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I Let You Go by Clare Mackintosh
This is the first book by Clare Mackintosh, who’s wildly popular for packing lots of shocking twists into her thrillers. The prologue of I Let You Go opens onto a heartbreaking scene in the rain, where a 5-year-old boy, Jacob, lets go of his mother’s hand and runs directly into…
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Six Weeks to Live by Catherine McKenzie
Jennifer, mom of grown triplets, is intentionally poisoned and diagnosed with terminal brain cancer. She suspects someone in her family is to blame. Jennifer has only 6 weeks left to live—can she identify her murderer before it’s too late?
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Cloud of Sparrows by Takashi Matsuoka
Cloud of Sparrows: An Epic Novel of Japan takes place in 1861, during the time of shogun, samurai, geisha, and ninjas. I specifically sought out this book after watching Shogun on FX, based on the novel Shogun by James Clavell. On January 1, 1861, a young nobleman named Lord Genji…
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The Sphinx by Graham Masterton
It’s been about 20 years since I read my first book by Graham Masterton, which I believe was Prey. He’s one of my all-time favorite horror novelists, simply one of the best. Every time I walk into a used bookstore, his name is one of the first I look for…
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Just Listen by Sarah Dessen
Just Listen came out in 2006 and is the seventh YA novel by Sarah Dessen. I rarely read YA anymore, but Dessen’s writing style is classic and fun. She writes really well. I’ll usually grab her titles when I see them around. In Just Listen, Annabel Greene starts the new…
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The Lies That Bind by Kate Carlisle
The Lies That Bind came out in 2010 and is the 3rd novel in Kate Carlisle’s Bibliophile cozy mystery series. This series is a new favorite of mine! I keep ordering these books like crazy because I can’t get enough. The Lies That Bind picks up just a few weeks…
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The Dry by Jane Harper
The Dry came out in 2017 and is the first novel by Jane Harper. It’s also the first book in the Aaron Falk crime series. If you like the HBO show True Detective, you might really like The Dry, because that’s exactly what this book reminded me of! In The…
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Discarded: Poison Pill by Glenn Kaplan
I found Poison Pill by Glenn Kaplan at my local bookstore and was intrigued by its synopsis, which hints at a pharmaceutical scandal. I don’t think I’ve ever tried a medical thriller before now, and I do a lot of ghostwriting for the healthcare industry. I’m sad to say Poison…
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If Books Could Kill by Kate Carlisle
If Books Could Kill is novel #2 in the Bibliophile Mystery series by Kate Carlisle. This one picks up a few weeks after the ending of novel #1, Homicide in Hardcover. Book restoration expert Brooklyn Wainwright is attending the Edinburgh Book Fair in Edinburgh, Scotland. While there, Brooklyn runs into…