Category Archives: Mystery/Suspense

Mini-Review: Poppet by Mo Hayder

Hardcover: 400 pages Publisher: Atlantic Monthly Press (May 14, 2013) ISBN-10: 0802121071 Source: Publisher AJ is a head nurse at Beechway, a high-level psychiatric hospital. Rather than focusing on the crimes that each of his patients have committed, AJ treats … Continue reading

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Review: Zombie, Ohio: A Tale of the Undead by Scott Kenemore

Paperback: 240 pages Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing (February 8, 2011) ISBN-10: 1616082062 Source: Library copy Peter Mellor is a college professor in rural Ohio.  While attempting to visit his girlfriend in the midst of a zombie outbreak, Peter gets into a horrible car accident. … Continue reading

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Mini-Review: The Killing Hour by Paul Cleave

Paperback: 384 pages Publisher: Atria Books (April 23, 2013) ISBN-10: 1451677812 Source: Publisher They come for me as I sleep. Their pale faces stare at me, their soft voices tell me to wake, to wake.  They come dressed in the … Continue reading

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Review: Reconstructing Amelia by Kimberly McCreight

Hardcover: 382 pages Publisher: Harper (April 2, 2013) ISBN-10: 006222543X Source: Publisher Kate is a single mother working long hours as a partner at a law firm. Her teen daughter, Amelia has a bright future ahead of her, a well-respected … Continue reading

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Review: There Was an Old Woman by Hallie Ephron

Hardcover: 304 pages Publisher: William Morrow (April 2, 2013) ISBN-10: 0062117602 Source: Publisher Evie isn’t all together surprised when she receives a call from her sister, Ginger, indicating their mother has been hospitalized. Sandra, an alcoholic, has frequent health “issues” … Continue reading

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Review: Six Years by Harlan Coben

Hardcover: 368 pages Publisher: Dutton Adult (March 19, 2013) ISBN-10: 0525953485 Source: Publisher Six years ago, Jake Fisher watched his soul-mate, Natalie, marry another man. At her wedding, Natalie made Jake promise never to contact her or her new husband, … Continue reading

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Review: Rage Against the Dying by Becky Masterman

Hardcover: 320 pages Publisher: Minotaur Books (March 12, 2013) ISBN-10: 0312622945 Source: Publisher Brigid Quinn is an fifty-nine year old ex-FBI agent, forced into early retirement.  She now lives with her husband, Carlo, a former Roman Catholic priest and philosophy … Continue reading

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Review: Dark Tide by Elizabeth Haynes

Paperback: 400 pages Publisher: Harper Paperbacks (March 12, 2013) ISBN-10: 0062197339 Source: Publisher Genevieve is following her dream of leaving the hectic London life, buying a houseboat to fix up and live on for the next year. She invites old friends from London as … Continue reading

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Review: Three Graves Full by Jamie Mason

Hardcover: 320 pages Publisher: Gallery Books (February 12, 2013) ISBN-10: 1451685033 Source: Publisher Over a year ago, Jason Getty killed a man, burying his body in his own back yard.Jason spends every waking moment thinking about the body and its … Continue reading

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Review: The Tell by Hester Kaplan

Paperback: 352 pages Publisher: Harper Perennial; Original edition (January 8, 2013) ISBN-10: 0062184024 Source: Publisher Mira and Owen live in Providence, Rhode Island, in Mira’s family home. Surrounded by her past, unable to get rid of any remnants of her deceased parents, causes a … Continue reading

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