Tag: murdermystery
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The Cage Will Captivate You
“Car. Why did they call them cars? Elevators weren’t cars. In a car you were in control. You could stop, pull over, get out, walk free. They should call them what they were. Cages. That was what it felt like when I was trapped in there, in the dark.” The Cage – Bonnie Kistler My…
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A Flicker in the Dark Truly Thrills
“When people get hurt physically, you can see it in the bruises and the scars, but when they’re hurt emotionally, mentally, it runs deeper than that.” A Flicker in the Dark – Stacy Willingham My Rating In Summary of A Flicker in the Dark “When Chloe Davis was twelve, six teenage girls went missing in…
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The Maidens: What Secrets Are Being Kept?
“Once you kill another human being, there’s no going back… It’s a bit like being reborn, I suppose… What emerges from the ashes is not a phoenix, but an uglier creature: deformed, incapable of flight, a predator using it claws to cut and rip.” The Maidens – Alex Michaelides Thank you to Celadon Books for…
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The Hunting Wives Seduce Readers into their Secret World
“It wasn’t envy, though. I didn’t want to be her… I wanted to be near her. For her to notice me, too… It became powerful and even consuming.” The Hunting Wives – May Cobb My Rating In Summary of The Hunting Wives Sophie O’Neill leaves behind big city life to hunker down in small-town, East…
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Arsenic and Adobo is a Tasty Read, but Lacks Zest
“In typical Filipino fashion, my aunt expressed her love not through words of encouragement or affectionate embraces, but through food. Food was how she communicated. Food was how she found her place in the world.” Arsenic and Adobo – Mia P. Manansala My Rating In Summary of Arsenic and Adobo Categorized as a “cozy mystery”,…
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Look Out for Finlay Donovan – She’s Killing It!
“It’s a widely known fact that most moms are ready to kill someone by eight thirty A.M. on any given morning. On the particular morning of Tuesday, October eighth, I was ready by seven forty-five.” Finlay Donovan is Killing It – Elle Cosimano My Rating In Summary of Finlay Donovan is Killing It Finlay Donovan…
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The Family Upstairs – They Could Be Deadly… or Confusing
“‘In a nutshell? Strange people move in with wealthy family. Strange things happen and everyone dies, apart from some teenage children who are never heard of again. And, of course, the baby. Serenity.’” The Family Upstairs – Lisa Jewell My Rating In Summary of The Family Upstairs Libby Jones makes an important discovery about her…
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