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Mystery

Review of Tall Oaks by Chris Whitaker

December 19, 2016 by Ann Marie 6 Comments

Tall Oaks

My Review I was really looking forward to this book, based not only on the description, but the outstanding reviews; many of which came from trusted fellow bloggers and Goodreads friends. I'm always a little insecure when my opinion is so different but I suppose it's bound to happen now and then. After all, we can't be expected to agree on every book, right?? Tall Oakes started out well ...

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Filed Under: Fiction, Mystery, Thriller, Uncategorized Tagged With: chris whitaker, crime fiction, great book club read, missing children

Review “His Bloody Project” by Graeme Macrae Burnet

November 10, 2016 by Ann Marie 2 Comments

His Bloody Project

Is young Roddy insane? The answer to this question will determine whether he lives or dies. You see, he has taken three lives in the small farming village of Culdie, Scotland in the year 1869. There is no doubt that he is the murder. He has freely admitted to being responsible for the killings upon showing up at a neighbor's house. He's covered head to foot in blood. He carries with him the murder ...

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Filed Under: Fiction, Literary Fiction, Mystery Tagged With: crime fiction, graeme macrae burnet, great book club read, man booker finalist

Review of “I’m Thinking of Ending Things” by Iain Reid

November 8, 2016 by Ann Marie 2 Comments

I'm Thinking of Ending Things

I read I'm thinking of Ending Things a few weeks ago while my blog was being redesigned. As you will read below, I had a strong  negative reaction to it. I wrote this review for Goodreads and was hoping I might have warmed a little to this book with some time and a few good reads in between. This has not happened and so the review stands as originally written: This was a very quick read and it ...

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Filed Under: Book Review, Fiction, Mystery, Thriller, Uncategorized Tagged With: ARC, Book Review, Fiction, Iain Reed, NetGalley, Thriller/Suspense

Review of The Girls by Emma Cline

June 29, 2016 by Ann Marie 1 Comment

The Girls , Emma Cline's highly-anticipated debut novel, is the story of 14 year old Evie, growing up in 1960's  California, and how she becomes entangled with a violent cult. Evie is now an adult who has, for the most part, moved on with her life. The story toggles back and forth between the two timelines in a well-paced and seamless manner. The parallels with the Manson killings of that time ...

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Filed Under: ARC, Book Review, Mystery Tagged With: ARC, Book Review, Family Dynamics, Fiction, NetGalley, recommended for book club

Review of “Before the Fall” by Noah Hawley

April 8, 2016 by Ann Marie 2 Comments

Though I probably shouldn't have started reading Before the Fall during a super-turbulent flight, I will say that it's certainly a page-turner. We know how the story ends (begins). The plane crashes. Nine people are dead. There are two survivors; Scott Burroughs, an artist who was offered a free ride to the city from a woman he's met on the Vineyard, and her four year old son. Beyond that, we are ...

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Filed Under: ARC, Book Review, Fiction, Mystery, Uncategorized Tagged With: ARC, Family Dynamics, Fiction, mystery, NetGalley, noah hawley, recommended for book club

Review of “The Singing Bone” by Beth Hahn

January 21, 2016 by Ann Marie Leave a Comment

The Singing Bone is the story of a group of teenagers in NY who become involved with Jack Wyck, a narcissistic pyschopath, in 1979. "Mr. Wyck" as he likes to be called, seems to have the ability to control everyone he comes into contact with his Mansonesque methods including fear, intimidation, and violence. It all falls apart one fateful evening as several horrific acts of murder bring about the ...

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Filed Under: ARC, Book Review, Fiction, Mystery, Uncategorized Tagged With: ARC, Fiction, mystery, NetGalley

Review of “Hidden Bodies” by Caroline Kepnes

December 28, 2015 by Ann Marie Leave a Comment

Thanks to Atria/Emily Bestler Books for providing me with a free ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. Hidden Bodies, by Caroline Kepnes, is the sequal to You. Though I hadn't read You, I didn't have any trouble getting pulled into this series about a really nice guy who is down on his luck in the love department  rare book dealer/murderer turned Hollywood writer/murderer. After all, ...

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Filed Under: ARC, Book Review, Fiction, Mystery, Uncategorized Tagged With: ARC, Fiction, NetGalley, Thriller/Suspense

Review of “Lost Girls, DI Kim Stone #3)” by Angela Marsons

November 16, 2015 by Ann Marie Leave a Comment

Thanks to Bookouture via NetGalley for providing me with a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. Though I hadn't read the first to novels in this series, I had great hopes for this book based on the description and the positive reviews. Unfortunately, it didn't live up to my expectations. While the basic plot was intriguing - plotting the parents of two kidnapped girls against ...

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Filed Under: Book Review, Fiction, Mystery Tagged With: ARC, Fiction, mystery, NetGalley, Thriller/Suspense

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