Besties and Brujas – Maggie & Shannon talk the Domestic Thriller
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Besties and Brujas – Maggie & Shannon talk the Domestic Thriller

Last year’s trend amongst suspense and mystery novels seemed to be the domestic thriller. Books like Lisa Jewel’s Then She Was Gone  or the outstanding Our House by Louise Candlish, focused on families in the middle of a dark crisis. Towards the end of the year, the focus seemed to be leaning more towards friends…

Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen talk about writing together
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Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen talk about writing together

A few weeks back, AAR staffer Anne Marble stumbled across the news – via a Facebook post! – that bestselling authors Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen were to appear at her local library in Howard County. Having greatly enjoyed their books, Anne – like many other patrons that evening – braved the snow and attended…

The Best Mystery & Suspense Novels of 2018
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The Best Mystery & Suspense Novels of 2018

The suspense market is so glutted right now that is easy to find amazing books to fill your shelves. It is equally easy to find books which sound intriguing but wind up being deeply disappointing. To help you separate the gold from the dross, Shannon and I have compiled a Best Of List sure to…

The Best of 2017 – Shannon’s favourite mysteries & thrillers
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The Best of 2017 – Shannon’s favourite mysteries & thrillers

I definitely love a good romance, but I’m also a huge fan of mysteries and thrillers. So, since I read so many great ones in 2017, I figured I’d compile a list of the ones I loved most.     The Marriage Pact by Michelle Richmond How far would you go to ensure your marriage…

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Are you reading the Mary Russell series? Because it’s great.

Has anyone here not read the Mary Russell series yet? If so, stop now and go find yourself a copy of The Beekeeper’s Apprentice and meet young Mary Russell, 15 years old and orphaned, and snarking at a much older Sherlock Holmes who has retired to Sussex and beekeeping. Pulling heavily from Doyle’s representation of…

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