Kate Valentine, a bestselling mystery author who finds herself at her ex-fiancé’s destination wedding. (Yes, you read that right.) There’s champagne, tension, unresolved feelings, and a dead body. Oh, and her ex-crush, Jake, just so happens to be there too. The setup is great, but the delivery is more Hallmark-channel-meets-summer-beach-read than true crime podcast. This…
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What Have We Done
Three former residents of Savior House—a troubled group home for teens—are forced back together after 25 years when someone begins hunting them down. Jenna is now a stay-at-home mom with a hidden past, Donnie is a washed-up rock star struggling with addiction, and Nico is a reality TV producer drowning in debt. Their only connection?…
Parents Weekend
I love a good Alex Finlay thriller and am always excited to jump into his page turners. It’s Parents Weekend at a small private college in Northern California. Five families wildly different families are gather for dinner, expecting their children to join—but the students never show up. Initially dismissed as typical college behavior, concern turns…
The Unlucky Ones
Hello, Transcriber was one of my very first books I read as a reviewer and so The Black Harbor series is always an automatic read for me. I’ve really enjoyed listening to most of the series and so I knew I had to listen to The Unlucky Ones, to keep the tradition alive. Our main…
Head Cases
If you know me, you know I love my police procedurals and I’ve been craving a strong detective/police procedural lately. I’ve been looking for something to tie me over until the next Karin Slaughter book comes out, and I think I found a new author to watch for. The first in a new series, Head…
Something in the Walls
Mina is a newly minted child psychologist, has never fully recovered from the death of her brother. Neither has Sam been able to overcome his grief with the loss of his daughter years before. When Sam invites Mina to access Alice, who is believed to be haunted by ghosts, both Sam and Alice hold out…
The Gardener’s Plot
Maggie Walker is back in the small Berkshires town, where she spent summers with her aunt. After her aunt’s passing, Maggie is now the proud owner of the home she loved as a kid. When Violet Bloom sets out to create a community garden, Maggie jumps at the chance to co-chair the effort and share…
Trouble in Queenstown
After a rough year, Evander ‘Vandy’ Myrick, is back in her small hometown of Queenstown. Now as the town’s ‘best PI’, Vandy’s newest client, the mayor’s nephew Leo Hannah, wants her to follow his wife and find enough evidence for a divorce. What seems like a routine job, quickly becomes a murder case that might…
The Nature of Disappearing
I was a huge fan of Kimi Cunningham Grant’s 2021 release These Silent Woods. I loved the mixture of beautiful writing and a complex father/daughter relationship. I was so excited to see what The Nature of Disappearing gave us. Once again, the debate about what should be considered a ‘Thriller’ has arisen. I love Thrillers,…
Every Time I Go on Vacation Someone Dies
Bestselling author Eleanor Dash got her start from losing basing her first book on real events over ten years ago. Now with her 10th book coming out, she’s celebrating her 10-year anniversary with Press Tour to Italy. Her ex-boyfriend Connor Smith, her sister, and others involved in the series are all joining her on the…