the setup… It’s been ten years since Ethan Hall left the Wisconsin Division of Criminal Investigation to pursue a medical career. He’s now an ER doctor, at more peace now that he doesn’t have to face the horrors of crimes against children. But then Pete Kramer, his former partner, shows up, asking him to take… Continue reading Guess Again by Charlie Donlea @charliedonlea @charliekm.bsky.social @leheny_leheny @vleheny.bsky.social @recordedbooks @recordedbooks.bsky.social @netgalley #GuessAgain
the setup… From the outside, Hannah and Rusty Ferguson seem to have the ideal marriage. But Rusty is an emotional abuser and Hannah’s his constant target. Her only outlet is her backyard shed where she secretly designs and creates jewelry. When Rusty takes steps to destroy this smallest thing, it’s a step too far for… Continue reading Small Things by Wanda M. Morris @wandamowrites @wandamowrites.bsky.social @ohsusannahjones @amazonpublishing @brilliancepublishing @netgalley @netgalley.bsky.social #AlibisCollection #SmallThings
the setup… The town of Denton is pummeled by torrential rains, causing the riverbanks to overflow, flooding a lot of the town. Detectives Josie Quinn and Gretchen Miller are assisting with water rescues when they see what looks like a body wrapped in a tarp float to the surface after a house is swept away… Continue reading Save Her Soul by Lisa Regan @lisareganauthor @lisaregan.bsky.social @katehandford @hachetteuk @hachetteuk.bsky.social @bookouture @bookouture.bsky.social #DetectiveJosieQuinn #SaveHerSoul
the setup… Kara is new to the neighborhood and has only made friends with her next door neighbor Mindy who shares her fears about her husband’s possible philandering. Kara decides she’ll look out for her whenever she’s away from home. When she sees someone there through the window while Mindy is out, Kara decides to… Continue reading Good Neighbors by Chad Zunker @chadzunkerauthor #AmaraJasper @brilliancepublishing @amazonpublishing #AlibisCollection #GoodNeighbors
the setup… Lucy Sinclair, formerly McBride, left North Hampton Beach fifteen years ago after her father Mick was accused and convicted of the murder of three people. She was only seventeen and suddenly on her own. One of the victims, Aurora Clark, was perceived to be her “rival” for the affections of her then boyfriend… Continue reading The Summer That Changed Everything by Brenda Novak @authorbrendanovak @copatter @harlequinbooks #TheSummerEverythingChanged
the setup… It’s been ten years since Laura (Lo) Blacklock almost lost her life on the ill-fated Aurora. She and Judah are now married and parents of two boys. When her youngest was born three years ago during the pandemic, she opted to stay home. Now she’s ready to re-enter the travel journalism marketplace but… Continue reading The Woman in Suite 11 by Ruth Ware @ruthwarewriter @ruthwarewriter.bsky.social @imogenchurchgobshite @theimogenchurch.bsky.social @simon.audio @simonaudio.bsky.social #LoBlacklock #TheWomanInSuite11
the setup… A woman is cycling around the dairy farmland near Burlington, Vermont when she’s distracted by the sight of two skydivers. Recalling her own great experience, she stops to watch. But then she sees that one of them changes course and starts heading towards an active forage harvester. She watches in horror at the… Continue reading The Skydivers by Chris Bohjalian @chrisbohjalian @ericaltheide @soneela #petesimonelli @brilliancepublishing @amazonpublishing #AlibisCollection #TheSkydivers
the setup… Two fifteen-year old girls in Stillwater, Minnesota have been missing for days. Best friends Madison Malone and Kaylee Thomas vanished one evening on their way to visit a friend. When their frozen bodies are found in a cornfield, FBI Special Agent Nikki Hunt is called in from St.Paul as they might be the… Continue reading The Girls in the Snow by Stacy Green @authorstacygreenwhisenand @stacywhisenand @katehandford @hachetteuk @hachetteuk.bsky.social @bookouture @bookouture.bsky.social #NikkiHunt #TheGirlsInTheSnow
the setup… William Homberg is the son of Stockholm’s beloved baritone opera singer, Knut. He was raised solely by him following his mother’s death. Knut lived in excess…alcohol, women and lavish spending on himself and sadistically cruel to the women who adored him. William has lived his life dedicated to not be like this man… Continue reading False Note by David Lagercrantz @lagercrantzdavid @grahamhalstead @brilliancepublishing #AlibisCollection #FalseNote
the setup… Twenty years ago when Nola Strate was eight years old, she experienced the trauma of a lifetime when she came face to face with the serial killer known as The Hiding Man in her home in Portland, Oregon. She’s the only one to have seen his frightening, eerie mask. Now she’s the late… Continue reading Night Watcher by Daphne Woolsoncroft @daphne.woolsoncroft @hlaserwolf @thewillcollyer @hachetteaudio @hachetteaudio.bsky.social @librofm @libro.fm #NightWatcher
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