Category Archives: Mystery/Suspense

Frightful Friday: We All Fall Down by Michael Harvey

Posted on July 29, 2011 by Jenn

Frightful Friday is a weekly meme in which I feature a particularly scary or chilling book that I’ve read that week. Feel free to grab the button & join in! This week’s Frightful Friday featured book is: We All Fall … Continue reading →

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Review: The Book of Lies by Mary Horlock

Posted on July 27, 2011 by Jenn

Paperback:368 pages Publisher:Harper Perennial; Original edition (July 19, 2011) ISBN-10: 0062065092 Source: Publisher Fifteen year old Cat Rozier, once a star pupil, is now a murderer. She admits it to the reader within the first few pages of the book: … Continue reading →

Posted in Harper Perennial, Historical Fiction, Mystery/Suspense, Review | 12 Comments

Guest Review: Smokin’ Seventeen by Janet Evanovich

Posted on July 26, 2011 by Jenn

I’m super excited to day to welcome a special guest reviewer to my blog today!  Jessica is my younger sister, and probably the second most avid reader in my family.  She’s been a fan of Janet Evanovich’s book since I … Continue reading →

Posted in Bantam, Mystery/Suspense, Review | 2 Comments

Review: Close Your Eyes by Amanda Eyre Ward

Posted on July 25, 2011 by Jenn

  Hardcover: 272 pages Publisher: Random House (July 26, 2011) ISBN-10: 0345494482 Source: Publisher Lauren Mahdian, (age six) and her brother, Alex (age nine) awake from a night spent in their treehouse to learn their mother is dead, their father arrested for her … Continue reading →

Posted in Literary Fiction, Mystery/Suspense, Random House, Review | Tagged , | 3 Comments

Review: The Reservoir by John Milliken Thompson

Posted on July 19, 2011 by Jenn

  Paperback: 368 pages Publisher: Other Press (June 21, 2011) ISBN-10: 1590514440 Source: Publisher One spring morning in 1885, the body of a young pregnant woman is found floating in Richmond’s city reservoir. At first glance, her death appears to … Continue reading →

Posted in Historical Fiction, Mystery/Suspense, Other Press, Review | Tagged , , | 7 Comments

Review: You’re Next by Gregg Hurwitz

Posted on July 5, 2011 by Jenn

Hardcover: 416 pages Publisher: St. Martin’s Press; First Edition edition (July 5, 2011) ISBN-10: 0312534914 Source: Publisher Then: Michael Wingate was abandoned at the age of four by his father.  His only memories consist of seeing his father covered in … Continue reading →

Posted in Mystery/Suspense, Review, St. Martin's Press, Thriller | 4 Comments

Frightful Friday: Robopocalypse by Daniel H. Wilson

Posted on July 1, 2011 by Jenn

Frightful Friday is a weekly meme in which I feature a particularly scary or chilling book that I’ve read that week. Feel free to grab the button & join in! This week’s Frightful Friday read is Robopocalypse by Daniel H. … Continue reading →

Posted in Doubleday, Frightful Friday, Mystery/Suspense, Review, Science Fiction, Thriller | 9 Comments

Review: Centuries of June by Keith Donohue

Posted on June 28, 2011 by Jenn

Hardcover: 352 pages Publisher: Crown (May 31, 2011) ISBN-10: 0307450287 Source: Publisher   Jack awakens on his bathroom floor, amid all the grit and grime found on the average bathroom floor.  Unsure of how he got there, he soon discovers … Continue reading →

Posted in Crown Publishers, Literary Fiction, Mystery/Suspense, Review | 6 Comments

Review: 212 by Alafair Burke

Posted on June 22, 2011 by Jenn

Paperback: 368 pages Publisher: Harper Paperbacks; Reprint edition (June 7, 2011) ISBN-10: 0061561320 Source: Publisher Detectives Ellie Hatcher and J.J. Rogan are called to a homicide to 212, a swanky building named after Manhattan’s famous area code.  The victim is … Continue reading →

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Frightful Friday: Don’t Breathe A Word by Jennifer McMahon

Posted on June 17, 2011 by Jenn

Frightful Friday is a weekly meme in which I feature a particularly scary or chilling book that I’ve read that week. Feel free to grab the button & join in! This week’s featured book is Don’t Breathe a Word by … Continue reading →

Posted in Fantasy, Frightful Friday, Harper Books, Mystery/Suspense, Paranormal Fiction, Review | 10 Comments