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Long Gone: A Novel
by Alafair Burke

Long Gone (6/2/2011)

What do you do when you are being framed for murder and the evidence against you is so compelling that you know you will be arrested? This is the predicament facing Alice Humphrey in Alafair Burke’s new standalone. This is her best work yet, and I have been a fan of her …more

What Alice Forgot: A Novel
by Liane Moriarty

What Alice Forgot (5/29/2011)

This is not the type of book I probably would have picked up if I had not won a copy. I decided to read the first few pages and I couldn't put it down. I loved the way Moriarty let Alice discover new things about herself daily - the accounts of her interactions with her 3 …more

Bury Your Dead: A Chief Inspector Gamache Novel, #6
by Louise Penny

Bury Your Dead (9/3/2010)

If you have not yet met Chief Inspector Armand Gamache you are truly in for a treat with this book. While trying to finally come to grips with a very emotional and tragic episode involving the Surete du Quebec, Gamache and his agent Jean Guy Beauvoir each find themselves …more

Good summer read (6/6/2010)

I enjoyed Death Echo. It was exactly what I thought it would be - a fast paced, interesting read, meant to entertain, which it did.

I liked the interaction between Emma and Mac and wished the action had taken place over a longer period so their relationship could develop …more

The Scent of Rain and Lightning: A Novel
by Nancy Pickard

Scent of Rain and Lightening (1/27/2010)

A beautifully written story of a small town, a powerful family and a long ago murder that continues to effect the lives of those involved

Jody Linder has spent most of her life thinking she knew who killed her father and longing to know what happened to her mother that …more

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