the setup… Zoe Ann Weiss is an expatriate from London living in Los Angeles. She won a writing competition that brought her worldwide attention, an agent and a two-book deal. Her debut novel failed to catch on and now she’s struggling with the second. Zoe’s dreams of being a writer seem to be fizzling as… Continue reading The Close-Up by Pip Drysdale @pipdrysdale @billiefb_voiceover @billiefulfordbrown.bsky.social @simon.audio @simonaudio.bsky.social #TheCloseUp
the setup… Grady Green is an author whose first book was an astonishing success. He hasn’t achieved that same level with his following books but he finally got the call that his latest is now a New York Times bestseller. When he calls his wife Abby to share the news, he hears her car come… Continue reading Beautiful Ugly by Alice Feeney @alicewriterland @alicefeeney.com @richardcarmitage @whiteboarfilms.com @twopencemiddleton @macmillan.audio #BeautifulUgly
the setup… Meet the Doughertys. Richmond is a wealthy, well respected pediatric surgeon with a thriving practice. He’s recently divorced wife Kathryn, mother of his two children Wyatt and Portia, to marry a much younger woman, Addison who is now the town pariah. As a teen, Richmond became a national hero arising from a tragedy… Continue reading What the Wife Knew by Darby Kane @hkdimon @hlaserwolf @andreweiden @harperaudio #WhatTheWifeKnew
the setup… Sarah and Adam Morgan have been married for ten years. She’s a high powered criminal defense attorney and is a named partner at her law firm. Adam is a published author who hasn’t matched his first success in over four years. On the surface, he is proud of Sarah’s achievements; underneath that veneer… Continue reading The Perfect Marriage by Jeneva Rose @jenevaroseauthor @tschnaubelt @terischnaubelt.bsky.social @neilhellegers @neilhellegers.com @dreamscape_media @dreamscapemedia.bsky.social #Perfect
the setup… Joseph O’Loughlin is a highly respected and well known psychologist with a successful practice and a wonderful wife and daughter. When he’s diagnosed with Parkinson’s, it throws everything off kilter. He’s later called in as a consultant on a murder investigation that takes a turn when he not only recognizes the victim but… Continue reading Suspect by Michael Robotham @michaelrobotham @michaelrobotham.bsky.social #simonprebble @recordedbooks @recordedbooks.bsky.social #JosephOLoughlin
the setup… Almost thirty years ago Blakely Garner, Thera Grey, Grace Howard, and Meg Watson were the best of friends during their summers at Camp Pendleton, a sanctuary for gifted children. They formed a bond when they first arrived at age eight and it’s their senior and last year. But this time something is different.… Continue reading If You Tell a Lie by Lucinda Berry @lucindaberryauthor @baileycarrvoice @snemethparker @snemethparker.bsky.social @ohsusannahjones @janesome @carlyrobinsnarrator @brilliancepublishing #IfYouTellALie
the setup… Newspaper reporter Tracy Frost receives a text in the middle of the night from someone calling himself the Jester. She would normally ignore it but something about it feels genuine…and ominous. She awakens Detective Kim Stone who’s ready to close the door on her until she reads the note. Her cop instincts scream… Continue reading 36 Hours by Angela Marsons #AngelaMarsons #JanCramer @hachetteuk.bsky.social @hachetteuk @bookouture.bsky.social @bookouture #DIKimStone
the setup… It’s been a year since Hurricane Carrie ravaged the coastal town of Blue Compass, Georgia and they’re still struggling to recover. But the upcoming wedding of Ruth Bancroft, the youngest daughter of wealthy matron Caroline Bancroft and her ex-husband Thad, who is estranged from his three daughters, should infuse some much needed revenue… Continue reading The Good Bride by Jen Marie Wiggins @jenmariewiggins @theladyhamlet @dreamscape_media #TheGoodBride
the setup… Detective Sarah Delaney was preparing for her first day in the LAPD Missing Persons Unit, transferring from the elite Robbery Homicide Division (RHD), coming in on the weekend to move her things. She learns that her new partner Rob Delaney is at Griffith Park where the purse of one of his missing persons… Continue reading The Final Act by Lisa Gray @lisagraywriter @leheny_leheny @brilliancepublishing
the setup… Every Wednesday, Audrey bikes to her favorite video rental store, Keep It Classic, which only stocks vintage movies. The day and time is important because that’s when sweet old Mr. Hoffman comes in to renew the same movie starring 1960s starlet Katia Kelly. And then there’s Grant, the store owner who she has… Continue reading A Classic Case by Alicia Thompson @aliciabooks @hlaserwolf @brilliancepublishing #BusybodiesCollection
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