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…
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Before I Forget
At twenty-six, Cricket Campbell feels stuck; adrift in early adulthood and weighed down by grief from a tragedy a decade earlier. When her father is diagnosed with Alzheimer’s and her sister Nina suggests moving him into memory care, Cricket instead returns to her childhood home to become his caretaker, hoping to repair their relationship and…
Such Quiet Girls
Ten children vanish in broad daylight when their school bus is hijacked and their nightmare is only beginning. New driver Jessa is already haunted by the loss of her own daughter three years earlier, and now she’s trapped underground in a buried shipping container with the children she was meant to protect. The kidnappers claim…
The Battle of the Bookshops
Jules Capelthorne returns to her seaside hometown to save her great-aunt’s beloved, century-old bookshop from closure. Only to find a shiny new rival has opened directly across the street, run by Roman Montbeau, the insufferable son of a family that’s feuded with hers for years. With the shop’s future on the line, Jules must navigate…
The Hunger of Crows
Another audiobook I never reviewed, but it’s finally time! The Hunger of Crows came out in November 2021, but I listened to it in October 2022. If a book—especially a mystery—is set in Alaska, I’m into it! I don’t know what it is, but I’m addicted to Alaskan thrillers. The Hunger of Crows starts with…
The Silent Wife
In The Silent Wife, Karin Slaughter returns with another gripping installment in the Will Trent series, this time weaving together two timelines—past and present—to unravel a chilling mystery. Will Trent is called to investigate a murder inside a state prison, but the case quickly spirals into something far more sinister when an inmate claims he…
The Honey Witch
One of my September listens was The Honey Witch, which has all the things you’d want in a magical cozy fall read. While the premise was great, the execution left me wanting. Filled with cottagecore vibes, this fantasy romance read more as a YA and/or a cozy read than anything else. So while the story…
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…
A Killing Cold
I’ve become a big fan of Kate Alice Marshall’s since she’s moved into publishing adult mysteries and thrillers. I was ecstatic to get an early copy of A Killing Cold and there is honestly other season than winter to read or listen to this book. Theodora Scott is set to meet her future in-laws at…
The Trap
Lucy’s sister, Nicky is missing and has been for over a year. Lucy, unable to come to terms with her disappearance is convinced that she is the third victim in a string of kidnappings in her small Irish town. As Lucy continues to put herself in even more dangerous positions, Angela a civilian for the…