My last set of mini-reviews was less than a month ago, but somehow I’ve managed to acquire a stack of four novels in need of reviews. With so much focus on nonfiction this month, I didn’t want to let any of these books fall through the cracks. More than one gave me just the sort of reading respite I need in this crazy, busy fall season. I hope they might do the same for you.…

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The Better Sister by Alafair Burke
Publisher: Harper
Release Date: April 16, 2019
Length: 336 pages
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When Chloe finds her husband lying dead in their home, the question becomes who might be responsible: an intruder, his son, his first wife who happens to be Chloe’s older sister, or Chloe herself?…

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The Perfect Liar by Thomas Christopher Greene
Publisher: St. Martin’s Press
Release Date: January 15, 2019
Length: 288 pages
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Single Sentence Summary

Twisty tale of a husband and wife, both with secrets, both perfect liars….

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When I was putting this pair of reviews together I really wanted to name it “A Domestic THRILLER Edition.” After all,  domestic thriller is more of a recognized sub-genre than domestic suspense, but I just couldn’t do it. Thriller implies edge-of-your-seat, gasping-for-breath type suspense and that’s just not how either A Double Life or Our House played out. Entertaining? Twisty? Suspenseful? Mostly, but not quite thriller!…

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