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- Review of Silver Elite by Dani Francis
The Mystery of Dani Francis This is the first book by Dani Francis, and her anonymity on social media
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 6/23/25 Edition
As the community wonders at his mysterious appearance, they embrace Brandon, as he is ultimately named
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 11/28/22 Edition
lives in two eras and forced to choose; and I'm reading The Box in the Woods, a stand-alone young adult mystery time travel. 03 The Box in the Woods by Maureen Johnson The Box in the Woods is another young adult mystery Johnson's Truly Devious series offers dark scenes, wicked mystery, blossoming attraction, loyal friendships
- November Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month
Gothic-feeling multi-timeline work of literary fiction; magical realism and time travel; and a captivating mystery Then a mysterious, wealthy matriarch preys upon Amina's need for funds--and her desire for one final, review, check out Some Desperate Glory. 06 Happiness Falls by Angie Kim Angie Kim's sophomore novel is a mystery Kim's missing-person novel is a mystery and is structured around the discovery and exploration of what
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 1/29/24 Edition
soon-to-be-published young adult rom-com, I Hope This Doesn't Find You; and I'm listening to a historical fiction mystery Freddie is reported as having died, but strange and unnerving clues indicate to Laura that something more mysterious
- December Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month
, Roaring Twenties-set historical fiction, postapocalyptic fiction, and the newest in a young adult mystery review of The Light Pirate. 03 The Box in the Woods (Truly Devious #4) by Maureen Johnson The fourth mystery The Box in the Woods is another smart, funny, intriguing young adult mystery from Maureen Johnson. here for my full review of Tell Me an Ending. 05 Shrines of Gaiety by Kate Atkinson Atkinson's newest mystery by the intersection of Gwendolyn and Ma Coker's golden child, her eldest son Niven--along with the mystery
- Review of The Goddess of Warsaw by Lisa Barr
act as a Hollywood movie star, linking the story's two timelines and revealing long-held secrets and mysteries
- Six Magical Fairy Tales Grown-Ups Will Love
boast forces Miryem into a position of meeting the tsar's impossible challenge, she finds that the mysterious interesting read. 05 The Night Tiger by Yangsze Choo The Night Tiger is a wonderful historical fiction mystery I also listed this book in the Greedy Reading List Six Historical Fiction Mysteries to Intrigue You .
- Review of Quantum Girl Theory by Erin Kate Ryan
In Erin Kate Ryan's historical fiction mystery, she uses a fascinating story structure to explore different In Erin Kate Ryan's recently published historical fiction mystery Quantum Girl Theory, Mary Garrett focuses science fiction," but Quantum Girl Theory is rooted in historical fiction and offers a solid, twisty mystery
- February Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month
Their cultures are sometimes mysteries to each other, and at times conflict greatly with others' traditions The mystery of the book centers around a post-war haven for soldiers mentally and physically harmed by But the mystery takes a back seat in the book to Maisie's explorations of human motivations, her interest Check out this Greedy Reading List for Six Historical Fiction Mysteries to Intrigue You.
- September Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month
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 .
- Review of Troubled Blood by Robert Galbraith
In the fifth installment of the mystery series by Robert Galbraith (J.K. A woman recognizes him and impulsively spills the story of her mother Margot Bamborough's mysterious It was nicely paced, and I liked having time to dig into the characters' evolution and the mystery's
- Review of The Measure by Nikki Erlick
In Nikki Erlick's debut novel, one morning, each adult around the world receives a mysterious box with
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 8/11/25 Edition
series with a slight romantic storyline; and I'm reading Amity Gaige's Heartwood , a missing-persons mystery
- Review of Lula Dean's Little Library of Banned Books by Kirsten Miller
camp; and winds it all through our middle-aged heroines' satisfying solving of a disturbing set of mysteries
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 9/3/21 Edition
is the Crown Prince of Japan; Damnation Spring, Ash Davidson's dark and beautifully written literary mystery set in the Pacific Northwest; and Good Girl, Bad Blood, Holly Jackson's sequel to the young adult mystery Damnation Spring is a literary mystery from Ash Davidson, and it's wonderfully wrought so far, with plenty In Holly Jackson's sequel to the wonderful young adult mystery A Good Girl's Guide to Murder, Pip has Jackson offers layer upon layer of intrigue and twisty turns in this mystery, and Pip is as perfectly
- Six Favorite Bossy Fantasy Reads from the Past Year
Favorite Fiction Reads Last Year Six More of My Favorite Fiction Reads from the Past Year Six Four-Star Mystery Reads I Loved Last Year Six More Four-Star Mysteries I Loved Last Year Six Four-Star Historical Fiction the suspicious circumstances surrounding Bryn's parents' long-ago deaths, and an extended family with mysterious He searches for her, then receives a mysterious note: "Still looking for your friend? But the trail Ollie finds himself on leads to darkness and danger in a mysterious underworld.
- Review of Now Is Not the Time to Panic by Kevin Wilson
Kevin Wilson's wonderfully odd 1990s coming-of-age novel centers around teens Frankie and Zeke, their mysterious They come up with an original enigmatic phrase and add attention-getting artwork, then spread mysterious
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 11/21/22 Edition
Reading Now I'm reading Blackwater Falls, a recently published thriller by Ausma Zehanat Khan about the mystery Detective Inaya Rahman and Lieutenant Waqas Seif work to solve the mystery of the girls' murders--running
- Review of I Have Some Questions for You by Rebecca Makkai
Makkai's boarding school-set mystery offers depth as it exposes age-old power mismatches; offers young It's about our societal obsession with tragedies and mysterious murders, and the tendency of bystanders
- Review of Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel
In this science fiction novel, Mandel plays with time and time travel as well as mysteries surrounding developed, but they're important to the structure and the odd interconnectedness at the heart of the mysterious identical personal experience; and detective Gaspary from the future's Night City investigates their mysterious
- Review of Junie by Erin Crosby Eckstine
She fears that Minnie's death is her fault, and when Minnie asks her to complete three mysterious, questionable-feeling
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 11/10/25 Edition
When she catches wind of a valuable, mysterious piece of technology on another planet, she banks on her
- Review of The Island of Missing Trees by Elif Shafak
The fig tree offers the reader much of the material that fills in the blanks: what really occurred between Ada's parents over the years; which factors drove them apart and brought them back together; and the mysteries
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 6/14/21 Edition
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
- Six More Riveting Time-Travel Stories to Explore
story in any genre, and this Greedy Reading List offers a little of everything: light fiction/rom-com, mystery 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
- Review of The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley
In a world of the near future, a young (unnamed) woman is one of several civil servants offered a mysterious
- Six of My Favorite Fantasy Reads of the Year
unexpected attractions to each other and the uncovering of weighty secrets, the group works to unravel the mysterious Faizal The first installment in Faizal's Blood and Tea series offers intriguing secrets, a swirling mystery Tempest of Tea . 06 Bride by Ali Hazelwood Ali Hazelwood brings her wonderful banter and an intriguing mystery As a child, Misery was given up by her family and community as collateral to keep the peace. But Misery has her own reasons for willingly entering into this marriage--her best friend's safety may
- Review of Creation Lake by Rachel Kushner
When she stumbles across extensive communications from Bruno, a mysterious figure who trains the young
- Review of A Sorceress Comes to Call by T. Kingfisher
When a neighbor in their rural (seemingly English but unspecified) town dies mysteriously, Cordelia's
- Review of Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
Is it possible that Marcellus somehow holds the key to finding answers about her son's mysterious disappearance An overly convenient situation and moment of chitchat pushes the main mystery of the story to a head-
- Review of Good Girl, Bad Blood (A Good Girl's Guide to Murder #2) by Holly Jackson
In Holly Jackson's young adult mystery sequel, we revisit the brave, faulted, irresistible character In Good Girl, Bad Blood, Holly Jackson's sequel to the wonderful young adult mystery A Good Girl's Guide around, all kinds of horrible things happened as she dug into (and solved, thank you very much) the mystery Jackson offers layer upon layer of intrigue and twisty turns in this mystery.
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 2/6/23 Edition
Then a mysterious power begins calling to her. Looking for Jane is a story of three timelines linked through decades by a mysterious letter and enormously
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 2/13/23 Edition
client on the page and then in real life; and I'm reading Maria Dong's suspenseful novel that explores mystery is also a suspenseful page-turner, as Katrina follows various clues to try and resolve the menacing, mysterious
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 12/19/22 Edition
newest fiction, described as an Appalachian David Copperfield; and I'm reading Rachel Hawkins's upcoming mystery The Villa is gothic suspense set at an Italian villa, where dark mystery and wicked turns abound.
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 12/2/24 Edition
Inside, the mysterious Kokoro Clinic for the Soul prescribes medicine to those looking for support and
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 10/10/22 Edition
, Adam Hamdy's twisty mystery about interconnected characters. respectable citizen, and a disgraced police officer are intertwined through connections to a series of mysterious
- Six of My Favorite Book Club Books of 2023
Fascinating Books about Immigrants' Experiences. 05 Shrines of Gaiety by Kate Atkinson Atkinson's newest mystery in vivid Roaring Twenties London as Nellie Coker struggles to hold on to her empire of clubs while mysterious by the intersection of Gwendolyn and Ma Coker's golden child, her eldest son Niven--along with the mystery An overly convenient situation and moment of chitchat pushes the main mystery of the story to a head-
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 3/9/26 Edition
which started as dark Harry Potter fan fiction; I'm reading Benjamin Wood's northern-England-set quiet, mysterious
- Review of The River We Remember by William Kent Krueger
intrigue and suspense; this is a patiently paced story of a time and place—which happens to have a mystery
- Review of Greenwich Park by Katherine Faulkner
Faulkner's debut mystery is twisty and turny, with various potential bad seeds and complications--and When she alludes to mysterious connections between the women--and a long-ago crime--her persistent presence situations at the heart of the book to be revealed slowly--aren't too convenient, and they add layers to the mystery
- Review of Herrick's End (The Neath #1) by T.M. Blanchet
He searches for her, then receives a mysterious note: "Still looking for your friend? But the trail Ollie finds himself on leads to darkness and danger in a mysterious underworld.
- Review of When Ghosts Come Home by Wiley Cash
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
- Review of Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan
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
- Review of The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave
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
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 10/13/25 Edition
Virginia Evans's charming epistolary novel The Correspondent ; and I'm listening to Karin Slaughter's mystery
- Review of The Summer War by Naomi Novik
centuries-old war her people have waged against the ruthless summerlings--and the ferocious grudges those mysterious
- Review of Black Woods, Blue Sky by Eowyn Ivey
But Arthur is mysterious, and he's not who Birdie thought he was.
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 5/26/25 Edition
Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous five years ago); and I'm listening to Karen Thompson Walker's speculative mystery
- February Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month
celebrity memoir from a larger-than-life performer; a comedian's funny memoir; a fast-paced WWII-set mystery behind-the-scenes World War II British codebreaking of Nazi messages, along with a rich back story and mysterious Lizzie finds a secret notebook of her mother's, she becomes more determined than ever to solve the mystery


















































