Tag: NetGalley

  • The Wonder Drug

    The Wonder Drug

    Author: Susanna BeardPublisher: Joffe BooksDate Published: October 24, 2024 So much for wanting to go to Iceland! This book totally had me feeling the mountains of snow, the cold weather, and the dark days. Michelle is a divorced woman of a certain age, obsessed with wanting to look younger, and looking for something exciting. So she…

  • A Game of Lies

    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…

  • The Lost Wife

    The Lost Wife

    Author: Georgina LeesPublisher: HarperCollins UK/One More ChapterDate Published: April 7, 2023 Think about your worst-case scenario – you’re on the run with a small child, injured and almost out of gas, heading for a remote cabin in the woods, and you need to move from there quickly to stay ahead of the “bad guys”. But…

  • How I’ll Kill You

    How I’ll Kill You

    Author: Ren DeStefanoPublisher: Berkley Publishing GroupDate Published: March 21, 2023 This book about sisters who enter a pact to kill off their boyfriends reminded me a female You (Caroline Kepnes). In triplicate. Each of the sisters has a skill that makes their kills efficient and virtually untraceable. Their loyalty to each other is what holds…

  • The Sanctuary

    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…

  • The Doctor’s Wife

    The Doctor’s Wife

    Author: Daniel HurstPublisher: BookoutureDate Published: January 31, 2023 Daniel Hurst is an auto-buy for me. He not only does lies and deceit well, but he can tell a story from a woman’s point of view flawlessly. I loved how Fern lulls Drew into thinking she went along with his idea to move to a small village…

  • The Fear of Winter

    The Fear of Winter

    Author: S. C. SterlingPublisher: No Bueno PublishingDate Published: January 18, 2023 This book starts out as a search for a missing daughter but turns into so much more. It’s the story of what happens to a married couple when tragedy strikes, the desperation of lives marred by drugs and alcohol, and the splinter between children and…

  • The Widowmaker

    The Widowmaker

    Author: Hannah MorrisseyPublisher: St. Martin’s PressDate Published: December 6, 2022 I loved Hannah Morrissey’s first book, Hello, Transcriber. So, in a similar vein, The Widowmaker calls upon the author’s experience, bringing a great deal of background knowledge to the story. The Widowmaker follows two seemingly unrelated cases: a cold case going back at least 20 years…