In 2017, I read and reviewed Rather Be The Devil, which was number 21 in the John Rebus series. In that one, Rebus was newly retired, trying to wean himself away from detecting…but of course, stuff happens and he steps in to investigate. In A Song For The Dark Times, #23in the Rebus series, he …
I’ve enjoyed Lisa Unger books in the past, and was in the mood for a solid DAY of escape from pandemic and election frenzy. Confessions of the 7:45 is perfect for that, and I am grateful to Harlequin/Park Row and NetGalley for providing a copy in exchange for this honest review. Selena Murphy is on …
John Banville, called “the Irish Master” by The New Yorker, has apparently written over a dozen novels, none of which I had read (or could remember reading), so when Hanover Square/Harlequin and NetGalley provided a copy of Snow (in exchange for my honest review), I confess it sat in my TBR pile for awhile. With …
The premise of Rumaan Alam’s Leave The World Behind was intriguing: Amanda and Clay take their teenage children on a week-long getaway from their home in NewYork City to a luxury vacation rental (think top-of-the-line AirBnB) and find their peace and quiet abruptly ended by the arrival of a frantic older African-American couple (Ruth and …
As a sucker for true crime and someone who has read a TON of books in this genre, M. William Phelps is one of the authors whose books are always on my TBR list, and one whose books generally are well written. Thanks to Kensington Books and NetGalley, I received a copy of his latest, …
Ever since I read The Dry, I’ve been a big fan of Jane Harper. Haven’t been able to decide which of her novels has been my favorite, but with The Survivors, there is definitely another contender for that title! The narrator of The Survivors is a young man named Kieran Elliott. He and his girlfriend …
This book sat on my TBR shelf for awhile because I am a celebrity book club snob. For some reason, I had it in my head that Reese Witherspoon’s book club would have a list of titles that were all fluffy stories. Finally, I ran out of things to read and started this one. TBH, …