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Judith D Collins
- 4 days ago
- 8 min
The Guest House
By: Robin Morgan-Bentley ISBN: 978-1728256061 Publisher: Poisoned Pen Publication Date: 09/13/2022 Format: Hardcover My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) TOP BOOKS OF 2022 LIST SEPT AUTHOR QA In this locked-room psychological thriller Jamie and Victoria head to the English countryside for one last holiday before their first baby arrives where they are warmly welcomed to a charming guest house run by the elderly couple who run it. On the first morning of their trip, Victoria starts to fe
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Judith D Collins
- 6 days ago
- 6 min
The Lodger
By: Valerie Keogh ISBN: 978-1804154540 Publisher: Boldwood Books Publication Date: 08/01/2022 Format: e-book and audio Narrator: Rose Robinson My Rating: 4 Stars 🎧 AUG 2022 MUST-READ BOOKS The brilliant new psychological thriller from bestseller Valerie Keogh. 'A wonderful book, I can’t rate this one highly enough. If only there were ten stars, it’s that good. Valerie Keogh is a master story-teller, and this is a masterful performance.'— Bestselling author Anita Waller. She
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Judith D Collins
- Aug 4
- 16 min
The Lost Girls of Willowbrook
By: Ellen Marie Wiseman ISBN: 978-1496715883 Publisher: Kensington Publication Date: 08/30/2022 Format: Other My Rating: 5 Stars + (ARC) TOP BOOKS OF 2022 LIST AUG 2022 AUTHOR INTERVIEW AUG 2022 MUST-READ BOOKS In her most powerful novel to date, New York Times bestselling author Ellen Marie Wiseman masterfully viscerally evokes the real-life Willowbrook State School, the infamous Staten Island, New York, mental institution that shocked a nation when exposed in the 1970s as a
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Judith D Collins
- Aug 4
- 8 min
Girl, Forgotten
By: Karin Slaughter ISBN: 978-0062858115 Publisher: William Morrow Publication Date: 08/23/2022 Format: Audiobook Narrator: Kathleen Early Blackstone Audio My Rating: 5 Stars + 🎧 (ALC) TOP BOOKS 2022 LIST AUG 2022 MUST-READ BOOKS “It’s Slaughter’s prodigious gifts of characterization that make her stand out among thriller writers.” — Washington Post From the New York Times bestselling author of PIECES OF HER, comes an electrifying thriller featuring newly minted US Marshall
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Judith D Collins
- Aug 2
- 5 min
The Housekeeper
By: Joy Fielding ISBN: 978-0593158920 Publisher: Ballantine/Random House Publication Date: 08/16/2022 Format: Other My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) AUG 2022 MUST-READ BOOKS LIST A woman hires a housekeeper to care for her aging parents—only to watch as she takes over their lives in this riveting novel from the New York Times bestselling author Samantha M. Bailey calls “an ingenious master of domestic suspense.” In the end, I have only myself to blame. I’m the one who let her in. Jod
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Judith D Collins
- Aug 2
- 14 min
The Lies I Told
By: Mary Burton ISBN: 978-1542032636 Publisher: Montlake Publication Date: 08/02/2022 Format: Paperback My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) TOP BOOKS OF 2022 LIST AUGUST Author Interview AUGUST Must-Read Books For a woman obsessed and a killer in her shadow, remembering the past becomes a mind game in a novel of psychological suspense by New York Times bestselling author Mary Burton. Twin sisters Marisa and Clare Stockton were sixteen when Clare’s body was found in Virginia’s James R
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Judith D Collins
- Aug 2
- 2 min
Finlay Donovan Jumps the Gun
Series: The Finlay Donovan (#3 of 3) By: Ellie Cosimano ISBN: 978-1250846037 Publisher: Minotaur Books Publication Date: 01/31/2023 Format: Hardcover My Rating: TBR (ARC) TOP BOOKS OF 2023 LIST From USA Today bestseller and Edgar Award nominee Elle Cosimano, comes Finlay Donovan Jumps the Gun―the hilarious and heart-pounding next installment in the beloved Finlay Donovan series. Author and single mom Finlay Donovan has been in messes before―after all, she's a pro at removing
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Judith D Collins
- Aug 1
- 7 min
When we Were Bright and Beautiful
By: Jillian Medoff ISBN: 978-0063142022 Publisher: Harper Publication Date: 08/02/2022 Format: Audiobook Narrator: Marin Ireland My Rating: 5 Stars AUG 2022 MUST-READ BOOKS TOP BOOKS OF 2022 LIST “When We Were Bright and Beautiful blew me away. Jillian Medoff’s gripping exploration of wealth, consent, and complicity tells the story of a loving family’s unraveling with the propulsive pace of the best thrillers. A masterful achievement.”—Aimee Molloy, New York Times bestsell
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Judith D Collins
- Jul 30
- 5 min
The Making of Her
By: Bernadette Jiwa ISBN: 978-0593186138 Publisher: Dutton Publication Date: 08/09/2022 Format: Hardcover My Rating: 5 Stars + (ARC) AUG 2022 MUST-READ BOOKS LIST DEBUT AUTHOR TOP BOOKS OF 2022 LIST An unforgettable debut novel about family secrets, falling apart, and coming together. Dublin 1996. Joan Egan lives an enviable life. She and her husband, Martin, and daughter, Carmel, are thriving in Dublin at the dawn of an economic boom. But everything changes when Joan receive
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Judith D Collins
- Jul 29
- 9 min
And There He Kept Her
By: Joshua Moehling ISBN: 978-1728247892 Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press Publication Date: 06/14/2022 Format: Other My Rating: 5 Stars +++ (ARC) TOP BOOKS OF 2022 LIST BEST DEBUT FEATURED JUNE AUTHOR QA JUNE 2022 MUST-READ BOOKS A dark and complex mystery that will consume you, starring a protagonist who is equal parts quirky Milhone and steady Gamache."―Julie Clark, New York Times bestselling author of The Last Flight They thought he was a helpless old man. They were wrong.
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Judith D Collins
- Jul 29
- 2 min
The Soulmate
By: Sally Hepworth ISBN: 978-1250229700 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Publication Date: 04/04/2023 Format: Hardcover My Rating: TBR TOP BOOKS OF 2023 LIST From New York Times bestselling author Sally Hepworth, comes a twisty new domestic suspense novel in The Soulmate… Gabe and Pippa Gerard have just moved into their dream house: a cliffside cottage in a sleepy coastal town outside Melbourne. It’s a fresh start to their marriage, and the perfect place to raise their two youn
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Judith D Collins
- Jul 28
- 6 min
I'm Going to have a Good Day!
DAILY AFFIRMATIONS WITH SCARLETT By: Tiania Haneline with Scarlett Gray Illustrator: Stephanie Dehennin ISBN: 9780310771296 Publisher: Zonderkidz Publication Date: 01/24/2023 Format: Hardcover My Rating: 5 Stars + (ARC) TOP BOOKS OF 2023 LIST I am beautiful. I am kind. I am loved. In this uplifting picture book, young readers will discover how they can use daily affirmations to remind them of who they are and what makes them special. Join TikTok sensation Scarlett Gray and Ti
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Judith D Collins
- Jul 28
- 4 min
Take My Husband
By: Ellen Meister ISBN: 978-0778309871 Publisher: MIRA Publication Date: 08/30/2022 Format: Other My Rating: 5 Stars AUG 2022 MUST-READ BOOKS LIST "A page-turner with heart—and much needed laughs.” - Caroline Leavitt, New York Times bestselling author of Pictures of You Only one thing stands in the way of Laurel Applebaum's happiness…Doug Applebaum. In this darkly comic novel about a wife whose rope is so frayed it's about to snap, Laurel gets a call that her husband has been
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Judith D Collins
- Jul 26
- 5 min
Thank You For Listening
By: Julia Whelan
ISBN: 978-0063243156 Publisher: Avon Narrator: Julia Whelan Harper Audio Publication Date: 08/02/2022 Format: Audiobook 🎧 My Rating: 5 Stars AUG 2022 MUST-READ BOOKS From the author of My Oxford Year, Julia Whelan’s uplifting novel tells the story of a former actress turned successful audiobook narrator - who has lost sight of her dreams after a tragic accident - and her journey of self-discovery, love, and acceptance when she agrees to narrate one last r
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Judith D Collins
- Jul 26
- 5 min
The Last to Vanish
By: Megan Miranda ISBN: 978-1982147310 Publisher: Scribner Simon & Schuster Narrator: Alex Allwine Publication Date: 07/26/2022 Format: Other
My Rating: 5 Stars JULY 2022 MUST-READ BOOKS LIST New York Times bestselling author Megan Miranda returns with a gripping and propulsive thriller that opens with the disappearance of a journalist who is investigating a string of vanishings in the resort town of Cutter’s Pass—will its dark secrets finally be revealed? Ten years ago, A
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Judith D Collins
- Jul 25
- 14 min
Things We Do in the Dark
By: Jennifer Hillier ISBN: 978-1250763167 Publisher: Minotaur Books Publication Date: 07/19/2022 Format: Hardcover My Rating: 5 Stars ++ (ARC) TOP BOOKS OF 2022 LIST JULY AUTHOR Q&A JULY 2022 MUST-READ BOOKS A brilliant new thriller from Jennifer Hillier, the award-winning author of the breakout novels Little Secrets and Jar of Hearts. Paris Peralta is suspected of killing her celebrity husband, and her long-hidden past now threatens to destroy her future. When Paris Peralta
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Judith D Collins
- Jul 25
- 5 min
Do No Harm
By: Robert Pobi Series: Lucas Page #3 ISBN: 978-1250793645 Publisher: Minotaur Books Publication Date: 08/09/2022 Format: Other My Rating: 4 Stars (ARC) AUG 2022 MUST-READ BOOKS In Robert Pobi's thriller Do No Harm, a series of suicides and accidental deaths in the medical community are actually well-disguised murders and only Lucas Page can see the pattern and discern the truth that no one else believes. Lucas Page is a polymath, astrophysicist, professor, husband, father of
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Judith D Collins
- Jul 25
- 4 min
The Secrets You Hide
By: Kate Helm Narrator: Emma Powell 10 Hours, 45 Minutes ISBN: 9781666615012 Publisher: Dreamscape Media Publication Date: 09/06/2022 Format: Audiobook My Rating: 4.5 Stars (ARC) SEPT 2022 MUST-READ BOOKS Georgia Sage has a gift: she can see evil in people. As a courtroom artist, she uses her skills to help condemn those who commit terrible crimes. After all, her own brutal past means she knows innocence is even rarer than justice. But when she is drawn back into the trial th
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Judith D Collins
- Jul 24
- 4 min
The New Neighbor
By: Karen Cleveland ISBN: 978-0593358023 Publisher: Ballantine Publication Date: 07/26/2022 Format: Other My Rating: 4 Stars (ARC) Secrets, jealousy, and paranoia collide when a seemingly perfect new family moves into a neighborhood with ties to the CIA in this gripping thriller from the New York Times bestselling author of Need to Know. “Karen Cleveland ingeniously melds domestic intrigue with the lightning pace of a spy thriller, showing us the devastating personal costs o
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Judith D Collins
- Jul 24
- 4 min
Long Gone
A Detective Annalisa Vega By: Joanna Schaffhausen ISBN: 9781666580907 Series: Detective Annalisa Vega (2 of #2) Publisher: Dreamscape Media Minotaur Books Narrated by: Kelsey Navarro Publication Date: 08/09/2022 Format: e-book & Audiobook 🎧 My Rating: 4.5 Stars (ALC/DRC) AUG 2022 MUST-READ BOOKS LIST Long Gone, the next installment of Joanna Schaffhausen's critically acclaimed Detective Annalisa Vega series. Chicago detective Annalisa Vega shattered her life, personally and
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Judith D Collins
- Jul 24
- 5 min
Daisy Darker
By: Alice Feeney
ISBN: 978-1250843937 Publisher: Flatiron Macmillan Audio Narrator: Stephanie Racine Publication Date: 08/30/2022 Format: Other My Rating: 4 Stars AUG 2022 MUST-READ BOOKS LIST The New York Times bestselling Queen of Twists returns…with a family reunion that leads to murder. After years of avoiding each other, Daisy Darker’s entire family is assembling for Nana’s 80th birthday party in Nana’s crumbling gothic house on a tiny tidal island. Finally back together
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Judith D Collins
- Jul 22
- 3 min
Just the Nicest Couple
By: Mary Kubica ISBN: 9780778333111 Publisher: Park Row Publication Date: 01/10/2023 Format: Hardcover My Rating: TBR (ARC) TOP BOOKS OF 2023 LIST “Mary Kubica’s Just the Nicest Couple is a masterfully written thriller about deception where we least expect it and the danger of a lie tumbling out of control. Taut and incredibly suspenseful, every moment is perfectly crafted to keep us wanting more. An engrossing, spine-tingling read! —Ashley Audrain, New York Times bestselling
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Judith D Collins
- Jul 22
- 4 min
The Family Remains
By: Lisa Jewell ISBN: 978-1982178895 Publisher: Atria Books Publication Date: 08/09/2022 Format: Hardcover My Rating: 4 Stars (ARC) From the #1 New York Times bestselling author Lisa Jewell comes an intricate and affecting novel about twisted marriages, fractured families, and deadly obsessions in this standalone sequel to the “brilliantly chilling” (Ruth Ware, New York Times bestselling author) The Family Upstairs. Early one morning on the shore of the Thames, DCI Samuel O
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Judith D Collins
- Jul 21
- 4 min
The Big Dark Sky
By: Dean Koontz ISBN: 978-1542019927 Publisher: Thomas & Mercer Publication Date: 07/19/2022 Format: Audiobook 🎧 Brilliance Audio Narrator: Fajer Al-Kaisi My Rating: 4 Stars JULY 2022 MUST-READ BOOKS LIST A group of strangers bound by terrifying synchronicity becomes humankind’s hope of survival in an exhilarating, twist-filled novel by Dean Koontz, the #1 New York Times bestselling master of suspense. As a girl, Joanna Chase thrived on Rustling Willows Ranch in Montana un
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