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…
Category Archives: Mystery/Suspense
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…
The Younger Wife by Sally Hepworth
The Younger Wife drips with domestic suspense and manipulation tactics. Thirty-somethings, Tully and Rachel feel floored when their father Stephen announces…
Under Lock & Skeleton Key by Gigi Pandian
Under Lock & Skeleton Key should have been a book that I loved, but unfortunately, it fell a bit flat. It has everything I would typically lap up: delicious…
The Summer We Buried
The Summer We Buried by Jody Gehrman is a suspenseful story with many reveals along the way. Twenty years ago, Tansy fell under Selene’s charming and erratic…
The Heights by Louise Candlish
The Heights by Louise Candlish is a story about hate and how it can become an all-consuming obsession. Ellen Saint is working at a client’s home when she sees