Macy Mullins has taken a strange but well-paid three-day caretaking job she finds on Craigslist, hoping it will help her stay afloat while supporting her younger sister. Isolated in a remote house along the Oregon Coast, what begins as a simple gig quickly turns into something far more sinister as Macy discovers the property may…
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Mad Mabel
Eighty-one-year-old Elsie Mabel Fitzpatrick has lived on her quiet street for sixty years and knows absolutely everything about her neighbors. Known as a meddling curmudgeon, she’s also hiding a past she’s worked very hard to burybecause throughout her life, people around Elsie have had a strange habit of turning up dead. After all, no one…
Innocence Road
Detective Leanne Everhart swore she’d never return to her hometown near Marfa but after her father’s death and with her brother needing support, she finds herself back in a town still fractured by a decades-old murder. When a Jane Doe is discovered at the edge of the desert, Leanne begins to suspect the new crime is…
Aardvark March 2026
March’s 2026 Aardvark Book Club picks are here, and I’ve already dipped into half of them. Out of the six selections this month, I’ve read three and my feelings are… mixed. One really wasn’t great for me, one was solidly okay, and one I actually think I might have enjoyed more if I’d read it…
Nothing Tastes as Good
Nothing Tastes as Good is a weird, dark, and emotionally unnerving horror-thriller that lingers long after you finish it. Retail worker Emmett Truesdale has never fit the Southern California ideal—over three hundred pounds, carrying childhood trauma and generational ennui, he’s stuck in a dead-end job and lonely love life. Desperate, he joins a clinical trial for…
March 2026 Most Anticipated
March is shaping up to be an absolutely stacked month for new releases, and after combing through all the upcoming titles, I somehow managed to narrow my list down to my Top 16 Most Anticipated Books. It wasn’t easy . There are so many incredible releases hitting shelves right now, especially a wave of brand-new fantasy…
26 Most Anticipated for Spring 2026
I know Groundhog Phil saw his shadow, but this South Texan is ready for some Spring weather and Spring releases! Honestly, there are way too many great books coming out in the next 3 months to fully list them all here, so be sure to check out my Monthly Most Anticipated New Release articles that…
Her Last Breath
Her Last Breath by Taylor Adams is a relentless, claustrophobic thriller that completely had me in its grip. The story follows best friends Tess and Allie as they embark on a long-delayed caving expedition that quickly turns into a nightmare. After a violent encounter deep underground leaves Tess trapped in a narrow crawl space, the narrative…
The Girls Before
The Girls Before is a chilling, slow-burn thriller that intertwines two haunting storylines: a woman trapped in a dark room (“below”) and a search-and-rescue expert (“above”) haunted by her ex–best friend’s disappearance years earlier. As Audrey uncovers evidence suggesting a missing runaway may be tied to a powerful local family, the novel peels back decades of…
Aardvark February 2026
The first books of 2026 are here, including the Aardvark 2026 Member’s Choice, which gives us six options to choose from! While I have copies of most of these, I’ve read one so far and have a review up for you to check out! If you are still looking for something to read be sure to…