We Were Mothers by Katie Sise Book Review The lowdown from Goodreads Publication Date October 1, 2018 A brilliant, twisty novel about a missing woman, an unfaithful husband, and the dark secrets that will destroy two perfect families. A scandalous revelation is about to devastate a picturesque town where the houses are immaculate and the…
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Murder on Cape Cod by Maddie Day Excerpt
Murder on Cape Cod by Maddie Day Excerpt The lowdown from Goodreads Publication Date December 18, 2018 A Cape Cod shop owner and her book club must find a crafty killer in this charming new series from the Agatha-nominated author of the Country Store Mystery series. Summer is busy season for Mackenzie “Mac” Almeida’s bicycle…
Violet Tendencies (Rose City Mystery #2) by Kate E. Dyer-Seeley Excerpt
Violet Tendencies (Rose City Mystery #2) by Kate E. Dyer-Seeley Excerpt The lowdown from Goodreads Publication Date November 27, 2018 Who could object to a flower festival? Britta Johnston and her aunt Elin are delighted that their Portland floral boutique is part of the city’s Rose Festival, which draws thousands to the Pacific Northwest for…
Find You In The Dark by Nathan Ripley Book Review
Find You In The Dark by Nathan Ripley Book Review The lowdown from Goodreads Publication Date April 2, 2018 Martin Reese has a hobby: he digs up murder victims. He buys stolen police files on serial killers and uses them to find and dig up missing bodies. Calls in the results anonymously, taunting the police…
The Winters by Lisa Gabriele Book Review
The Winters by Lisa Gabriele Book Review The lowdown from Goodreads Publication Date October 16, 2018 Inspired by Daphne du Maurier’s Rebecca, a spellbindingly suspenseful novel set in the moneyed world of the Hamptons, about secrets that refuse to remain buried and consequences that can’t be escaped After a whirlwind romance, a young woman returns…
Murder in Her Stocking by G.A. McKevett Book Review
Murder in Her Stocking by G.A. McKevett Book Review The lowdown from Goodreads Publication Date October 30, 2018 As the Moonlight Magnolia Agency revisits old memories on Christmas Eve, Granny Reid takes the reins back thirty years to the 1980s–back when she went by Stella, everyone’s hair was bigger, and sweaters were colorful disasters. But…
The Lies We Told by Camilla Way Book Review
The Lies We Told by Camilla Way Book Review The lowdown from Goodreads Publication Date October 9, 2018 The highly acclaimed author of Watching Edie returns with a new novel of dark psychological suspense that explores how those closest to us have the most to hide… When Clara’s boyfriend, Luke, disappears, everyone believes that he’s left her,…
Holding by Graham Norton Book Review
Holding by Graham Norton Book Review The lowdown from Goodreads Publication Date: August 1, 2017 The remote Irish village of Duneen has known little drama; and yet its inhabitants are troubled. Sergeant PJ Collins hasn’t always been this overweight; mother of two Brid Riordan hasn’t always been an alcoholic; and elegant Evelyn Ross hasn’t always…
The Ancient Nine by Ian Smith Book Review
The Ancient Nine by Ian Smith Book Review The lowdown from Goodreads Publication Date September 18, 2018 Cambridge, Massachusetts, Fall 1988 Spenser Collins An unlikely Harvard prospect, smart and athletic, strapped for cash, determined to succeed. Calls his mother—who raised him on her own in Chicago—every week. Dalton Winthrop A white-shoe legacy at Harvard, he’s…
Little Liar by Lisa Ballantyne Book Review
Little Liar by Lisa Ballantyne Book Review The lowdown from Goodreads Publication Date August 2, 2018 The accused While Nick Dean is enjoying an evening at home with his family, he is blissfully unaware that one of his pupils has just placed an allegation of abuse against him – and that Nick’s imminent arrest will see…