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Category Archives: suspense

5Jan2021

Book Review: The Family Upstairs by Lisa Jewell

Posted in Fiction, suspense by mmelland

In The Family Upstairs, Libby receives an unexpected inheritance on her 25th birthday – a multi-million dollar mansion that’s been sitting empty for decades following the mysterious suicides of the homeowners and the disappearance of their two teenage children. As Libby begins to investigate what happened all those years ago, a disturbing story emerges. Continue reading →

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19Nov2020

Book Review: American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins

Posted in Contemporary Fiction, Fiction, suspense, Thriller by mmelland

American Dirt is a gripping novel about a woman and her son who have to flee Mexico and migrate to the US in order to escape a violent drug cartel. It’s a sympathetic and suspenseful take on one of today’s biggest political topics – illegal border crossings. Continue reading →

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9Sep2020

Book Review: The Guest List by Lucy Foley

Posted in Fiction, Mystery, suspense, Thriller by mmelland

The Guest List is a highly satisfying suspense novel that takes place during the wedding from hell on a completely inhospitable island off the Irish coast. A cautionary tale about destination weddings? Perhaps! Continue reading →

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21May2020

Book Review: The Wives by Tarryn Fisher

Posted in Fiction, suspense, Thriller by mmelland

The Wives has an interesting premise and plenty of page-turning suspense, but overall it was a bit of a confusing hot mess. The narrator was so unreliable that I’m still not sure which scenes actually happened. Continue reading →

6 Comments
18Feb2020

Book Review: Watching You by Lisa Jewell

Posted in Fiction, suspense, Thriller by mmelland

In a small town in England, the neighbors are all watching each other. But did anyone see who committed the murder in the yellow house on the hill? So many secrets to unravel here! Continue reading →

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31Mar2019

Book Review: Faithful Place by Tana French

Posted in Fiction, Mystery, suspense by mmelland

Faithful Place is the third installment in Tana French’s highly popular Dublin Murder Squad series. Rich atmosphere, complex characters, and great writing make this a very satisfying mystery. I read it is part of the 12 Months of Reading Goodness challenge. (March’s challenge was to read a book by an Irish author.) Continue reading →

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26Mar2019

Book Review: Bring Me Back by B. A. Paris

Posted in Fiction, suspense by mmelland

Bring Me Back is a suspense novel that just doesn’t quite work. Despite some moments of decent suspense, the ending reveals a premise that makes little sense. I just couldn’t buy what the author is selling with this one. Continue reading →

3 Comments
13Dec2018

Book Review: Then She Was Gone, by Lisa Jewell

Posted in Fiction, suspense, Thriller by mmelland

In Then She Was Gone, Laurel Mack is a woman who is trying to put her life back together ten years after her teenage daughter, Ellie, disappeared. But just when things finally start to look up, clues from the past begin to surface. Continue reading →

6 Comments
30Oct2018

Book Review: “Something in the Water”, by Catherine Steadman

Posted in Fiction, suspense, Thriller by mmelland

Erin and Mark are honeymooning in Bora Bora when they discover something completely unexpected floating in the water. It could be the answer to their prayers or it could rip apart their fledgling marriage. Will they do the right thing? Continue reading →

4 Comments
18Sep2018

Book Review: “The Death of Mrs. Westaway”, by Ruth Ware

Posted in Fiction, suspense, Thriller by mmelland

The death of bitter, vindictive Mrs. Westaway sets off a chain of events that unearth long-buried secrets. Full of atmosphere and plot twists, this suspense novel is a real page turner. Continue reading →

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