Category Archives: Mystery/Suspense

Mx3 Review: Anya’s Ghost by Vera Brosgol

Posted on October 27, 2011 by Jenn

Reading level: Young Adult Paperback:224 pages Publisher:First Second (June 7, 2011) Source: Library copy Anya is a student at a private school. She’s not proud of her Russian heritage; her family moved to the United States when she was five … Continue reading →

Posted in graphic novel, Horror, Murders, Monsters, & Mayhem, Mystery/Suspense, Review, YA | 4 Comments

Mx3 Review: Darkness All Around by Doug Magee

Posted on October 21, 2011 by Jenn

Hardcover: 352 pages Publisher: Touchstone (October 18, 2011) ISBN-10: 1439154023 Source: Author Eleven years ago, Risa’s alcoholic husband, Sean disappears. Shortly after, her best friend Carol is found brutally murdered.  She was able to move on despite these life-altering events.  Another man was … Continue reading →

Posted in Murders, Monsters, & Mayhem, Mystery/Suspense, Review, Simon & Schuster, Thriller, Touchstone Books | 5 Comments

Mx3: Review: The Night Strangers by Chris Bohjalian

Posted on October 3, 2011 by Jenn

Hardcover: 400 pages Publisher: Crown (October 4, 2011) ISBN-10: 0307394999 Chip & Emily Lipton are desperately attempting to rebuild their lives with their ten-year-old twin daughters after the tragic accident that brought Chip’s career as a pilot to an end. Months earlier, Chip … Continue reading →

Posted in Crown Books, Horror, Murders, Monsters, & Mayhem, Mystery/Suspense, Review, Thriller | 19 Comments

Review: If Jack’s In Love by Stephen Wetta

Posted on September 29, 2011 by Jenn

Hardcover:368 pages Publisher:Amy Einhorn Books/Putnam (September 29, 2011) ISBN-10: 0399157522 Source:  Publisher The Witcher house was the one house in the neighborhood everyone avoided. I was falling apart, dogs always roamed in the yard. Twelve-year-old Jack Witcher lives in that … Continue reading →

Posted in Amy Einhorn Books, Mystery/Suspense, Review | 9 Comments

Review: The Legacy by Katherine Webb

Posted on September 16, 2011 by Jenn

Paperback:496 pages Publisher:Harper Paperbacks; Original edition (August 30, 2011) ISBN-10: 0062077309 Source: Publisher Erica Calcott and her sister, Beth, used to spend summers at their grandmother’s manor in Wiltshire, England.  After her death, they have returned to Storton Manor; Beth … Continue reading →

Posted in Harper Books, Mystery/Suspense, Review | 9 Comments

Frightful Friday: Your Presence Is Requested at Suvanto by Maile Chapman

Posted on September 9, 2011 by Jenn

Frightful Friday is a weekly meme in which I feature a particularly scary or chilling book that I’ve read that week. Feel free to grab the button & join in! This week’s featured book is Your Presence Is Requested at … Continue reading →

Posted in Frightful Friday, Graywolf Press, Literary Fiction, Mystery/Suspense, Review | 4 Comments

Review: Solitaria by Genni Gunn

Posted on September 7, 2011 by Jenn

Paperback:256 pages Publisher:Signature Editions (September 1, 2010) ISBN-10: 1897109431 Source: Publisher When a work crew at an abandoned villa in a small Italian town uncovers a body, an investigation begins to determine the identity. It is revealed that the body … Continue reading →

Posted in Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Mystery/Suspense, Review | 8 Comments

Review: Mice by Gordon Reece

Posted on August 30, 2011 by Jenn

Hardcover: 336 pages Publisher: Viking Adult (August 18, 2011) ISBN-10: 0670022845 Source: Publisher Shelley has been forced to deal with more than the average teen should: her parents’ humiliating divorce and a near-deadly bullying attack. Shelley and her mother now seek reprieve in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Mystery/Suspense, Review, Thriller, Viking | 4 Comments

Review: Love Lies Bleeding by Jess McConkey

Posted on August 23, 2011 by Jenn

Paperback:336 pages Publisher:William Morrow Paperbacks; Original edition (July 26, 2011) ISBN-10: 0061999687 Source: Publisher Just weeks before her wedding, Samantha Moore was viciously attacked and beaten, leaving her in a coma for two months. When she awoke, the perfect life … Continue reading →

Posted in Mystery/Suspense, Review, Thriller, William Morrow | 4 Comments

Frightful Friday: The Lantern by Deborah Lawrenson

Posted on August 12, 2011 by Jenn

Frightful Friday is a weekly meme in which I feature a particularly scary or chilling book that I’ve read that week. Feel free to grab the button & join in! This week’s featured book is: The Lantern by Deborah Lawrenson.   … Continue reading →

Posted in Frightful Friday, Harper Books, Mystery/Suspense, Review | 7 Comments