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Genre: Crime/Mystery

  • Living Life Bookishly

    Book vs. Movie: Murder on the Orient Express

    by Caleigh June 10, 2018
    by Caleigh June 10, 2018

    The Book When the trailer forย Murder on the Orient Expressย emerged in 2017, I knew I was going to be all over it. The boyfriend and I scheduled a “movie day” with his mom, who is a huge crime reader (and …

  • Book ReviewsCrime/MysterySuspense/Thriller

    Review: Then She Was Gone

    by Joli June 7, 2018
    by Joli June 7, 2018

    Mysteries and suspense novels aren’t usually my favorite thing to read, but after reading Lisa Jewell’s The Girls in the Garden back in 2016, I knew I wanted to read her new release, Then She Was Gone. I was hearing …

  • Book ReviewsCrime/Mystery

    Review: Worth Killing For

    by Amber March 27, 2018
    by Amber March 27, 2018

    First of all, I had no clue Worth Killing For was the 3rd in a series. With that said, I didn’t feel like I missed a beat about the main character, Julia Gooden. She’s a crime reporter for a Detroit …

  • Book ReviewsCrime/MysterySuspense/Thriller

    Review: Mississippi Blood by Greg Iles

    by Becky April 5, 2017
    by Becky April 5, 2017

    Why: This third installment of theย Natchez Trilogy finally made its way to my hands, and I was so excited to dig in! Having loose ends is one of my literary nightmares, and I couldn’t wait to find out how things …

  • Bookish Stuff & ThingsSuspense/Thriller

    Giveaway: Natchez Burning + Tote Bag

    by Becky March 20, 2017
    by Becky March 20, 2017

    Get excited, LQ-ers! It is time for our first ever giveaway! In anticipation of the release of Greg Ilesโ€™ Mississippi Bloodย TOMORROW(!!!!), we are a giving away a copy of Natchez Burning (the first in this trilogy) and a canvas tote …

  • Book ReviewsCrime/MysterySuspense/Thriller

    Review: Her Every Fear

    by Janna January 19, 2017
    by Janna January 19, 2017

    What a weird coincidence. I had just finished Peter Swanson’s The Kind Worth Killing a day before I received his newest novel, Her Every Fear, in the mail from TLC Book Tours. I hadnโ€™t realized either book was written by …

  • Book ReviewsCrime/MysterySuspense/Thriller

    Review: The Kind Worth Killing

    by Janna January 8, 2017
    by Janna January 8, 2017

    In December, I started going to Minneapolisโ€™ Books and Bars. I probably donโ€™t need to add another book club to my already busy schedule, but this one is just too much fun! Books and Bars takes book club discussion to …

  • Book ReviewsCrime/MysterySuspense/Thriller

    Review: The Bone Tree by Greg Iles

    by Becky September 30, 2016
    by Becky September 30, 2016

    Why: The second book in the Natchez Burning trilogyย (also Natchez Burningย andย Mississippi Blood), Theย Bone Tree had to make my TBR List because Iโ€™m a complete-ist. (This is a self-determined way to describe my compulsive need to finish a series even if …

  • Book ReviewsCrime/MysterySuspense/Thriller

    Review: Natchez Burning by Greg Iles

    by Becky September 13, 2016
    by Becky September 13, 2016

    Why: It is hard for me to say I enjoy suspense novels because I associate them with being scary. That said, I truly love mysteries and the drama of putting pieces together to figure out how the story will play …

  • Book ReviewsCrime/MysterySuspense/Thriller

    Review: The Life We Bury

    by Janna June 27, 2016
    by Janna June 27, 2016

    My book club designated The Life We Bury as Juneโ€™s book to read, and whatโ€™s super cool is that the author, Allen Eskens, is from Minnesota! Heโ€™s joining our book club for the night, and I canโ€™t wait to ask …

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