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The Girl Who Was Supposed to Die – April Henry
Another thriller from April Henry! The story opens with Cady regaining consciousness after being tortured. Whatever she has been through, including having her fingernails pulled out, has caused amnesia. Now the bad guys are planning to drag her outside and … Continue reading
The King’s Deception – Steve Berry
Gary Malone is one angry teenager. Not surprising, considering his mother has just revealed that he’s the result of an affair. That the man he has always called “Dad” isn’t really his dad. His mother has refused to tell him … Continue reading
Posted in adult, highly recommend, mystery
Parallel – Lauren Miller
When parallel worlds collide, Abby is thrust from one world to another. The story opens when her plans for college and a journalism career take a wrong turn after she enrolls in a drama class her senior year that leads … Continue reading
Posted in highly recommend, mystery, suspense
Tagged multiple universe
The Caged Graves – Dianne Salerni
Set in a small community in Pennsylvania following the Civil War, Verity Boone, returns to her birthplace to be reunited with her father and meet her intended husband. Her mother died when she was a toddler, so she was sent … Continue reading
Posted in historical fiction, mystery
Tagged post-Civil War
Invisibility – David Levithan and Andrea Cremer
Stephen was born invisible. This was not an unexpected surprise for his parents. His mother was cursed by his evil cursecasting grandfather. His invisibility was too much for his father to bear so he left his wife and young son, … Continue reading
Posted in fantasy, highly recommend, mystery, paranormal, suspense
The Golden Egg – Donna Leon
Davide was quietly in the background, doing simple tasks for the local dry-cleaners in the San Polo area of Venice. Deaf and mildly mentally challenged, he was a sweet boy. No one knew his name; they just called him the … Continue reading
Posted in adult, mystery
Tagged Brunetti series, Venice
Finding Camlann – Sean Pidgeon
The unfinished manuscript just isn’t right and archeologist Donald Gladstone is at a loss. His publisher wants more punch to appeal to more readers. Donald wants to stick by the facts, and only the facts. Unfortunately, there are no facts. … Continue reading
Posted in adult, mystery
Tagged British Isles, King Arthur, mythology
Break My Heart 1,000 Times – Daniel Waters
An “Event” has occurred that killed multitudes theoretically creating a rift that has allowed ghosts to appear in increasing numbers. Most ghosts appear daily at a certain time and place, repeating an action for a few moments, only to disappear. … Continue reading
Monstrous Beauty – Elizabeth Fama
In 1872, budding naturalist Ezra Doyle follows stories of sea demons to the fishing town of Plymouth, Massachusetts. Ezra comes face to face with Syrenka, a mermaid who has lived for over 1000 years. Over time, they fall in love, … Continue reading
Posted in mystery, paranormal, suspense
Tagged curses, mermaids
The Uncommon Appeal of Clouds: An Isabel Dalhousie Novel – Alexander McCall Smith
This is the 9th novel in the Isabel Dalhousie series. As with most series, it helps to read them in order, but can be read randomly. The books are classified as mysteries. They are really books of philosophy with a … Continue reading
Posted in adult, mystery, realistic fiction
Tagged Isabel Dalhousie series
The Edge of Nowhere – Elizabeth George
Getting used to her new name, Becca, is the least of her problems when she and her mother escape from her stepfather and seek new identities. Her mother sees that she boards the ferry to Whidbey Island where she has arranged … Continue reading
Posted in mystery, realistic fiction
Colin Fischer – Ashley Edward Miller and Zack Stentz
Colin Fischer has Asberger’s syndrome (high functioning) and begins high school without the adult specialist who has helped him strive to decode his classmates. On the first day of school, the school bully shoves his head in the toilet. Colin … Continue reading
Posted in highly recommend, mystery, realistic fiction
Tagged Asberger's Syndrome
Garment of Shadows – Laurie R. King
This is the twelfth installment in the mystery and adventure series featuring Mary Russell and her husband, Sherlock Holmes. Having awakened in bed with a skull throbbing so painfully she wanted to weep, she realized that she could not just … Continue reading
Burn Mark – Laura Powell
In modern day England, witch burnings still occur, but now there is a more scientific way to prove someone is a witch. Bells will give a telltale chime if a witch attempts a hex, and every witch gets a small, … Continue reading
Posted in mystery, paranormal
Tagged witches
The Solitary House – Lynn Shepherd
From where we stand, the air is so deadened with a greasy yellow fog that you can barely see three paces ahead, and risk stumbling in the street over milk-cans, shattered bottles, and what look at first like rat-ridden heaps … Continue reading
