Category: mystery
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Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets by David Simon chronicles a journalist’s exclusive one-year police “internship” in 1988, within Baltimore’s homicide investigative department. This is truly a remarkable piece of journalism. It’s hard and gritty, something you’d obviously expect coming into the book, but the author makes reading all six hundred pages a breeze.…
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The Housemaid’s Secret by Frieda McFadden is the second book in The Housemaid trilogy. I remember really liking The Housemaid, so I was really hyped for this second installment. Being that the stories are not really interconnected, reading the previous books isn’t a requirement. This one has a nice psychological twist, but I don’t believe…
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The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides is a dark psychological thriller novel about a woman found guilty of murdering her husband via multiple gunshot wounds within their home. Due to her refusal to talk afterwards, she’s been transferred to a psychiatric ward. Years later, after her notoriety and publicity have come down a bit, psychotherapist…
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Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy is a literary novel set entirely on a remote island where a family of four has been tasked by the government to safeguard and protect the seeds of the many species of plants and flowers known to man. The idea is that with climate change getting worse, the planet…
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The Tomb of Dragons by Katherine Addison is the third and final book in the Cemeteries of Amalo Trilogy. I’m definitely sad that this great trilogy is ending but also can’t wait to see what the author has in store for her fans with whatever project she has upcoming next. In this last novel of…
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The River We Remember by William Kent Krueger is a fantastic literary historical fiction piece of work. It explores some of the racial problems we face today but focuses mainly on the Native Americans in a small town in Jewel, Minnesota. While the story takes place a little after World War II, racial issues are…
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The God of the Woods by Liz Moore is a psychological criminal and mystery thriller novel. With over 30k+ reviews on Amazon sitting at 4.5 stars along with high praises from practically everyone in the literary world, I couldn’t wait to begin. Upon taking just a few days to complete, I can confidently add my…
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The Patient’s Secret by Loreth Anne White is a suspenseful psychological crime thriller novel, and boy is it a good one! Amazon Prime offered users a choice of one Amazon Select Kindle novel for free in the month of December 2024. All the users had to do is select a free First Read book, and…
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Sovereign by C.J. Sansom is the third book of seven in his Matthew Shardlake Mysteries series. After having been a bit disappointed with Dark Fire, Sovereign puts the series right back on track to my liking. At almost 700 pages, I found myself quite surprised, yet once again, at how fast I devoured it in…
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All the President’s Men by Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein recounts one of the most shocking political sabotage and espionage at the highest level of the United States within the 20th century. While almost five decades late, I finally can say that I read the book! The movie may come next, but I still need…
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