Book Review: Craig Johnson’s Hell is Empty
Raynaud Shade, a dangerous sociopath who confessed to murdering a boy ten years ago, is leading the FBI and Walt through a blizzard to the burial site.
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Book Review: Jennifer McGowan’s Maid of Secrets
Orphan Meg Fellowes makes her living picking pockets—until she steals from the wrong nobleman. Instead of rotting in prison like she expected, she’s whisked away to the court of Queen Elizabeth and pressed into royal service, where she joins four other remarkable girls in the Maids of Honor, the Queen’s secret society of protectors.
Book Review: Frances and Richard Lockridge’s The Norths Meet Murder
THE NORTHS MEET MURDER in the top-floor studio of the old house in which they live. Long left vacant, Mrs. North decides it is just the place for a party and takes her husband up to check it out when they find a murdered man in the bathtub! With no clue, Detective Weigand begins spinning his web and gathering into it the most amazing conglomeration of information. With the aid of Mrs. North’s “hunches” Weigand carries through to a brilliant, entertaining and fascinating conclusion.
Book Review: Julia Quinn’s Romancing Mister Bridgerton
Penelope Featherington has secretly adored her best friend’s brother for…well, it feels like forever. After half a lifetime of watching Colin Bridgerton from afar, she thinks she knows everything about him, until she stumbles across his deepest secret . . . and fears she doesn’t know him at all. As for Colin . . . turns out Penelope is the girl haunting his dreams, but when he discovers that Penelope has secrets of her own, this elusive bachelor must decide . . . is she his biggest threat — or his promise of a happy ending?
Book Review: Dr. Linda N. Edelstein’s Writer’s Guide to Character Traits
‘The Writer’s Guide to Character Traits’ profiles the mental, emotional and physical qualities of dozens of different personality types. The guide also includes a section on child personality types.
Book Review: Nicole Peeler’s Tempest Reborn
Blondie’s gone, Anyan is trapped, but Jane will. Not. Give. Up. She and her friends form a crack squad of misfits and with lots of snacks, Jane sets out on her greatest adventure yet.
Book Review: Chris Crutcher’s Period 8
Telling the truth can cause problems, and not minor ones. And as Paulie discovers, finding the truth can be even more problematic. Period 8 is supposed to be that one period in high school where the truth can shine, a safe haven. Only what Paulie and Hannah (his ex-girlfriend, unfortunately) and his other classmates don’t know is that the ultimate bully, the ultimate liar, is in their midst.
Book Review: Jill Shalvis’ Simply Irresistible
Maddie Moore has the chance to start over. Claiming her mother’s inheritance and convincing her sisters to join in this B&B adventure will open her up to love again.
Book Review: Dashiell Hammett’s The Thin Man
Nick and Nora Charles are a rich, glamorous couple who solve homicides in between wisecracks and martinis. At once knowing and unabashedly romantic, The Thin Man is a murder mystery that doubles as a sophisticated comedy of manners.
Book Review: Katie Lane’s Going Cowboy Crazy
Faith Aldridge rides into Bramble, Texas, searching for answers and her long-lost twin sister, Hope. Only Faith is mistaken for long-gone Hope and do everything they can — rustling her car, spreading rumors like wildfire, and reining in some explosive secrets — to get “Hope” back together with Slate Calhoun.