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Government drone by day and book lover and geek girl by night! I review on Goodreads, StoryGraph, and NetGalley. (Learn more about this Cannonballer: Classic's Quick Questions interview.)

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About the Murder of Geraldine Foster by Anthony Abbot

About the Murder of Geraldine Foster by Anthony Abbot

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This was a really great Golden Age mystery novel. I have never heard of Abbot before, and of course found out he was the author of The Greatest Story Ever Told after I bought this book and started to read it. And honestly, I knew that it was a movie (The Greatest Story Ever Told) but never realized it started off as a book. Back to About the Murder of Geraldine Foster, I really loved reading about a New York version of Sherlock Holmes (Thatcher […]

In the Dark

In the Dark by Loreth Anne White

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I actually thought this was a really great homage to And Then There Were None. The main reason why I gave it 4 stars though is that the back and forth between the current investigation to what happened to the people off to a luxury spa really did slow the book down a lot. I also didn’t care about the potential romance between the homicide investigator Mason Deniaud and the search and rescue (SAR) expert Callie Sutton. I just thought both of their side stories […]

Wake in Fright by Kenneth Cook

Wake in Fright by Kenneth Cook

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Trigger warning: Animal murder I thought this was really good, but parts of the book felt slow which is why I gave it 4 stars. I have never heard of this before, but was looking up horror books taking place in Australia and was recommended this one. Wake in Fright follows schoolteacher John Grant. Grant is contemptuous of his job as a teacher in Tiboonda which is in the Australian Outback. Grant can’t wait for his break and to return to Sydney and the cool […]

Sundial by Catriona Ward

Sundial by Catriona Ward

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Trigger warning: Animal abuse Sorry. I did not like this one. I get that it has some fans, but it had me going WTF through most of it and it was so damn slow until the 50 percent mark. I think it took way too long to start to tie the threads of the book together and way too long for the explanation of Rob and her marriage to Irving. I just in the end was glad to put this one down. Sundial follows wife […]

The Back Bedroom: A True Story of Exorcism and Murder by Gregg Olsen

The Back Bedroom: A True Story of Exorcism and Murder by Gregg Olsen

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I honestly think that the problem with this story outside of the fact that human beings are truly awful sometimes is that the ending left me feeling dissatisfied. I wish that Olsen had interviewed more of the people involved (if still alive) to just get their thoughts about not only what happened, but the final sentencing of some of the participants. I also felt like the little boy who was the center of this case, Davey Weilbacher just became part of other people’s stories. I […]

Louisa The Poisoner by Tanith Lee

Louisa the Poisoner by Tanith Lee

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I have never heard of Tanith Lee before, but definitely want to seek out her other works. This entire book was so campy and also horrific as you read about a young woman named Louisa who is focused on getting what she wants (lots of money and to walk down roads spilled with gold) and will take out whoever she has to. Louisa the Poisoner follows a 19 year old Louisa who is raised by her aunt who though is a dirty/messy person, raises Louisa […]



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