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Judith D Collins
- 5 days ago
- 2 min
The Soulmate
By: Sally Hepworth Narrators: Barrie Kreini, Jessica Douglas-Henry Macmillan Audio ISBN: 978-1250229700 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Publication Date: 04/04/2023 Format: Hardcover, e-book, audio My Rating: 5 Stars ++ (ARC) TOP BOOKS OF 2023 LIST APRIL 2023 MUST-READ BOOKS 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 sle
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Judith D Collins
- Mar 19
- 11 min
Biography of X
By: Catherine Lacey Narrator: Cassandra Campbell Publisher: RB Media Recorded Books Farrar, Straus and Giroux Publication Date: 03/21/2023 Format: Audiobook My Rating: 5 Stars 🎧 MARCH 2023 MUST-READ BOOKS From one of our fiercest stylists, a roaring epic chronicling the life, times, and secrets of a notorious artist. When X―an iconoclastic artist, writer, and polarizing shape-shifter―falls dead in her office, her widow, wild with grief and refusing everyone’s good advice, hu
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Judith D Collins
- Mar 19
- 8 min
Poverty, by America
By: Matt Desmond Narrator: Dion Graham Random House Audio ISBN: 9780593239919 Publisher: Crown Publishing Publication Date: 03/21/2023 Format: Other My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) MARCH 2023 MUST-READ BOOKS TOP BOOKS OF 2023 The Pulitzer Prize–winning, bestselling author of Evicted reimagines the debate on poverty, making a new and bracing argument about why it persists in America: because the rest of us benefit from it. ONE OF THE MOST ANTICIPATED BOOKS OF 2023: The Washington Pos
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Judith D Collins
- Mar 18
- 6 min
Her Deadly Game
By: Robert Dugoni Narrator: Saskia Maarleveld Brilliance Audio ISBN: 9781662500190 Publisher: Thomas & Mercer Publication Date: 03/28/2023 Format: Hardcover My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) MARCH 2023 MUST-READ BOOKS A defense attorney is prepared to play. But is she a pawn in a master’s deadly match? A twisting novel of suspense by New York Times bestselling author Robert Dugoni. Keera Duggan was building a solid reputation as a Seattle prosecutor, until her romantic relationship w
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Judith D Collins
- Mar 15
- 5 min
Earth's the Right Place for Love
By: Elizabeth Berg Narrator: Elizabeth Berg Random House Audio ISBN: 9780593446799 Publisher: Random House Publication Date: 3/21/2023 Format: Hardcover My Rating: 4.5 Stars (ARC) MARCH 2023 MUST-READ BOOKS This beautiful new novel by the beloved author of Open House and Talk Before Sleep tells the story of two young people growing up in Mason, Missouri, and how Arthur Moses, a shy young man, becomes the wise and compassionate person readers loved in The Story of Arthur Trulu
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Judith D Collins
- Mar 14
- 6 min
Hello Beautiful
By: Ann Napolitano Narrator: Maura Tierney Random House Audio ISBN: 9780593243732 Publisher: Random House Publication Date: 03/14/2023 Format: Other My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) MARCH 2023 MUST-READ BOOKS From the New York Times bestselling author of Dear Edward comes a poignant and engrossing family story that asks: Can love make a broken person whole? “Hello Beautiful is exactly that: beautiful, perceptive, wistful. It’s a story of family and friendship, of how the people we ar
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Judith D Collins
- Mar 12
- 5 min
I Will Find You
By: Harlan Coben ISBN: 978-1538748367 Publisher: Grand Central Publication Date: 03/14/2022 Format: Other My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) MARCH 2023 MUST-READ BOOKS Five years ago, an innocent man began a life sentence for murdering his own son. Today he found out his son is still alive. David Burroughs was once a devoted father to his three-year-old son Matthew, living a dream life just a short drive away from the working-class suburb where he and his wife, Cheryl, first fell in lo
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Judith D Collins
- Mar 11
- 5 min
I Love It When You Lie
By: Kristen Bird Narrators: Susan Bennett, Megan Tusing, Ferdelle Capistrano, Karissa Vacker, Brittany Pressley 🎧 Harlequin Audio ISBN: 9780778333432 Publisher: MIRA Publication Date: 03/14/2023 Format: Other My Rating: 4 Stars (ARC) MARCH 2023 MUST-READ BOOKS The Williams women don’t just keep secrets...They bury them. Just days before her 80th birthday, Pearl Williams has the gall to up and die on everyone. Now her granddaughters must make plans for a proper send-off…all
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Judith D Collins
- Mar 9
- 4 min
48 Clues into the Disappearance of My Sister
By: Joyce Oates ISBN: 9781613163818 Publisher: Penzler Publishers Mysterious Press Publication Date: 03/14/2023 Format: Hardcover My Rating: 4 Stars (ARC) MARCH 2023 MUST-READ BOOKS When a woman mysteriously vanishes, her sister must tally up the clues to discover her fate. Marguerite, a beautiful woman, has disappeared from her small town in Upstate New York. But is foul play involved? Or did she merely take an opportunity to get away for fun, or finally make the decision to
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Judith D Collins
- Mar 8
- 9 min
The Greedy Three
A THRILLER | COVER REVEAL By: Karen Katchur Narrator: Scott Aiello 🎧 8 hrs. and 52 mins Podium Audio Cover Artist: Amanda Shaffer ISBN: 978-1039416291 Publisher: Podium Publishing Publication Date: 02/28/2023 Format: Paperback, e-book, audiobook My Rating: 5 Stars + (ARC) TOP BOOKS OF 2023 LIST FEB 2023 FEATURED AUTHOR QA FEB 2023 MUST-READ BOOKS When a kidnapping goes awry, three desperate characters find themselves trapped inside a remote cabin with a baby and a bag full
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Judith D Collins
- Mar 7
- 10 min
Just the Nicest Couple
By: Mary Kubica ISBN: 9780778333111 Publisher: Park Row Publication Date: 01/10/2023 Format: Hardcover My Rating: 5 Stars ++ (ARC) TOP BOOKS OF 2023 LIST JAN AUTHOR ELEVATOR INTERVIEW A husband’s disappearance links two couples in this twisty thriller from New York Times bestselling author Mary Kubica 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 incred
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Judith D Collins
- Mar 7
- 9 min
Without Consent
Nicole Long Legal Series #2 By: Aime Austin ASIN: B0BKZ6QRJ9 Publisher: Moore Digital Media Publication Date: 03/08/2023 Format: e-book My Rating: 5 Stars MARCH 2023 MUST-READ BOOKS To prosecute a priest, Nicole Long will have to sell her soul to the devil… ⚖️ On the brink of solidifying her place as the head of Major Crimes, prosecutor Nicole Long is struggling to stay sober. At the same time, she’s tasked with indicting a Catholic priest for decades-old sex abuse. His convi
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Judith D Collins
- Mar 7
- 2 min
Blind Spots
By: Thomas Mullen Narrator: Gary Tiedemann Macmillan Audio ISBN: 978-1250842749 Publisher: Minotaur Books Publication Date: 04/04/2023 Format: Hardcover My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) TOP BOOKS OF 2023 LIST Blind Spots is a riveting crime novel with a speculative edge about what we really see with our own eyes. Seven years ago, a mysterious virus blinded everyone in the world in a matter of months. Technology helped people adjust to the new normal, creating a device that approximat
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Judith D Collins
- Mar 6
- 16 min
The House Guest
By: Hank Phillippi Ryan ISBN: 978-1250849564 Publisher: Forge Books Narrator: Stephanie Willing Macmillan Audio Publication Date: 02/07/2023 Format: Other My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) TOP BOOKS OF 2023 LIST FEB AUTHOR ELEVATOR INTERVIEW FEB 2023 MUST-READ BOOKS The House Guest is another diabolical cat-and-mouse thriller from USA Today bestselling author Hank Phillippi Ryan—but which character is the cat, and which character is the mouse? After every divorce, one spouse gets all
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Judith D Collins
- Mar 5
- 11 min
And There He Kept Her
Series: Ben Packard #1 By: Joshua Moehling ISBN: 978-1728247892 Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press Publication Date: 01/31/2023 Format: Paperback 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
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Judith D Collins
- Mar 5
- 4 min
Letters To A Stranger
By: Sarah Mitchell
ISBN: 9781803149530 Publisher: Bookouture Publication Date: 03/09/2023 Format: e-book My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) MARCH 2023 MUST-READ BOOKS Dearest E. I thought of you today, like I do every day. I hope you are safe. I’m scared that you are not. And that it’s all my fault. But know this forever – I love you. R. x It is summer 1939 and, even in rural Norfolk, no one can ignore the fact that the world is on the brink of war. But seventeen-year-old Ruby is tryi
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Judith D Collins
- Mar 4
- 5 min
The Lost English Girl
By: Julia Kelly Narrators: Danielle Cohen, Raphael Corkhill Simon & Schuster Audio ISBN: 978-1982171704 Publisher: Gallery Books Publication Date: 03/07/2023 Format: Other My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) MARCH 2023 MUST-READ BOOKS The acclaimed author of the “sweeping and beautifully written novel” (Woman’s World) The Light Over London weaves an epic saga of love, motherhood, and betrayal set against World War II. Liverpool, 1935: Raised in a strict Catholic family, Viv Byrne knows
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Judith D Collins
- Mar 3
- 4 min
The Family Bones
By: Elle Marr ISBN: 9781542038904 Publisher: Thomas & Mercer Publication Date: 03/07/2023 Format: Other My Rating: 4 Stars (ARC) MAR 2023 MUST-READ BOOKS What makes a psychopath? A young woman delves into her family’s shadowy legacy in a terrifying novel by the #1 Amazon Charts bestselling author of Strangers We Know. Psychology student Olivia Eriksen’s family is notorious among true-crime buffs. Faced with a legacy of psychopathy that spans generations, Olivia has spent much
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Judith D Collins
- Mar 2
- 9 min
Wonderland
By Jennifer Hillier Narrator: Eunice Wong Macmillan Audio ISBN: 9781501115189 Publisher: Simon & Schuster/Pocket Books Publication Date: 04/11/2023 Format: Audiobook & e-book My Rating: 5 Stars + TOP BOOKS OF 2015 APRIL 2023 MUST-READ BOOKS From the bestselling author of the hugely popular thrillers Things We Do in the Dark, Little Secrets, and Jar of Hearts comes Wonderland, a roller coaster of a listen. Now in audio for the first time! After a personal tragedy and professio
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Judith D Collins
- Mar 2
- 5 min
The Kind Worth Saving
Henry Kimball / Lily Kintner #2 By: Peter Swanson Narrators: Keith Szarabaijk, Kathleen Early, Helen Laser, Micky Shiloah Harper Audio ISBN: 978-0063204980 Publisher: William Morrow Publication Date: 03/07/2023 Format: Other My Rating: 4 Stars MARCH 2023 MUST-READ BOOKS In this spectacularly devious novel by New York Times bestselling author Peter Swanson, a private eye starts to follow a possibly adulterous husband, but little does he know that the twisted trail will lead ba
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Judith D Collins
- Mar 1
- 5 min
The Summer House
By: Keri Beevis Narrator: Shakira Shute ISBN: 978-1804151259 Publisher: Boldwood Books Publication Date: 03/06/3023 Format: e-book My Rating: 4 Stars (ARC) MARCH 2023 MUST-READ BOOKS All NEW from bestselling psychological thriller writer Keri Beevis. Mead House was once our childhood home. Despite my fears, I always knew we would have to return to face the demons of our past. Back to the place where it happened, to where, as carefree teenagers, we lost our elder sister in the
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Judith D Collins
- Feb 28
- 5 min
What Have We Done
By: Alex Finlay Narrators: Brittany Pressley, James Patrick Cronin, Jon Lindstrom, Maggie Thompson Macmillan Audio ISBN: 978-1250863720 Publisher: Minotaur Books Publication Date: 03/07/2023 Format: Audiobook, e-book, hardcover My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) MARCH 2023 MUST- READ BOOKS In this “top-notch mystery thriller” (Publishers Weekly, starred review) from Alex Finlay, What Have We Done is a tale about the lives we leave behind and the secrets we carry with us forever. A st
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Judith D Collins
- Feb 28
- 5 min
The Levee
By: William Kent Krueger Narrator: JD Jackson Author's note: William Kent Krueger ASIN: B0BJS8C2JM Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio Originals Publication Date: 02/28/2023 Format: Audiobook My Rating: 5 Stars 🎧 FEB 2023 MUST-READ BOOKS An audio original novella from the bestselling author of Ordinary Grace and This Tender Land, The Levee is a powerful, captivating story of a family, a storm, a complicated rescue, and the true cost of survival. It’s 1927, and the most devasta
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Judith D Collins
- Feb 27
- 4 min
The Surgeon
By: Leslie Wolfe Narrator: Gwendolyn Druyor ISBN: 978-1837903313 Publisher: Hachette UK | Bookouture Publication Date: 03/08/2023 Format: Audiobook My Rating: 3.5 Stars (ARC) MAR 2023 MUST-READ BOOKS Trusted surgeon. Loving wife. Murderer? Before my world came crashing down, I had it all. The successful career I dreamed of. The beautiful red-brick home where I could relax in front of the fire. The handsome, devoted husband whose blue eyes and charming smile always made me fee
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