the setup… It begins with the brutal murder of a slumlord in Minneapolis who targets the Native American community. The next is an Oklahoma City judge followed by a New York agency head with a brilliant political career path. All were murdered in the same way, their throats slashed. Since it started in Minneapolis, they… Continue reading Shadow Prey by John Sandford @J_Sandford #RichardFerrone @recordedbooks
the setup… 56 days ago, Oliver Kennedy and Ciara Murphy bumped into each other in a Dublin grocery line and struck up a conversation that led to coffee and a date. It also happened to be when the first news of the start of Covid 19 preparations was released on Irish shores. Three weeks later… Continue reading 56 Days by Catherine Ryan Howard @catherineryanhoward @AlanaKCollins @BlackstoneAudio
the setup… Aifric Ryan is a new barrister, fighting to get a foothold in a system that’s hard for a young woman to penetrate. She gets an opening when the chief barrister is a no show and she takes on one of his cases that requires a court appearance that day. Robert Collins is charged… Continue reading The Sisters by Dervla McTiernan @DervlaMcTiernan #AoifeMcMahon
the setup… Over 40 years ago, three young girls ventured into the woods near their homes in Leech Lake, Minnesota and only one emerged…traumatized, in shock and with no memory of what happened. It’s now the summer of 2022 and cold case Detective Evangeline (Van) Reed is called to a scene where a woman was… Continue reading The Taken Ones by Jess Lourey @jesslourey @robins_carly @BrilliancePub
the setup… Arden Ward is a highly successful crisis management expert working for a top tier company. That is until her boss and mentor finds her expendable when he has to choose between a client’s misguided accusation and supporting her. As if that’s not bad enough, he forces her to take on a client or… Continue reading One Wrong Word by Hank Phillippi Ryan @HankPRyan @grshalan @MacmillanAudio
the setup… Things are working out exactly as Evie Porter planned. She’s in a relationship with Ryan Sumner, has moved in and most of his circle of friends has accepted that she’s now important in his life. The problem? Evie Porter isn’t her name and one of his former friends has shown up with a… Continue reading First Lie Wins by Ashley Elston @ashley_elston @SaskiaAudio @PRHAudio @ReesesBookClub
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
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