Listening to books the last couple of weeks has been pure pleasure. First, I became enmeshed in the latest from Sally Hepworth, The Mother-In-Law, a family drama perfect for summer reading. Then I turned to the wise and wonderful Anna Quindlen, who as expected, totally gets grandparenting in Nanaville. Both books were all about family and I’m excited to share them with you today….

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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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My Lovely Wife by Samantha Downing (debut)
Publisher: Berkley
Release Date: March 26, 2019
Length: 384 pages
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A perfectly normal couple have a sick little hobby: kidnapping and then killing women….

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Thanks to Nonfiction November, I’ve nearly doubled my nonfiction reads for the year in just the last 30 days. That really is more of a commentary on how little nonfiction I read rather than on any great reading accomplishment. The best part is that I’ve enjoyed them all, including the two memoirs I’m sharing today….

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Three Days and a Life by Pierre Lemaitre
Publisher: MacLehose Press
Release Date: November 7, 2017
Length: 208 pages
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How high a price would you pay to get away with murder?…

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Girl in Snow by Danya Kukafka (debut)
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Release Date: August 1, 2017
Length: 368 pages
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Three unlikely residents of a small Colorado town examine their own hearts as they stumble upon clues in the murder of a popular high school freshman….

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The Fact of a Body: A Murder and a Memoir by Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich
Publisher: Flatiron Books
Release Date: May 16, 2017
Length: 336 pages
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Single Sentence Summary: The anti-death penalty convictions of a law student are put to the test when the first case she interns on stirs memories of abuse in her own past….

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If We Were Villains by M. L. Rio (debut)
Publisher: Macmillan
Release Date: April 11, 2017
Length: 368 pages
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Single Sentence Summary: At an elite art college, seven young acting students (performing only Shakespeare) are the best of friends until one is found dead and another is charged with the murder.

Primary Characters: If We Were Villains is a story that centers on seven students from a private conservatory in Illinois. All play a prominent part in the story. Oliver, newly released from prison, narrates….

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