the setup… Anna Williams-Bonner is the widow of Jacob Finch Bonner, the bestselling novelist of the book Crib and as his executor, launches his next novel posthumously. As it also becomes a hit, she stands in for him on tours to promote the novel. It’s during one of these events that she gets the idea… Continue reading The Sequel by Jean Hanff Korelitz @hanff_jean @justjuliawhelan @MacmillanAudio
the setup… Sean Kenney and his older brother Michael (Kick) were high school track stars, both 1500-meter champions. Sean had visions of attending the 2008 Olympics, even making it to the trials. When he failed to make the team, his whole world seemed to collapse, including his marriage. Michael moved on to become a successful… Continue reading The Brothers Kenney by Adam Mitzner @adam_mitzner #StacyCarolan @librofm @BlackstoneAudio
the setup… Detective A.L. McKittridge is called to a murder scene and this time it’s personal. Platt Waymann lies dead on his living room floor, shot in the back. He’s Uncle Platt to A.L. who knew him as his father and Uncle Joe’s friend who played cards and socialized with them when he was growing… Continue reading Lies Still Told by Beverly Long @BevLongBooks
the setup… Ellen Brooke is a saturation diver and her current job is aboard the Deep Topaz, 28 days in the depths of the North Sea with five other divers in a small pressurized chamber. She’s the only woman on the dive, one of the few in this business, and she’s gained the respect in… Continue reading The Chamber by Will Dean @willrdean @KeeleyHelen @SimonAudio
the setup… Chloe Cooper is a 40-year old bartender living in a modest apartment, caring for her ailing mother. She’s socially awkward and her world doesn’t extend much beyond work, caretaking and daily walks of her mother’s aging dog Brodie. When new neighbors Dr. Adam and Jemma Spengler move into the “Gloom House” across the… Continue reading The Swimmer by Loreth Anne White @loreth @rebabuhr @BrilliancePub
the setup… Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) Agent Will Trent and medical examiner Sara Linton have finally married and he’s surprised her with their honeymoon site. It’s the McAlpine Family Lodge, located about two hours from Atlanta on a beautiful mountaintop that offers isolation and serenity. That is until late one night when they’re in… Continue reading This is Why We Lied by Karin Slaughter @SlaughterKarin #KathleenEarly @HarperAudio
the setup… Erin Albright and Shauna Hunnicut are celebrating their upcoming wedding at the Down and Dirty Club. Erin steps away in the middle of the excitement and joyous partying to prepare for her secret surprise she’s arranged for Shauna. She steps into the privacy room to meet the friend who’s her co-conspirator in presenting… Continue reading Passions in Death by J. D. Robb #JDRobb @StMartinsPress
the setup… Leewood Folcrum is an inmate at a California prison, jailed twenty-three years ago for murdering two young girls at a birthday party. About an hour away lives Perla Wultz who seems to be obsessed with him, the crime and setting things up to maybe get him free. She and her husband Grant and… Continue reading The Last Party by A. R. Torre @ReadAlessandra #AmyBentley @jwdamron @NeilHellegers @EllenQuay @BrilliancePub
the setup… The pilot of commercial airliner Delta Flight 224 suddenly has a widow-maker heart attack at 35,000 feet while his first officer is out of the cockpit. The plane plunges to the ground, crashing into a nuclear power plant in Waketa, Minnesota. That small town becomes the epicenter for the most catastrophic event the… Continue reading Worst Case Scenario by T. J. Newman @T_J_Newman @JOEtheMORTON @HachetteAudio
the setup… Charley Kelley is a nineteen-year old chambermaid at The Precipice Hotel in Jonesport, Maine and she’s really good at her job. She lives there but still struggles to make ends meet as she’s also supporting her grandmother who has dementia and stays at an assisted living facility. The owner of the hotel, George… Continue reading One Big Happy Family by Jamie Day #JamieDay @SaskiaAudio @MacmillanAudio
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