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Leigh and her younger sister Callie had a tough time growing up and even though they did something very bad as teens, it had to be done. Years later Leigh is a successful defense attorney. Callie has had a tougher time struggling with addiction and is no longer in Leigh's life. Now someone has popped up from their past and has the power to take it all away from them. Written during the pandemic (it still feels weird to read about wearing masks) the story incorporates COVID and still delivers a one/two punch to the gut which Karin Slaughter is known for. A brutal story of abuse of a child and revenge, this is not an easy story to read but justice is sweet. 4 stars 
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A couple begins their life together in a gated posh neighborhood in London only to find out that a woman was murdered in their flat. Add to that a mysterious man showing up in their welcoming party and other odd things. The couple's relationship is rocky and it doesn't help that she is living there alone for most of the time. You will look at your neighbors more closely after reading this. I listened to the audiobook which features a first rate narration with just the right suspense and British accent. 4 stars  It is Summertime and the living is easy until Ruby shows up freshly released from prison landing on her old roommate's door ready to go back to life the way it was before. Harper can't find a way to say no and she can't find the right words to placate the neighborhood who thought that after the double murder of the neighbors and Ruby's conviction that would be the end. Once again the neighborhood is in a frenzy and Harper still isn't convinced if Ruby is guilty or not. Notes start appearing, a neighborhood watch starts and the whole time you wonder if they got it all wrong - what if the killer is still among them? Intense and diabolical, this one will fill the need for killer thrillers that keep you guessing. One of Megan Miranda's best and would make a great mini-series. 4 stars  I love a thriller that I can't anticipate the end especially one that misdirects me so many times that my head spins. DREAM GIRL did just that. Gerry Anderson fell and is now bedridden. He is a successful author but not a successful husband or boyfriend. When he starts getting a letter and a series of calls from an unknown woman claiming to have damaging evidence against him, he thinks it must be one of his disgruntled exes. His assistant and the night nurse know nothing about it and he is high as a kite on painkillers most of the time so he dismisses it. The calls keep coming and things happen to amp up his anxiety level. Still he can't think of anyone he has wronged acting as the typical misunderstood middle aged man caught in the snares of the ME TOO movement. Echoes of King's MISERY and a slew of literary references make this the perfect pick for thriller lover and bibliophile. Prepare for a long night because you won't be putting this one down. 4 stars  What would you do to save your child? Mina is having a tough time juggling her life as a mother of a strong willed little girl, a wife in a marriage that is struggling and as her job as a Flight Attendant. She takes on a special flight from London to Sydney only to get a chilling message once they are airborne - follow instructions and nothing will happen to your daughter. Meanwhile, back at home her daughter and husband are dealing with issues of their own. Should Mina succumb to the highjacked's demands endangering the entire plane to save her own child? Are people who do bad things for the right reasons bad people? This is almost a full day of heart stopping action and a strange little twist at the end. Designed to get your heart rate up and make you think - don't read this one on your next plane trip. Fans of DEAR EDWARD, BEFORE THE FALL and true accounts of other highjacking will find much to be excited about. 4 1/2 stars  From the first paragraph we know we are reading a modern day Greek tragedy. Mariana is a skilled Group Therapist and grieving the death of her husband the previous year. She gets a call from the only family she has left, Zoe ,who is upset over the murder of her best friend at Cambridge. The fact that Mariana is a therapist who attended Cambridge gets her foot in the door. The fact that she is Greek helps her see the clues that tie Greek mythology to the charismatic professor who leads a group of young female fans called "The Maidens". The fact that they think they are so close to catching the killer makes them blind to the danger. Alex Michaelides excels in the twisted "bait and switch" clues and misdirection, sending the reader down one rabbit hole to the next. There is a Hitchcock moment with a nod to his previous book that provides the only opportunity to take a breath. For lovers of tight thrillers that grab your attention and that you can't solve in the first chapter - cancel your appointments and call in sick because you won't be able to put this down until the last page. Book two is as good as his first book. 4 1/2 stars  Twins have that inner sense of what is happening with the other so when Lena goes to Montana to see where her sister Cambry supposedly committed suicide she knows in her gut it isn't true. She finds the state trooper who found her body and knows more than he is letting on. As she digs for the truth she also digs herself into danger. You, dear reader are with her on every hairpin turn, every withheld truth and every second guess. Did she jump? Is Lena safe? I am not telling. Twisted, hold your breath suspense that scared me silly and I loved it. Violence, family relationships, reality vs. perceptions and justice are all explored. 4 stars  The story picks up after ONLY KILLERS AND THIEVES and takes us back to the Australian Outback in the late 1800's. Brothers McBride are still reeling from the violence in their past and the loss of their family years before. They have been witness to atrocities against the native population which they are powerless to correct. Life in the Outback is hard, times are violent and if you keep your head down if you don't want to be hunted yourself. One brother runs from the law after an accident and the other stays to start up life again on their dilapidated homestead after falling in love with his boss's widow. Neither of them can forget or forgive themselves for what happened and the man responsible. Because of this they will be on the run or looking over their shoulder forever. For fans of classic westerns - regardless if they are the American West or Australian Outback. 4 stars  It takes a lot of guts to publish a novel that points to inequality in publishing. It takes a lot of talent to write a debut that cuts through all the niceties to understand what the day to day life was like for people of color in 2018 and might still be like today at some publishers. Nella works for a major publishing house and with the exception of a handful of people, all of the higher level editors and associates are white. Nella has aspirations of becoming an editor and has worked very hard to prove herself. This all seems to slip away the day that Hazel (the other black girl) joins the staff at Wagners. Hazel's friendship seems genuine at first but soon she starts ingratiating herself to Nella's boss, coworkers and the head of the company and Nella starts receiving notes telling her to leave. This insightful novel is not just about inequities in the industry but also has a riveting mystery which forces us to ask important questions and be entertained all in one. 4 stars  Dixie is a talented photographer. Dixie is a warm, caring person who loves children and many of the families she is hired to photograph. Dixie is also a liar. Wanting or assuming she means more to the talented designer couple and their daughter was her first error in judgement. Convincing them that she is their best friend and savior is her ultimate goal. A dark and intense journey into obsession for a lonely photographer who thinks she can photoshop her way into the life she wants. Lovers of thrillers that keep you up at night will jump right into this one. 4 stars  |
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