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The Original: A Novel
by Nell Stevens
Beautiful Writing, Story lacks movement (6/10/2025)
The novel started out interestingly, but as it moved through I found it difficult to become invested in what was happening. The bits of history of art forgery did help keep my interest, and the author's writing was lovely. It was not a book that I would normally choose, butmore
Too Old for This
by Samantha Downing
Serial killer's want normal lives also (4/4/2025)
How does a serial killer stop killing and live a quiet life? Oh wait, that's impossible because there is always one more that must be taken care of or something bad will happen. Lottie Jones is a character you know you should dislike, but her reasoning for her decisionsmore
Making Friends Can Be Murder
by Kathleen West
Same names can be murder (2/12/2025)
Moving to a new town is scary, but having someone with your name murdered makes it worse! Sarah Jones is enjoying her new friends until one of them dies. This book pulls two mysteries in to be solved, which caused a bit of confusion until I picked up on the connection. Themore
One Death at a Time
by Abbi Waxman
Be prepared to Laugh (12/2/2024)
Abbi Waxman has written a hilarious romp of a mystery. I laughed out loud numerous times at the antics of Mason becoming an investigator for Julia when all Mason was supposed to be doing was sponsoring Julia in AA. The book takes you through the streets, hills and desert ofmore
The Bog Wife
by Kay Chronister
Gothic creepiness (8/11/2024)
The Bog Wife is a gothic novel based around a dysfunctional family, The Haddesleys. It gives the creepiness feels, but I did not find one character that I wanted to know more about before the book ended. The children had all been raised away from the real world to believemore
The Flower Sisters
by Michelle Collins Anderson
History, Laughter and Love in this Debut (2/20/2024)
I love when historical fiction introduces me to a subject I want to research further. Michelle Collins Anderson brings to life the Dance Hall Explosion (based on real life events) in Missouri. The story is told in two decades set 50 years apart. Daisy Flowers is moved tomore
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