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The Return of Ellie Black
Author: Emiko JeanPublisher: Simon & SchusterDate Published: May 7, 2024 I was super impressed by this debut thriller from Emiko Jean. The story is told through dual POV which gives us insight into both main characters. But it’s the characterization of Detective Chelsey Calhoun and the girl who returns from the missing, Elizabeth, that really grabbed…
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A Game of Lies
Author: Clare MacintoshPublisher: Sourcebooks LandmarkDate Published: April 23, 2024 I will never look at game shows the same after reading A Game of Lies! In a real-life version of bait-and-switch, 7 contestants find out the reality show premise is not what they signed up for. Whose secret is worth killing for and why? DC Ffion Morgan…
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The Gathering
Author: C. J. TudorPublisher: Random House Publishing Group – BallantineDate Published: April 9, 2024 This book was a great example of how to scare me without really scaring me! I really liked C. J. Tudor’s other books so I must have skipped over the vampyrs bit in the synopsis! But this is vampires done right –…
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Still See You Everywhere
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This Girl’s a Killer
COVER REVEAL Author: Emma C. WellsPublisher: Poisoned Pen PressDate to be Published: September 10 2024 Ask Cordelia Black why she did it. The answer will always be: He had it coming. Legally Blonde grows up and gets a murder-y Dexter alter-ego in this laugh-out-loud, riveting debut thriller about Cordelia Black—a best friend, an astute businesswoman, and, in her spare…
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Listen For the Lie
Author: Amy TinteraPublisher: Celadon Books and Macmillan AudioDate Published: March 5, 2024 Note: I read this book while listening to the audio, because I heard such great things about the narration. And it’s true! While I like to create a character’s voice in my own head, January LaVoy perfectly captures the snarky inflection of Lucy’s…
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My Perfect Family
Author: Melanie PricePublisher: WendleburyDate Published: February 27, 2024 It wasn’t the vacation she expected.She didn’t expect to make up with her stepsister.She didn’t expect to run into her ex-boyfriend.And she certainly didn’t expect to wake up to a phone calling telling her that her mother was dead. Price weaves all of these unexpected events into…
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The Inmate
Author: Freida McFaddenPublisher: Poisoned Pen PressDate Published: March 5, 2024 (First published June 13, 2022) Whelp, I almost pulled an all-nighter to finish this book in one day. 2 a.m. people! That’s how invested I was in this book! Freida McFadden, your writing is so twisted – in a good way, lol! The book alternates…
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The Stranger in Her House
Author: John MarrsPublisher: Thomas & MercerDate Published: February 13, 2024 When I first started reading this book, I was like, “ho hum, another book about a dementia patient being conned.” I thought I knew where this book was going. But I should have known. I was reading a John Marrs book and he was not…
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Village in the Dark
Author: Author: Iris YamashitaPublisher: Berkley Publishing GroupDate Published: February 13, 2024 Beyond the mystery that Yamashita writes about, this book was a great introduction and eye-opener to me of the vastness of the Alaskan wilderness. The author takes you from the miles-long tunnel under a mountain, to the snow machines (vernacular for snowmobiles), to the…
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