thriller – Always With a Book

k2reader October 20, 2026

Sulfur Springs by William Kent Krueger #bookreview #audiobook #series

Thank you Atria Books, #partner, for the finished copy of Sulfur Springs in exchange for my honest review. I borrowed the audiobook from the library. Publisher: Atria Books / Recorded Books Published: August 22, 2017 Summary: On the Fourth of July, just as fireworks are about to go off in Aurora, Minnesota, Cork O’Connor and his new bride Rainy Bisonette listen to a desperate voicemail left by Rainy’s son, Peter.…

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k2reader October 20, 2026

The Death Row Club by V.A. Vazquez #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Libro.fm / Simon & Schuster Audio for the ALC and Galley Books for the advanced copy of The Death Row Club in exchange for my honest review Publisher: Gallery/Scout Press / Simon & Schuster Audio Published: July 14, 2026 Summary: SOME THINGS RUN IN THE BLOOD… A darkly twisted and wonderfully original debut thriller for fans of Riley Sager and Jessica Knoll – at an annual weekend…

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k2reader October 17, 2026

You Let Me In by Lucy Clarke #bookreview

Thank you Atlantic Crime, #partner, for the advanced copy of You Let Me In in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Atlantic Crime Published: October 13, 2026 Summary: Lock Every Door meets Rear Window in this white-knuckle thriller about a struggling writer locked in a twisted game of cat-and-mouse with a stalker hell-bent on dredging up her past I’m in your house. I’m in your head. And now I know…

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k2reader October 13, 2026

Please Enjoy Your Stay by Tara Goedjen #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Simon & Schuster Audio for the ALC and Atria Books, #partner for the advanced copy of Please Enjoy Your Stay in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Atria Books / Simon & Schuster Audio Published: October 13, 2026 Summary: After a true crime podcast reopens her cousin’s murder case, a woman must confront her past at a glamorous European castle-turned-hotel where she follows a trail of toxic…

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k2reader October 12, 2026

Manitou Canyon by William Kent Krueger #bookreview #audiobook #series

I borrowed the audiobook from the library. Publisher: Recorded Books Published: September 6, 2016 Summary: Since the violent deaths of his wife, father, and best friend all occurred in previous Novembers, Cork O’Connor has always considered it to be the cruelest of months. Yet, his daughter has chosen this dismal time of year in which to marry, and Cork is understandably uneasy. His concern comes to a head when a man…

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k2reader October 10, 2026

The Neighbors Are Watching by Aggie Blum Thompson #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Libro.fm / Macmillan Audio for the ALC and Minotaur Books, #partner for the advanced copy of The Neighbors Are Watching in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Minotaur Books / Macmillan Audio Published: June 30, 2026 Summary: From the “master of suburban scandal” (Samantha M. Bailey) comes a scandalous suburban thriller about privilege, unlikely friendships, and the lengths we go to protect our family. Just outside Washington…

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k2reader October 9, 2026

Audiobook MiniReviews #bookreviews #audiobooks #debuts

Thank you PRH Audio for the ALCs and Dutton and Berkly Pub, #partner for the e- galleys in exchange for my honest reviews. I’ve said it before & I’ll say it again…the debut game is strong this year!! Both these were great debuts & I’ll definitely be keeping an eye out for what these authors write next!! ⁣ THE HOUSE BUILT ON ALLIGATOR BONES by Sophia Huneycutt Published:…

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k2reader October 7, 2026

Witch Trial by Harriet Tyce #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Harper Audio for the ALC and Harper Perennial, #partner for the advanced copy of Witch Trial in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Harper Perennial / Harper Audio Published: September 29, 2026 Summary: Internationally bestselling author Harriet Tyce returns with a page-turning thriller involving three teenage girls, one murdered classmate, and a chilling modern-day witch trial that will leave readers breathless. Let the Witch Trial begin .…

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k2reader October 6, 2026

Do You See What I See? by Peter Swanson #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Harper Audio for the ALC and William Morrow Books, #partner for the finished copy of Do You See What I See? in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: William Morrow Books / Harper Audio Published: October 6, 2026 Summary: New York Times bestselling author Peter Swanson pens another fantastically creepy holiday novella, featuring a young writer sent to a seaside mansion to help a famous novelist finish…

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k2reader October 5, 2026

The River Runs Black by Tessa Wegert #bookreview #series

Thank you to the author for the advanced copy of The River Runs Black in exchange for my honest opinion. Publisher: Severn House Published: October 6, 2026 Summary: A small town on the water where things aren’t as perfect as they look . . . After the recent death of a teenager by overdose, a record drug seizure along the Canadian border is a game changer for New York State’s criminal…

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k2reader October 5, 2026

The Cove by L.J. Ross #bookreview #series

Thank you Poisoned Pen Press, #partner, for the finished copy of The Cove in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press Published: May 5, 2026 (originally published in 2021) Summary: THE PERFECT ESCAPE… Gabrielle Adams has it all – brains, beauty, a handsome fiancé, and a dream job in publishing. Until, one day, everything changes. The ‘Underground Killer’ takes his victims when they least expect it: standing on the…

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k2reader October 4, 2026

Hysteria by L.J. Ross #bookreview #series

Thank you Poisoned Pen Press, #partner, for the advanced copy of Hysteria in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press Published: June 2, 2026 (originally published in 2019) Summary: In a beautiful world, murder is always ugly… Recently returned from his last case in Ireland, elite forensic psychologist and criminal profiler Dr Alexander Gregory receives a call from the French police that he can’t ignore. It’s Paris fashion week…

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k2reader October 4, 2026

Restless Bones by Gillian French #bookreview #series

Thank you Minotaur Books, #partner for the advanced copy of Restless Bones in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Minotaur Books Published: June 16, 2026 Summary: Fingerprint analyst Shaw Connolly grapples with both a new case and the lingering presence of her sister’s killer in Gillian French’s second compelling Maine thriller. When a missing woman’s body is discovered in a submerged car one year after her disappearance, Shaw Connolly…

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k2reader October 4, 2026

Twisted Horror Retellings #bookreviews #retellings #audiobooks

Thank you Macmillan Audio for the ALC and St. Martin’s Press and Crooked Lane Books, #partner for the physical copies in exchange for my honest reviews. I love a good retelling and when you add in some horror elements, I’m all in! Both of these came highly recommended and one was even a debut!! ⁣ MARION by Leah Rowan Published: June 2, 2026, St. Martin’s Press / Macmillan…

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k2reader October 4, 2026

Holy Island by L.J. Ross #bookreview #series

Thank you Poisoned Pen Press, #partner, for the advanced copy of Holy Island in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press Published: April 7, 2026 (originally published in 2015) Summary: Detective Chief Inspector Ryan retreats to Holy Island seeking sanctuary when he is forced to take sabbatical leave from his duties as a homicide detective. A few days before Christmas, his peace is shattered and he is thrust back…

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k2reader October 3, 2026

The Ferryman’s Daughter by Yasmin Angoe #bookreview

Thank you Over The River PR, #partner, for the advanced copy of The Ferryman’s Daughter in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Thomas & Mercer Published: October 1, 2206 Summary: The daughter of an infamous murderer gets caught up in a copycat’s sick game in this thriller about legacy, self-determination, and corrosive secrecy from the bestselling author of Not What She Seems. Forensic science teacher Sanaa Karrem buried her…

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k2reader September 27, 2026

Endless Night by Agatha Christie #bookreview #readingchallenge

I purchased this book for my own collection. Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks Published: February 10, 2010 (first published 1967) Summary: One of Agatha Christie’s personal favorites, Endless Night is a critically acclaimed classic crime thriller from the beloved queen of mystery. When penniless Michael Rogers discovers the beautiful house at Gypsy’s Acre and then meets the heiress Ellie, it seems that all his dreams have come true at once. But he…

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k2reader September 27, 2026

The Fair Weather Friend by Jessie Garcia #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you St. Martin’s Press #partner, for the advanced copy of The Fair Weather Friend in exchange for my honest review. I borrowed the audiobook from the library. Publisher: St. Martin’s Press / Macmillan Audio Published: January 20, 2026 Summary: SHE HAD NO ENEMIES; ONLY ADORING FANS. AT LEAST, THAT’S WHAT THE HEADLINES READ. It’s always sunny for Faith Richards. The popular TV meteorologist, endearingly referred to as “The…

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k2reader September 26, 2026

No Rest for the Wicked by Rachel Louise Adams #bookreview #audiobook #debut #series

Thank you Libro.fm / Macmillan Audio for the ALC and Minotaur Books, #partner for the advanced copy of No Rest for the Wicked in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Minotaur Books / Macmillan Audio Published: September 16, 2025 Summary: With an expert hand, Rachel Louise Adams’s debut No Rest for the Wicked reads like an edge of your seat, heart-pounding scary movie. In one Halloween obsessed Midwestern town,…

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k2reader September 25, 2026

Debut Spotlight: The Wives of Murder Club/Venom Lake by Emma White #bookspotlight #debut

The next author I am spotlighting in conjunction with my partnership with ITW — International Thriller Writers — has two different titles for her book and slightly different summaries, depending on where it is available. But rest assured, they are the same book! The Wives of Murder Club by Emma White — US/UK title Publisher – Embla Books (only available as e-book right now) Pub Date – June 2, 2026…

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k2reader September 25, 2026

Cross My Heart, I Hope You Die by Mallory Arnold #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Sourcebooks Audio for the ALC and Poisoned Pen Press, #partner for the advanced copy of Cross My Heart, I Hope You Die in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press / Sourcebooks Audio Published: July 14, 2026 Summary: One isolated cabin. One cheating boyfriend. One plan to get even. When Nora, Ruby, and Cham discover that they’ve each been dating the same man, what starts…

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k2reader September 24, 2026

The Killing Yards by Jason Allison #bookreview #debut

Thank you Crooked Lane Books #partner, for the advanced copy of The Killing Yards in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Crooked Lane Books Published: September 22, 2026 Summary: This gritty crime novel set in 1990s New York City will appeal to fans of Dennis Lehane. New York, 1993. Jimmy Lettner, a convicted drug-trafficker who once lost a daughter in a narco-fueled car wreck, runs Manhattan’s hottest nightspot, Abattoir.…

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k2reader September 22, 2026

Fury in Death by J.D. Robb #bookreview #audiobook #series

Thank you St. Martin’s Press #partner, for the advanced copy of Fury in Death in exchange for my honest review. I borrowed the audiobook from the library. Publisher: St. Martin’s Press / Macmillan Audio Published: September 8, 2026 Summary: In the new crime thriller from the #1 New York Times-bestselling author, Lt. Eve Dallas journeys into the darkness where murder is born… NYSPD homicide detective Eve Dallas never knows…

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k2reader September 22, 2026

A Tour to Die For by Michelle Chouinard #bookreview #audiobook #series

Thank you Libro.fm / Macmillan Audio for the ALC and Minotaur Books, #partner for the advanced copy of A Tour to Die For in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Minotaur Books / Macmillan Audio Published: September 23, 2025 Summary: In Michelle Chouinard’s A Tour to Die For, Capri Sanzio is back, giving a true crime tour her guests won’t soon forget. After all, a tour guide who specializes…

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k2reader September 13, 2026

Before You Were Anne by Emiko Jean #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Libro.fm / Simon & Schuster Audio for the ALC and Simon & Schuster #partner for the advanced e-copy of Before You Were Anne in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Simon & Schuster / Simon & Schuster Audio Published: September 1, 2026 Summary: After a woman is killed and her daughter vanishes, detective Chelsey Calhoun uncovers a legacy of violence and survival that spans from Japan to…

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k2reader September 13, 2026

Windigo Island by William Kent Krueger #bookreview #audiobook #series

I borrowed the audiobook from the library. Publisher: Recorded Books Published: August 19, 2014 Summary: When the body of a teenage Ojibwe girl washes up on the shore of an island in Lake Superior, the residents of the nearby Bad Bluff reservation whisper that it was the work of a deadly mythical beast, the Windigo, or a vengeful spirit called Michi Peshu. Such stories have been told by the Ojibwe people…

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k2reader September 7, 2026

Debut Spotlight: Nasty Little Secrets by Gabbie Hanks #bookspotlight #debut

If there’s one thing I love discovering, it’s a debut novel, especially a good debut thriller or mystery and I am thrilled to be partnering with ITW — International Thriller Writers – to help spotlight the debut authors that are part of this year’s Debut Author Program. I have already started sharing some of these over on Instagram, but I also want to share them here. Nasty Little…

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k2reader September 3, 2026

The Silent Appeal by Janice Hallett #bookreview #series

Thank you Atria Books, #partner, for the advanced copy of The Silent Appeal in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Atria Books Published: September 1, 2026 Summary: From “modern Agatha Christie” (The Sunday Times, London) Janice Hallett, a follow-up to her blockbuster debut novel The Appeal, featuring the Fairway Players as they put on Agatha Christie’s play The Hollow and find themselves embroiled in murder, blackmail, and betrayal once again.…

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k2reader September 2, 2026

Tamarack County by William Kent Krueger #bookreview #audiobook #series

I borrowed the audiobook from the library. Publisher: Recorded Books Published: August 20, 2013 Summary: Violence and murder blow into Minnesota’s sleepy Tamarack County as ex-sheriff Cork O’Connor returns in the latest installment of William Kent Krueger’s New York Times bestselling series.As a blizzard swells just days before Christmas, the car belonging to the wife of a retired local judge is discovered abandoned on a rural road in Tamarack County. After days of…

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k2reader September 1, 2026

The Secret Adversary by Agatha Christie #bookreview #series #readingchallenge

I purchased this book for my own collection. Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks Published: August 13, 2024 (first published 1922) Summary: The novel that introduced Tommy and Tuppence, a bantering pair of 1920s bright young things who solve a mystery together while falling for each other. The Great War is over and jobs are scarce. Tommy Beresford and Prudence “Tuppence” Cowley, who were friends before the war, run into each other in…

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k2reader August 28, 2026

What They Did by Rio Youers #bookreview

Thank you William Morrow, #partner, for the finished copy of What They Did in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: William Morrow Published: August 18, 2026 Summary: A dark, deadly secret between two friends tears them apart, only to reunite them decades later as they are forced to confront what happened that night . . . or lose all they hold dear. She keeps me safe. She keeps me wild. Carly…

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k2reader August 27, 2026

They Say a Girl Died Here by Sarah Pinborough #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Macmillan Audio for the ALC and Flatiron Books/Pine and Cedar Books, #partner for the advanced copy of They Say a Girl Died Here in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Flatiron Books: Pine & Cedar Books / Macmillan Audio Published: August 25, 2026 Summary: From the New York Times bestselling author of Behind Her Eyes and We Live Here Now comes a thrilling, genre-bending mystery about two murdered girls, the ones who might…

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k2reader August 23, 2026

Last One Out by Jane Harper #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Macmillan Audio for the ALC and Flatiron Books, #partner for the advanced copy of Last One Out in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Flatiron Books / Macmillan Audio Published: April 16, 2026 Summary: Carralon Ridge, a once vibrant village in rural New South Wales, has become a shell of itself, its houses and buildings bought up and left to rot by the mining company operating at…

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k2reader August 23, 2026

All the Lies We See by Christina McDonald #bookreview #series

Thank you to the author for an advanced e- copy of All the Lies We See in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Intrique Ink Publishing Published: July 7, 2026 Summary: A viral video shows a detective committing a murder she didn’t commit in this gripping psychological crime thriller from the USA Today bestselling author of The Night Olivia Fell. Detective Jess Lambert is days away from the trial of…

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k2reader August 20, 2026

The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie #bookreview #series #readingchallenge

I purchased this book for my own collection. Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks Published: December 28, 2021 (first published 1926) Summary: The official edition of the beloved classic voted by the British Crime Writers’ Association as the “Best Crime Novel of all Time,” now featuring a new introduction by Louise Penny, a foreword from Agatha Christie’s great grandson, and exclusive content from the Queen of Mystery. Roger Ackroyd knew too much. He…

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k2reader August 20, 2026

Buyer Beware by Catherine Ryan Howard #bookreview

Thank you SimonBooksBuddy, #partner, for the advanced copy of Buyer Beware in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Simon & Schuster Published: July 28, 2026 Summary: From the internationally bestselling author of 56 Days, a page-turning thriller about two women whose shattered lives come crashing together around a house whose secrets could bury them both. If these walls could talk, they’d scream… When Ellie moves to 1 Delaney Row, she…

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k2reader August 19, 2026

Storm Warning by Alex Henderson #bookreview #series

I purchased this book for my own collection. Publisher: William Morrow Published: March 24, 2026 Summary: Wildlife biologist Alex Carter jumps at the chance to work with hawksbill turtles in Hawaii, only to face an unthinkable threat that endangers countless lives in the captivating latest entry of the acclaimed series by Alice Henderson. Alex Carter is thrilled to be in lush, tropical Hawaii for her new to study and protect…

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k2reader August 19, 2026

The Secrets We Hide by Karin Slaughter #bookreview #series

Thank you William Morrow, #partner, for the finished copy of The Secrets We Hide in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: William Morrow Published: August 11, 2026 Summary: The next thrilling mystery in the new North Falls series from Karin Slaughter, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Pretty Girls and the Will Trent Series. Welcome to North Falls. A small town where everyone knows everyone. But nobody knows…

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k2reader August 12, 2026

Trickster’s Point by William Kent Krueger #bookreview #audiobook #series

I borrowed the audiobook from the library. Publisher: Recorded Books Published: August 22, 2012 Summary: The latest in the New York Times bestselling Cork O’Connor mystery series—the action never stops when the private detective ends up in the crosshairs of a political assassin. The dying don’t easily become the dead. The next novel in William Kent Krueger’s New York Times bestselling series finds Cork O’Connor sitting in the shadow of a towering monolith known as Trickster’s Point,…

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k2reader August 9, 2026

One of the Family by Mark Edwards #bookreview

Thank you Atria Books, #partner for the advanced copy of One of the Family in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Atria Books Published: August 4, 2026 Summary: The “so clever and fresh” (Lisa Jewell, #1 New York Times bestselling author) author of The Wasp Trap returns with a novel best described as Succession set in the Scottish Highlands where a plot to murder the patriarch’s younger fiancée entangles an innocent outsider in a nest of…

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k2reader August 9, 2026

Brimstone Hollow by Archer Sullivan #bookreview #audiobook #series

Thank you Macmillan Audio for the ALC and Minotaur Books, #partner for the advanced copy of Brimstone Hollow in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Minotaur Books / Macmillan Audio Published: August 11, 2026 Summary: Following her powerful debut in The Witch’s Orchard, private investigator Annie Gore returns in Brimstone Hollow, bringing readers back to the mountains that author Archer Sullivan, a ninth generation Appalachian, knows so well. There isn’t…

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k2reader August 4, 2026

Where Her Secrets Lie by Katie Tallo #bookreview

Thank you to the author for the advanced e-copy of Where Her Secrets Lie in exchange for my honest opinion. Publisher: Thomas & Mercer Published: August 1, 2026 Summary: From the bestselling author of Dark August comes a tense, moody thriller about a reclusive grandmother forced to confront her darkest fears to protect her family from a ruthless foe. Seventy-year-old Lenny Bird lives in a cage of her own making. It’s…

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k2reader August 3, 2026

You’ll Be Sorry by Lisa Gardner #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Hachette Audio for the ALC and Grand Central Publishing, #partner for the advanced copy of You’ll Be Sorry in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Grand Central Publishing / Hachette Audio Published: August 4, 2026 Summary: A newlywed couple each with their own secrets. An abandoned lodge with a horrific decades-old mystery. And a small mountain town where everyone believes they know their neighbors…except they don’t. For…

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k2reader July 28, 2026

The Night Hunter by Natalie Moss #bookreview #audiobook #debut

Thank you PRH Audio for the ALC and Berkley, #partner, for the advanced copy of The Night Hunter in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Berkley / Penguin Audio Published: July 28, 2026 Summary: In a remote corner of the South African bush, two sisters reunite to bury a family secret once and for all, but when they’re stranded among the wild animals, they find a predator far more…

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k2reader July 27, 2026

Indie Darling by Lauren Nossett #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Libro.fm / Macmillan Audio for the ALC and Flatiron Books, #partner for the advanced copy of Indie Darling in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Flatiron Books / Macmillan Audio Published: July 28, 2026 Summary: A brilliant breakout novel from ITW Thriller Award–winning author Lauren Nossett—a mystery set in Nashville, where a Dolly Parton–loving private detective is drawn into the disappearance of an enigmatic pop star. Nashville…

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k2reader July 23, 2026

Thriller Thursday Mini Reviews #bookreviews #audiobooks #thrillers #minireviews

Thank you Macmillan Audio, Libro.fm, Simon Audio and Harper Audio for the ALCs and Minotaur Books, Scout Press and William Morrow Books, #partner for the physical copies in exchange for my honest reviews. Not that I don’t read thrillers all year long, but they just seem to hit a little different in the summer. Fast-paced, dark, thrilling reads that get your adrenaline running, am I right? These were all 5…

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k2reader July 16, 2026

Northwest Angle by William Kent Krueger #bookreview #audiobook #series

I borrowed the audiobook from the library. Publisher: Recorded Books Published: August 30, 2011 Summary: With his family caught in the crosshairs of a group of brutal killers, detective Cork O’Connor must solve the murder of a young girl in the latest installment of William Kent Krueger’s unforgettable New York Times bestselling series. During a houseboat vacation on the remote Lake of the Woods, a violent gale sweeps through unexpectedly, stranding Cork and…

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k2reader July 14, 2026

Hot Girl Murder Club by Ashley Winstead #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Macmillan Audio for the ALC and Minotaur Books, #partner for the advanced copy of Hot Girl Murder Club in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Minotaur Books / Macmillan Audio Published: July 14, 2026 Summary: From national bestselling author Ashley Winstead comes a buzzy, bloody new thriller about success, sisterhood, and demanding justice…by any means necessary. What’s a girl got to do to get some fame, a few million…

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k2reader July 14, 2026

Killer Vibes by Jack Friday #bookreview #audiobook #series

Thank you Macmillan Audio for the ALC and Minotaur Books, #partner for the advanced copy of Killer Vibes in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Minotaur Books / Macmillan Audio Published: July 14, 2026 Summary: Meet Peter Key: self-proclaimed “laziest private investigator in Texas” (it’s harder than it looks), full-time bisexual, dedicated stoner, and the surprised recipient of a windfall inheritance from an uncle he barely knew. Peter’s life…

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k2reader July 13, 2026

Scary Movie Night by Miranda Smith #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you PRH Audio for the ALC and Bantam Books, #partner, for the advanced e-copy of Scary Movie Night in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Bantam Books / Random House Audio Published: July 14, 2026 Summary: In this nail-biting thriller, a horror-themed birthday party turns deadly when guests start disappearing—and the birthday girl realizes that she must face a long-buried secret to make it out alive. Tippi is…

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