Summary: A heart-stopping psychological thriller about a woman running from the aftermath of a gruesome family tragedy–and also from the truth about her part in…

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Northwoods by Amy Pease #bookreview #audiobook

Northwoods by Amy Pease #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Simon & Schuster Audio for the ALC and Atria Books/Emily Bestler Books #partner, for the advanced copy of Northwoods in exchange for my honest review.  Publisher: Atria Books / Simon & Schuster ALC Published: January 9, 2024   Summary: The dark underbelly of an idyllic Midwestern resort town is revealed in the aftermath of a murder with ties to America’s opioid epidemic in this unputdownable and thrilling debut that…

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The Heiress by Rachel Hawkins #bookreview #audiobook

The Heiress by Rachel Hawkins #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Libro.fm / Macmillan Audio, for the ALC and St. Martin’s Press/Netgalley, #partner for the advanced e-copy of The Heiress in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: St. Martin’s Press / Macmillan Audio Published: January 9, 2024   Summary: When Ruby McTavish Callahan Woodward Miller Kenmore dies, she’s not only North Carolina’s richest woman, she’s also its most notorious. The victim of a famous kidnapping as a child and…

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Lost Hours by Paige Shelton #bookreview #bookseries

Lost Hours by Paige Shelton #bookreview #bookseries

Thank you Minotaur Books, #partner, for the advanced copy of Lost Hours in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Minotaur Books Published: December 5, 2023   Summary: The fifth installment in the gripping, atmospheric Alaska Wild series. A year after arriving in Benedict, Beth Rivers is feeling very at home in Alaska, even as outsiders are starting to return to enjoy the brief summer perfection. Beth feels like she’s finally…

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Granite Harbor by Peter Nichols #bookreview

Granite Harbor by Peter Nichols #bookreview

Thank you Celadon Books, #partner for the advanced copy of Granite Harbor in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Celadon Books Published: April 30, 2024   Summary: A small town in coastal Maine is under threat from a serial killer in this crime novel from Peter Nichols – bestselling author of The Rocks In scenic Granite Harbor on the coast of Maine, life has continued on–quiet and serene–for decades. That…

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All the Sinners Bleed by S.A. Cosby #bookreview

All the Sinners Bleed by S.A. Cosby #bookreview

Thank you Flatiron Books, #partner, for the advanced copy of All the Sinners Bleed in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Flatiron Books Published: June 6, 2023   Summary: A Black sheriff. A serial killer. A small town ready to combust. Titus Crown is the first Black sheriff in the history of Charon County, Virginia. In recent decades, Charon has had only two murders. After years of working as an…

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Since She’s Been Gone by Sagit Schwartz #bookreview

Since She’s Been Gone by Sagit Schwartz #bookreview

Thank you to ThrillerBookLovers Promotions, Crooked Lane Books, #partner, for an advanced e- copy of Since She’s Been Gone in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Crooked Lane Books Published: February 6, 2024   Summary: An emotionally charged, dual-timeline suspense set between L. A. and NYC, this debut novel is perfect for fans of The Last Thing He Told Me and Luckiest Girl Alive. A clinical psychologist is thrown into her dark past as…

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Miracle Creek by Angie Kim #bookreview #audiobook

Miracle Creek by Angie Kim #bookreview #audiobook

I purchased this book for my own personal collection. I borrowed the audiobook from the library. Publisher: Sarah Crichton Books / Macmillan Audio Published: April 16, 2019   Summary: A literary courtroom thriller about an immigrant family and a young single mother accused of killing her autistic son, Miracle Creek is a powerhouse debut about how far we’ll go to protect our families, and our deepest secrets. In rural Miracle Creek, Virginia, Young…

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Shiver by Allie Reynolds #bookreview

Shiver by Allie Reynolds #bookreview

I purchased this book for my own personal collection. Publisher: G.P. Putnam’s Sons Published: January 19, 2021   Summary: In this propulsive locked-room thriller debut, a reunion weekend in the French Alps turns deadly when five friends discover that someone has deliberately stranded them at their remote mountaintop resort during a snowstorm. When Milla accepts an off-season invitation to Le Rocher, a cozy ski resort in the French Alps, she’s expecting…

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It Ends at Midnight by Harriet Tyce #bookreview #audiobook

It Ends at Midnight by Harriet Tyce #bookreview #audiobook

I purchased this book for my own personal collection. I borrowed the audiobook from the library. Publisher: Sourcebooks Landmark / Highbridge Audio Published: February 21, 2023   Summary: It’s New Year’s Eve, and the stage is set for a lavish party in one of Edinburgh’s best postcodes. It’s a moment for old friends to set the past to rights – and move on. And yet, the celebration fails to materialize. Because…

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Devils at the Door by Tessa Wegert #bookreview #series

Devils at the Door by Tessa Wegert #bookreview #series

Thank you to the author for the advanced copy of Devils at the Door in exchange for my honest opinion. Publisher: Severn House Published: December 5, 2023   Summary: A suspicious drowning throws New York State senior investigator Shana Merchant’s life into turmoil in this taut, thrilling small-town mystery – perfect for fans of Agatha Christie and Ruth Ware. Sixteen-year-old Henrietta used to be happy. But that was before her family…

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Five Bad Deeds by Caz Frear #bookreview

Five Bad Deeds by Caz Frear #bookreview

Thank you Harper Perennial, #partner, for the finished copy of Five Bad Deeds in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Harper Perennial Published: December 5, 2023   Summary: A gripping tale of revenge, loyalty, and the secrets hidden between the walls of the most beautiful home in town. Ellen Walsh has done something very, very bad. If only she knew what it was… Teacher, mother, wife, and all-around good citizen…

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The Beautiful and the Wild by Peggy Townsend #bookreview

The Beautiful and the Wild by Peggy Townsend #bookreview

Thank you Berkley, #partner, for the finished copy of The Beautiful and the Wild in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Berkley Published: November 7, 2023   Summary: The dangers of Alaska aren’t limited to storms, starvation, and grizzly bears. Sometimes the most dangerous thing is the person you love. It’s summer in Alaska and the light surrounding the shipping-container-turned-storage shed where Liv Russo is being held prisoner is fuzzy…

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The Fury by Alex Michaelides #bookreview #audiobook

The Fury by Alex Michaelides #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Libro.fom / Macmillan Audio, for the ALC and Celadon Books, #partner for the advanced copy of The Fury in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Celadon Books / Macmillan Audio Published: January 16, 2024   Summary: A masterfully paced thriller about a reclusive ex–movie star and her famous friends whose spontaneous trip to a private Greek island is upended by a murder ― from the #1 New York Times bestselling author…

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One Wrong Word by Hank Phillippi Ryan #bookreview

One Wrong Word by Hank Phillippi Ryan #bookreview

Thank you to ThrillerBookLovers Promotions, Forge Books, #partner, for an advanced e- copy of One Wrong Word in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Forge Books Published: February 6, 2024   Summary: A heart-racing new psychological thriller from USA Today bestselling and multiple award-winning author, Hank Phillippi Ryan. One wrong word can ruin your life. And no one knows that better than savvy crisis management expert Arden Ward. Problem is, she’s now forced…

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This Is How We End Things by R.J. Jacobs #bookreview #audiobook

This Is How We End Things by R.J. Jacobs #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Libro.fm / Highbridge Audio, for the ALC of This Is How We End Things in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Highbridge Audio Published: September 12, 2023   Summary: Riley Sager meets If We Were Villains in a compelling new psychological thriller by RJ Jacobs, following a tight-knit group of graduate students studying the psychology of lying. When one of them is discovered dead after an experiment, everything the group…

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A Stolen Child by Sarah Stewart Taylor #bookreview #series

A Stolen Child by Sarah Stewart Taylor #bookreview #series

Thank you Minotaur Books, #partner, for the advanced copy of A Stolen Child in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Minotaur Books Published: June 20, 2023   Summary: Sarah Stewart Taylor is known for her atmospheric portrayal of an American detective in Ireland, and her critically acclaimed series returns with A Stolen Child. After months of training, former Long Island homicide detective Maggie D’arcy is now officially a Garda. She’s finally settling…

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The Lost Van Gogh by Jonathan Santlofer #bookreview

The Lost Van Gogh by Jonathan Santlofer #bookreview

Thank you to Thoughts from a Page, Sourcebooks Landmark, #partner, for an advanced  e-copy of The Lost Van Gogh in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Sourcebooks Landmark Published: January 2, 2024   Summary: From the author of the much-praised The Last Mona Lisa comes another thrilling story of masterpieces, masterminds, and mystery. For years, there have been whispers that, before his death, Van Gogh completed a final self-portrait. Curators…

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