Category Archives: Harper Books

Review: After Anna by Alex Lake

I learned about this title during a Fall book preview webinar hosted by the publisher. Initially, I hesitated to pick it up. First, because of the premise.  As a mother myself, child abduction is one of my most horrific fears. … Continue reading

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#BEA16 Wrapup: Harper Collins Summer/Fall Book Preview Part II

Earlier this week, I shared some of the titles I discovered as part of Harper Collins pre-BEA Summer/Fall Book Preview. In an attempt to not overwhelm you/keep the post short, today I’ll be sharing the remaining titles.   They are … Continue reading

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Review: Girls on Fire by Robin Wasserman

As I read the final pages of this book, all the expletives came flowing from me. That’s not a complaint, it’s praise.  Never did I imagine or predict what control and power this title held over me. I found myself … Continue reading

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Review: Woman with a Gun by Phillip Margolin

Hardcover: 304 pages Publisher: Harper; 1St Edition edition (December 2, 2014) ISBN: 9780062266521 Source: Publisher Stacey Kim saw the photograph at an art museum in New York City.  She’s immediately fascinated by the image:  a black and white photo of a … Continue reading

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Review: Eyes on You by Kate White

Hardcover: 320 pages Publisher: Harper (June 24, 2014) ISBN: 9780061576638 Source: Publisher It started with a nasty note on the night of her book launch, followed by her author photo sliced from the jacket of her book. Soon, however, the … Continue reading

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Review: All Day and a Night by Alafair Burke

Series: Ellie Hatcher Hardcover: 368 pages Publisher: Harper (June 10, 2014) ISBN: 9780062208385 Source: Publisher When therapist Helen Brunswick is found murdered in her Park Slope office, blame immediately falls to her estranged husband.  Then the District Attorney’s office receives an anonymous letter detailing aspects … Continue reading

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Review: A Replacement Life by Boris Fishman

Hardcover: 336 pages Publisher: Harper (June 3, 2014) ISBN-10: 0062287877 Source: Publisher Slava Gelman is a lapsed Jew working for Century, an esteemed magazine in Manhattan. He’s exiled himself from his family in an attempt to shed the history and … Continue reading

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Review: Closed Doors by Lisa O’Donnell

Hardcover: 256 pages Publisher: Harper (May 20, 2014) ISBN-10: 006227189X Source: Publisher Eleven-year-old Michael Murray lives on a small Scottish island, a community so small that there are no secrets. His mother and grandmother are often found sitting at the … Continue reading

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Review: The Book of You by Claire Kendal

Hardcover: 368 pages Publisher: Harper (May 6, 2014) ISBN-10: 0062297600 Source: Publisher He’s everywhere. At the train station. Standing outside her door.  At the University where she works. His name is Rafe, her constant shadow following one regretful evening.  He … Continue reading

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Review: Under a Silent Moon by Elizabeth Haynes

Series: Detective Chief Inspector Louisa Smith Hardcover: 368 pages Publisher: Harper (April 15, 2014) ISBN-10: 0062276026 Source: Publisher One morning, the police are called to a cottage to investigate a murder in a quiet English village. The victim, Polly, is … Continue reading

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