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The Maid by Nita Prose

Buy the Book on Amazon What happens in the hotel room, stays with housekeeping. “Isn’t it interesting how one seismic event can change your memory of what occurred?” ~ The read more

Posted in Book Reviews, Literary, Mystery, Uncategorized

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Read

Buy this book on Amazon A beguiling and bewitching read. “Be wary of men with something to prove.” ~ The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo. Evelyn Hugo is a huge read more

Posted in Book Reviews, Books about books, Fiction, LGBTQ, Literary, Mystery

The Disappearing Act by Catherine Steadman

Buy this book on Amazon What We Think We Can Live Without “Sometimes, no matter how hard you try, you just can’t disappear” ~ The Disappearing Act British actress Mia read more

Posted in Book Reviews, Fiction, Mystery, Thriller

The Woman in Black by Susan Hill

Buy this book on Amazon A gothic mystery to haunt your heart. “I doubt if the woman in black can have any animosity towards me.” The Woman in Black by read more

Posted in Book Reviews, British-related, Fiction, Literary, Mystery

How Lucky by Will Leitch

    How lucky we could be if we could see those around us.     Buy the book on Amazon “People are the real people they are when they read more

Posted in Book Reviews, Fiction, Literary, Mystery

The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton

Buy the book. Again and again. Clue meets Groundhog Day in this mind-bending mystery. “We are never more ourselves than when we think people aren’t watching.” ― Stuart Turton, The 7½ Deaths read more

Posted in Book Reviews, Fiction, Literary, Mystery

The Devil and the Dark Water by Stuart Turton

  Dive in and buy the book on Amazon. A sea-faring tale filled with mystery and superstition. “You know what men are when there’s nobody ordering them to be better.” read more

Posted in Book Reviews, Fiction, Literary, Mystery

All the Beautiful Lies by Peter Swanson

Find out about the lies – buy the book. Lies beautiful people tell. I read and enjoyed Peter Swanson’s 2021 title, Eight Perfect Murders. The threads from classic murder mystery read more

Posted in Book Reviews, Fiction, Mystery

The Windsor Knot by S.J. Bennett

  Be knotty. Buy the book. Miss Marple meets HRH, Queen Elizabeth “It pays to maintain an open mind.”  ~SJ Bennett. The Windsor Knot When one of the guests at read more

Posted in Book Reviews, British-related, Fiction, Mystery

The Sanatorium by Sarah Pearse

    Buy this book on Amazon.com Head games in a hotel that was once an Alpine sanatorium. “Digging up the past, especially with this place, you’ll send yourself mad. read more

Posted in Book Reviews, European-related, Fiction, Mystery
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