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THE LAST HEIR TO BLACKWOOD LIBRARY by HESTER FOX
It’s always exciting when Hester Fox gives us another mystery to unravel! And this one is a really good one! The first world war is over. Young Ivy Radcliffe has, with the stroke of a pen, inherited a manor. And a title. From people she is sure she has never heard of. Unfortunately, Ivy has…
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LET HER LIE by Bryan Reardon
A dejected filmmaker lets his curiosity get the best of him and plunges into a web of depravity and danger from which there might be no escape. Theo Snyder was just on top of the world. Basking in that Hollywood glow of being a documentary film maker, whose film, The Basement, was a huge hit.…
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WHAT YOU CAN SEE FROM HERE by MARIANA LEKY
This book was translated from German. Some things may not have come across as they should. The book blurb states “A small village helps a young woman reckon with loss and love”. In a small village in Germany, a woman wakes up to an omen. Selma has dreamed of the okapi. Someone is going to…
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THE SOULMATE by SALLY HEPWORTH
From New York Times bestselling author Sally Hepworth, comes a twisty new domestic suspense novel in The Soulmate… The Queen of Domestic Suspense is back with another sizzling tale! The Gerards are in their dream house. It’s in a coastal town outside of Melbourne. On the side of a cliff, it is also a popular suicide spot. But…
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HELLO BEAUTIFUL by ANN NAPOLITANO
Can love make a broken person whole? That is the question. If you are thinking of reading this one, go ahead. It is that good! What is it about? This reminded me of Little Women. A more modern version. William has grown up in a house. Not a home. To William, it seems as if…
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FATEFUL WORDS by PAIGE SHELTON
A Scottish Bookshop Mystery We are back with Delaney in Edinburgh! Edwin has been mysteriously called away leaving Delaney to run a tour on short notice. But on the first night there is a body. And people acting suspiciously. Delaney has a lot on her plate and is getting no clear answers. Why would the…
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THERE WILL BE FIRE by RORY CARROLL
MARGARET THATCHER, THE IRA, AND THE TWO MINUTES THAT CHANGED HISTORY Say Nothing meets The Day of the Jackal in this gripping and illuminating story about a history-changing moment of violence. Margaret Thatcher, the IRA, a lethal explosion, and the epic manhunt that followed–a Guardian journalist brings all of this together in the first full-length book about the 1984 Brighton…
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PLAY THE FOOL by LINA CHERN
This is marketed as a Mystery/Thriller. I think I may go with Cozy Mystery. Katie True has failed. At adulting. Now she is back home living with her claustrophobic parents and settling for a job at a Russian knickknack shop. There she also reads the Tarot. Interesting angle. I liked it. Katie has one true…
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Chocolate Bunny Betrayal by TONYA KAPPES
It’s Springtime in Holiday Junction and the Hip Hop Hurray Easter Festival is getting underway. With bunnies vying for the top spot of Easter Bunny, and a baking competiion with some serious bakers! Our town reporter and part-time detective, Violet, is covering the events when one of the judges dies clutching a chocolate bunny. While…
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LOYALTY by LISA SCOTTOLINE
A sweeping work of love, betrayal,loss, and of course, loyalty. A look at history mixed with a bit of fiction and I am here for this one! Scottoline is one of the best storytellers of our generation and she has not let us down on this one! The Story: We follow Franco, a good-looking lemon-grower…
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