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The Lodge

Author: Sue WatsonPublisher: BookoutureDate Published: October 24, 2023 Sue Watson is an auto-buy for me, and this book had all the ingredients to keep me reading: a remote location, a snowstorm, a group of contentious people, and a murder (or two!). I loved the descriptions of the setting in this book – a cozy cottage,…
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The Only Survivors

Author: Megan MirandaPublisher: ScribnerDate Published: April 11, 2023 A group of survivors of a horrific van crash meet up every year on the anniversary of the event. This will be the tenth year, and what they did out there in the dark and rain all those years ago is finally catching up to them. Told…
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Angel Maker

Author: Alex NorthPublisher: Celadon BooksDate Published: February 28, 2023 Fate…or just pure evil When I first started reading The Angel Maker, I was convinced I was delving into a YA story about a romance between two teenagers. But when the question arose, “If you could see into the future, would you want to?” I was…
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The Sanctuary

Author: Katrine EngbergPublisher: Gallery Books/Scout PressDate Published: February 7, 2023 Katrine Engberg has written another atmospheric Nordic noir, this time set on the island of Bornholm. While this is part of a series, it’s completely readable as a standalone. Anette Werner works for the police in Copenhagen but has a case that seems to have roots…
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The It Girl

Author: Ruth WarePublisher: Gallery Books, Gallery/Scout PressDate Published: July 12, 2022 I jumped over all the other books on my TBR pile to get to review The It Girl. Because…Ruth Ware, ya’ll!! This is decidedly a departure from her earlier books, which had a more gothic, more locked room, Agatha Christie feel, so I had to…
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The Lost Boy

Author: Jane RenshawPublisher: Inkubator BooksDate Published: July 10, 2022 Description One island. Two women. A journey to hell. The Clarke family, Penny, Rod and their two young boys, are delighted when they are offered a holiday in a high-end guest house on a remote and beautiful island. Their hostess Anna seems like a lovely woman.…
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The New Girl

Author: Ruth HealdPublisher: BookoutureDate Published: January 25, 2022 The New Girl is the story of a woman so desperate to escape her small town and get back to the city of London, that she naively enters into a work relationship that is toxic. Sophie is so caught up in proving herself at work that she…