Sylvie Lee is missing. She is Amy’s bright, beautiful and highly successful older sister who returned to Holland because their grandmother was gravely ill. See, Sylvie, along with her grandmother, was sent to live with her aunt and uncle, Helena & Willhem Tan, when she was a baby and rejoined her family in New York… Continue reading Searching for Sylvie Lee by Jean Kwok
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The Silent Wife by Karin Slaughter
GBI Detective Will Trent and his partner Faith Mitchell are called to the scene of the aftermath of a prison riot. While investigating the murder of one of the inmates, another comes forward insisting he can help identify the killers and an inside scheme involving contraband but will cooperate only if they will investigate the… Continue reading The Silent Wife by Karin Slaughter
Playing the Odds by Nora Roberts
Serena MacGregor is a blackjack dealer on a cruise ship sailing the Caribbean and she's very good at what she does. What no one knows is that she’s from a well known, wealthy family and decided to go down a different path after graduating from college, wanting to experience the world outside of the bubble… Continue reading Playing the Odds by Nora Roberts
The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
Esther Greenwood is smart, I mean the kind of smart where she’s done exceptionally well in school and none of her classes represent that big of a challenge. Her goal is to become a writer and when she’s invited to join a group of young women to be guest editors for a girl’s magazine in… Continue reading The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
If I Should Die by Allison Brennan
FBI Agent-in-training Lucy Kincaid and boyfriend Sean Rogan, a private investigator, are on their way to the Adirondack Mountains for a much needed vacation when they stop off in Spruce Lake to help out a friend whose lodge is experiencing multiple acts of vandalism. Soon after they arrive, someone sets fire to the property and… Continue reading If I Should Die by Allison Brennan
Kiss Me, Kill Me by Allison Brennan
Lucy Kincaid is anxiously waiting to see if her application to the FBI is accepted and it’s not going well. With all of her proverbial eggs placed in that one basket, she has no other life plan and is rudderless for the moment. In the meantime, Sean Rogan and her brother Patrick have accepted an… Continue reading Kiss Me, Kill Me by Allison Brennan
The River by Peter Heller
Jack and Wynn are two college friends attending Dartmouth who bonded in their freshman year over their love of fishing and all things nature. Jack’s from Colorado and Wynn is from Vermont, both from families with different lifestyles. They decide to take off the summer and the fall semester to canoe the Maskwa River in… Continue reading The River by Peter Heller
Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout
Olive Kitteridge is a retired high school math teacher who is an enigma. She’s mercurial, often cranky and always brutally honest, especially with herself. Olive is also often at odds with the changing world around her and the people in her orbit. While not all of the stories assembled here are about her, she has… Continue reading Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout
Love Me to Death by Allison Brennan
Six years ago, Lucy Kincaid was abducted and brutally assaulted by a sexual predator who operated an entire enterprise. She worked hard at her recovery and with her family’s help is now well adjusted and has set her sights on a career with the FBI. In the meantime, Lucy is volunteering at a victims rights… Continue reading Love Me to Death by Allison Brennan
Catch Me by Lisa Gardner
Charlene Grant is a marked woman, or so she believes. Her two best friends were murdered one year apart on the same date and it’s fast approaching again. The anniversary of her last friend’s murder is in four days and Charlene has not only prepared for it but reached out to Detective Sergeant D. D.… Continue reading Catch Me by Lisa Gardner