What I am telling you, before you begin my story, is this-two things: I crave truth. And I lie. Published: May 17, 2007 Publisher: Viking Pages: 429 (Paperback) Series: Dublin Murder Squad #1 This case was too full of skewed, slippery parallels, and I couldn't shake the uneasy sense that they were somehow … Continue reading Review: In the Woods by Tana French
Mystery/Thriller
Review: The Lying Game by Ruth Ware
Isa Wilde thought she left Salten House, and the things that happened there, far behind her. She's a mom, a lawyer, and over a decade older than when she last left. Then, she gets a late night text sends her running right back to the place she said she'd never return, three little words that … Continue reading Review: The Lying Game by Ruth Ware
J.P. Delaney’s ‘The Girl Before’ Review
After moving into a gorgeous house, Jane learns that the previous tenant, a woman named Emma, died in the home. Soon Jane starts to notice striking similarities between herself and the girl before, and makes it a point to figure out what really happened to her. Published: January 24th, 2017 Publisher: Ballantine Books … Continue reading J.P. Delaney’s ‘The Girl Before’ Review
Vicki Delany’s ‘Rest Ye Murdered Gentlemen’ Review
It's always Christmas in Rudolph, New York, and Merry Wilkinson likes it that way. But a murder and a string of small fires around town has Merry worrying there is a Grinch among her friends and neighbors, and it's up to her to save Christmas. Published: November 3rd, 2015 Publisher: Berkley Mystery Pages: 294 … Continue reading Vicki Delany’s ‘Rest Ye Murdered Gentlemen’ Review
Author Interview: Stephen Wallenfels
Hey guys! It's December 19th and that means Bad Call is out now! I reviewed this wonderful book a few weeks ago after receiving a copy from NetGalley, and that review was one of my most viewed blog posts ever! (I'll leave the link for the review down below if you're interested in my thoughts!) … Continue reading Author Interview: Stephen Wallenfels
Deanna Raybourn’s ‘A Treacherous Curse’ Review
Sharp-tongued mystery solver Veronica Speedwell and her darkly handsome partner Revelstoke Templeton-Vane have landed themselves in the midst of a disappearance. Is it the result of a mummy's curse, or something more sinister? Published: Expected to be published January 16th, 2018 Publisher: Berkley Publishing Series: Veronica Speedwell Mysteries #3 "I cannot rid … Continue reading Deanna Raybourn’s ‘A Treacherous Curse’ Review
Stephen Wallenfels’s ‘Bad Call’ Review
Colin, Ceo, Grahame, and Ellie set out on a hiking/camping expedition in the beautiful Yosemite National Park. However, this is a trip based on lies and as things start to pile up one thing becomes clear; not everyone is leaving the park alive. Published: Expected to publish December 19th, 2017 Publisher: Disney-Hyperion Pages: 320 … Continue reading Stephen Wallenfels’s ‘Bad Call’ Review
Edgar Cantero’s ‘Meddling Kids’ Review
The Blyton Summer Detective Club solved their last case in the Summer of '77; but what they saw that night stuck with each of them, haunting their days and nights. Now, over ten years later, the remaining members of the BSDC must head back to Sleepy Lake to get to the bottom of the real … Continue reading Edgar Cantero’s ‘Meddling Kids’ Review
Lisa Jewell’s ‘The Girls in the Garden’ Review
The communal gardens behind Clare's new flat are gorgeous during the day, but become sinister as the sun goes down. When her eldest daughter, Grace, is found assaulted in those very gardens, it becomes clear that darkness lurks in the most normal of places. Published: June 7th, 2016 Publisher: Atria Books Pages: 309 "Best to … Continue reading Lisa Jewell’s ‘The Girls in the Garden’ Review
Eva Gates’s ‘Reading Up a Storm’ Review
After seeing lights in the night and a body on the shore, Lucy Richardson is back on the case. With murder, romance, and secrets galore one thing is for sure; life at the Lighthouse Library is never boring. Published: April 5th, 2016 Publisher: Obsidian Mystery Pages: 306 Cozy Mystery Series: Lighthouse Library Mystery #3 Rating: … Continue reading Eva Gates’s ‘Reading Up a Storm’ Review
