A Step Past Darkness - Vera Kurian
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by Luanne
17h ago
I liked the title and cover of Vera Kuria's new novel - A Step Past Darkness. I had also enjoyed her debut novel - Never Saw Me Coming. And at last but not least - I liked the premise! 1995. Six high school students who live in the perfect little town of Wesley Falls head down to an abandoned mine for a big party. Uh huh, you're getting the idea right? The six see something unbelievable down in the mine. They swear to each that they'll never speak about it again, to be careful, and to get out of the town as soon as they graduate. Gotcha yet? I was - I needed to know more about the mine a ..read more
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Off the Air - Christine Estes
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by Luanne
3d ago
Off the Air is Christine Estes's debut novel from St. Martin's Press. The cover images seem to promise a light-hearted murder mystery.  The body belongs to a controversial shock jock named Larry Lemmon at Station KFRK in Phoenix, Arizona. And although the police are involved in the case, it is the view from the newshounds we are following. One in particular - Jolene Garcia. Estes herself is a reporter in Phoenix. She brings a behind the scenes perspective to Off the Air. There's lots of detail about the battle for a story within one office, as well as between stations/outlets ..read more
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Still See You Everywhere - Lisa Gardner
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by Luanne
3d ago
Lisa Gardner has a new book out - Still See You Everywhere. Suspense readers - you'll want to this add this title to your TBR list! This is the third entry in the Frankie Elkin series, but a first read of this character for me. I thought this latest was a great read! Frankie is the lead character - and I was very intrigued by her. She calls nowhere home, she's an alcoholic, and she finds people. She herself is one of the walking wounded. "Searching for the missing everyone else has forgotten." She takes no money for her searching and uses nothing but asking questions and reading people. And ..read more
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Death and Fromage - Ian Moore
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by Luanne
6d ago
Death and Fromage by Ian Moore is the second book of four, set in the imaginary Follet Valley in France. I hadn't read the first book, but easily caught up as to who was who. Brit Richard Ainsworth runs a B and B in Follet Valley and likes his routines. He also likes his customers - especially ValĂ©rie. They have 'worked' together on a previous 'case'. And it looks like they've got another whodunit to look into.   It starts with a food critic and 'a bland imposter' - vegan goat cheese! The nerve. Then comes the death by suicide of the goat cheese supplier.  And that sets the ton ..read more
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Good Half Gone - Tarryn Fisher
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by Luanne
1w ago
Good Half Gone is Tarryn Fisher's latest release. Iris was sixteen years old when her twin sister Piper was kidnapped. Iris witnessed the crime, but the police say Piper is a runaway. That was years ago, but Iris has never stopped looking for her. But, there's one name that keeps showing up in her searches ... I liked the premise of the book and was looking forward to her investigation. The tale is told and a then and now style. Once Iris got to the location, (I don't want to give that away), my spidey senses perked up. Things at this locale are just not quite right. Iris gets offtrack and ..read more
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Good Half Gone - Tarryn Fisher
A Bookworm's World
by Luanne
1w ago
Good Half Gone is Tarryn Fisher's latest release. Iris was sixteen years old when her twin sister Piper was kidnapped. Iris witnessed the crime, but the police say Piper is a runaway. That was years ago, but Iris has never stopped looking for her. But, there's one name that keeps showing up in her searches ... I liked the premise of the book and was looking forward to her investigation. The tale is told and a then and now style. Once Iris got to the location, (I don't want to give that away), my spidey senses perked up. Things at this locale are just not quite right. Iris ge ..read more
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A Midnight Puzzle - Gigi Pandian
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by Luanne
1w ago
The cover of Gigi Pandian's new book - A Midnight Puzzle - was what first caught my eye. And the description sounded good.  "Multiple award-winning author Gigi Pandian and her sleuth Tempest Raj return in A Midnight Puzzle, where an old theater reveals a deadly booby trap, secrets, and one puzzle of a mystery." Midnight Puzzle is the third book in the Secret Staircase series. I really liked the descriptions of the "illusion architecture" that the Secret Staircase Construction Company builds.  Illusion is a large part of the series. Many members of the Raj family and their circle ..read more
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Cape Rage - Ron Corbett
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by Luanne
1w ago
Cape Rage is Ron Corbett's just released, second book that features Danny Barrett. Barrett is an undercover FBI agent that's been called on to infiltrate a crime family. They make their home on a treacherous island with only one way off...      Danny is a great lead character. I expected he would prove to be canny and whip smart - and he was. As readers we are privy to his inner dialogue. I can't even imagine the inner tension of pretending to being someone else. Especially when the head of the crime family is trigger happy. The chapters where I thought he was going to be ..read more
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The #1 Lawyer - James Patterson and Nancy Allen
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by Luanne
1w ago
New from James Patterson and Nancy Allen - The #1 Lawyer -  releases today!  Patterson and Allen take us down to Biloxi, Mississippi and to the law office of Stafford Lee Penney. Stafford Lee hasn't lost a case yet - hence the #1. But you know what they say - what goes up, has to come down.... I have always enjoyed legal thrillers. The machinations behind closed doors, the hunt for a clue, a witness, that 'thing' that will turn the tables and secure a favorable win. In this case Stafford Lee is a defense lawyer. I enjoy the theatrics of the courtroom, the keen eyes that ..read more
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Finlay Donovan Rolls the Dice - Elle Cosimano
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by Luanne
2w ago
Finlay Donovan is back! Elle Cosimano has just released the fourth book in this series - Finlay Donovan Rolls the Dice.   This latest picks up exactly where number three left off - with our lead characters Finlay and Vero in the middle of another crazy situation. This time they're in a rundown hotel in Atlantic City. With Finlay's mother, her kids, her ex, her sister, four policemen, a mob boss, Vero's beau, a bookie, a teen computer wiz and...so much more. Whew!  The two leads bounce off each other and complement each other with different outlooks, strengths and weaknesses ..read more
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