Month: February 2022
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SUNDIAL by CATRIONA WARD
Sundial is a twisty psychological horror novel perfect for fans of The Push and Girl A, from Catriona Ward, author of The Last House on Needless Street. “You can only do three things with danger: run away from it, fight it, or make friends with it.” Rob just wants to be normal. Whatever that looks like. She finally has a […]
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Batter Off Dead by Maddie Day
A Country Store Mystery #10 We are back in South Lick, Indiana at Pans ‘N Pancakes. Robbie sells both at her country store. She and her new husband, Abe, are out with the entire town enjoying a nice summer evening with fireworks. Even the folks from the assisted living center are there including Buck’s dad, […]
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THE SILENT PATIENT by ALEX MICHAELIDES
Alicia seems to have a perfect life. She is a well-known painter and her husband is a well-known photographer. They live in a lovely home in London and things seem perfect. Until the night her husband comes home late and she shoots him in the face five times. Yes, five times. And never speaks a […]
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THE SANATORIUM by SARAH PEARSE
Detective Elin Warner #1 The first thing you should know about this book is that it is her first novel! I found that so hard to believe. The cover alone had me pushing the buy now button. A Sanatorium? Yes, please. Le Sommet in the Swiss Alps is surrounded by forests and mountains. Its building […]
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Spreading the Love, not the Virus!
This has been some crazy weather! Last weekend we had snow. About 6 inches. People lost their minds and forgot how to drive and wrecks were all over the metro. It was gone in a few days. Nice and sunny today though. Hoping to get out in the kayak tomorrow. So Valentine’s Day is upon […]
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CITY OF THE DEAD by JONATHAN KELLERMAN
An Alex Delaware Novel #37 The past comes back to haunt psychologist Alex Delaware and Detective Milo Sturgis when they investigate a grisly double homicide and uncover an even more unspeakable motive in this riveting thriller from the #1 New York Times bestselling master of suspense. Detective Milo Sturgis and psychologist Alex Delaware are back. In LA, […]
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THE NIGHT SHE WENT MISSING by KRISTEN BIRD
“The lies they tell can be deadly” An intriguing and twisty domestic suspense about loyalty and deceit in a tight-knit Texas community where parents are known to behave badly and people are not always who they appear to be. Galveston Island is a place with a lot of secrets. Catherine and her husband, Carter Callahan […]
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LOVE & SAFFRON by KIM FAY
This witty and tender novel follows two women in 1960s America as they discover that food really does connect us all and that friendship and laughter are the best medicine. It’s the sixties in America. Joan Bergstrom is just twenty-seven. She lives in Los Angeles with her mother and is writing for the newspaper. Imogen […]
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A LULLABY FOR WITCHES by HESTER FOX
Two women. A history of witchcraft. And a deep-rooted female power that sings across the centuries. With that blurb, I couldn’t resist. What has the gothic author created for us this time? The story is told by two voices. One in the present, Augusta Podos, and one in the past, Margaret Harlowe. Their stories are […]
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THE BLACK AGENDA Edited by ANNA GIFTY OPOKU-AGYEMAN
“The Black Agenda mobilizes top Black experts from across the country to share transformative perspectives on how to deploy anti-racist ideas and policies into everything from climate policy to criminal justice to healthcare. This book will challenge what you think is possible by igniting long-overdue conversations around how to enact lasting and meaningful change rooted in […]
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