Category: Mystery

Adult Fiction, Mystery, Netgalley Reviews, Series, Thriller

The Twenty-Three by Linwood Barclay

Michelle

Ages 18+

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The last book in the Promise Falls Trilogy, The Twenty-Three was suspenseful from beginning to end. On May 23rd, catastrophe strikes as hundreds of people head to the hospital in the Promise Falls community because of flu-like symptoms. However, no one can figure out why everyone is so sick. Detective Barry Duckworth has a mission of his own: to figure out who murdered a local college student. It seems disaster has struck everywhere in the small town. Can things be resolved before it’s too late?

Thanks to Netgalley.com for a review copy of this book.

Adult Fiction, Mystery, Series

The Trial by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro

Michelle

Ages 18+

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This novella, or “Bookshots” book by James Patterson is perfect for readers who want a short book to be read in an hour or two. It continues the story of his popular series the Women’s Murder Club. The accused killer is called Kingfisher, and he lashes out by going after everyone involved in the trial, leaving chaos in his wake.

Middle Grade Fiction, Mystery

Under the Egg by Laura Marx Fitzgerald

Michelle

Grades 4-6

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Theodora Tenpenny discovers a painting that is a Renaissance masterpiece when she spills a bottle of rubbing alcohol on her late grandfather’s painting. She knows that her grandfather worked in the Metropolitan Museum of Art and fears the painting may be stolen. She is on a mission to find out how the painting ended up there, and embarks on an adventure with some friends of hers. Will she be able to solve the mystery?

Adult Fiction, Mystery, Series

Dishonorable Intentions by Stuart Woods

Michelle

Ages 18+

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The 38th book in the Stone Barrington series, Dishonorable Intentions is a fun and quick read. In this installment of the series, Stone Barrington is involved with a woman named Gala Wilde. She’s great, but unfortunately she was involved with a man who she has unfinished business with she can’t quite shake. On top of all that, the book has a surprise ending! Definitely worth reading.

Mystery, Netgalley Reviews, YA Fiction

The Girl I Used To Be by April Henry

Michelle

Grades 9-12
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Olivia Reinhardt is in her teens, but has been emancipated. Fourteen years ago, she was Ariel Benson, a three year old girl whose father killed her mother and then dropped her off at the nearest Walmart and disappeared from her life forever. Now, as Olivia Reinhardt, she learns the bitter truth about what really happened when the police show up at her door unexpectedly. They tell her that her father was actually murdered by the same person as her mother, and that person was most likely the one who dropped her off at Walmart that fateful day. Upon learning this, Olivia heads to Medford, where the heinous crimes were committed, in order to find out who the killer really is. She keeps her new name, so that everyone who knew her parents won’t figure out who she is. Will she find the man (or woman) she came to find? And if she does, what will she do if she comes face to face with her parents’ killer?

Thanks to Netgalley.com for a review copy of this book.

Mystery, YA Fiction

No Such Person by Caroline B. Cooney

Michelle

Grades 9-12no such

From the author of The Face on the Milk Carton comes a mystery that readers will rip through. Miranda and Lander Allerdon are sisters who do what every girl does: fight with her sister. They are spending their summer in the family vacation home on the Connecticut River, and their sibling rivalry is taken to another level when they become involved in a tragedy that affects the entire town. Will Miranda and Lander be able to move on with their lives?

Adult Fiction, Mystery, Thriller

Before I Go to Sleep by S.J. Watson

Michelle

Ages 18+sleep

This book reminds me of the movies 50 First Dates with Drew Barrymore and The Vow with Rachel McAdams because all three stories are about women who lose their memories and have to be told what their life is like every day when they wake up by those who love them. I loved this book because there’s that mystery component that leaves you wondering if the main character, Christine, will ever get her memory back, or if she’ll have to be reminded every day for the rest of her life. There is also a movie adaptation of this book by the same name with Nicole Kidman.

Adult Fiction, Mystery, Thriller

In A Dark Dark Wood by Ruth Ware

Michelle

Ages 18+
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Nora wakes up in a hospital bed and is confused as to how she ended up there, and why she is so badly bruised. Then it starts coming back to her: she was invited to her friend Clare’s hen party (what the British call a bachelorette party). The thing is, she hasn’t seen Clare in ten years, and wonders why she was even invited. The book gets even more suspenseful when Nora finds out that Clare’s fiance is murdered and she’s a suspect. This book was hard to put down!