the setup… There’s a serial killer at large in Minneapolis who calls himself maddog. He preys on attractive women with dark hair, the “Chosen,” and after brutally murdering them, leaves a note with one of his “rules” for eluding capture. Lieutenant Lucas Davenport, a seasoned investigator with unorthodox methods, is brought in to work with… Continue reading Rules of Prey by John Sandford @J_Sandford #RichardFerrone @recordedbooks
the setup… Madeline Martin is the owner of a successful business in upstate New York called The Next Chapter Bookshop. She leads a quiet life, caring for her father who is still recovering from a stroke and enjoying her role in the community. That is until Harley Granger walks into her bookstore a few days… Continue reading Christmas Presents by Lisa Unger @lisaunger #JenniferPickens @HighBridgeAudio
the setup… Jake Kincaid and his legendary rock band Avenue A never forgot their roots and return twice a year to play at Club Rock It, the place where it all started. One of those nights is reserved for the under twenty-one crowd and sixteen-year old Jenna Harbough has convinced her parents to let her… Continue reading Random in Death by J. D. Robb #JDRobb @StMartinsPress
the setup… Dorrance University psychology Professor Joe Lyons is conducting a study on lying and deception using five graduate students to assist and college student as subjects. It’s controversial and edgy so when one of the tests runs afoul, one of the graduate students ends up dead in the middle of an impending snowstorm. The… Continue reading This is How We End Things by R. J. Jacobs @RJJacobsAuthor @VoiceChelsea @HighBridgeAudio
the setup… Fact. Anthony Horowitz is a bestselling author of several successful series, one of which was adapted into an award winning television series. Fiction. He’s on the cusp of adapting a book to screen with Steven Spielberg as the director when he’s approached by former police detective Daniel Hawthorne to write a book about… Continue reading The Word is Murder by Anthony Horowitz @AnthonyHorowitz #RoryKinnear @HarperAudio
the setup… Ashley Smith is an American art student from Sacramento who is studying in London. It’s 1989 and a junior year where she’s facing spending the Christmas holiday alone as her mother recently died and there’s no one left behind in California. When she gets a sudden invitation from another student, Emma Chapman, she’s… Continue reading The Christmas Guest by Peter Swanson @PeterSwanson3 @estherwane @HarperAudio
the setup… DI Kim Stone and her team are called to a crime scene only to learn that the man everyone believed was dead (including coroner Keats), was still alive and was transported to the hospital. But he died on the way and all Kim has are the pictures taken of the scene before she… Continue reading Bad Blood by Angela Marsons @WriteAngie @JanCramervoice @bookouture
the setup… DI Caius Beauchamp is on an early morning jog, part of his self improvement journey following his breakup with his French girlfriend Heloise, when he discovers the body of a dead woman in the park. He’d just stumbled into the world of “the other half” as the woman was later identified as Clemency… Continue reading The Other Half by Charlotte Vassell @CharlotteVass17 @ImogenWilde_ @PRHAudio @librofm
the setup… Sonya MacTavish is a graphic artist who was living in Boston with her fiancé, planning her wedding and working at a company she loved. When she came home early and unexpectedly one afternoon, catching him “in flagrante delecto” with another woman, her life changed overnight. Not long after, Sonya is contacted by the… Continue reading Inheritance by Nora Roberts #NoraRoberts @brit_pressley @MacmillanAudio
the setup… Caroline (Caz) Ripley boards the RMS Atlantica, a luxury cruise liner, along with her boyfriend Pete Davenport, ready for the ultimate vacation. Their first night is a delightful exploration of the ship and connection to other passengers. When she wakes the next morning, Pete’s gone from their cabin. Caz walks out into the… Continue reading The Last One by Will Dean @willrdean @JennyFunnell @SimonAudio @librofm
Blue Mood Café 