The First Mistake by Sandie Jones is an addictively readable new domestic suspense about a wife, her husband, and the woman who is supposedly her best friend. I was blown away by Sandie Jones’ first book, The Other Woman. I’m a jaded reader that likes to think I’ve seen every twist there is, but I…
In I Know Who You Are, Alice Feeney proves that she is a master of brilliantly complicated plots and killer twists that will keep you guessing until the final page. Unreliable narrators are hugely popular right now, and Alice Feeney puts a neat twist on the trope with Aimee Sinclair. Aimee is a London-based film actress…
Murder Lo Mein by Vivien Chien is the third in the tasty Noodle Shop Mystery series. Everyone agrees that the food at Ho-Lee Noodle House is delicious—unless it happens to be deadly . . . Murder Lo Mein is the third book in Vivien Chien’s delightful series featuring reluctant noodle shop manager Lana Lee, and…
In Christi Daughtery’s A Beautiful Corpse, a young woman is found murdered, and all three suspects are men who once claimed to love her. With a familiar yet dangerous face watching her every move, Harper must unravel this mystery before it’s too late. A Beautiful Corpse is the second book in Daugherty’s series to feature Savannah…
The River by Peter Heller is the story of two college students on a wilderness canoe trip and a gripping tale of a friendship tested by fire, white water, and violence. If you haven’t yet read a book by Peter Heller, you’re in for a treat. The River clocks in at only about 250 pages,…
Gideon’s Fire is book 7 of the 26-volume series featuring New Scotland Yard Commander George Gideon. 21 of those were written by the shockingly prolific John Creasey—he wrote more than 600 books using 28 different pseudonyms—under the pseudonym J.J. Marric, with the last six penned by William Vivian Butler after Creasey’s death in 1973. The…
In Lucy Foley’s The Hunting Party, a group of old Oxford friends celebrates their annual reunion at a lodge in the remote Scottish Highlands. With an impending blizzard on the way, the nostalgia ends abruptly when one of them is murdered. Anyone that’s read Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None is familiar with the locked room…
Part Fight Club, part The Girls, Peter Stenson’s Thirty-Seven explores our need to belong. Our need to be loved. Our need to believe in something greater than ourselves, and our ultimate capacity for self-delusion. When Mason Hues ran away from his adoptive parents at the age of 15, it wasn’t because he was deprived. In fact, his material needs were…
Bridget has a secret—one she keeps from everyone, even her husband. What We Did by Christobel Kent is a nightmarish tale of the secrets we keep from our families, of chilling childhood abuse, and of long-awaited retribution. Bridget is happy. She has her own little dress shop in Rose Hill, England, a teen son, Finn,…
In Angel Luis Colón’s novel, Hell Chose Me, Bryan Walsh is a killer for hire. He is haunted by those who have fallen at his hand, but he will stop at nothing to avenge his brother’s death. Are you bored with your current read? Do you need something that will give you a good, hard,…
