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Confessions on the 7:45

Confessions on the 7:45, by Lisa Unger, is a suspense novel, beginning with two seemingly-random women and two sets of…

4 weeks ago

The Sequel (to The Plot)

Pretty much any discussion of The Sequel is going to have spoilers for the first book, The Plot, so if…

5 months ago

Influencer Thriller in ‘You Will Never Be Me’

I was thrilled to get a copy of Jesse Q Sutanto's upcoming novel, You Will Never Be Me! You already know…

8 months ago

Dark Family Secrets in “Gone Tonight”

Gone Tonight, a new thriller by Sarah Pekkanen, is the story of a mother and daughter, and all their secrets.  Catherine…

1 year ago

In A Dark, Dark Wood

I enjoyed In A Dark, Dark Wood, by Ruth Ware, but it has a bit of a slow start, with…

2 years ago

White Ivy: What Did I Just Read?!?!?!?!

What did I just read? What even is this?! And I mean that in the best way. White Ivy by…

2 years ago

The Devotion of Suspect X

I got Keigo Higashino's The Devotion of Suspect X through Osusume Books. (Thank you!) Osusume Books promises to send carefully…

2 years ago

Shadowy Campus Mystery in “The Sixes”

I love a good school thriller, don't you? And  I love it even more when our protagonist is a professor,…

2 years ago

Unreliable Identity in “My Sweet Girl”

I got My Sweet Girl, by Amanda Jayatissa, because I just loved You're Invited. This is one of the times…

2 years ago

Ruth Ware’s ‘The It Girl’ (Spoiler-Free Reaction) #theitgirlreadalong

I was supposed to read The It Girl, by Ruth Ware as part of the Tandem Collective international readalong, but I…

2 years ago

“First Assignment” by Mary Snyder

In First Assignment, by Mary Snyder, rookie CIA analyst Alex Everett finds himself tapped for a "simple" assignment. He'll return…

2 years ago

Why I Wasn’t Into “The Soulmate” (Warning! Contains Spoilers!)

I absolutely loved The Good Sister and The Mother-in-Law. The reveals in a Sally Hepworth novel have made me literally…

2 years ago

Tandem Readalong: Girl, Forgotten

My latest readalong with Tandem Global was Karin Slaughter's new suspense novel, Girl Forgotten. It's the sequel to Pieces of…

2 years ago

The Kind Worth Killing / Crooked House

I really enjoyed Peter Swanson's mystery thriller All The Beautiful Lies, and one of my favorite parts was when bookseller Bill…

2 years ago

Pretty Things

Although I knew that Nina and Lachlan weren't really going to get in, get the money, and get out, as…

3 years ago

Never Saw Me Coming

Never Saw Me Coming, by Vera Kurian, is a new thriller about a group of known psychopaths at college, and…

3 years ago

Nice Girls

In the very beginning of Nice Girls, by Catherine Dang, Ivy League Mary gets expelled from Cornell when she slugs…

3 years ago

The Hunting Party

I heard about Lucy Foley's new novel The Hunting Party on the BritLit Podcast, and I just loved the two…

3 years ago

The Best Suspense Novels This Spring

This has been a pretty great season for page turners, hasn't it? It's almost hard to choose my favorites, but…

4 years ago

Who Is Maud Dixon?

It's almost impossible to review Who Is Maud Dixon? without letting some spoilers slip. Mostly mild spoilers, I mean, about…

4 years ago

Social Creature

Social Creature, by Tara Isabella Burton, is a dramatic thriller about an intense, twisted friendship and about how far someone…

4 years ago

Influence

When I heard about a new Sara Shepard book, I immediately wanted to read it. I love gossipy thrillers like…

4 years ago

Lock Every Door

Riley Sager's new thriller, Lock Every Door. is dedicated to Ira Levin, and as I read this twisty, dark novel…

4 years ago

The Majesties

Sections of the story are confusing, particularly the section introducing Bagatelle. I like artistic prose, but I also like knowing…

4 years ago

Beware That Girl

I've been reading a lot of thrillers recently, particularly the manipulation suspense in You Are Not Alone, Pretty Things, Confessions on…

4 years ago