I read a lot and finding a book that is very different from the usual popular novels is not always easy. This one is definitely different and stood out from the crowd (mostly) in a good way. Catherine House is a private 3-year college. Students who attend Catherine House enjoy the benefit of free tuition, free room and board, and the promise of graduating as part of a prestigious and successful group of alumni that … Read More “Catherine House by Elisabeth Thomas” »
Category: Mystery
Alice is just 11 when her 15-year-old brother Robinson (Rob) disappears, a runaway who she never sees again until the funeral following his suicide years later. Over the years, she has convinced her husband (Walker) and even herself that Rob wasn’t that important to her, even though, as she gives his eulogy, she realizes this was never true. In the present day, Alice is still with Walker (who is a stereotypical husband of means and … Read More “How to Bury Your Brother by Lindsey Rogers Cook” »
If you’ve ever seen the movie Sliding Doors, then you already have an idea of how this book will play out, just with a criminal defense attorney as the main character. I really wanted to like this one more than I actually did. Lila Bennett, a wildly successful criminal defense attorney, has a husband who has been depressed for years, a best friend who doesn’t know Lila is sleeping with her husband Sam, and a … Read More “The Two Lila Bennetts by Liz Fenton and Lisa Steinke” »
Doctor, heal thyself. Erin Cartwright is a psychiatrist at a hospital for girls who has her own troubled past. Now, the past that she has tried so hard to hide and ignore has caught up with her during a criminal case that she has been asked to advise on. This was a good psychological suspense book, predictable at times, but overall, the writing pulls you through. I liked the Erin character, even with her many … Read More “The Shadow Bird” »
I’ll start off by saying that I didn’t know this was the third book in a series when I picked it up (although it did feel like background was definitely missing,) and while that might have made the serial killer aspect of this book make more sense, the focal crime wasn’t compelling enough to stand on its own. A teenager playing hooky from school hides on a construction site to sneak a cigarette and stumbles … Read More “Hush Little Baby by Jane Isaac” »