By Jeffrey Deaver, David Baldacci, Alexander McCall Smith, Kathy Reichs, Peter James, Tess Gerritsen and Jeff Lindsay Mysteries are the guilty cheats of the book world. When Christopher Thomas, a curator at San Francisco’s Museum of Fine Arts, is murdered and his decaying body is found in an iron maiden in Berlin, his wife Rosemary Thomas is the prime suspect. Long suffering underContinue reading “David Baldacci (introduction), Laurie H. Armstrong, Sandra Brow – No Rest for the Dead (Unabridged)”
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Deception (The Benson Brothers Book 3) by G.L. Snodgrass
There is a pecking order in high school. And girls like me, plain girls, from poor families, rested at the bottom. We either became quirky and interesting. Or we disappeared into the background. I had chosen the later. It was easier that way. When Rebecca was offered a prestigious letter of recommendation for college toContinue reading “Deception (The Benson Brothers Book 3) by G.L. Snodgrass”
A coming of Age by Timothy Zahn
In a post-earth world, children are endowed with telekinesis, a power they lose once they hit puberty. Since kids have all the power, great strides are taken to keep them in check, and evil “Oliver Twist-like” people are out to take advantage of their abilities.
Seven Gothic Tales – Isak Dinesen
“Do you know,” he said, “do you know why I look to, why I cleave to, God? Why I cannot do without him? Because he is the only being toward whom I need not, I cannot, I must not, feel pity. Looking at all the other creatures of this life I am tortured, I amContinue reading “Seven Gothic Tales – Isak Dinesen”
Stolen (Edgefield Slayers Book 2) by Laken Cane
A dangerous enemy returns and threatens the city and everyone Krista loves, and the only thing that might stop him is sacrifice.The question is, whose? When a powerful demon lord discovers he has the ability to steal souls to gain power, Krista Lennox and the Edgefield Slayers must face a darkness like they’ve never knownContinue reading “Stolen (Edgefield Slayers Book 2) by Laken Cane”
Romani Witch (Shifter Blood: Romani Curse Book 2)
A secret threatens to end my perfect life… I’m finally settling down in Woodlake when two witches arrive and blow my world apart. Their arrival unveils a secret that not only threatens my happily-ever-after with Kaleb but also could ruin my life. And if this secret doesn’t destroy me, Kaleb’s betrayal might. With my worldContinue reading “Romani Witch (Shifter Blood: Romani Curse Book 2)”
Man With a Belly * Stephen King
John Bracken sat on the park bench and waited to make his hit. The bench was one of the many on the outskirts of James Memorial Park, which borders the south side of Hammond Street. In the daytime the park is overrun by kids, mother wheeling prams, and old men with bags of crumbs forContinue reading “Man With a Belly * Stephen King”
Cassandra Claire * Mortal Instruments * Shadowhunters * City of Fallen Angels
Trust is dangerous, and to love is to destroy. Plunge into the fourth installment in the internationally bestselling Mortal Instruments series and “prepare to be hooked” (Entertainment Weekly)—now with a gorgeous new cover, a map, a new foreword, and exclusive bonus content! The Mortal War is over, and sixteen-year-old Clary Fray is back home inContinue reading “Cassandra Claire * Mortal Instruments * Shadowhunters * City of Fallen Angels”
Kathy Reichs * Bones to ashes
As a child, she was told to forget about the missing girl. But some memories don’t die…. The discovery of a skeleton in Acadia, Canada, reawakens a traumatic episode for forensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan: Could the young girl’s remains be those of Évangéline Landry, Tempe’s friend who disappeared when Tempe was twelve? Exotic, free-spirited, andContinue reading “Kathy Reichs * Bones to ashes”
I am the Messenger by Markus Zusak
Ed is what you might call a slacker, whose life thus far amounts to a self-described “[n]othing.” He rents a cheap shack he shares with an ancient dog named Doorman. His gentle (alcoholic) father is six months gone, his mother is angry and bitter, his siblings scattered and uninvolved. He spends most of his free time with Marv and their other friend Ritchie. He pines endlessly for damaged Audrey who has replaced love with too much casual sex, but never with Ed because she actually cares for him. Then Ed gets the first message: “It changes everything.”
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