The Last to Vanish is an intriguing slow-burn thriller. Abigail Lovett has lived in Cutter’s Pass for the last ten years. It’s a close-knit community, but Ab…
Category Archives: Mystery/Suspense
Reputation by Sarah Vaughan
Reputation by Sarah Vaughan shows that it takes time to build a good reputation, but only a moment to tear it asunder. Emma, a relatively new politician, is…
And There He Kept Her by Joshua Moehling
And There He Kept Her is a dark and disturbing police procedural novel. On a frigid, rainy night, two teens attempt to break into what they believe is an uns…
The Woman in the Library by Sulari Gentill
The Woman in the Library is a story within a story within another story. It should have been one I loved, but I was never fully invested in it…
A Botanist’s Guide to Parties and Poisons by Kate Khavari
A Botanist’s Guide to Parties and Poisons is a slowly-paced historical mystery. Set in 1923 at the University College of London, where Saffron Everleigh is…
Never Coming Home by Hannah Mary McKinnon
Never Coming Home will have you rooting for the bad guy. To outward appearances, Lucas Forester looks like the grieving husband he should be. His wife went…
On a Quiet Street by Seraphina Nova Glass
On the surface, it might seem like the residents of Brighton Hills, an exclusive gated community, live On a Quiet Street, but look again, and there is a str…
Little Nothings by Julie Mayhew
Little Nothings by Julie Mayhew could alternatively be titled “who needs enemies when you have friends like these.” Liv, her husband and daughter, plus three…
The Children on the Hill by Jennifer McMahon
The Children on the Hill caught me off guard with one big twist. It’s 1978, and when Vi and Eric complete their homeschool assignments, they spend their free…
An Honest Lie by Tarryn Fisher
An Honest Lie is a tense and addictive psychological thriller. A year ago, Rainy moved to Tiger Mountain with her boyfriend Grant. She spends her time…