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The Golden Couple: A Novel

March 9, 2022

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On Monday I reviewed a suspense novel I appreciated. Today I’m back with another one: The Golden Couple, the latest from thriller power duo Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen. In today’s America of instant gratification why spend years on therapy when there’s a therapist who can solve your problem in ten sessions? That’s Avery Chambers’ hook and her unusual methods and promise ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: mystery, suspense, thriller

You Are Not Alone by Greer Hendricks

March 13, 2020

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Shay is not where she thought she’d be at 31. She thought she was getting promoted at work and got laid off. She thought she and her roommate, Sean were moving out of the friend zone and into something more, but now he’s got a girlfriend. And now, right in front of her eyes, a woman has jumped in front of a moving subway car. Except this horrible event leads to Shay meeting two ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: New York City, St. Martin's Press, thriller

Thrilling Reading: Mini-Reviews

March 21, 2019

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Sometimes the mood strikes for thrilling reading. It’s not a genre I look to often, but in the beginning of the year it felt like the only kind of reading that satisfied me. Maybe because if it’s done right it can be great reading without being great? I’m not sure, but I tore through these two novels even when a part of my brain was thinking ‘Really?’. They piled unreliable ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Feature Tagged: mini-reviews, Mulholland Books, mystery, St. Martin's Press, suspense, thriller, women

December Reading Wrap-Up

December 26, 2018

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This post should be subtitled: Library Reading, because 90% of what I read this month was library books. December is slow month for new releases and for someone who reads ‘professionally’ it is like school vacation. Suddenly, instead of having to refer to a spreadsheet to see what I’m supposed to read next I just go to the library and look around for whatever catches my eye. ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Feature Tagged: library, lists, mini-reviews

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