Thursday, March 23, 2023
Countdown - James Patterson and Brendan DuBois
Tuesday, March 21, 2023
How I'll Kill You - Ren DeStefanos - Release Day Feature!
Monday, March 20, 2023
Weyward - Emilia Hart
Thursday, March 16, 2023
Stateless - Elizabeth Wein
Wednesday, March 15, 2023
The London Séance Society - Sarah Penner
Tuesday, March 14, 2023
I Will Find You - Harlan Coben
Monday, March 13, 2023
A Man Called Otto - DVD from Sony Home Entertainment
Friday, March 10, 2023
The Magician's Elephant - Kate DiCamillo
Thursday, March 9, 2023
Lessons at the School by the Sea - Jenny Colgan
Wednesday, March 8, 2023
A Death at the Party - Amy Stuart
Tuesday, March 7, 2023
The Golden Spoon - Jessa Maxwell
The Golden Spoon - Jessa Maxwell
Monday, March 6, 2023
What Have We Done - Alex Finlay
Friday, March 3, 2023
The Kind Worth Saving - Peter Swanson
The Kind Worth Saving is Peter Swanson's newest novel. It's the second to feature Henry Kimball and Lily Kintner. But this new book can be read as a stand alone.
Henry Kimball has worked as a high school teacher, a cop and now as a private investigator. He's surprised when his new client walks in, as she was one of his students many years ago. What a coincidence...or is it?
Swanson tells this story in two time frames - then and now. I really like this style of storytelling. Each new chapter builds on the last and bleeds into the present. There are a few points of view and they too add details and history from the past to the present. As readers, we can see everything that is going and why. And the why is quite disturbing. We can only hope that Henry can put the pieces together sooner rather than later.
I like Henry and his way of looking at the world - and his limericks. Lily scares me - she's capable of more than you would imagine. The new client is, well, let's say she's interesting. Swanson's characters are well developed rather than being one dimensional.
Swanson's tale isn't straightforward and I love the twists and turns the plot visits. The ending - and the book title - are quite fitting.
I enjoyed The Kind Worth Saving. I hope Swanson has planned a third book with Henry - I think he has more to say. Read an excerpt of The Kind Worth Saving.
Thursday, March 2, 2023
Murder Your Employer - Rupert Holmes
Wednesday, March 1, 2023
The Secrets of Hartwood Hall - Katie Lumsden

Tuesday, February 28, 2023
The Angel Maker - Alex North
Friday, February 24, 2023
J.T. Ellison - It's One of Us
Wednesday, February 22, 2023
The Writing Retreat - Julia Bartz
The Writing Retreat - Julia Bartz
Tuesday, February 21, 2023
Murder at Haven's Rock - Kelley Armstrong
Friday, February 17, 2023
The Cliff's Edge - Charles Todd
Thursday, February 16, 2023
Bookworm - Robin Yeatman
Wednesday, February 15, 2023
VenCo - Cherie Dimaline
Tuesday, February 14, 2023
Lying Beside You - Michael Robotham
Lying Beside You - Michael Robotham
As a child, Cyrus survived a horrendous crime. As an adult, he works as a forensic psychologist who consults with the police. Evie too has survived appalling damage as a child. The one unusual thing she has is her ability to know when someone is lying. Cyrus has taken Evie under his wing, providing a home, an education and someone who believes in her.
Cyrus has been called in to profile on a case involving a murder and the disappearance of a young woman. And at her new part time job at a bar, Evie calls an uber to make sure that an inebriated woman gets safely home. Except she's not safe - she's now missing. Evie was the last one to see her - and the driver. Home life is complicated as Cyrus's brother is now coming for visits - from a secure psychiatric prison.
I really like this pair of lead characters. Cyrus's deductive reasoning and sensible, calm manner is a polar opposite to Evie. She questions authority, rules and struggles to fit in. The supporting cast brings back many familiar faces and new ones as well. I found it easy to discern who I didn't like!
And just as good as the characterizations is the plotting. Robotham never takes the reader on a straight path to the final answer. I now that and yet, I was pretty sure I knew who the culprit was many chapters from the end. I was happily proven wrong as the path took a large turn as the final pages got closer.
Lying Beside You is another fantastic book from Robotham. I'm looking forward to his next book! See for yourself - read an excerpt of Lying Beside You.