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When I Kill You by B.A. Paris

Rating: 4 out of 5.

This is a twisty mystery thriller about a very private woman living in London that feels like someone is following her. And they are – and planning to kill her.

Nell has a secret past that she changed her name to hide. She limits her social circle and holds back her secrets from her new partner Alex. Nell can’t shake the feeling that someone is following her and she wonders if it has something to do with her past. Before she was Nell, she was Elle. She witnessed a student entering a stranger’s car who later turned up dead. She was convinced she knew who’s car the girl entered and was obsessed with proving to the police, and herself, that she was right. Her obsession turned dangerous and she fled that life to escape her decisions.

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Such Sheltered Lives by Alyssa Sheinmel

Rating: 4 out of 5.

This is a twisty mystery/thriller set at an exclusive recovery retreat for the rich and famous. It’s tucked away in the Hamptons and this time Lord Edward, fighting an addiction to pain medication after a terrible accident, Amelia Blue, the daughter of a 90s rock legend struggling with an eating disorder; and Florence Bloom, a pop star trying to lay low after her latest tabloid scandal are the guests. But of course, not everything is as it seems. The patients are treated one-on-one with their own chef, housekeeper, and therapist that all live with them in their private cottage.

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Your Knife, My Heart (Dark Forces, #1) by K. M. Moronova

Rating: 5 out of 5.

4.5 stars rounded up

Wow, what a wild ride! What did I just read? I requested this book because of these two lines in the book blurb:

Cameron Mortem has a problem―he can’t stop killing his partners.

His one directive? Don’t kill the new girl.

I was intrigued, but had no idea how crazy good this book would be. I couldn’t put it down and literally read it in one sitting, and then went straight to Kindle Unlimited and downloaded the second book in the series My Blade, Your Back and read that book in less than 24 hours. So. Freaking. Good.

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All the Little Houses by May Cobb

Rating: 4 out of 5.

This book is a trip! It’s written by the author of The Hunting Wives and is so, so messy. The characters are absolutely despicable – it’s total popcorn fun! I especially liked it because it was set in the 1980s.

The book is told from the prospective of four main characters – Charleigh, Nellie, Jane, and Jackson.

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Inside Man, sequel to Head Cases, by John McMahon

Rating: 4 out of 5.

This is the sequel to the book Head Cases, which follows FBI Agent Gardner Camden and his group of FBI misfits in the Patterns and Recognition (PAR) unit. They are nicknamed Head Cases, but the quirky group of agents are brilliant in what they do and tend to solve cases no one else can.

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Cross Your Heart and Hope He Dies by Jenny Elder Moke

Rating: 3 out of 5.

Release date Jan. 20, 2026

This is a cute, cozy mystery with a sprinkle of romance. It has most of the same characters in the author’s previous book She Doesn’t Have a Clue but is it’s own standalone mystery. This book centers on ambitious Juliette Winters who is determined to save her struggling publishing company single-handedly by publishing a tell-all memoir from ruthless business magnate Warren Ellingham. Trouble is, he keeps putting off her request for pages from his book, and she’s losing patience.

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Season of Death (A Barker & Llewelyn #16) by Will Thomas

Rating: 4 out of 5.

I really enjoyed this Victorian era historical fiction mystery series and love how the author continues to keep stories fresh and interesting even after 15 books. The book features two private enquiry agents, Barker and Llewelyn, and is set mostly in the East End of London. It comprises mainly working class and immigrants and has a lot of poverty and crime.

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The Storm by Rachel Hawkins

Rating: 3 out of 5.

3.5 stars

The book is set at a century-old hotel in Alabama that’s survived every hurricane. The other notable thing that’s happened at the hotel is a local girl accused of murdering a politician’s son in 1984. Geneva grew up in the hotel and is the current owner. It’s about to go under, but she is contacted by a writer that wants to rent a room for a long term stay while he writes a book about the infamous murder.

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False Witness by Phillip Margolin

Rating: 4 out of 5.

This is the first book I’ve read by this author but it won’t be the last. The book is a fast-paced, action-packed mystery/thriller that incorporates multiple interconnected plots into one explosive ending.

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