Tag: Mystery
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Alice Chen: A Rom-Com Murder Mystery on Reality TV
Alice Chen’s Reality Check by Kara Loo and Jennifer Young (June 3, 2025) – Many thanks to Quirk Books for the gifted advanced reading copy. If you are looking for a fun rom-com with a side of murder mystery, this one had me laughing out loud the whole time! Alice Chen has bills to pay…
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Vi Keeland’s Someone Knows: A Gripping Psychological Thriller Review
Someone Knows by Vi Keeland (June 17, 2025) Huge thanks to Simon Audio and Atria Books for the gifted advanced listening copy of this twisty, haunting psychological thriller that kept me hooked from the first line! Elizabeth, a creative writing professor, lives for reading the work her students submit – until this semester. One of…
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Unraveling Secrets in Kelsey Cox’s ‘Party of Liars’
Party of Liars by Kelsey Cox (July 1, 2025) Many thanks to Macmillan Audio and Minotaur Books for the gifted advanced listening copy! Outside San Antonio, Texas, there’s a stunning mansion known to locals as “The Dollhouse.” Once lavish and then rundown, the Matthews family restored it to modern glory. They replaced the back wall…
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Must-Read Cozy Mystery: Murder by Cheesecake Overview
Murder by Cheesecake by Rachel Ekstrom Courage I couldn’t resist picking this one up on Indie Bookstore Day at Purple Couch Bookshop! In this cozy mystery, Rose is orchestrating an over-the-top St. Olaf-themed wedding while Dorothy wades (disastrously) into the dating pool. When Dorothy’s blind date ends up dead in the hotel freezer, face-first in…
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Exploring Courtroom Drama in The First Gentleman
The First Gentleman by Bill Clinton and James Patterson (June 10, 2025) Thank you Hachette Audio and Little Brown for the gifted advanced listening copy of this fast-paced and classic political thriller! The book opens with Cole Wright, the First Gentleman of the United States, on his way to court for his own murder trial.…
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Heartwood: A Gripping Literary Thriller Set on the Appalachian Trail
Heartwood by Amity Gaige (April 1, 2025) Many thanks to @Simonandschuster for the #gifted ARC and finished copies of this beautifully atmospheric literary thriller. #simonbookbuddy Set against the haunting backdrop of the Appalachian Trail in Maine, Heartwood is a quiet yet urgent literary thriller about disappearance, resilience, and unexpected connection. When seasoned hiker Valerie Gillis…
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