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Glass Houses

Glass Houses, by Madeline Ashby, blends a lot of elements I like into a thriller, set (mostly) on a deserted…

1 month ago

Off The Grid

In the Hawaiian mystery novel Off The Grid, by Robert McCaw, an abandoned rural area in the shadow of a volcano…

2 years ago

Olivia Worley’s “People to Follow”

You guys, I knew I was going to love People to Follow, by Olivia Worley. I love reality TV novels,…

2 years ago

Secrets and Lies in “The Siren”

I freaking loved The Siren, by Katherine St. John. I knew I'd like it almost immediately, because it has all…

2 years ago

Reckless Girls

Reckless Girls is a new novel by Rachel Hawkins, the author of The Wife Upstairs. I'd really enjoyed the Southern…

3 years ago

The Beach

The realistic travel scenes blended with the creeping horror of isolation makes The Beach compelling, although the intensely early-twenties-ness of the…

4 years ago

Saint X

Saint X, by Alexis Schaitkin, is the story of a disappearance and unexplained death. It feels like a familiar headline:…

4 years ago

Cursed Treasure and Reality TV Make “Reality Gold”

Teenage Riley Ozumi has been kicked out of school and turned into an unflattering meme. When she signs up for…

4 years ago

The Islands At The End Of The World

I read The Islands At The End of The World, by Austin Aslan, on the plane to Honolulu, along with…

6 years ago