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 …
Genre: Crime/Mystery
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 hadnโt realized either book was written by …
In December, I started going to Minneapolisโ Books and Bars. I probably donโt 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 …
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 Iโm a complete-ist. (This is a self-determined way to describe my compulsive need to finish a series even if …
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 …
My book club designated The Life We Bury as Juneโs book to read, and whatโs super cool is that the author, Allen Eskens, is from Minnesota! Heโs joining our book club for the night, and I canโt wait to ask …