favorite reads of December--a nonfiction wonder, a bonkers fever dream, a heartwarming tale, an intriguing mystery boxes, a funny and poignant story about living fully into oneself, and a solid installment in a great mystery Voss  is a bighearted novel with an irresistible main protagonist and surrounding players, and the mystery I can't wait to read her next mystery. Now she awaits her mysterious boss Mr.

their family move to rural Vermont, Country People; and I'm listening to Amy Bloom's first foray into mystery In Blunt Instrument, she dives into mysteries, offering a private investigator whose father's past association a prepublication electronic version of this book courtesy of NetGalley and Penzler Publishers: The Mysterious

In his newest book, Wiley Cash offers a mystery and police procedural set in a small Southern town. abandoned airplane are found in his quiet, coastal North Carolina town, Winston must try to unravel the mystery But I really like Cash's character-driven mystery writing, and I'm definitely in for reading his future

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm listening to Tochi Onyebuchi's dark, broody fantasy mystery, Harmattan 01 Harmattan Season by Tochi Onyebuchi In Tochi Onyebuchi's newest fantasy mystery novel, main protagonist But when a young woman shows up bleeding at his home, then mysteriously disappears, he is shocked into Harmattan Season is a dark, broody, mysterious fantasy story that takes place in post-colonial West

The Books I'm Reading Now Library audiobook alert: I'm listening to the twisty mystery First Lie Wins Now she awaits her mysterious boss Mr. Ibrahim are septuagenarians feeling let down after the thrills, danger, and success of their first solved mystery

month: two historical fiction stories, gothic magical realism, science fiction, a character-driven mystery , and yet another of Deanna Raybourn's Veronica Speedwell Victorian mysteries. American Girl by Wendy Walker This is another whodunit winner from Wendy Walker: a character-driven mystery She's been cobbling together enough to get by, but when a mysterious draw to the spooky Starling House In A Murderous Relation, Veronica and Stoker become involved in a mystery involving a house of debauchery

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading a memoir about coping with chronic illness; a twisty mystery in which people aren't always what they seem; and a young adult mystery with heart, the second in a series was a twentysomething writer in New York City when she began having odd symptoms, terrible pain, and mysterious Laura Dave is setting up a well-rounded, fascinating mystery so far; Hannah and Bailey are pushed to the destructive gossip app taking down reputations and revealing secrets, and they managed to trace a mysterious

The Books I'm Reading Now This week I'm listening to a mystery about writers tasked with competing to are invited to the private Scottish island and castle where the reclusive Arthur Fletch, bestselling mystery But when they arrive, they find that Fletch, who had been working on a new mystery, is dead.

This bighearted novel holds a mystery, but its main focus is  neurodivergent main protagonist Denny and A mystery buiilt upon a neurodivergent main protagonist's challenges with the surrounding world and thriving Voss is a bighearted novel with an irresistible main protagonist and surrounding players, and the mystery

The relationship is one to root for, and I really liked the minor mystery, supporting characters, and A minor mystery runs through the story (was Luca targeted, by whom, and why?)

story-within-a-story fantasy novel The Isle in the Silver Sea ; I'm reading Thrity Umrigar's recently published mystery climate, the power of love, and the strength of assumptions, Missing Sam ; and I'm continuing my recent mystery Algonquin Books and NetGalley. 03 Don't Let Him In by Lisa Jewell I've been continuing my cold-weather mystery-reading

Her pain and the mysterious sources of her frequent agony affected every aspect of her life, and Dunham Through years of various mysterious, excruciating, debilitating ailments, conditions, and limitations

And I was disappointed to have easily guessed the facts at the heart of the minor mystery. And I guessed the facts surrounding the minor mystery surrounding those events early on, which was disappointing

Dave offers unexpected twists and turns and complex relationships in this great mystery. Laura Dave sets up a well-rounded, fascinating mystery; Hannah and Bailey are pushed to work together Another recent mystery I enjoyed was Who Is Maud Dixon? Click here for my review. You can always search by category on the blog; to see posts tagged as Mystery, click here and take a

She receives a mysterious message from the owner of Book Lane, a local London bookshop, and learns that You might also be interested in Bossy reviews of other retellings. 08 London Falling: A Mysterious Death There are mysteries at the center of the story, but for me this was a captivating, atmospheric dive into When she was old enough, Sarah ran from an emotionally cold childhood in Michigan and mysterious circumstances I also love a story involving a character's mysterious past, and I love a suspenseful story that I'm

series offers wonderful, typically strong Carriger women with unique talents, clever minds, a nose for mystery by dismantling a clock or to arrive to tea disheveled, having climbed a nearby tree to ponder life's mysteries , than she is to master the proper curtsy or perfect her needlework, as is becoming to a Victorian-era The only thing that isn't a lie is her mysterious ability to instinctually, instantaneously heal others

striking book makes accessible topics ranging from dinosaur size to the wonder of fireflies, from the mysteries For the Mystery and Puzzle Lover 05 You are the Detective: The Creeping Hand Murder by Maureen Johnson Seven people receive mysterious letters. Someone knows their terrible secrets. Can you help Scotland Yard solve the mystery? This interactive locked-room mystery allows readers to identify the murderer in a grisly crime, after

stories about sharp, disparate septuagenarians who meet to resolve cold cases--then aim to solve the mysteries In this first installment in Osman's mystery series, the story begins in medias res , as the reader witnesses And you can find Bossy reviews of many other mysteries here .

Exiles was the right mystery at the right time for me. For my full review, check out Exiles . find my other Jane Harper reviews here . 02 The Wife and the Widow by Christian White White's twisty mystery This was like a Secret Garden for grown-ups, with intertwined, mysterious stories from 1900, 1975, and For my full review, check out Only Killers and Thieves . 06 The Lost Man by Jane Harper Harper's mysteries I listed this book in the Greedy Reading List The Six Best Mysteries I Read Last Year .

story about loss and a love of books; a darkly funny book about loss and grief; and the third and final mystery She receives a mysterious message from the owner of Book Lane, a local London bookshop, and learns that review. 06 The Keeper (Cal Hooper #3) by Tana French The third in the Cal Hooper series is a slow-burn mystery The Keeper is an almost 500-page slow burn mystery, and an undercurrent of tension and danger exists After a time the mystery is no longer a mystery; the main unknown is which form the community's renegade

This is my favorite Harper mystery so far. On the Tasmanian coast, characters explore loss and grief and the swirling mysteries surrounding long-ago Her mysteries are set in Australia, and she makes me care about her characters while keeping me guessing When a fresh tragedy occurs, it brings the pain and terrible mystery of years past swirling back to wreak

her complicated family and in the world, Vera, or Faith ; I'm reading Steve Cavanagh's twisty revenge mystery Publishing Group and NetGalley. 02 Kill for Me, Kill for You by Steve Cavanagh In Steve Cavanagh's twisty mystery This is the first mystery I've read by Steve Cavanagh.

Similarly, when he stumbles onto a truth about his own mysterious heritage--a mystery he felt he had The quiet main protagonist Bill is a hero; he musters forgiveness for painful events in his past while

Castillo's Amish setting is intriguing, I didn't see the resolution of the mystery coming, and I was Brutal violence is at the heart of the mystery--and there's enough bashing people over the head that But Castillo's Amish setting is intriguing, I didn't see the mystery's resolution coming, and I was

AI, starships, and revenge, Ancillary Justice ; and I'm listening to Maureen Johnson's young adult mystery But everything is upended when a decades-old mystery seems to be the cause of a new friend's aunt's disappearance Maureen Johnson is the author of the six-book Truly Devious young adult mystery series: Truly Devious

Henry's upcoming romance story-within-a-story, Great Big Beautiful Life ; I'm listening to the first mystery in a series, The Life We Bury by Allen Eskens; and I'm reading Charlotte McConaghy's haunting and mysterious Story , Happy Place , and Book Lovers . 02 The Life We Bury ( Joe Talbert #1) by Allen Eskens In this mystery When a mysterious woman washes up half-dead on the remote island of Shearwater, home of the world's largest

stepdaughter who are dear to each other; I'm listening to Lena Dunham's newest memoir about devastating, mysterious Through various mysterious, excruciating, debilitating ailments, conditions, and limitations, Dunham

Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading Black Woods, Blue Sky , literary fiction about a single mother and mysterious ; and I'm reading Death at Morning House , a stand-alone young-adult mystery by the author of the Truly But Arthur is mysterious, and he's not who Birdie thought he was. Can Marlowe solve the mystery of what happened there before she is targeted as the next victim?

emotional underpinnings, Say You'll Remember Me ; and I'm reading Olivia Waite's slim science fiction-mystery . 03 Murder by Memory (Dorothy Gentleman #1) by Olivia Waite In Olivia Waite's slim science-fiction mystery In this outer-space-set mystery, Dorothy must figure out who's behind the destruction and how to save

At the first of a series of tournaments meant to illustrate Benji's control, a mysterious knight becomes wonders if he and she might find their way to each other again--at least in order to understand the mystery

In Razorblade Tears, two men are coping with the tragic, violent, mysterious deaths of their married I loved last year's gritty, character-driven mystery-thriller Blacktop Wasteland so much that it made

Greatest Hits ; I'm listening to Miranda July's All Fours ; and I'm reading Christina Lynch's bighearted mystery Then their run abruptly ended, and for the public, the reasons for their breakup were a mystery. So far this is a cute--at times a little too cute for my taste--mystery that seems sure to be headed

For my full review of this book please see The Calamity Club. 03 London Falling: A Mysterious Death in Radden Keefe took a subject I wasn't initially captivated by and crafted another work of his signature masterful There are mysteries at the center of the story, but for me this was a captivating, atmospheric dive into

I love the variety of books I have going now: I'm reading Shea Ernshaw's mysterious, fantastical Habits Ellie Mills is a young girl in Nova Scotia, she stumbles onto Clay and his island and enters into a mysterious

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading Wiley Cash's upcoming Southern mystery, When Ghosts Come Home; Come Home by Wiley Cash Cash, author of A Land More Kind than Home and The Last Ballad, here offers a mystery

I loved this summer-camp setting, the slow build of mystery in two timelines, the privilege and working I was intrigued by the mysteries and their layers, which are continually revealed, and while I usually Many mysterious elements are cleared up at the end of the book in satisfying swirls of truth; all the

She disappears from her family and leaves behind a tragic mystery, while in her forays through new worlds immensely readable book rich in period detail, with great dialogue and satisfying elements of love, mystery making a difference, but I admit that I was curious about how even a historical fiction storytelling master

band, its making, and its unmaking, through interviews with various characters that illuminate the mysterious their mesmerizing lead singer Daisy, the group's complicated interpersonal conflicts, and the band's mysterious

Whether you're into time travel, memoirs, historical fiction mysteries, riveting nonfiction, witchy tales

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading Creation Lake , Rachel Kushner's noir, dark humor mystery; I'm When she meets Bruno, a mysterious figure who trains the young activists, she believes she's manipulating Kushner brings dark humor and noir mystery to the story of Creation Lake .

Cosby's Razorblade Tears, two men are coping with the tragic, violent, mysterious deaths of their married I loved his gritty, character-driven mystery-thriller Blacktop Wasteland so much that it made my Six camp; and winds it all through our middle-aged heroines' satisfying solving of a disturbing set of mysteries Nessa, Jo, and Harriet work together and use their newfound abilities to try to solve the mystery of incredible genetic cloning advancements--but people have noticed that her husband has recently been mysteriously

This Greedy Reading List offers a little of everything: light fiction/rom-com, mystery, fantasy, contemporary out One Last Stop. 02 The Last Magician by Lisa Maxwell In Lisa Maxwell's The Last Magician, a smart master I appreciated the character of Esta as a smart master thief who can bend time, and I loved the 1901 New Gillian McAllister's twisty mystery begins with a mother awaiting her teenage son's return home late In this science fiction novel, Mandel plays with time and time travel as well as mysteries surrounding

The first book in Hodgson's trilogy is smart, mysterious, charming, and layered. to Neema and to the plot, and they become a mysterious, mischievous, sometimes sulking, often confusing

These are generally deep dives into mysterious, often creepy situations. Strike and Robin was hinted at but not consummated. 03 Career of Evil by Robert Galbraith In the third mystery

through India, New York, family and romantic relationships, and career false starts, with missteps, mysterious Current-day conflicts link to generational trauma, storytelling, and mysterious power.

determined) stepmother, Lady Tremaine ; and I'm reading the newest title in Steve Cavanagh's Eddie Flynn mystery But the stranger's intention was always to draw Elly into a mysterious plan, and now Elly is having trouble

protagonist may or may not have murdered her best friend and is tracked down by a podcast investigating the mystery Expiration Dates by Rebecca Serle Every time Daphne Bell meets a potential love interest, she receives a mysterious Everyone assumes she killed Savvy, and Lucy can't escape the suspicions and resentment surrounding the mysterious do the one thing she swore she'd never do: return to the scene of Savvy's murder to try to solve the mystery overlap, and their challenges intersect when a young boy is taken from the community, culminating in a mysterious

There's a book of short stories; one nonfiction book; a memoir; an atmospheric, mysterious novel; historical rom-com with a historical fiction element; a story about music and sisters told in two timelines; a mystery that's full of surprises; and a historical fiction mystery. Then their run abruptly ended, and for the public, the reasons for their breakup were a mystery. Famous Last Words  is another smart, twisty mystery from Gillian McAllister.

in a female-only boarding house in 1950s, McCarthy-era Washington, D.C., bookended by the story of a mysterious The Briar Club is bookended by a mysterious murder.

The mystery moves along at a nice clip, with Ivy and her loyal friends making plucky efforts to uncover sister Autumn has been emotionally closed off since their mother died and has become involved in a mysterious The Last Confession of Autumn Casterly is a young adult mystery, and the main protagonists are high schoolers The mystery moves along at a nice clip, with Ivy and her wonderfully loyal friends making plucky efforts Greedy Reading List Three Books I'm Reading Now, 10/13/20 Edition, as well as in Six Newish Young Adult Mysteries