Malice House is a well-written dark mystery where things go bump in the night. After leaving her marriage, with nowhere else to go, Haven Marbury moves into
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The Darkness of Others by Cate Holahan
The Darkness of Others is a slow-burn thriller set in the early days of the pandemic in NYC. It opens with the gruesome death of a famed movie director.
Stay Awake by Megan Goldin
Stay Awake by Megan Goldin indeed had me reading past my bedtime. Liv Reese wakes confused and disoriented in the back of a cab en route to her shared brownston
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…
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…
An Unthinkable Thing by Nicole Lundrigan
An Unthinkable Thing fully held my rapt attention from start to finish. In 1958, after someone brutally murders his aunt, eleven-year-old Tommie moves in wi..,
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 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
Review: The Weekend Escape by Rakie Bennett
A weekend escape on a secluded island. What could go wrong?
A group of six friends who haven’t been close since school decide to go on a weekend trip to a remote island. They have the whole weekend planned with climbing, coasteering, and other outdoorsy activities. But since this is a thriller, their plans go up in flames almost as soon as they arrive.