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I love Peter Swanson's work. He has written some amazing psychological thrillers like The Kind Worth Killing and Before She Knew Him. I also enjoyed Eight Perfect Murders, which felt like a homage to the greatest mystery writers. In this book, he writes about Abigail, who is engaged to a wealthy man. On her bachelorette party, she has a... Continue Reading →
Rating: 2/5 Stars An imposing isolated getaway spot high up in Swiss Alps, which used to be a sanatorium, an avalanche cutting it off from the outside world, a woman dies and another one goes missing in this atmospheric locked room type thriller. Sounds interesting right? But No. Though the book sets the stage well,... Continue Reading →
Broken Girls by Simone St. James 4.5/5 Stars An eerie suspenseful novel that presents a splendid thriller with a tinge of paranormal shade. The story alternates between two timelines. 1954 and 2014. The 1954 story is set in Idlewild hall, a boarding school for troubled girls (Its either for the girls who didn’t have any... Continue Reading →
Behind Closed Doors by B.A.Paris Okay! This is a kind of book where you have to shut down your logical mind, close your eyes, take a deep breath and acknowledge that it is just a work of fiction. Having said that, this book is a page turner and I went through it really fast. I... Continue Reading →
Book Review: Force of Nature (Aaron Falk #2) by Jane Harper 5 Stars. This was much better than Jane Harper’s previous novel The Dry. Whatever was wrong with The Dry, this book got it right. Five women go on a hike. Only four of them return!! BaileyTennants is an accounting firm based out of Melbourne.... Continue Reading →
A Map of the dark by Karen Ellis Ruby Haverstock, a 17-year-old girl has been abducted at the end of her shift working in a Café on Friday evening. Detective Lex Cole, a new to the department Detective who’s just spent three years undercover with Vice is assigned to the case. It is his first... Continue Reading →
Two Girls down by Louisa Luna is a fast paced mystery driven by great characters. In a small Pennsylvania town, two girls Kailey and Bailey gets kidnapped. Their mother’s family hires the bounty hunter Alice Vega to find the missing girls. Alice Vega has a great track record in finding missing people. It’s her specialty.... Continue Reading →
2017 Wrap up part 2: As a follow up to my 2017 wrap up that listed my favorites, what else did I read this year? British Police Procedurals: This is the summary of my favorite British Police Procedurals and most all of them feature a strong female lead. Here is a short summary about each... Continue Reading →
Through " The Lying Kind", Alison James introduces Detective Rachel Prince. Another police procedural with a strong female lead. So how does it stand from the others ? Six year old- Lola Jade Harper is taken away from her home. The mother of the child blames it on her estranged husband Gavin Harper. The local... Continue Reading →
The Silent Children (DI Robyn Carter book 4) - Carol Wyer The silent children is the fourth book in Robyn Carter series.With a complicated case and Robyn's personal struggles Carol Wyer takes us through a roller coaster ride with lots of twists along the way. One thing I noticed about her books are that she... Continue Reading →
A Sip of Book over Coffee 