In The Vines by Shannon Kirk
A family estranged, long-kept secrets, and a woman unwittingly searching for answers are woven together in this coastal thriller. In The Vines by Shannon Kirk is a unique thriller. A LIVING NIGHTMARE An enraged woman wields a hatchet in search of Mop (Mary Olivia Pentecost). She threatens to kill anyone who crosses her path for vengeance. Shannon Kirk immediately draws us into Mop’s hiding place, and her struggle to balance fear with pain and the will to survive. The story unfolds alternating between the voices of Mop and her Aunty Liv. Descendants of a prestigious New England family, these women have large estates and political power – think the Kennedys,…
Gretchen by Shannon Kirk Book Review
Gretchen by Shannon Kirk A mother running from her past, her daughter unsure what or who they’re running from. Together they land at an eerie property where long-kept secrets dare to be exposed. LIFE ON THE RUN Eleven different states over the past 13 years, means Lucy is a teenager who knows no single place as home. Mother has kept them on the run for as long as she can remember, forcing them to move at a moment’s notice, take on aliases, and pick up cash stashed in random cities. Mother is hiding something. The terror of being separated from Lucy is palpable, and maybe that’s why she rarely allows…
The Escape Room by Megan Goldin
The cover of The Escape Room says it is gripping & unforgettable read. You know what? I totally agree! I just finished this book & I’m like, “DAMN!” Let me clap for this book & say again, I love a revenge story! As I turn the first few pages, the final scene is clear. We know the ending, but how did we get here? Methodical, Calculating & Slick Much like Wall Street, The Escape Room by Megan Goldin is reminiscent of the famous Gordon Gecko. Greed certainly is good, until it bites you in the ass. Well, let’s just say some people get what’s coming to them in The Escape…
The Woman Inside by E. G. Scott Book Review
The Woman Inside by E. G. Scott Book Review The lowdown from Goodreads Publication Date January 22, 2019 Rebecca didn’t know love was possible until she met Paul, a successful, charismatic, married man with a past as dark as her own. Their pain drew them together with an irresistible magnetism; they sensed that they were each other’s ideal (and perhaps only) match. But twenty years later, Paul and Rebecca are drowning as the damage and secrets that ignited their love begin to consume their marriage. Paul is cheating on Rebecca, and his affair gets messy fast. His mistress is stalking them with growing audacity when Rebecca discovers Paul’s elaborate plan…
Somebody I Used to Know by David Bell Book Review
Somebody I Used to Know by David Bell Book Review The lowdown from Goodreads Publication Date July 1, 2015 When Nick Hansen sees the young woman at the grocery store, his heart stops. She is the spitting image of his college girlfriend, Marissa Minor, who died in a campus house fire twenty years earlier. But when Nick tries to speak to her, she acts skittish and rushes off. The next morning the police arrive at Nick’s house and show him a photo of the woman from the store. She’s been found dead, murdered in a local motel, with Nick’s name and address on a piece of paper in her pocket.…
No Exit by Taylor Adams Book Review
No Exit by Taylor Adams Book Review The lowdown from Goodreads Publication Date January 15, 2019 A brilliant, edgy thriller about four strangers, a blizzard, a kidnapped child, and a determined young woman desperate to unmask and outwit a vicious psychopath. A kidnapped little girl locked in a stranger’s van. No help for miles. What would you do? On her way to Utah to see her dying mother, college student Darby Thorne gets caught in a fierce blizzard in the mountains of Colorado. With the roads impassable, she’s forced to wait out the storm at a remote highway rest stop. Inside, are some vending machines, a coffee maker, and four…
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, but Clara thinks she knows the truth. Recent evidence suggests that Luke had a stalker, and Clara worries that he’s been kidnapped. Then Luke’s older sister, Emily, who vanished twenty years ago, suddenly reappears. Emily wants to help Clara with her search for Luke, but she refuses to talk about what happened–even though it nearly…
Jar of Hearts by Jennifer Hillier Book Review
Jar of Hearts by Jennifer Hillier Book Review The lowdown from Goodreads Publication Date June 12, 2018 This is the story of three best friends: one who was murdered, one who went to prison, and one who’s been searching for the truth all these years . . . When she was sixteen years old, Angela Wong—one of the most popular girls in school—disappeared without a trace. Nobody ever suspected that her best friend, Georgina Shaw, now an executive and rising star at her Seattle pharmaceutical company, was involved in any way. Certainly not Kaiser Brody, who was close with both girls back in high school. But fourteen years later, Angela…
Her Pretty Face by Robyn Harding Book Review
Her Pretty Face by Robyn Harding Book Review The lowdown from Goodreads Publication Date July 10, 2018 Frances Metcalfe is struggling to stay afloat. A stay-at-home mom whose troubled son is her full-time job, she thought that the day he got accepted into the elite Forrester Academy would be the day she started living her life. Overweight, insecure, and lonely, she is desperate to fit into Forrester’s world. But after a disturbing incident at the school leads the other children and their families to ostracize the Metcalfes, she feels more alone than ever before. Until she meets Kate Randolph. Kate is everything Frances is not: beautiful, wealthy, powerful, and confident.…
The Banker’s Wife by Cristina Alger Book Review
The Banker’s Wife by Cristina Alger Book Review The lowdown from Goodreads Publication Date July 3rd, 2018 On an early morning in November, a couple boards a private plane bound for Geneva, flying into a storm. Soon after, it simply drops off the radar, and its wreckage is later uncovered in the Alps. Among the disappeared is Matthew Lerner, a banking insider at Swiss United, a powerful offshore bank. His young widow, Annabel, is left grappling with the secrets he left behind, including an encrypted laptop and a shady client list. As she begins a desperate search for answers, she determines that Matthew’s death was no accident, and that she…
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