Category Archives: Prose

Lock Every Door, by Riley Sager

Posted on October 14, 2019 by

Broke, orphaned, recently unemployed, and between apartments. That’s Jules’ life when she answers the ad for an apartment sitter in the exclusive Bartholomew building. It’s the perfect job, she believes, until a fellow sitter goes missing. Jules follows a trail … Continue reading →

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Wayward Son, by Rainbow Rowell

Posted on October 11, 2019 by

Now that the war is over and the Chosen One no longer has a Fate attached to his future, he’s depressed. Listless. Hardly ever leaves his couch. Baz and Penny are worried about Simon Snow, and Penny comes up with … Continue reading →

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The Turn of the Key, by Ruth Ware

Posted on October 7, 2019 by

Rowan thinks her new nannying job in a remote part of Scotland is perfect, but she soon learns that things are too good to be true. I was wary going into this book for a few reasons: I’d heard a … Continue reading →

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The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher, by Kate Summerscale (audio)

Posted on October 4, 2019 by

Subtitled: A Shocking Murder and the Undoing of a Great Victorian Detective This book follows the story of the Road Hill House murder and the investigations that follow, back when Britain’s first detective agency was in its infancy. Confession: Somehow, … Continue reading →

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Grave Importance, by Vivian Shaw (audio)

Posted on October 2, 2019 by

As a favor to a friend (and a bit of vacation for herself), Greta Helsing takes over as director at a health and wellness spa for mummies in the south of France. There, she encounters an odd condition she’s never … Continue reading →

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Ruth Galloway mysteries 9-11, by Elly Griffiths

Posted on September 27, 2019 by

And once again, I sped through the rest, so here are the last of my mini-reviews. In general, I have LOVED this series so much!! The Chalk Pit (audio) A homeless woman goes missing, and when the police begin to … Continue reading →

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Ruth Galloway mysteries 5-8, by Elly Griffiths

Posted on September 23, 2019 by

Well, in the beginning of all this, I was planning to not read all these back to back, but yeah that’s not happening. Here are the next few mini-reviews… A Dying Fall (audio) When a former university friend of Ruth’s … Continue reading →

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