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Rage Against the Dying
by Becky Masterman

Solid Thriller (1/30/2013)

Retired FBI agent Brigid Quinn is trying to forget the past and live a quiet life with her new husband when a serial killer is caught and confesses to the murder of her protege. Trying to keep a secret that will destroy the life she has built, Brigid begins to investigate …more

Turn of Mind
by Alice LaPlante

Murder and the Mind (5/23/2011)

Dr. Jennifer's White's best friend has been murdered and she finds herself a suspect. But there is a further complication - Jennifer is suffering from advanced Alzheimer's dementia and half the time can't remember that Amanda is dead, never mind if she was involved in her …more

My Jane Austen Summer: A Season in Mansfield Park
by Cindy Jones

A dissapointing read (2/7/2011)

A women whose life is out of control flees to an Austen literary festival in England to find herself.

I'm a big Austen fan so I'm always interested in new takes on Austen, her works and her readers. I usually give these books some leeway as I don't expect them to approach …more

The Tower, the Zoo, and the Tortoise: A Novel
by Julia Stuart

A Charming Book (9/13/2010)

The Tower of London is the setting and those who live and work there are the subject of this beautiful and affecting novel. The details and history given about the Tower are fascinating enough, but what makes this book wonderful is that while it is filled with sadness, it …more

Arcadia Falls
by Carol Goodman

Arcadia Falls (2/11/2010)

This modern day, Gothic novel was a quick, enjoyable read. It pulled me in quickly and kept me reading. The prose was well written and the characters, while not particularly complex, were likable and fleshed out. The story had plenty of twists and turns, although the final …more

The Year of the Flood
by Margaret Atwood

Compelling (10/2/2009)

Margaret Atwood describes a chilling future where science and corporations have run amok. I found her description of this world rich and her main characters well developed. It was both an intellectually stimulating book and an enjoyable read. I would have given it five …more

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