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Category Archives: Mystery/Suspense
Review: Raylan by Elmore Leonard
Paperback: 288 pages Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks; Reprint edition (December 26, 2012) ISBN-10: 0062119478 Source: Publisher Raylan Givens certainly isn’t your typical U.S. Marshal. Sporting a Stetson, he’s a quiet, no-nonsense kind of guy. Born in coal-country Kentucky, Givens is forced to return to … Continue reading
Posted in Mystery/Suspense, William Morrow
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Review: The Art Forger by B.A. Shapiro
Hardcover: 368 pages Publisher: Algonquin Books; 1 edition (October 23, 2012) ISBN-10: 1616201320 Source: Publisher Claire Roth is a struggling young artist, making ends meet by reproducing famous works of art for an online art retailer. Desperate to get out of her occupational rut, … Continue reading
Frightful Friday: The One I Left Behind by Jennifer McMahon
Frightful Friday is a weekly meme in which I feature a particularly scary or chilling book that I read that week. Feel free to participate by posting a link to your frightful read in the comments! This week’s featured book … Continue reading
Posted in Frightful Friday, Mystery/Suspense, Review, William Morrow
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Review: Man in the Blue Moon by Michael Morris
Paperback: 400 pages Publisher: Tyndale House Books (August 15, 2012) ISBN-10: 1414368429 Source: Publisher Eighteen years ago, Ella Wallace married a man whom her aunt warned her about, a man who would prevent her from fulfilling her dreams of art … Continue reading
Posted in General Fiction, Mystery/Suspense, Review, SheReads Book Club, Tyndale House Books
Tagged Florida, southern fiction, World War I era
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Review: Some Kind of Fairy Tale by Graham Joyce
Hardcover: 320 pages Publisher: Doubleday (July 10, 2012) ISBN-10: 0385535783 Source: Publisher Twenty years ago, sixteen-year-old Tara Martin disappeared from her small English town. Her boyfriend Richie, whom just also happened to be her brother Peter’s best friend, was the … Continue reading
Posted in Doubleday, Fantasy, Mystery/Suspense, Review
Tagged fairies, fairy tale, magical realism
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Mx3 Review: Ten by Gretchen McNeil
Reading level: Ages 13 and up Hardcover: 304 pages Publisher: Balzer + Bray (September 18, 2012) ISBN-10: 0062118781 Source: Publisher Best friends Meg and Minnie have been invited to an exclusive house party on Henry Island. The two friends are … Continue reading
Posted in Harper Books, Harper Teen, Murders, Monsters, & Mayhem, Mystery/Suspense, Review, Thriller, YA
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Mini-Review: Worth Dying For by Lee Child (Audiobook)
Publisher: Random House Audio; Unabridged edition (October 19, 2010) ISBN-10: 0307749436 Listening Length: 13 hours and 45 minutes Source: Publisher Hitch-hiking his way to Virginia, Reacher is dropped off outside a desolate small town in Nebraska. He only intends on staying in … Continue reading
Posted in Audiobook, Mystery/Suspense, Random House, Thriller
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Review: Broken Harbor by Tana French
Hardcover: 464 pages Publisher: Viking Adult (July 24, 2012) ISBN-10: 0670023655 Source: Publisher (via Netgalley) In a half-developed neighborhood of McMansions, the bodies of Patrick Spain, his wife Jenny, and their two children are found. Patrick and the children are beyond resuscitation, but Jenny … Continue reading
Posted in Mystery/Suspense, Review, Thriller, Viking
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Frightful Friday: Kill You Twice by Chelsea Cain
Frightful Friday is a weekly meme in which I feature a particularly scary or chilling book that I’ve read that week. This week’s featured book is Kill You Twice by Chelsea Cain: Hardcover: 336 pages Publisher: Minotaur Books; First Edition … Continue reading
Posted in Frightful Friday, Minotaur Books, Mystery/Suspense, Review
Tagged Portland, psychological thriller
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Review: Ransom River by Meg Gardiner
Hardcover: 368 pages Publisher: Dutton Adult (July 5, 2012) ISBN-10: 0525952853 Source: Publisher Rory Mackenzie has reluctantly returned to her hometown of Ransom River, California, now unemployed. She’s now serving as a juror in a high-profile murder case: two policemen … Continue reading
