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The Body in the Library by Agatha Christie #bookreview #series #readingchallenge

The Body in the Library by Agatha Christie #bookreview #series #readingchallenge

I purchased this book for my own collection. Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks Published: February 22, 2022 (first published 1942)   Summary: Now with a beautiful new series look, the iconic Miss Marple must investigate the case of a girl found dead in Agatha Christie’s classic mystery. It’s seven in the morning. The Bantrys wake to find the body of a young woman in their library. She is wearing an evening dress and heavy…

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Coram House by Bailey Seybolt #bookreview

Coram House by Bailey Seybolt #bookreview

Thank you Atria Books / Netgalley, #partner, for the advanced e-copy of Coram House in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Atria Books Published: April 15, 2025   Summary: A haunting novel—inspired by a true story—about a crime writer who risks everything as she investigates the mystery of two deaths, decades apart, at a crumbling Vermont orphanage. On a blistering summer day in 1968, nine-year-old Tommy vanishes without a trace…

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King of Ashes by S.A. Cosby #bookreview #audiobook

King of Ashes by S.A. Cosby #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Macmillan Audio for the ALC and Flatiron Books / Pine and Cedar Books, #partner for the advanced copy of King of Ashes in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Pine and Cedar / Macmillan Audio Published: June 10, 2025   Summary: A son returning home. A dangerous debt. Secrets about to ignite . . . and a family consumed by flames. Roman Carruthers left the smoke and fire…

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The Dark Hours by Amy Jordan #bookreview

The Dark Hours by Amy Jordan #bookreview

Thank you HTP / Netgalley, #partner, for the advanced e-copy of The Dark Hours in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: MIRA Published: January 28, 2025   Summary: For fans of Tana French and Jane Harper, this debut crime thriller follows a retired police detective who must face down a vicious killer and the memories that haunt her—thirty years after bringing down one of Ireland’s most prolific serial killers. Julia…

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The Twisted Women’s Book Club by Karin Slaughter & multiple authors #audioreview #audibleoriginal

The Twisted Women’s Book Club by Karin Slaughter & multiple authors #audioreview #audibleoriginal

I purchased this audiobook for my own personal collection. Publisher: Audible Originals Published:  April 10, 2025   Summary: A seemingly ordinary book group holds deadly secrets in this collection of connected stories from Karin Slaughter, Lee Child, B. A. Paris, and more of the world’s leading thriller writers. Dr. Margaret Richter has it all. She’s rich, thanks to her best-selling self-help books. She has a beautiful home in Cape Cod overlooking…

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The ABC Murders by Agatha Christie #bookreview #series #readingchallenge

The ABC Murders by Agatha Christie #bookreview #series #readingchallenge

I purchased this book for my own collection. Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks Published: December 24, 2018 (first published 1936)   Summary: Agatha Christie’s beloved classic novel sets Hercule Poirot on the trail of a serial killer—now a limited streaming series starring John Malkovich, Rupert Grint, and Tara Fitzgerald. “Let us see, Mr. Clever Poirot, just how clever you can be.” There’s a serial killer on the loose, working his way through the alphabet…

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The Surf House by Lucy Clarke #bookreview

The Surf House by Lucy Clarke #bookreview

Thank you Atlantic Crime, #partner, for the advanced copy of The Surf House in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Atlantic Monthly Press Published: June 10, 2025   Summary: WISH YOU WERE HERE? THINK AGAIN… High on the wave-pounded cliffs, far from the bustling souks of Marrakech, sits The Surf House. A hidden gem on Morocco’s shores, the house is a sanctuary for the surfers, travellers and dreamers who wash in. But the…

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Fifty-Fifty by Steve Cavanagh #bookreview #audiobook #series

Fifty-Fifty by Steve Cavanagh #bookreview #audiobook #series

Thank you Simon & Schuster Audio for the ALC and Atria Books, #partner, for the advanced copy of Fifty-Fifty in exchange for my honest review.  Publisher: Atria Books / Simon & Schuster ALC Published: June 3, 2025   Summary: Two sisters on trial for murder. They accuse each other. Who do you believe? From Steve Cavanagh, the “wickedly clever” (The New York Times) master of twisty psychological thrillers. “911 what’s your…

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Thirteen by Steve Cavanagh #bookreview #audiobook #series

Thirteen by Steve Cavanagh #bookreview #audiobook #series

I purchased this book for my own collection. I borrowed the audiobook from the library. Publisher: Flatiron Books / Macmillan Audio Published: April 2020 (first published 2018)   Summary: The serial killer isn’t on trial. He’s on the jury. It’s the murder trial of the century. And Joshua Kane has killed to get the best seat in the house – and to be sure the wrong man goes down for…

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The Black Highway by Simon Toyne #bookreview #audiobook #series

The Black Highway by Simon Toyne #bookreview #audiobook #series

Thank you HarperAudio for the ALC and William Morrow, #partner, for the finished copy of The Black Highway in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: William Morrow / HarperAudio Published: June 24, 2025   Summary: Laughton Rees is back in the latest novel from the bestselling author of the Sanctus trilogy—this time, with a case that hits uncomfortably close to home and threatens the thing Laughton values most: her daughter.…

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A Killer Motive by Hannah Mary McKinnon #bookreview

A Killer Motive by Hannah Mary McKinnon #bookreview

Thank you ThrillerbookloversThePulse / HTP Books, #partner, for the advanced e-copy of A Killer Motive in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: MIRA Published: September 9, 2025   Summary: You never know who’s listening. To Stella Dixon, sneaking her teenage brother out of their parents’ house for a beach party was harmless fun—until Max disappeared without a trace. Six years later, Stella’s family is still broken, and she can’t let go…

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The Ghostwriter by Julie Clark #bookreview

The Ghostwriter by Julie Clark #bookreview

Thank you Sourcebooks Landmark, #partner, for the advanced copy of The Ghostwriter in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Sourcebooks Landmark Published: June 3, 2025   Summary: June, 1975. The Taylor family shatters in a single night when two teenage siblings are found dead in their own home. The only surviving sibling, Vincent, never shakes the whispers and accusations that he was the one who killed them. Decades later, the legend…

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The Expat Affair by Kimberly Belle #bookreview #audiobook

The Expat Affair by Kimberly Belle #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you HTP Audio for the ALC and HTP / Netgalley, #partner, for the advanced e-copy of The Expat Affair in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Park Row / Harlequin Audio Published: June 3, 2025   Summary: An American expat‘s startling discovery plunges her into the glamorous but deadly world of Amsterdam’s diamond industry. Following a nasty divorce, Rayna Dumont came to Amsterdam for a fresh start. She’s never…

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Our Last Wild Days by Anna Bailey #bookreview

Our Last Wild Days by Anna Bailey #bookreview

Thank you Atria Books, #partner, for the advanced copy of Our Last Wild Days in exchange for my honest review.  Publisher: Atria Books Published: May 20, 2025   Summary: From the author of the “irresistible” (Paula Hawkin, #1 New York Times bestselling author) Where the Truth Lies, an atmospheric novel about a young woman who searches for answers after her estranged friend is found dead in the bayou of their rural Louisiana hometown. The…

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The Death Mask by Iris Johansen #bookreview #audiobook #bookseries

The Death Mask by Iris Johansen #bookreview #audiobook #bookseries

Thank you Hachette Audio for the ALC and Grand Central Publishing, #partner, for the finished copy of The Death Mask in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Grand Central Publishing / Hachette Audio Published: June 24, 2025   Summary: From #1 New York Times bestselling author Iris Johansen comes a new thriller starring Eve Duncan as she races against time to protect her beloved family from a merciless killer. World-renowned forensic sculptor…

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Mini Reviews – Two Eddie Flynn Books #bookreviews #audiobooks #series

Mini Reviews – Two Eddie Flynn Books #bookreviews #audiobooks #series

I purchased these books for my own collection. I borrowed the audiobooks from the library.     I have a new obsession…Eddie Flynn! And I’m devouring this series…and loving it!!! And yes, I’m well aware that you do not need to read these books in order, I do…it’s just how I prefer to read series. ⁣ ⁣ So, who is Eddie Flynn? He’s an ex-con turned lawyer who surprises you…

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The Man Made of Smoke by Alex North #bookreview #audiobook

The Man Made of Smoke by Alex North #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Macmillan Audio for the ALC and Celadon Books, #partner for the advanced copy of The Man Made of Smoke in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Celadon Books / Macmillan Audio Published: May 13, 2025   Summary: The latest gripping serial killer thriller from the New York Times bestselling author Alex North. Dan Garvie’s life has been haunted by the crime he witnessed as a child—narrowly escaping an encounter with…

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One in Four by Lucinda Berry #bookreview #audiobook

One in Four by Lucinda Berry #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you to  Netgalley/Brilliance Publishing for the ALC and to Booksparks for the finished copy of One in Four in exchange for my honest opinion. Publisher: Thomas & Mercer / Brilliance Publishing Published: May 13, 2025   Summary: When a reality show about former child stars overcoming addiction culminates in murder, their therapist must take a closer look into their lives—and her own, from USA Today bestselling author Lucinda Berry. Dr. Laurel…

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Mini Reviews – Next in Series Edition #bookreview #thrillers #series

Mini Reviews – Next in Series Edition #bookreview #thrillers #series

Thank you William Morrow, #partner for the advanced copy of The Vanishing Kind and Minotaur Books, #partner for the advanced copies of White King & The Unlucky Ones, in exchange for my honest reviews. Thank you also to Macmillan Audio for the gifted ALC.     You all know how much I love my series and these books are the latest installments in 3 series I really love! ⁣  …

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The Last Ferry Out by Andi Bartz #bookreview #audiobook

The Last Ferry Out by Andi Bartz #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Ballantine Books #partner, for the finished copy of The Last Ferry Out in exchange for my honest review. I borrowed the audiobook from the library. Publisher: Ballantine Books / Random House Audio Published: May 20, 2025   Summary: On a trip to the tropical paradise where her fiancée died, a young woman begins to suspect the death was no accident—and the killer’s still on the island—in this twisty…

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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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Witchcraft for Wayward Girls by Grady Hendrix #bookreview #audiobook #bookclubread

Witchcraft for Wayward Girls by Grady Hendrix #bookreview #audiobook #bookclubread

Thank you Libro.fm/PRH Audio for the ALC of Witchcraft for Wayward Girls in exchange for my honest review. I purchased the book for my own collection. Publisher: Berkley / PRH Audio Published: January 14, 2025   Summary: There’s power in a book… They call them wayward girls. Loose girls. Girls who grew up too fast. And they’re sent to the Wellwood Home in St. Augustine, Florida, where unwed mothers are hidden…

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Hello, Juliet by Samantha M. Bailey #bookreview #audiobook

Hello, Juliet by Samantha M. Bailey #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Thomas & Mercer, #partner, for the advanced e-copy of Hello, Juliet in exchange for my honest review. I purchased the audiobook for my own collection. Publisher: Thomas & Mercer / Brilliance Audio Published: April 29, 2025   Summary: In a dark thriller from USA Today bestselling author Samantha M. Bailey, a TV reunion brings costars back for the drama and betrayals their viewers once craved—and this time, the stakes are…

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The Missing Half by Ashley Flowers #bookreview #audiobook

The Missing Half by Ashley Flowers #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Libro.fm/PRH Audio for the ALC and The Future Of Agency, #partner, for the finished copy of The Missing Half in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Random House / Random House Audio Published: May 6, 2025   Summary: Two women haunted by their sisters’ unsolved disappearances band together in this captivating mystery from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of All Good People Here and host of the #1 true crime podcast Crime Junkie.…

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We Live Here Now by Sarah Pinborough #bookreview

We Live Here Now by Sarah Pinborough #bookreview

Thank you to Flatiron Books: Pine & Cedar for the advanced copy of We Live Here Now in exchange for my honest opinion. Publisher: Flatiron Books: Pine & Cedar Published: May 20, 2025   Summary: After an accident that nearly kills her, Emily and her husband, Freddie, move from London to a beautiful Dartmoor country house called Larkin Lodge. The house is gorgeous, striking—and to Emily, something about it feels…

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

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

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

Thank you to Blackstone Publishing for the advanced copy of The Perfect Divorce in exchange for my honest opinion. I borrowed the audiobook from the library. Publisher: Blackstone Publishing Published: April 15, 2025   Summary: Till death do us part. Yours. Not Mine. It’s been eleven years since high-powered attorney Sarah Morgan defended her husband, Adam, against the charge of murdering his mistress. Sarah has long since moved on, starting a…

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The Retirement Plan by Sue Hincenbergs #bookreview #audiobook

The Retirement Plan by Sue Hincenbergs #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Libro.fm / Harper Audio for the ALC of The Retirement Plan in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Harper Audio Published: May 6, 2025   Summary: Three middle-aged best friends turn to murder in order to collect on their husbands’ life insurance policies…but are unaware that their husbands have a devious plan of their own, in this darkly funny debut—perfect for fans of The Thursday Murder Club and Everyone in My…

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Such a Good Mom by Julia Spiro #bookreview #audiobook

Such a Good Mom by Julia Spiro #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Macmillan Audio, for the ALC and Netgalley/St. Martin’s Press, #partner for the advanced e-copy of Such a Good Mom in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Minotaur Books / Macmillan Audio Published: April 29, 2025   Summary: Bestselling author Julia Spiro’s Such a Good Mom is a brilliant standalone mystery that’s the perfect beach read. In the heat of summer, a murder on Martha’s Vineyard rocks one new mom to…

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Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zeng #bookreview #audiobook

Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zeng #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you HTP Audio for the ALC and HTP / Netgalley, #partner, for the advanced e-copy of Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zeng in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: MIRA / Harlequin Audio Published: April 29, 2025   Summary: Cora Zeng is a crime scene cleaner—but the bloody messes don’t bother her, not when she’s already witnessed the most horrific thing possible: her sister being pushed in…

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Jill Is Not Happy by Kaira Rouda #bookreview

Jill Is Not Happy by Kaira Rouda #bookreview

Thank you MB Communications/ThrillerbookloversThePulse, #partner, for the advanced copy of Jill Is Not Happy in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Scarlet Suspense Published: June 10, 2025   Summary: Some secrets keep a couple together. If you ask Jill Tingley, she’ll tell you she and her husband Jack are college sweethearts living the dream in Southern California. Wealthy, popular and genetically blessed, theirs is an enviable life, though they’ve grown…

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Follow Me by Elizabeth Rose Quinn #bookreview #audiobook

Follow Me by Elizabeth Rose Quinn #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you MB Communications & Amazon Publishing, #partner, for the advanced copy of Follow Me in exchange for my honest review. I purchased the audiobook for my own collection. Publisher: Thomas & Mercer / Brilliance Publishing Published: April 1, 2025   Summary: Heathers meets The Stepford Wives in this creepy and frighteningly funny dark thriller about a woman who will do anything to find her missing sister. Even pretend to be one of them. After…

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Karma Never Sleeps by R. John Dingle #bookreview #series

Karma Never Sleeps by R. John Dingle #bookreview #series

Thank you to the author for the advanced e-copy of Karma Never Sleeps in exchange for my honest opinion. Publisher: Tule Publishing Published: April 14, 2025   Summary: In a small town, the truth can’t always set you free… When a second woman from a group of friends known as “the posse” is murdered in the woods near the New England enclave of Kendalton, FBI agent and profiler Gus Wheeler…

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The Summer Guests by Tess Gerritsen #bookreview #audiobook #series

The Summer Guests by Tess Gerritsen #bookreview #audiobook #series

Thank you MB Communications & Amazon Publishing, #partner, for the finished copy of The Summer Guests in exchange for my honest review. I purchased the audiobook for my own collection. Publisher: Thomas & Mercer / Brilliance Publishing Published: March 18, 2025   Summary: From New York Times bestselling author Tess Gerritsen comes a chilling follow-up to The Spy Coast, plunging the Martini Club into the search for a missing teen—with a startling connection…

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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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Audio Book Roundup #bookreviews #audiobooks #mysterythrillers #crimefiction

Audio Book Roundup #bookreviews #audiobooks #mysterythrillers #crimefiction

Thank you Macmillan Audio, partner for the ALCs of The Dollhouse Academy & Girl Falling, in exchange for my honest reviews.   I enjoyed the previous books of both these authors & have been quite eager for their new releases…& I was not disappointed. ⁣   THE DOLLHOUSE ACADEMY by Margarita Montimore Published: February 11, 2025, Macmillan Audio   Summary: From the national bestselling author of Oona Out of Order, a…

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Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy #bookreview #audiobook #goodreadsgiveawaywin

Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy #bookreview #audiobook #goodreadsgiveawaywin

Thank you Macmillan Audio, for the ALC and Goodreads/Flatiron, #partner for the advanced copy of Wild Dark Shore in exchange for my honest review.   Publisher: Flatiron Books / Macmillan Audio Published: March 4, 2025   Summary: A family on a remote island. A mysterious woman washed ashore. A rising storm on the horizon. Dominic Salt and his three children are caretakers of Shearwater, a tiny island not far from…

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The Spy Coast by Tess Gerritsen #bookreview #audiobook #backlistreview #series

The Spy Coast by Tess Gerritsen #bookreview #audiobook #backlistreview #series

Thank you MB Communications & Amazon Publishing, #partner, for the finished copy of The Spy Coast in exchange for my honest review. I purchased the audiobook for my own collection. Publisher: Thomas & Mercer Published: November 1, 2023   Summary: A retired CIA operative in small-town Maine tackles the ghosts of her past in this fresh take on the spy thriller from New York Times bestselling author Tess Gerritsen. Former spy Maggie Bird…

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Mini Reviews – Thrillerstyle #thrillers #debuts

Mini Reviews – Thrillerstyle #thrillers #debuts

Thank you Random House, #partner for the advanced e-copy of You Are Fatally Invited and Gallery/Scout Press, #partner for the advanced copy of Count My Lies, in exchange for my honest reviews.   The countdown is on…⁣ ⁣ The weekend of April 10-13th, I’ll be attending one of my favorite bookish events of the year – the @hamptonswhodunit out in East Hampton, NY. ⁣ ⁣ In preparation, I read these 3…

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Three Act Tragedy by Agatha Christie #bookreview #series #readingchallenge

Three Act Tragedy by Agatha Christie #bookreview #series #readingchallenge

I purchased this book for my own collection. Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks Published: October 3, 2011 (first published 1934)   Summary: Sir Charles Cartwright should have known better than to allow thirteen guests to sit down for dinner. For at the end of the evening one of them is dead—choked by a cocktail that contained no trace of poison. Predictable, says Hercule Poirot, the great detective. But entirely unpredictable is that he…

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Remote: The Six by Eric Rickstad #bookreview #audiobook #series

Remote: The Six by Eric Rickstad #bookreview #audiobook #series

Thank you to  Netgalley/Blackstone Publishing for the ALC and to the author for the advanced copy of Remote: The Six in exchange for my honest opinion. Publisher: Blackstone Publishing Published: April 8, 2025   Summary: A serial killer is rampaging across the country, tying families to chairs–arranged in puzzling tableaus–then murdering them, without leaving a trace of evidence. FBI Special Agent Lukas Stark has been hunting the Tableau Killer for eighteen…

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A Mother’s Love by Sara Blaedel #bookreview #audiobook #series #translatedbooks

A Mother’s Love by Sara Blaedel #bookreview #audiobook #series #translatedbooks

Thank you Penguin Random House Audio for the ALC and Dutton, #partner, for the advanced e-copy of A Mother’s Love in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Dutton Published: March 11, 2025 (first published 2020)   Summary: Detective Louise Rick uncovers dark secrets swirling around an inn in a seemingly idyllic tourist town in this propulsive new crime novel from #1 Danish bestselling sensation Sara Blaedel. When innkeeper Dorthe Hyllested is…

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Famous Last Words by Gillian McAllister #bookreview #audiobook

Famous Last Words by Gillian McAllister #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Libro.fm/ HarperAudio, partner for the ALC of Famous Last Words in exchange for my honest review. I purchased a print copy for my own collection. Publisher: William Morrow / Harper Audio Published: February 25, 2025   Summary: From the author of Reese’s Book Club Pick and New York Times bestseller Wrong Place Wrong Time comes an addictive thriller about a new mother’s world upended when her husband commits a terrifying crime. How well does…

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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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Cross My Heart by Megan Collins #bookreview #audibook

Cross My Heart by Megan Collins #bookreview #audibook

Thank you Simon & Schuster Audio for the ALC and Atria Books, #partner, for the advanced copy of Cross My Heart in exchange for my honest review.  Publisher: Atria Books / Simon & Schuster ALC Published: January 14, 2025   Summary: She has his dead wife’s heart; the one she wants is his. The author of The Family Plot brings her signature prose to a twisty novel about a heart transplant patient…

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Hallowe’en Party by Agatha Christie #bookreview #series #reread #readingchallenge

Hallowe’en Party by Agatha Christie #bookreview #series #reread #readingchallenge

I purchased this book for my own collection. Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks Published: October 3, 2026 (first published 1969)   Summary: When a Halloween Party turns deadly, it falls to Hercule Poirots to unmask a murderer in Agatha Christie’s classic murder mystery, Hallowe’en Party. At a Halloween party, Joyce—a hostile thirteen-year-old—boasts that she once witnessed a murder. When no one believes her, she storms off home. But within hours her body is found,…

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Their Double Lives by Jaime Lynn Hendricks #bookreview

Their Double Lives by Jaime Lynn Hendricks #bookreview

Thank you ThrillerBookLoversThePulse #partner, for the advanced e-copy of Their Double Lives in exchange for my honest review.  Publisher: Scarlet Suspense Published: May 20, 2025   Summary: Living a double life always comes with a cost. A down-on-her-luck waitress at a posh New Jersey country club, Kim Valva couldn’t be living a more different life from the carefree socialites she serves. Her live-in boyfriend recently cheated on her, her social…

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Tell Me What You Did by Carter Wilson #bookreview

Tell Me What You Did by Carter Wilson #bookreview

I purchased this book for my own personal collection. Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press Published:  January 28, 2025   Summary: She gets people to confess their crimes for a living. He knows she’s hiding a terrible secret. It’s time for the truth to come out… Poe Webb, host of a popular true crime podcast, invites people to anonymously confess crimes they’ve committed to her audience. She can’t guarantee the police won’t…

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Lie in the Tide by Holly Danvers #bookreview

Lie in the Tide by Holly Danvers #bookreview

Thank you ThrillerBooksLoversThePulse #partner, for the advanced e-copy of Lie in the Tide in exchange for my honest review.  Publisher: Severn House Published: June 3, 2025   Summary: Theirs is a reunion . . . to die for! Four friends are meeting at a beautiful Cape Cod beach house for a long overdue reunion. But before the trip is over, one of them will wind up dead . . .…

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The Girls of Summer by Katie Bishop #bookreview #audiobook #backlistreview

The Girls of Summer by Katie Bishop #bookreview #audiobook #backlistreview

Thank you St. Martin’s Press, #partner for the advanced copy of The Girls of Summer in exchange for my honest review. I borrowed the audiobook from the library. Publisher: St. Martin’s Press / Macmillan Audio Published: June 6, 2023   Summary: “That place has been my whole life. Everything I thought I knew about myself was constructed in those few months I spent within touching distance of the sea. Everything I…

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