Category Archives: Mystery/Suspense

Review: The Secret Place by Tana French

Posted on September 2, 2014 by Jenn

Series: Dublin Murder Squad Hardcover: 464 pages Publisher: Viking Adult (September 2, 2014) ISBN: 9780670026326 Source: Publisher One year ago, a boy was found murdered on the grounds of St. Kilda’s School, a girl’s boarding school outside of Dublin. Until … Continue reading →

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Frightful Friday: Keep Your Friends Close by Paula Daly

Posted on August 29, 2014 by Jenn

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 Keep Your Friends Close by Paula Daly: Hardcover: 320 pages Publisher: Grove Press (August … Continue reading →

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Frightful Friday: Conversion by Katherine Howe

Posted on August 15, 2014 by Jenn

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 Conversion by Katerine Howe: Age Range: 12 and up Hardcover: 432 pages Publisher: Putnam … Continue reading →

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Review: The Girl with All the Gifts by M. R. Carey

Posted on July 1, 2014 by Jenn

Hardcover: 416 pages Publisher: Orbit; First Edition edition (June 10, 2014) ISBN: 0316278157 Source: Publisher Melanie is a unique girl. She spends most of her day locked in a cell. When she is moved, she is restrained in a wheelchair, … Continue reading →

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Review: The String Diaries by Stephen Lloyd Jones

Posted on June 27, 2014 by Jenn

Hardcover: 432 pages Publisher: Mulholland Books (July 1, 2014) ISBN: 9780316254465 Source: Publisher Hannah’s family has been hiding from a horrific monster that has haunted them for generations. The monster is a shape-shifter, able to take on the appearance of … Continue reading →

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Review: Eyes on You by Kate White

Posted on June 25, 2014 by Jenn

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

Posted on June 18, 2014 by Jenn

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: Never Look Back by Clare Donoghue

Posted on June 17, 2014 by Jenn

Series: Mike Lockyer Novels (Book 1) Hardcover: 336 pages Publisher: Minotaur Books (June 10, 2014) ISBN-13: 9781250046079 Source: Publisher Three young women are murdered in south London, the killer becoming increasingly brazen with victim. Detective Inspector Mike Lockyer, the head … Continue reading →

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Review: The Fever by Megan Abbott

Posted on June 13, 2014 by Jenn

Hardcover: 320 pages Publisher: Little, Brown and Company (June 17, 2014) ISBN: 9780316231053 Source: Publisher Deenie Nash comes from a closely-knit family; her father Thomas is a popular teacher at the school and her brother, Eli, is a hockey star … Continue reading →

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Review: A Long Time Gone by Karen White

Posted on June 12, 2014 by Jenn

Hardcover: 432 pages Publisher: NAL Hardcover (June 3, 2014) ISBN: 978-0451240460 Source: Publisher Nine years ago, Vivian Walker left her home in Mississippi, swearing never to return, following the lead of so many Walker women before. When her life takes … Continue reading →

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