I’ve heard good things about Brad Parks’ writing over the past couple of years, and I kept telling myself to pick up one of his books and give him a try. Of course, as almost always happens, other books came across my radar and I never did get around to it. Then his latest standalone…
Sometimes, I get tired of mysteries set in places like London, New York City, or Los Angeles, so I was pleased to discover that The Liar’s Girl was set in Ireland. Plus, the synopsis sounded fabulous, so I decided to give this psychological suspense novel a try, and I’m pretty glad I did. It’s been…
I had high expectations for Lexie Elliott’s The French Girl. It’s a British thriller about a group of long-time friends, each of whom is struggling to piece together the truth about a terrible tragedy that occurred ten years before. I love novels with characters who prove difficult to trust, so this one looked like just…
Sunburn is the latest standalone thriller from author Laura Lippman. It’s a story with a lot of surprising twists, but in many ways, it failed to hold my interest. A woman calling herself Polly is just passing through the small, struggling town of Belleville, Delaware. Or at least, that’s what she wants people to think….
I’m always on the lookout for compelling mysteries, so I was thrilled when I read the synopsis for The Lying Kind, the first book in Alison James’ new series featuring Detective Rachel Prince. Unfortunately, it failed to live up to my expectations. The story opens a few months after six-year-old Lola Jade Harper vanishes, seemingly…
Sometimes I do judge a book by its cover. Or at least, I make the decision to read it based on cover art and back blurb. That’s what happened with The Bookworm, a gorgeous cover and intriguing back blurb lured me into picking it for review. Unfortunately, the book’s interior didn’t quite match the promising…
If advertisers are to be believed, the perfect family can be obtained by making the right purchase. The right house. Right car. Right furniture. Right coffee. In her latest novel, Look for Me, Lisa Gardner explores the complex ideas of families and perfection, and how little it takes to destroy either. This is part of…
The Girlfriend by Michelle Francis has received a great deal of buzz in the months leading up to its publication. I’ve heard people call it addictive, spellbinding, and unputdownable, so, of course, I had to give it a try. It’s a complicated story filled with extremely flawed characters, and I imagine it’s perfect for readers…
Jonathan Moore’s The Night Market is the third novel in the author’s loosely connected trilogy that takes place in the San Francisco of the near future. The author’s website indicates that the novels can be read as standalones, and I took him at his word, diving into The Night Market without even glancing at the…
Sometimes, a book blurb grabs my attention and won’t let go until I give in and read the book. This is exactly what happened with Louisa Luna’s Two Girls Down, although unfortunately, the story itself wasn’t able to live up to its synopsis, and I came away feeling rather let down. Single mother Jamie Brandt…
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