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Cemetery Road by Greg Iles #review #fiction #suspense
Overview The #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Natchez Burning trilogy returns with an electrifying tale of friendship, betrayal, and shattering secrets that threaten to destroy a small Mississippi town. When Marshall McEwan left his hometown at age … Continue reading
Why We Lie by Amy Impellizzeri #tallpoppyblogger #tallpoppywriter #review #fiction
Overview WHY WE LIE examines the unexpected consequences of those who tell the truth about abuse and those who lie, and asks the question: is the truth always worth the cost? Authored by former BigLaw litigator, two-year D.C. federal court … Continue reading
Woman 99 by Greer Macallister #review #historicalfiction
Overview A vivid historical thriller about a young woman whose quest to free her sister from an infamous insane asylum risks her sanity, her safety and her life Charlotte Smith’s future is planned to the last detail, and so was … Continue reading
The Lieutenant’s Nurse by Sara Ackerman #review #historicalfiction
Overview November, 1941. She’s never even seen the ocean before, but Eva Cassidy has her reasons for making the crossing to Hawaii, and they run a lot deeper than escaping a harsh Michigan winter. Newly enlisted as an Army Corps … Continue reading
My February Reads Wrap-Up #reviews #5starreads #februaryreads
It has been a sad month around here. On February 6 my 10 year old boxer passed away unexpectedly. She was my walking partner, my reading buddy and an all around good dog! R.I.P. Ginger! Now on to the February … Continue reading
February Audible Reads #audible #audiblebooks
Some of these are new authors and some are old favorites. I have never read a Walter Mosley book. I loved Devil in a Blue Dress. The narrator was over the top with different voices and such. I have only … Continue reading
We Must Be Brave by Frances Liardet #historicalfiction #review
Overview Spanning the sweep of the twentieth century, We Must Be Brave explores the fierce love that we feel for our children and the power of that love to endure. Beyond distance, beyond time, beyond life itself. “This stirring debut … Continue reading
My Sister is Missing by Carissa Ann Lynch #review #thriller
Overview Reminiscent of Gillian Flynn’s Sharp Objects” Christina Kaye, award-winning author of Presumed Dead A twenty-year-old local mystery that has never been solved. A bone-chilling VHS tape depicting a horrific crime. Neighbors with something to hide. And a sister who is missing. Emily has to find … Continue reading
The Curiosities by Susan Gloss #fiction #review #womensfiction #tallpoppyauthor #tallpoppyblogger
Overview The follow-up to Susan Gloss’s successful debut, Vintage,is a charming mid-western story of artists, inspiration, and how to reinvent your life with purpose and flair. Nell Parker has a PhD in Art History, a loving husband named Josh, and a … Continue reading
The Night Olivia Fell by Christina McDonald #review #suspense #fiction
Overview In the vein of Big Little Lies and Reconstructing Amelia comes an emotionally charged domestic suspense novel about a mother unraveling the truth behind how her daughter became brain dead. And pregnant. A search for the truth. A lifetime … Continue reading
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