the setup… Now that Melvin Royal is dead and his “army” dismantled, Gwen Proctor and her family can start to move on, though that doesn’t mean that life is easy. She and Sam Cade still feel the need to protect daughter Lanny and son Connor. Gwen is now a private investigator working for a woman… Continue reading Bitter Falls by Rachel Caine @rachelcaine @esuttonsmith @danjohnmiller @HelloMLC @SingleWithFries @willropp @BrilliancePub #StillhouseLake
the setup… Sheriff Bree Taggert responds to a call from a county maintenance worker who discovered two suitcases by the side of Echo Road. Upon opening, Bree finds the bodies of two dead women inside. After details of the scene are leaked and reported by the press, FBI Agent Mercy Kilpatrick realizes there are disturbing… Continue reading Echo Road by Kendra Elliott and Melinda Leigh #KendraElliot @MelindaLeigh1 @TeriSchnaubelt #ChristinaTraister @BrilliancePub
the setup… Ninety years ago, a fog rolled in around the world, killing everything in its path. One scientist reached out, inviting people to join her on an island in the Greek isles where she offered protection and life. Now three scientists, led by Niema Mandripilias, are heading a community of a 122 villagers living… Continue reading The Last Murder at the End of the World by Stuart Turton #StuartTurton @TantorAudio
the setup… Swan is a tattoo artist who is leaving her life and ex-husband Paul in Los Angeles for a remote and desolate town in the desert called Miracle Wash. A friend leaving that place has loaned her a container, her new living space. Despite its name, the town doesn’t welcome newcomers and to say… Continue reading Jackrabbit Skin by Ivy Pochoda
the setup… It’s 1933 and the country is in the throes of the Great Depression. William (Shoe) Shumacher leaves his home in Kansas City to start a job in Seattle arranged by his mother to help out his family financially. He’s hired as a beat reporter for the Seattle Daily Star being paid for the… Continue reading A Killing on the Hill by Robert Dugoni @robertdugoni @BrilliancePub
the setup… Myron Bolitar has resumed his agency representing sports and other celebrities with new office and staff but still the same building (Win’s) and service. Two FBI agents request a meeting with him and Win Lockwood and both assume it’s related to the recent murder of a former supermodel and her son. They’re stunned… Continue reading Think Twice by Harlan Coben @HarlanCoben #StevenWeber @GrandCentralPub #MyronBolitar
the setup… Icarus (Ike) Glass, a British expatriate, walks into a San Antonio bar, takes a seat at the counter, prepared for rounds that will lead to inebriation. He’s joined by a stranger, an obese man with a Southern accent who calls himself Lyle Accrington. The next thing Ike remembers is waking up in a… Continue reading The Alliance by Matt Brolly @MattBrollyUK @hillaryoutloud @BrilliancePub
the setup… Dr. Sloan Hastings is a forensic scientist working on a fellowship in forensic pathology, being trained by the renowned Dr. Livia Cutty. Each of the participants are given a research assignment and Sloan’s is in genealogy, examining how these online sites can be useful in forensic science investigations. Coincidentally, Sloan was adopted thirty… Continue reading Long Time Gone by Charlie Donlea @CharlieDonlea @VLehenyAudio @recordedbooks
the setup… The careful investigating and planning for the capture of Michael Bekker, the insane pathologist who slowly killed his victims and then removed their eyes, was the successful end to Detective Lucas Davenport’s career in the last story. Even though he lost his job in the process, he was satisfied that he brought this… Continue reading Silent Prey by John Sandford @recordedbooks
the setup… Margo Angelhart comes from a family of high achievers. Unsure of her own path, she joined the Army after her graduation from high school to find her calling. It’s six years later and Margo, having left the service, has her PI license but is also bartending at a friend’s family’s bar to help… Continue reading Into the Fire by Allison Brennan @Allison_Brennan @HarlequinBooks
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