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Final Girls by Riley Sager

Quincy seems to be fine, years after she was the only survivor of a mass murder at a lake cottage. But meeting another “final girl” will change her perceptions of how well she’s coping. Fast paced and twisty Characters are not likable Nonlinear timeline Some unbelievable plotting Enjoyable thriller if you don’t think too hard… Read More Final Girls by Riley Sager

April 29, 2019April 29, 2019 BookAppeal

The Day I Died by Lori Rader-Day

My review may be tainted by a growing weariness with novels that rely on creating suspense and tension by keeping dialogue and descriptions vague.  At least Rader-Day keeps the reader interested with other elements such as the main character’s capacity for analyzing handwriting and a slow-burning romantic development.  The tone is more tense and anxiety-ridden… Read More The Day I Died by Lori Rader-Day

May 8, 2017 BookAppealLeave a comment

The Dry by Jane Harper

Aaron Falk left his home town, a small farming village five hours from Melbourne, Australia, when he was a teenager. He had no intention of returning but when the father of his childhood friend, Luke, beckons him to Luke’s funeral, Aaron cannot refuse. Luke apparently murdered his own wife and son before turning the shotgun… Read More The Dry by Jane Harper

January 19, 2017 BookAppealLeave a comment

Don’t You Cry by Mary Kubica

How well does Quinn know Esther, the roommate who has mysteriously disappeared from their Chicago apartment? Is Esther the young woman who shows up suddenly in Alex’s small Michigan town on the lake and, if so, why is she there? Quinn and Alex tell their own stories in alternating chapters and the reader has no… Read More Don’t You Cry by Mary Kubica

July 6, 2016 BookAppealLeave a comment

Truly Madly Guilty by Liane Moriarty

Liane Moriarty has perfected the art of the slowly-revealed, devastating event that changes everything.  In this case, three couples’ lives are affected by something that happened a few weeks before.  The dynamics between each couple are quite different and all of their voices are eventually heard as they remember and react to “the day of… Read More Truly Madly Guilty by Liane Moriarty

May 24, 2016 BookAppealLeave a comment

The Widow by Fiona Barton

Jean’s husband was hit by a bus and killed but she’s not all that torn up about it.  Glen was the main suspect in the kidnapping of a child, an accusation that turned their lives upside down.  Told from several points of view, the author builds an uneasy more than suspenseful story about Glen and… Read More The Widow by Fiona Barton

April 21, 2016 BookAppealLeave a comment

Fool Me Once by Harlan Coben

I raced through this novel in one sitting.  This Harlan Coben standalone thriller features a former special ops pilot who recently witness the fatal shooting of her husband.  Maya’s final mission was just a few months ago and she still has nightmares.  Now a single parent, she hires a nanny on the recommendation of her… Read More Fool Me Once by Harlan Coben

March 30, 2016 BookAppealLeave a comment

Black Rabbit Hall by Eve Chase

An enormous house in Cornwall is filled with love and laughter during lazy seasons of the 1960s when Hugo Alton and his nontraditional American wife vacation with their brood: teenaged twins Amber and Toby, lively 5-year-old Barney, and the youngest, sweet and chubby Kitty. Over thirty years later, Lorna and Jon discover the nearly hidden… Read More Black Rabbit Hall by Eve Chase

March 22, 2016 BookAppealLeave a comment

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