Book reviews for the thriller, horror, mystery and true crime lover
Ten years ago, a group of college students dubbed "The Mob" went to Australia for a study abroad program. Filled with adventure, none of the students expected danger until one of them went missing. In the present, "The Mob" returns to Australia for a reunion and also to be questioned by the police. But is … Continue reading New Review – “This Stays Between Us” by Sara Ochs
"The House Across the Lake" by Riley Sager follows Casey, a recently widowed actress, as she stays at her family lake house with bottles of booze and a pair of binoculars in hand. She spends her days drinking and spying on her neighbors with the handy binoculars. When her former supermodel neighbor disappears, Casey starts … Continue reading New Review – “The House Across The Lake” by Riley Sager
"56 Days" by Catherine Ryan Howard is about a new couple, Ciara and Oliver, who start dating just as the COVID-19 lockdown is about to hit Ireland. They decide, after only knowing each other for a month, to move in together. Now, one of them is dead. What happened? I enjoyed the premise of this … Continue reading New Review – “56 Days” by Catherine Ryan Howard
"These Summer Storms" by Sarah MacLean follows Alice Storm as she returns to the Storm family's island in New England for her father's funeral or celebration of life. The Storm family isn't a typical family, though; they are ultra-wealthy, and her father left each Storm a task to complete over a week to earn a … Continue reading Contemporary Fiction Review – “These Summer Storms” by Sarah MacLean
"Who is the Liar" by Laura Lee Bahr follows 10-year-old Topaz while a serial killer is loose in her town, preying upon children. But don't worry; she's safe, as her older sister Ruby reveals that she has the killer tied up in one of their unused rooms in their home, "the cold space room." Is … Continue reading New Review – “Who is the Liar” by Laura Lee Bahr
"Out of the Woods" is a nonfiction true crime novel that follows Shasta Groene in 2005 as her family is slain and she and her older brother, Dylan, are taken deep into the woods by a serial killer. Shasta and Dylan experience the most horrific abuse imaginable. While Shasta survives, this story focuses on what … Continue reading True Crime Review – “Out of the Woods” by Gregg Olsen
Geneva is the owner of Rosalie Inn, which has survived many strong hurricanes passing through St. Medards Bay, Alabama, for over a century. When a writer named August contacts Geneva with interest in renting a room while writing a true crime book involving the unsolved murder that occurred there in the '80s, Geneva is excited … Continue reading Upcoming Release – “The Storm” by Rachel Hawkins
They whisper about "nature versus nurture," don't they? A pointless debate. Are monsters born, or are they made? I can't speak for the others, but for me, the answer is simple: I've always been this way. Empathy? A foreign concept. Emotion? A weakness I do not possess. My purpose is singular, my desire pure: to … Continue reading Out Now – “How The Games Began” by Alistair B. Hayward
Was it...Bitter, all-consuming jealousy?Pathological sibling rivalry?Pure insanity?Whatever the cause—and everyone has a theory—it's the Crime of the Decade when glamorous Georgia Cartwright, who was adopted as a newborn, is accused of killing the biological daughter of her wealthy, Southern family.Georgia is locked in a psychiatric institution where the most violent offenders are held while she … Continue reading Upcoming New Release – “The Locked Ward” by Sarah Pekkanen
With all hope of an appeal fading away, the fate of a condemned murderess takes a shocking turn in a breathtaking short story.Talia Kemper is on death row for murdering her husband. She had an alibi and no known motive, yet Talia’s unwavering protestations of innocence have always been ignored. Then one day in the … Continue reading New Review – “Death Row” by Freida McFadden
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