Category: Mystery

I didn’t know what to expect with The Last Flight, but I’ve been hearing lots of buzz surrounding it, so I couldn’t wait to read it. And I wasn’t disappointed. This might be the best suspense/thriller book I’ve read this year, and at the very least it’s in my top three. The book alternates between the … Read More “The Last Flight by Julie Clark” »

This is a dark, quick thriller that leaves you guessing (on some things) until the twisted and disturbing end. Lila Ridgefield is tired of being abused by her husband (who is a loved and highly-respected high school coach,) but when she finds a disturbing video of her husband with another girl, it’s the last straw, … Read More “Pretty Little Wife by Darby Kane” »

**BLOG TOUR** I’m excited to be posting as part of the Bookouture Blog Tour for their latest thriller, The Birthday Weekend. Back in college, there was a close-knit group of girls who were seemingly very close: Amy, Kat, Louise, Daisy, and Hannah. Everyone got along until Hannah’s boyfriend and first love Sam left her for … Read More “The Birthday Weekend by Lesley Sanderson” »

This was a thriller that attempted to deliver two big reveals at the end of the book, but both of them were obvious much earlier on, which was definitely a letdown. DS Alison Hegarty is called to the scene of an accident? a crime? She’s not sure, but there’s definitely a dead body underneath a … Read More “The Push by Claire McGowan” »

A modern day reimagination of Jane Eyre set in the South, this thriller will keep you turning pages as fast as you can right through the end. Jane — not her real name — is an almost homeless dog walker in an extremely well-to-do neighborhood, trying to improve her lot in life. When she meets … Read More “The Wife Upstairs by Rachel Hawkins” »

I had a lot of fun reading this book — couldn’t put it down — and then I got to the ending. Womp womp. Amber and Nick have separated and decided to sell the home that his mother, Barb, sold to them a few years earlier to make into a home for themselves and their … Read More “The Open House by Sam Carrington” »

Lucy lost her mother at a young age, so when she gets engaged to Ollie, she dreams of having a close, loving relationship with Diana, her mother-in-law to be. But, while Diana is well-respected in the community and established a nonprofit to help new refugees, she is very cold (albeit polite) to Lucy. She isn’t … Read More “The Mother-in-Law by Sally Hepworth” »

While there was some suspense in this book, I felt a lot of it was predictable, and I often just couldn’t figure out why the characters would actually do what they did.  Hannah returns to her hometown for the funeral of her older sister April, who dies by suicide in the first chapter of the … Read More “In My Wake by Ruth Harrow” »

Paige Northwood is a freelance BSL (British Sign Language) interpreter who is brought in by the police after a 15-year-old deaf student (Leon) goes missing on an overnight school camping trip. Also missing is the head teacher, Steve, who is found a short time later, murdered. The police — along with Paige — are desperate … Read More “Silent Night by Nell Pattison” »