Tag: Reviews

Audiobook, Mystery/Suspense/Thriller

The Trapped Ones by Stacy Green @authorstacygreenwhisenand @stacywhisenand.bsky.social @katehandford @hachetteuk @bookouture @hachetteuk.bsky.social @bookouture.bsky.social #NikkiHunt #TheTrappedOnes

Jonetta | Blue Mood Café

the setup… FBI Special Agent Nikki Hunt and her team are called to a gruesome scene at the Weber family’s Stillwater farmhouse. Dave and Joan were brutally stabbed to death, their son Bryce clinging to life and an unknown female dead from an apparent fall from the second floor into the foyer. She’s later identified… Continue reading The Trapped Ones by Stacy Green @authorstacygreenwhisenand @stacywhisenand.bsky.social @katehandford @hachetteuk @bookouture @hachetteuk.bsky.social @bookouture.bsky.social #NikkiHunt #TheTrappedOnes

Audiobook, Contemporary Fiction, Short Stories

The Last Father-Daughter Dance by Lisa Wingate @author_lisa_wingate @sarahnaughtonauthor @brilliancepublishing #TheLastFatherDaughterDance

Jonetta | Blue Mood Café

the setup… Kalista (Kal) Brooks is an Olympic medalist in training for her third Games when she’s called to come back to her family home in Atlanta because of devastating news about her father. His heart is failing and they just learned that “Coach” isn’t physically eligible for a heart transplant. Though she has a… Continue reading The Last Father-Daughter Dance by Lisa Wingate @author_lisa_wingate @sarahnaughtonauthor @brilliancepublishing #TheLastFatherDaughterDance

Audiobook, Mystery/Suspense/Thriller

Inside Man by John McMahon @johnmcmahonbooks @jwdamron @jwdamron.bsky.social @macmillan.audio @macmillanaudio.bsky.social #HeadCases #InsideMan

Jonetta | Blue Mood Café

the setup… FBI Agent Gardner Camden is back with the PAR (Patterns and Recognition) Unit, a team of agents who have unique and unusual analytical skills that give them an edge in solving difficult cases. It’s been a year and now Gardner heads the group and they’ve relocated to Jacksonville, Florida. They’re currently trying to… Continue reading Inside Man by John McMahon @johnmcmahonbooks @jwdamron @jwdamron.bsky.social @macmillan.audio @macmillanaudio.bsky.social #HeadCases #InsideMan

Audiobook, Mystery/Suspense/Thriller

The Storm by Rachel Hawkins @ladyhawkins @macmillan.audio @macmillanaudio.bsky.social #FullCast #TheStorm

Jonetta | Blue Mood Café

the setup… Geneva Corliss is the current owner of the Rosalie Inn, a century-old beachfront property in St. Medard’s Bay, Alabama that is her family’s legacy and remained standing after four of the town’s deadliest hurricanes. She’s struggling financially when August Fletcher books space for an extended stay. He’s a writer who wants to research… Continue reading The Storm by Rachel Hawkins @ladyhawkins @macmillan.audio @macmillanaudio.bsky.social #FullCast #TheStorm

Historical Mystery

Blackmailed by Holly Bush @hollybushbooks #TheBrownsOfButchersHill #Blackmailed

Jonetta | Blue Mood Café

the setup… Things have settled down following the events in the prior story. Virginia Wiest, daughter of Phillip Brown’s employer, has returned from her extended European stay healed and even more invigorated. Phillip’s life has been fairly uneventful until his sister Sarah finds the body of a man behind the dress shop where she works… Continue reading Blackmailed by Holly Bush @hollybushbooks #TheBrownsOfButchersHill #Blackmailed

Audiobook, Mystery/Suspense/Thriller

The First Time I Saw Him by Laura Dave @lauradaveauthor @lobecca @tessa_albertson @colindonnell #CJWilson @simon.audio @simonaudio.bsky.social #HannahHall #TheFirstTimeISawHim

Jonetta | Blue Mood Café

the setup… It’s been five years since Hannah Hall’s life was turned upside down and her husband Owen Michaels disappeared, leaving her with stepdaughter Bailey. They’d discovered he’d runaway from his old identity to escape a crime family set on vengeance. But she sees him briefly at an exhibit and immediately knows things have changed.… Continue reading The First Time I Saw Him by Laura Dave @lauradaveauthor @lobecca @tessa_albertson @colindonnell #CJWilson @simon.audio @simonaudio.bsky.social #HannahHall #TheFirstTimeISawHim

Audiobook, Mystery/Suspense/Thriller

No One Knew by Kendra Elliot @kendraelliot @snemethparker @brilliancepublishing #NoelleMarshall #NoOneKnew

Jonetta | Blue Mood Café

the setup… Teen Amber Chambers was in a park collecting cans for money when she stumbles upon a dead body. Deschutes County Detective Noelle Marshall is assigned the case and is stymied trying to identify the man. Meanwhile, FBI Agent Max Rhodes and his Bend office are exploring recent chatter about a potential violent uprising.… Continue reading No One Knew by Kendra Elliot @kendraelliot @snemethparker @brilliancepublishing #NoelleMarshall #NoOneKnew

Audiobook, Mystery/Suspense/Thriller

Break Me Down by Anna Downes @anna_downes_writer @macmillan.audio @macmillanaudio.bsky.social #Multicast #Fullcast #BreakMeDown

Jonetta | Blue Mood Café

the setup… Georgia Lane is a former child star from Australia who stepped away from the public view after she reached adolescence and adoration turned sour. After years out of the business, she moves to Los Angeles, ready to prove herself as an actress. Georgia expected to quickly be swept into a swirl of auditions… Continue reading Break Me Down by Anna Downes @anna_downes_writer @macmillan.audio @macmillanaudio.bsky.social #Multicast #Fullcast #BreakMeDown

Audiobook, Literary Fiction, Short Stories

The Elements by John Boyne @johnboyneauthor @johnboynewriter.bsky.social @annafriel @colin.morgan_ @danewhyteohara #NiamhCusack @macmillan.audio @macmillanaudio.bsky.social #TheElements

Jonetta | Blue Mood Café

the setup… Water…Earth…Fire…Air. These four elements are used to provide illustrative perspectives in four interconnected stories about aspects of crime, originally published as separate novellas. The enabler is about a woman fleeing from her husband’s scandal, wondering about her possible complicity, with the water element having a strong influence. The accomplice is a young man… Continue reading The Elements by John Boyne @johnboyneauthor @johnboynewriter.bsky.social @annafriel @colin.morgan_ @danewhyteohara #NiamhCusack @macmillan.audio @macmillanaudio.bsky.social #TheElements

Audiobook, Mystery/Suspense/Thriller

Gone Before Goodbye by Reese Witherspoon and Harlan Coben @reesewitherspoon @harlancoben @harlancoben.bsky.social @hachetteaudio @hachetteaudio.bsky.social #GoneBeforeGoodbye

Jonetta | Blue Mood Café

the setup… Maggie McCabe, a former combat and humanitarian surgeon, is highly skilled and was equally regarded until she lost her license because of a tragic accident. Now she and her genius sister Sharon are drowning in debt and a financially crippling lawsuit…until she’s offered a lifeline from an old mentor. It’s shrouded in secrecy… Continue reading Gone Before Goodbye by Reese Witherspoon and Harlan Coben @reesewitherspoon @harlancoben @harlancoben.bsky.social @hachetteaudio @hachetteaudio.bsky.social #GoneBeforeGoodbye