The Twyford Code was totally nuts…in a good way! Read on for my thoughts. Summary Forty years ago, Steven โSmithyโ Smith found a copy of a famous childrenโs book by disgraced author Edith Twyford, its margins full of strange markings …
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Hell and High Water: A Maeve Malloy Mystery Book Tour
by Cathyby CathyAbout Hell and High Water โข Paperback: 282 pagesโข Publisher: Level Best Books (March 31, 2020) Alaskan attorney Maeve Malloy isnโt sure sheโs cut out to be a lawyer. All she wants is to be treated like everyone else. Hiding her past, she …
I was irritated because the nurse called us back to the examining room as soon as we walked in the door. Once we were settled and she left the room with my one-year-old happily playing on the floor, I pulled …
Stifling heat. Dry, cracked earth. A parched, empty landscape as far as the eye can see. Jane Harperโs descriptions of a small farming town in the Australian outback had me sweating all the way through her thrilling mystery, The Dry. …
It can be difficult to write a full fledged book review for every book you read. For me, writing a short Goodreads review can be just enough. Less pressure for me, more book recommendations for you! So without further ado, …
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 …
I wanted to like this, I really did, especially because this story is regional and was published by a local publishing house, University of Minnesota Press. Zeke Caligiuri is currently serving a 34-year sentence for robbery and second-degree murder. Caligiuri …
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 …