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I See You
I See You
by Clare Mackintosh
Good Read, Questionable Ending (11/22/2016)
This book starts out with a unique premise. While perusing a newspaper, our main character sees a picture of someone she recognizes as herself along with a phone number and a website address. This frightens and confuses her but she is determined to figure out who used her …more
Broken Promise
Broken Promise: A Thriller
by Linwood Barclay
A Mystery Around Every Corner! (7/20/2015)
I haven't read a light-hearted mystery in a while and this book is definitely the ticket if you're interested in a good page-turner.

The characters are numerous so you have to pay attention as introductions are made, but the main characters are quickly fleshed out and are …more
Little Black Lies
Little Black Lies
by Sharon Bolton
Could Not Put It Down! (4/21/2015)
Children are going missing in the Falkland Islands and someone knows who's taking them.

It's been some time since I've read something as tightly suspenseful as Little Black Lies. From the first page through the last, the author keeps us tightly wound, slowly increasing the …more
House of Echoes
House of Echoes: A Novel
by Brendan Duffy
Solid & Scary But Nothing New (3/8/2015)
The overall premise of House of Echoes is familiar. Young family leaves the big, bad city to start a new life in a house in the middle of nowhere, in a small town where everyone knows everyone, and newcomers are not necessarily welcome with open arms. Although the plot is …more
Lusitania
Lusitania: Triumph, Tragedy, and the End of the Edwardian Age
by Greg King, Penny Wilson
Starts Out Boring But Gets Better (1/6/2015)
I read an account of the Lusitania when I was a young girl and had been fascinated by the story. There were so many mysteries surrounding the sinking of this ship and the book answered many of them. But in addition to answering questions regarding the faults that lead up to …more
Five
Five
by Ursula Archer
Murder & Geocaching: A Good Mix (10/8/2014)
'Five' offers a new twist to the typical serial killer thrillers. GPS coordinates are found tattooed on the soles of a victims' feet. The coordinates send police on a "treasure hunt" of sorts where the killer mixes murder with geocaching, an activity where geocachers hunt …more
Precious Thing
Precious Thing
by Colette McBeth
Not Gone Girl (1/20/2014)
Do yourself a favor. If you've read Gone Girl, put it out of your mind before you start reading this book. There are comparisons, but they're two distinctly, different books. This is a suspense/thriller that will hook you with its smart and solid characters. Rachel and …more
Where Monsters Dwell
Where Monsters Dwell
by Jørgen Brekke
Definitely Not For the Squeamish (11/25/2013)
Two gruesome murders of an almost identical nature that occur almost simultaneously would normally lead a good investigator to the belief that only one killer is responsible, but what happens when the two murders occur in two vastly different locations? Can the same killer …more
The Edge of Normal
The Edge of Normal
by Carla Norton
The Edge of Average (7/11/2013)
Don't get me wrong here. It's a good story with strong lead character who is intelligent and likable. However, based on the book's description, I anticipated more psychological insight into the protagonist's frame of mind after her own ordeal. Instead, we have a story with …more
Her Last Breath
Her Last Breath: A Kate Burkholder Novel
by Linda Castillo
A Good Mystery (5/21/2013)
Chief of Police, Kate Burkholder, is called to the scene of a hit and run that strikes a personal note when she finds that the victims are the husband and children of her childhood best friend.

There's baggage in this former friendship due to her upbringing, then leaving, …more
The Last Girl
The Last Girl: A Maeve Kerrigan Novel
by Jane Casey
Fast Moving Read (4/23/2013)
DC Maeve Kerrigan is a fresh detective with a condescending, know it all, chauvinistic partner and a boss who may or may not be tumbling from the pedestal on which she's placed him. Factor in the current case of a prominent defense attorney who is unwilling to work with the …more
Rage Against the Dying
Rage Against the Dying
by Becky Masterman
Retired Doesn't Mean Boring! (1/3/2013)
The minute I started reading, "Rage Against Dying", and learned that the main character, Brigid Quinn, was 59 years old, I was intrigued.

I've read plenty of serial killer thrillers before but this is the first one I can think of with an older, retired female, FBI agent, who …more
The Devil in Silver
The Devil in Silver: A Novel
by Victor LaValle
Intellectual Horror? (8/19/2012)
Is there any such thing as an "intellectual" horror story? Before I read, The Devil In Silver, I probably would have said, "Yes, but you don't see it often enough."

Don't think that because the bulk of this story occurs in a mental hospital, that you're going to read the …more
My Brilliant Friend
My Brilliant Friend
by Elena Ferrante
It's a Difficult Read (6/29/2012)
Let me start by saying that "My Brilliant Friend" is a difficult read but as a lover of all things Italian, I pushed through it. I was finally rewarded with a good story of three life-long friends, and I say three because Naples is a very large part of the the girls' …more
Paris in Love
Paris in Love: A Memoir
by Eloisa James
Le Bonne Vie! (3/15/2012)
Paris in Love by Eloisa James is a memoir of sorts but not written in typical memoir fashion.

After her mother’s death and her own diagnosis of cancer, the author, now a cancer survivor, decides it’s time for a sabbatical so she, her Italian husband and two kids, pull up …more
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