When she was eleven, Naomi Shaw’s testimony put away a serial killer who had murdered six women. For decades she’s held fast that it was him who attacked her and her two friends, Olivia and Cassidy in the woods. But when Naomi’s return to her hometown spurs new questions, she begins to doubt if what…
Category: Washington
Business or Pleasure
The only thing to make life worse for Chandler Cohen after a disaster of a one-night stand, is finding out her one-night stand (Finn) is her newest client. Even more awkward, after confronting Finn about how horrible he was in bed, he approaches her with a second arrangement. When she decides to take him up…
The Last Word
Emma Carpenter is in self-prescribed isolation. House sitting on a remote beach in Washington State, she spends her days reading cheap Kindle ebook thrillers. She never posts reviews but when she reads a truly awful book, she can’t help but post a one-star review. When the author response demanding her to take her review down,…
Flight Risk
So excited to dive back into The Booking Agents series and see what Leda, Niki, and Detective Grady are up to now. I flew through Grave Reservations last year and was stoked to get an ARC from Atria for book 2 in the series. Grave Reservations Review When Detective Grady’s dog goes missing in Mount…
The Cloisters
Let me preface this by saying I’m not the biggest fan of Gothic reads. Gothic books, tend to lean more heavily on a strong atmospheric vibe and less on the actual plot. As a huge plot based reader, this makes most Gothic reads a miss for me. But a couple blurbs about The Cloisters said…
Malice House
When I read the synopsis of Malice House, I immediately knew it was going to fit right in with spooky season. The mixture of horror and mystery sounded exactly like my cup of tea, so I was stoked to get an ARC. After the death of her father, Malice House has been left to Haven…
Spells for Forgetting
Emery and August were always destined to be together. That is until Emery’s best friend Lily is found dead and the town’s Orchard and main income caught on fire. With August as the main suspect in the murder, his mother and him leave their small island town. 14 years later and August has returned to…
Grave Reservations
Foley’s Flights of Fancy is struggling. Not many people need a travel agent in this day and age but owner Leda Foley is doing her best to keep the business afloat all while using her psychic abilities for Klairvoyant Karaoke. When Leda uses her abilities to save Detective Grady from a doomed flight, he asks…
Lessons in Chemistry
Wow, what a fabulous debut story. Elizabeth Zott is logical, smart, and ambitious. These traits serve her well as a scientist, but don’t do her any favors as a women in the 60s. As one of the only women at Hastings Research Our main character, Elizabeth Zott is a brilliant scientist she’s roadblocked by the…