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Review of The Appeal by Janice Hallett

01.03.2022 by Jen Ryland // 2 Comments

Do you love epistolary fiction? Love murder and malfeasance in a British village? Like the idea of poring over evidence in a criminal case along with two junior associates at a law firm? Check out my review of The Appeal by Janice Hallett.

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Categories // Reviews Tags // adult fiction, mystery, new books

Best Mysteries and Thrillers to Read in January 2022

12.28.2021 by Jen Ryland // 8 Comments

Christmas is a lovely time of year, but sadly, it is over. We’re headed into the middle of winter, which is a PERFECT time to cuddle up with a gripping thriller or a deviously clever mystery. Need some suggestions? Have holiday gift cards to spend? Check out my list of the Best Mysteries and Thrillers to Read in January 2022!

Best Mysteries and Thrillers to Read in January 2022

Looking for the best mysteries and thrillers to read in January 2022? Here’s my list of the best (non-series) mysteries and thrillers for January. I’ve read them all, I’ll help you pick the best one(s) for you, AND best of all once you read them, you can go to my SPOILER DISCUSSION posts and talk about theories, questions, and plot holes.

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Categories // Reviews Tags // adult fiction, mystery, new books, thriller, thriller list

Review of 2 Sisters Detective Agency

12.06.2021 by Jen Ryland // 2 Comments

I read what I like, but I also like to see what books are hanging out on the bestseller list. What did I think of James Patterson’s latest? Check out my Review of 2 Sisters Detective Agency!

Review of 2 Sisters Detective Agency

2 Sisters Detective Agency by James Patterson and Candice Fox

Published on October 5, 2021 by Grand Central Publishing.

Synopsis: Attorney Rhonda Bird returns home after a long estrangement when she learns her father has died. There she makes two important discoveries: her father stopped being an accountant and had opened up a private detective agency, and she has a teenage half sister named Baby. Baby brings in a client to the detective agency, a young man who claims he was abducted. During the course of the investigation, Rhonda and Baby become entangled in a dangerous case involving a group of overprivileged young adults who break laws for fun, their psychopath ringleader, and an ex-assassin victim who decides to hunt them down for revenge.

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Categories // Reviews Tags // adult fiction, mystery

Review of Hello, Transcriber

10.26.2021 by Jen Ryland // 3 Comments

If you like moody, atmospheric mysteries, then you might want to take a look at this one! Check out my review of Hello, Transcriber!

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Categories // Reviews Tags // adult fiction, mystery, thriller

Review of Slow Fire Burning

10.04.2021 by Jen Ryland // 2 Comments

I really enjoyed this author’s first book, but was not a huge fan of her second. What did I think of this one? Check out my review of A Slow Fire Burning by Paula Hawkins.

Review of A Slow Fire Burning
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Categories // Reviews Tags // adult fiction, mystery

Review of Stranger in the Mirror

09.27.2021 by Jen Ryland // 3 Comments

In the mood for a book that is just bananas? Well, I have the perfect suggestion for you. Amnesia and the craziest explanation behind it. Check out my review of Stranger in the Mirror!

Review of Stranger in the Mirror

Stranger in the Mirror

by Liv Constantine. Published on July 6, 2021 by Harper.

Synopsis: Addison’s about to get married, but she’s not looking forward to the big day. Addison doesn’t know who she really is. A few years ago, a kind driver found her bleeding next to a New Jersey highway and rescued her. While her physical wounds healed, Addison’s memory never returned. She doesn’t know her real name. Or how she ended up injured on the side of a road. Or why she can’t shake the notion that she may have done something very, very bad. In a posh home in the Boston suburbs, Julian tries to figure out what happened to his loving, caring wife, Cassandra, who disappeared without a trace two years ago. She would never have left him and their seven-year-old daughter Valentina of her own free will—or would she?

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Categories // Reviews Tags // adult fiction, mystery, thriller

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