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GENUINE FRAUD BY E. LOCKHART

12/10/2017

Genuine Fraud is a complex yet, easy read. Readers will be turning the pages faster than their hands can keep up with in anticipation of what will transpire. Recommended read.

Rating:★★★
Release Date: September 5, 2017
Genre: Young Adult. Crime
Series: None. Standalone.
Pages: 288
Format: eBook. Purchased.

From the author of We Were Liars, which John Green called "utterly unforgettable," comes a unique novel that showcases E. Lockhart’s unmatched ability to play with style and deliver a perfectly plotted, well-written novel with a surprise twist.

Imogen is a runaway heiress, an orphan, a cook, and a cheat.
Jule is a fighter, a social chameleon, and an athlete.

An intense friendship. A disappearance. A murder, or maybe two.

A bad romance, or maybe three.

DEATH, TAXES, AND A FRENCH MANICURE BY DIANE KELLY

12/4/2017

A fun book with an intense but kick ass heroine that readers are likely going to want to befriend. I'm excited to see how the rest of the series plays out in the near future.

Rating:★★★
Release Date: November 2011
Genre: Cozy Mystery. Crime. Chick Lit.
Series: Tara Holloway series #1
Pages: 343
Format: Paperback

Tara Holloway has got your number. A special agent on the IRS’s payroll, she’s dead-set on making sure that money crimes don’t pay…

Tax cheats, beware: The Treasury Department’s Criminal Investigations Division has a new special agent on its payroll. A recovering tomboy with a head for numbers, Tara’s fast becoming the Annie Oakley of the IRS—kicking ass, taking social security numbers, and keeping the world safe for honest taxpayers. Or else.

Tara’s latest mission finds her in hot pursuit of ice-cream vendor Joseph “Joe Cool” Cullen. Along with frozen treats he’s selling narcotics—and failing to report his ill-gotten gains on his tax returns. Over Tara’s dead body. Then there’s Michael Gryder, who appears to be operating a Ponzi scheme…with

ZENKA BY ALISON BRODIE

11/28/2017

Zenka is fresh and fun! Think Stephanie Plum and Pulp fiction all rolled into one. This one isn't to be missed! It's a highly enjoyable and fantastic read.

Rating:★★★★
Release Date: November 6. 2017
Genre: Dark Comedy. Action.
Series: None.
Pages: 324
Format: eBook. ARC.

Revenge, murder and meeting the Family at Christmas

When London mob boss, Jack Murray, discovers he has a son, his joy is short-lived: Nicholas is not a chip off the old block; he’s a nurse whose patients call him an “angel”.

Jack is not happy. He needs someone with balls – not a halo - to inherit the Firm. Zenka takes charge. Using her feminine wiles and gangland contacts she will bring out the gorilla in Nicholas. Her tactics are unusual, and illegal, and things soon start to spiral out of control.

“Don’t vorry, Jack. Ven I am finished vith Nicholas he vill be dog’s bollocks just like his papa” –Zenka

13 minutes by Sarah Pinborough

10/5/2017

Who knew teenagers could be such psychopaths? In Pinborough's latest novel, readers will become aware of the darker side of the teenage mind. This is an unsettling read with major twists you will not expect.

Rating: ★★★
Release Date: October 3, 2017
Genre: Young Adult. Mystery. Thriller. Suspense.
Series: None. Standalone.
Pages: 352
Format: eBook. ARC.

They say you should keep your friends close and your enemies closer, but when you're a teenage girl, it's hard to tell them apart.

Natasha doesn't remember how she ended up in the icy water that night, but she does know this--it wasn't an accident, and she wasn't suicidal. Her two closest friends are acting strangely, and Natasha turns to Becca, the best friend she dumped years before when she got popular, to help her figure out what happened.

Natasha's sure that her friends love her. But does that mean they didn't try to kill her?

THE DOLL HOUSE BY PHOEBE MORGAN

9/14/2017

An unsettling read that will keep you awake long into the night. I am so glad I took a chance on a new author because this is a fantastic book that held my attention throughout!
Release Date: September 14, 2017
Rating: ★★★★ (4.5)

You never know who’s watching…

Corinne’s life might look perfect on the outside, but after three failed IVF attempts it’s her last chance to have a baby. And when she finds a tiny part of a doll house outside her flat, it feels as if it’s a sign.

But as more pieces begin to turn up, Corinne realises that they are far too familiar. Someone knows about the miniature rocking horse and the little doll with its red velvet dress. Someone has been inside her house…

How does the stranger know so much about her life? How long have they been watching? And what are they waiting for…?

THE LYING GAME BY RUTH WARE

8/8/2017

They Lying Game by Ruth Ware is a psychological suspense novel about the lies and secrets we keep.
Release Date: July 25, 2017
Rating: ★★★★

On a cool June morning, a woman is walking her dog in the idyllic coastal village of Salten along a tidal estuary known as the Reach. Before she can stop him, the dog charges into the water to retrieve what first appears to be a wayward stick, but to her horror, turns out to be something much more sinister...

The next morning, three women in and around London—Fatima, Thea, and Isabel—receive the text they had always hoped would NEVER come, from the fourth in their formerly inseparable clique, Kate, that says only, “I need you.”

The four girls were best friends at Salten, a second rate boarding school set near the cliffs of the English Channel. Each different in their own way, the four became inseparable and were notorious for playing the Lying Game, telling lies at every turn to both fellow boarders and faculty, with varying states of serious and flippant nature that were disturbing enough to ensure that everyone steered

BOOK REVIEW: Real Murders by Charlaine Harris

6/9/2017

Real Murders is the first installment of the Aurora Teagarden series (which is a Hallmark movie channel movie). It's a cozy mystery!
Release Date: December 4, 2007 (previously in 1990)
Rating: ★★★★

Aurora Teagarden, small town librarian and true crime buff, is looking forward to the monthly meeting of the Real Murders Society, a group of fellow crime enthusiasts who share a unique interest in historical murders. The Society meetings are the highlight of Roe’s social life in sleepy Lawrenceville, Georgia, and she’s ready for a quiet night of discussion, coffee, and cookies. But after she finds the body of a Society member in a staged crime scene eerily similar to the one the group was supposed to discuss that very night, Roe finds herself at the center of a murderous story of her own.

As the killer strikes again, it’s obvious that members of the Real Murders Society have become targets of a knowledgeable copycat. With the help of handsome police

ARC REVIEW: The Well by Marie Sexton

5/21/2017

The Well by Marie Sexton is a paranormal murder mystery. While it doesn't scream YA horror, I think the book would be best geared towards this audience.
Release Date: May 22, 2017
Rating: ★★★

Twenty years after prom queen Cassie Kennedy is brutally murdered, six teenagers break into the house where she was killed to hold a séance. Haven knows his cousin Elise only wants to scare the crap out of him and his friends, but he’s willing to put up with one of her pranks if it means a chance to spend a few hours with the new kid in town, Pierce Hunter.

But when morning comes, Elise has disappeared without a trace.

Twelve years later, Pierce and his twin brother Jordan are professional paranormal investigators, starring in their own ghost-hunting TV show. When Pierce calls Haven, insisting they return to the supposedly haunted building one last time, Haven reluctantly agrees. He’s nervous about seeing Pierce

BOOK REVIEW: Into the Water by Paula Hawkins

5/6/2017

Into the Water is a great murder mystery and psychological suspense novel that will keep readers guessing until the very end.
Release Date: May 2, 2017
Rating: ★★★★

A single mother turns up dead at the bottom of the river that runs through town. Earlier in the summer, a vulnerable teenage girl met the same fate. They are not the first women lost to these dark waters, but their deaths disturb the river and its history, dredging up secrets long submerged.

Left behind is a lonely fifteen-year-old girl. Parentless and friendless, she now finds herself in the care of her mother's sister, a fearful stranger who has been dragged back to the place she deliberately ran from—a place to which she vowed she'd never return.

With the same propulsive writing and acute understanding of human instincts that captivated millions of readers around the world in her explosive debut thriller, The Girl on the Train, Paula Hawkins delivers an urgent, twisting, deeply satisfying read that hinges on the deceptiveness of emotion and memory, as well as the devastating ways that the past can reach a long arm into the present.

ARC REVIEW: Follow Me Down by Sherri Smith

3/21/2017

Follow me Down is now LIVE! This is an edgy and taut murder mystery that is sure to keep you guessing until the very end. Highly recommended!
Rating: ★★★★

Follow Me Down is a rare find—a gutsy, visceral, and beautifully crafted psychological thriller that Diane Chamberlain called "an engrossing page turner [that] will keep you guessing right up to the delicious ending" from talented new author Sherri Smith.

Mia Haas has built her life far from the North Dakota town where she grew up, but when she receives word that her twin brother is missing, she is forced to return home. Back to the people she left behind, the person she used to be, and the secrets she thought she’d buried.

Once hailed as the golden boy of their town, and now a popular high school teacher, Lucas Haas disappears the same day the body of one of his students is pulled from

BOOK REVIEW: The Leaving by Tara Altebrando

3/17/2017

The Leaving is an original and thrilling novel. While it is targeted for young adult's, many adults will love this one as well.
Release Date: June 7, 2016
Rating: ★★★★

Eleven years ago, six kindergartners went missing without a trace. After all that time, the people left behind moved on, or tried to.

Until today. Today five of those kids return. They're sixteen, and they are . . . fine. Scarlett comes home and finds a mom she barely recognizes, and doesn't really recognize the person she's supposed to be, either. But she thinks she remembers Lucas. Lucas remembers Scarlett, too, except they're entirely unable to recall where they've been or what happened to them. Neither of them remember the sixth victim, Max--the only one who hasn't come back. Which leaves Max's sister, Avery, wanting answers. She wants to find her brother--dead or alive--and isn't buying this whole memory-loss story. But as details of the disappearance begin to unfold, no one is prepared for the truth.

book review: the murder house by james patterson

3/4/2017

THE MURDER HOUSE BY JAMES PATTERSON
Standalone. Mystery. Thriller. Crime.
Release Date: April 5 2016
Rating: ★★★★

It has an ocean-front view, a private beach--and a deadly secret that won't stay buried.

No. 7 Ocean Drive is a gorgeous, multi-million-dollar beachfront estate in the Hamptons, where money and privilege know no bounds. But its beautiful gothic exterior hides a horrific past: it was the scene of a series of depraved killings that have never been solved. Neglected, empty, and rumored to be cursed, it's known as the Murder House, and locals keep their distance.

Detective Jenna Murphy used to consider herself a local, but she hasn't been back since she was a girl. Trying to escape her troubled past and rehabilitate a career on the rocks, the former New York City cop hardly expects her lush and wealthy surroundings to be a hotbed of grisly.

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