Author Archives: Jenn

Frightful Friday: The Seeker by R. B. Chesterton

Frightful Friday is a weekly meme in which I feature a particularly scary or chilling book that I’ve read that week. This week’s featured title is The Seeker by R. B. Chesterton: Hardcover: 352 pages Publisher: Pegasus (March 6, 2014) … Continue reading

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The Revitalization of Femme Fatale

Longtime readers may recall a web series I used to write called Femme Fatale. The point of the series was to highlight books written by female mystery/thriller writers. As I reminisced, I contemplated rejuvenating this series. Then I read this … Continue reading

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Review: The Accident by Chris Pavone

Hardcover: 400 pages Publisher: Crown (March 11, 2014) ISBN-10: 0385348452 Source: Publisher Isabel Reed is a literary agent who still relishes in reading hardcopy manuscripts,   refusing to embrace the digital age. One day, a strange manuscript lands on her desk. The author, anonymous, … Continue reading

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Review: Above by Isla Morley

Hardcover: 384 pages Publisher: Gallery Books (March 4, 2014) ISBN-10: 1476731527 Source: Publisher At just sixteen years old, Blythe Hallowell is abducted by a survivalist, kept prisoner in an abandoned missile silo. She tries without success to escape, he captor spouting stories about the the … Continue reading

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A Month in Review: February 2014

Books Reviewed  The Troop by Nick Cutter After I’m Gone by Laura Lippman A Killing of Angels by Kate Rhodes The Headmaster’s Wife by Thomas Christopher Greene Fallen Beauty by Erika Robuck Snowblind by Christopher Golden The Winter People by … Continue reading

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Frightful Friday: The Troop by Nick Cutter

Frightful Friday is a weekly meme in which I feature a particularly scary or chilling book that I’ve read that week. This week’s featured title is The Troop by Nick Cutter:   Hardcover: 368 pages Publisher: Gallery Books (February 25, … Continue reading

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Review: After I’m Gone by Laura Lippman

Hardcover: 352 pages Publisher: William Morrow (February 11, 2014) ISBN-10: 0062083392 Source: Publisher Felix Brewer sustains his family, including wife Bambi and three daughters, via a lucrative, yet not necessarily legal, business. Facing jail time, he disappears without a trace … Continue reading

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Review: A Killing of Angels by Kate Rhodes

Series: Alice Quentin Series (Book 2) Hardcover: 336 pages Publisher: Minotaur Books (February 25, 2014) ISBN-10: 125001431X Source: Publisher Psychologist Alice Quentin vowed to never work with the police again. Her last experience left her battered and bruised, both physically and mentally. Yet when Detective Don … Continue reading

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Review: The Headmaster’s Wife by Thomas Christopher Greene

Hardcover: 288 pages Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books (February 25, 2014) ISBN-10: 1250038944 Source: Publisher Being a headmaster is in Arthur Winthrop’s genes. Like his father before him, he serves as the headmaster of Lancaster School, an elite private school in … Continue reading

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TSS: Week in Review

Another week has come to an end. We’ve been teased with spring weather this week but the cold temps and snow are just around the corner again. As usual, the boys are keeping us active with all their activities: skiing … Continue reading

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