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“Being boring is among Cal’s main goals. For most of his life, one or more elements always insisted on being interesting, to the point where dullness took on an unattainable end-of-the-rainbow glow. Ever since he finally got his hands on it, he’s savored every second.

The Hunter (Cal Hooper #2) by Tana French

March 26, 2025 by cheerbrarian 6 Comments

We return to rural Ireland with Cal in this second installment of a new Tana French series. Cal came here after retiring from the Chicago police and in the first book was reluctantly pulled into town drama and an unsolved mystery. As with many French books, the ending of that one wasn’t wrapped up in a bow, but we learned who Cal was going to be: a man who would like to keep to himself, but won’t let the disadvantaged or those in need of […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Mystery Tagged With: crime thriller, Ireland, Tana French, The Hunter

cheerbrarian's CBR17 Review No:4 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery · Tags: crime thriller, Ireland, Tana French, The Hunter ·
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Adventures in Babysitting

Midnight on Beacon Street by Emily Ruth Verona

February 12, 2024 by dreadpiratekel 3 Comments

It is October 1993, just after midnight, and six-year-old Ben Mazinski is in the kitchen; there is blood and there is a dead body. So, exactly how did we get here? That is the story that Midnight on Beacon Street sets out to tell. It covers what happened in the lead-up to midnight to Amy (the babysitter) and her two charges, Ben and his older sister, Mira. It doesn’t do this linearly, but rather jumps around in time, revisiting moments from multiple points of view. […]

Filed Under: Horror, Suspense Tagged With: 1990's, 90s nostalgia, babysitting, crime thriller, Emily Ruth Verona

dreadpiratekel's CBR16 Review No:7 · Genres: Horror, Suspense · Tags: 1990's, 90s nostalgia, babysitting, crime thriller, Emily Ruth Verona ·
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The Maid: this book was not good

The Maid by Nita Prose

January 12, 2024 by donttrustthe_bea 2 Comments

mood music: you’re no good – Linda Ronstadt This book contains an offensive depiction of a person who has autism. To be clear, it is never expressly stated that the protagonist, Molly, has autism. She only refers to herself as “different,” and having trouble reading faces and social cues. While I am not neurodivergent, my partner is, and when I read him some excerpts from the book, he found them problematic. Molly Gray is a twenty-something-year-old maid who works at a luxurious hotel in an […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: crime thriller, female lead, hotel, murder mystery, Nita Prose

donttrustthe_bea's CBR16 Review No:3 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: crime thriller, female lead, hotel, murder mystery, Nita Prose ·
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A young woman's face partially obscured by a torn paper.

Girl, Forgotten

Girl, Forgotten by Karin Slaughter

July 12, 2023 by donttrustthe_bea Leave a Comment

For some time now, I have been recommended Karin Slaughter as an author whose work I would thoroughly enjoy. Known for her slow burn thrillers, one of her most recent works, Pieces of Her, was adapted into a limited Netflix series. I didn’t know this when I picked up Girl, Forgotten, and thankfully it wasn’t necessary to have read the previous book as this book is only tangentially related to Pieces. The novel follows Andrea Oliver, a newly graduated US Marshal and daughter of Laura […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Mystery Tagged With: #detectivefiction, crime thriller, Karin Slaughter, mystery, sequel, strong female lead

donttrustthe_bea's CBR15 Review No:2 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery · Tags: #detectivefiction, crime thriller, Karin Slaughter, mystery, sequel, strong female lead ·
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Cannonballing with an excellent but very intense mystery/thriller.

All the Sinners Bleed by S.A. Cosby

June 1, 2023 by narfna 6 Comments

Thanks to NetGalley and Macmillan Audio for the ARC. It has not affected the content of my review. Gird your loins for this one, friends. This is not a gentle romp through a mystery, with all of the small town residents rallying to support their competent and now respected Black sheriff. I didn’t really think it was possible, but this is somehow even more intense than Razorblade Tears. Makes sense, though, because he’s juggling like ten thousand more storylines and themes here than he did in […]

Filed Under: Mystery, Suspense Tagged With: All the Sinners Bleed, ARCs, audiobooks, crime, crime thriller, mystery, narfna, S.A. Cosby, Suspense, thriller

narfna's CBR15 Review No:52 · Genres: Mystery, Suspense · Tags: All the Sinners Bleed, ARCs, audiobooks, crime, crime thriller, mystery, narfna, S.A. Cosby, Suspense, thriller ·
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It’s like fantasy island, but everyone’s the worst

The Guest List by Lucy Foley

January 29, 2022 by donttrustthe_bea 9 Comments

Written in the vein of Big Little Lies meets Agatha Christie, the novel is set on an island in West Ireland. We are first introduced to Aoife (pronounced Ee-Fah) and her husband Freddy, a couple that owns a newly opened beach front destination getaway on the island. They are preparing to host the wedding of Jules, a well known online magazine editor, and Will, a popular survival reality star. This is the first big event the couple is hosting, and they hope the media coverage […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: british murder mystery, crime thriller, ensemble cast, Lucy Foley

donttrustthe_bea's CBR14 Review No:2 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: british murder mystery, crime thriller, ensemble cast, Lucy Foley ·
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