A creepy house. Seven semi-estranged friends. One stranger. Mysterious events. Nalini Singh’s latest thriller, There Should Have Been Eight, had me thinking of Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None, although the tales vary in significant ways. Still, if you are looking for a solid locked-room thriller and love the vibe of Christie’s old novel,…
Duran Duran is on the radio, Pat Sajek is spinning The Wheel of Fortune, and everyone is wearing bangle bracelets. The Only One Left, Riley Sager’s latest mystery, bounces between the dark times of the 1929 stock market crash to the era of MTV. The gothic feel of the story gives it a timeless, spooky…
The Trap is a mesmerizing look at how women handle the disappearance of a loved one and shows why we should all care about the missing. “An ex-boyfriend once told her that his favorite part of a night out was the walk home. Just him and his thoughts on deserted streets, the evening’s fun still…
It turns out that in spite of what it says in the lyrics to a recently popular song, you can indeed do evil deeds in a small town. At least that is the case in Lisa Unger’s latest novella, Christmas Presents. A tale of two not-so-festive Noels, this story examines what happens when our first…
A missing, possibly murdered, child. A skeptical cop. A psychic turned scientist. A painful love triangle. These are the elements Julia Heaberlin uses to weave an enthralling tale of love, loss, and lies in Night Will Find You. It’s a gripping story; once you pick it up, you won’t want to put it down until…
Ever read a book that worked for you despite having some seriously ridiculous plot points? That was the case for me with The House Beyond the Dunes. Some things about the story had me rolling my eyes so hard I thought they would fall from my head, but the writing created a compelling, chilling, atmospheric…
Nancy Springer’s Enola Holmes series continues delightfully apace with her heroine’s ninth mystery, Enola Holmes and the Mark of the Mongoose. Young readers who jumped into her adventures thanks to the Netflix movies will find their footing easily enough, and Springer’s spry sense of humor and nose for action scenes remain as strong as ever….
Lisa Jewell’s latest mystery, None of This is True, will remind you why our parents were so adamant about ‘stranger danger’. Josie and her husband Walter are celebrating her birthday at a trendy new restaurant when they spot another birthday girl just a few tables away, having a bigger, grander celebration. Josie is enthralled by…
My shoulders tensed the moment I began reading Everyone Here is Lying and they didn’t relax until I turned the very last page. A gripping whodunit, this story will have you reading into the wee hours of the night, unable to put it down until you reach its startling conclusion. Their affair was meant to…
Some nights are just full of bad decisions. Or bad luck. Jack (Jacinta) is certainly experiencing one of those evenings. As a security specialist, she has been hired to penetrate an insurance company to test just how well their current level of protection works, but from the start things go awry and Jack quickly finds…
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