4 stars
Another great Amos Decker novel. This time Amos and his partner Alex are visiting Alex’s sister in a small, dying town called Baronville. Her sister moved there because her husband got a job in the new fulfillment center in town. The town’s economy is crumbling and it has a rampant opioid addiction problem. Continue reading “The Fallen (Amos Decker #4) by David Baldacci”
3.5 stars
The President has information that enemies of the US are about to launch a cyber attack on the country that will essentially shut it down. Even worse, there is a traitor in the cabinet. When a woman and man contact the president with an offer to stop the attack, he goes incognito and slips out of the White House to meet them. Discovering that the threat is real and is set to start the next day, the President goes missing in an effort to stop the imminent attack. Continue reading “The President is Missing by Bill Clinton and James Patterson”
4 stars (release date August 21, 2018)
I received a free copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
This was a good, quick read. It has plenty of twists and turns and is an interesting story. Emily meets Adam and thinks he’s the perfect man. Soon after they meet they plunge head-long into a serious relationship. After only a few months they’ve moved in together. Everything is perfect – except Adam’s mother Pammie. Continue reading “The Other Woman by Sandie Jones”
3 stars (release date June 19, 2018)
I received a free copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
Finn and Layla are a young couple on holiday in France. They stop at a rest stop and Layla disappears. Was she kidnapped? Was she murdered? Did she run away? No one knows and a body is never found. Twelve years later Finn is living in a small English town engaged to Layla’s sister, Ellen. He begins receiving mysterious emails telling him that Layla is alive. He and Ellen also begin finding Layla’s favorite Russian dolls around the house – a special secret that only Layla, Finn and Ellen know about. As Finn tries to hide Layla’s possible return from Ellen, he becomes more and more frantic to determine if she is really alive, or if someone is just toying with him. Continue reading “Bring Me Back by B.A. Paris”
4.5 stars (release date June 12, 2018)
I received a free copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
This was a really good mystery/thriller. The story is intense and keeps the reader’s attention right to the end. It’s a very quick read and I had a hard time putting the book down. Continue reading “Jar of Hearts by Jennifer Hillier”
4.5 stars (release date 7/10/18)
Holy.Cow. Now that’s what I call a sequel!! This is the second book in the 4MK Thriller book series and it does not disappoint. If you haven’t read the first book The Fourth Monkey you need to read it now so that you’re ready when this book comes out in July. These are some of the best thriller/mystery books I’ve read in the last year. Continue reading “The Fifth To Die (4MK Thriller #2) by J.D. Barker”
3 stars
I received a free copy of this book on NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
Widower Doctor Noah Alderman married Maggie. Together with his son from his first marriage, they’ve built a happy life. That happiness is shattered when Maggie’s long-lost 17 year old daughter Anna moves in with them. Head strong and troubled, Anna turns the house upside down, ruining the happy family’s life. Things get worse when Anna is murdered and Noah is charged with the crime. Maggie’s is left reeling and searches for answers. Continue reading “After Anna by Lisa Scottoline”
4 stars
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This was a good first book in a new series. The author has an older series that involves some of the same characters. I haven’t read those books, but didn’t feel like I missed too much for not having read them. This book is well-written and had likeable characters. Continue reading “Twenty-One Days (Daniel Pitt, #1) by Anne Perry”
4 stars
This is another good Elvis Cole and Joe Pike novel. Elvis is hired by a single mother to look into cash and jewelry that her teenage son Tyson has in his possession. She suspects that he’s dealing drugs and wants Elvis to intervene. Elvis thinks the case will be easy and only take a couple hours to resolve. What he discovers is that Tyson has two partners and is responsible for a string of high-profile, high-end burglaries. As Elvis continues to investigate, people start turning up dead and Tyson and his burglary partners go missing. Continue reading “The Wanted (Elvis Cole #17) by Robert Crais”
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