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Jenny Maloney

Jenny Maloney is a reader and writer in Colorado. Her short stories have appeared or are forthcoming in All Worlds Wayfarer, NewMyths.com, Dissections, and others. She blogs about crime, horror, and science fiction stuff at Other Worlds and This. If you like to talk books, reading, publishing, movies, or writing, feel free to hang out with @JennyEMaloney on Twitter.

Book Review: Local Gone Missing by Fiona Barton

By Jenny Maloney

June 17, 2022

Detective Elise King is convalescing from cancer treatments in the seaside town of Ebbing—a hamlet filled to the brim with gossiping, secret-keeping locals and ambitious newcomers. Elise spends her days gazing out of her front window, watching the comings-and-goings of the people along the street, so she has a front-row view of the music festival…

Book Review: Two Little Girls by Laura Jarratt

By Jenny Maloney

May 13, 2022

There is no way to sugar coat it: Two Little Girls, YA superstar Laura Jarratt’s adult debut, begins with an absolutely heartbreaking sequence. Lizzie, a barrister specializing in custodial family disputes, is driving her two daughters home after a long-needed vacation. Everything seems normal, they stop for treats at a small shop, and the girls…

Book Review: Cold By Mariko Tamaki

By Jenny Maloney

February 15, 2022

Todd Mayer’s body is found naked, in the snow, just outside of a playground. Todd’s ghost watches with a certain detached fascination as the detectives dig into his death. He remembers dying to be a horrible experience, full of confusion and icy coldness. He remembers being left.  Georgia and Todd didn’t run in the same…

Book Review: The Perfect Escape by Leah Konen

By Jenny Maloney

January 11, 2022

Girlfriends Sam, Diana, and Margaret have arranged the perfect escape from the daily grind and their individual troubled romantic relationships. It’s going to be a weekend of peace and mutual support. Sam is determined to forget about her recent divorce for a few days. Diana is freeing herself from an abusive ex. And Margaret is…

Book Review: Hello, Transcriber by Hannah Morrissey

By Jenny Maloney

December 2, 2021

The winters in Black Harbor, Wisconsin, are unforgiving. Aspiring writer Hazel Greenlee and her husband, Tommy, have moved “down” to Black Harbor for work—which Hazel has found as a transcriber for the Black Harbor Police Department. Every night, she transcribes recorded reports from police officers. The reports cover everything from drug deals to homicides.  In…

Book Review: The Missing Hours by Julia Dahl

By Jenny Maloney

September 15, 2021

The Missing Hours by Julia Dahl is a novel about obsession, privilege, and the explosive consequences of one violent act, where a violent sexual assault leads Claudia Castro down the painful road toward vengeance but also recovery. When Claudia Castro wakes up in her dorm room, she realizes quickly that something is very, very wrong.…

Book Review: The Stranger in the Mirror by Liv Constantine

By Jenny Maloney

July 19, 2021

Addison Hope is planning a wedding and launching a photography career—all without knowing who she was two years ago. She was discovered walking along the highway when a kind truck driver, Ed, offered her a lift. Realizing she didn’t know who she was, where she came from, or what happened to her, Ed and his…

Book Review: Golden Boy by John Glatt

By Jenny Maloney

July 19, 2021

On a Sunday in January 2015, Thomas Gilbert Sr., hedge-fund founder and member of the Manhattan social elite, was laying in bed watching a football game. Then his son, Thomas Gilbert Jr., known as Tommy, walked in wearing a hoodie. Tommy pressed a gun to his father’s head and shot him. After, Tommy went back…

Book Review: Her Dark Lies by J.T. Ellison

By Jenny Maloney

March 8, 2021

Claire Hunter, an up-and-coming artist, is ready to say “I do” to the handsome, uber-rich Jack Compton on his family’s private island, Isla Isola, in the ultimate destination wedding. The idyllic Italian island has enough room and entertainment for all their friends, family, and enemies. Despite having the perfect dress, the perfect location, and the…

Book Review: Midnight at the Barclay Hotel by Fleur T. Bradley

By Jenny Maloney

August 26, 2020

In Midnight at the Barclay Hotel, JJ Jacobson convinces his mom to accept a surprise invitation to an all-expenses-paid weekend getaway at the illustrious Barclay Hotel. He never imagined that he’d find himself in the midst of a murder mystery… The embossed invitations are delivered by courier to five distinct individuals on a Tuesday: a…

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