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May Reading

Catherine — Mon, 01 Jun 2026 07:12:14 +0000

Hello, lovely readers! It’s been a minute since I did one of these monthly round-ups, but I’m trying to get back on track. Or at least figure out where the track is. This year has been a sluggish one for reading, but my May reading brought two new release five star books. The […]

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The Last Mandarin

Catherine — Fri, 29 May 2026 07:08:40 +0000

Louise Penny is back with her second thriller written with a co-author. In this case it’s award-winning journalist Mellisa Fung who’s helped craft The Last Mandarin. The novel opens on a normal day when an unusual event occurs that creates immediate chaos in the world. A geopolitical terrorist attack that brings together an unlikely couple; […]

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Two Kinds of Stranger

Catherine — Mon, 30 Mar 2026 07:17:35 +0000

Plot has been my friend for months now so turning to a thriller in a series I’ve loved is no big surprise. Yes, Eddie Flynn, the former grifter turned lawyer is back in Steve Cavanagh’s book, Two Kinds of Stranger. This time he’s representing an Instagram influencer accused of murdering her husband and his mistress, […]

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Best Offer Wins

Catherine — Thu, 19 Feb 2026 08:32:48 +0000

For anyone who’s purchased a house in a competitive market the subject of Marisa Kashino’s novel Best Offer Wins won’t come as a surprise: the lengths a buyer will go to win the house of their dreams. Think buying a home is just about paying the price the owners are asking for it? Then you’ve […]

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Missing Sam by Thrity Umrigar

Catherine — Tue, 10 Feb 2026 08:12:42 +0000

It’s the July 4th weekend when Ali‘s wife Sam goes missing on her early morning run in their upscale Cleveland Heights neighborhood. Her disappearance sets in motion events that keep Thrity Umrigar’s new novel, Missing Sam, at a slow burn over the mystery, but ignites a blaze in the response the community has to the […]

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Serial Killers: Mini-Reviews

Catherine — Thu, 30 Oct 2025 07:46:45 +0000

Happy Halloween Eve! I thought I’d pre-game tomorrow night’s creepy mood by sharing two reviews of novels about serial killers. You know, the kind of books you want to read with the lights on. In the middle of the day. And not alone. Marie Tierney’s Deadly Animals is set in a small town […]

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Her Many Faces

Catherine — Tue, 09 Sep 2025 07:48:17 +0000

When four wealthy, prominent men are found poisoned at their exclusive club the police waste no time in apprehending the killer. Katherine Cole was the server at their private party and the last one to see them alive. She was also caught at the train station trying to leave London and when detained incriminated herself. […]

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Culpability by Bruce Holsinger

Catherine — Tue, 15 Jul 2025 07:32:04 +0000

When Culpability begins the Cassidy-Shaws are heading to one of their children’s sports tournaments when their minivan is hit by another car veering into their lane, resulting in two fatalities. The car is self-driving with the son, Charlie, at the wheel. His father, Noah, an attorney, is next to him while his mother, Lorelei, and […]

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King of Ashes by S.A. Cosby

Catherine — Thu, 26 Jun 2025 07:51:42 +0000

I’ve been an S.A. Cosby fan since his debut, Blacktop Wasteland so was eager to read his newest novel, King of Ashes. Once again, Cosby settles in the small-town South, this time with a prodigal son forced to return home after his father is in an accident that leaves him in a coma. Roman Carruthers […]

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The Staircase in the Woods

Catherine — Mon, 09 Jun 2025 07:13:53 +0000

I’m not a huge horror fan, but I am easily influenced by a book’s cover and that was all it took to lead me into Chuck Wendig’s novel A Staircase in the Woods. Who could resist a cover like this? Or this premise: Five high school friends partying in the woods discover a staircase in […]

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