You Girls Play Nice

By: K.D. Aldyn Many thanks to Poisoned Pen Press for the ARC of this book! When their friend Helen was murdered, Sue, Jackie, Rebel, and Willow fully expected the murderer to be convicted. Alas, he was found not guilty. The girls decided to get revenge, but just hypothetically. They each came up with a wayContinue reading “You Girls Play Nice”

Before The Devil Knows

By: R. John Dingle Many thanks to the author for the ARC of this book! With two victims found in unmarked graves with lead crosses, Gus Wheeler and Vanessa are brought in to help investigate the matter. In this rural town in Maine, the locals are not keen to help the FBI; they are usedContinue reading “Before The Devil Knows”

The Anniversary

By: Alex Finlay Many thanks to Minotaur, St. Martin’s Press for the eARC of this book! Every year the May Day killer takes a girl in a small midwestern town – either he kills her or lets her go. Jules Delaney is one of those girls, she’s a “lucky” one. She wasn’t left for dead.Continue reading “The Anniversary”

The Locked Ward

By: Sarah Pekkanen Many thanks to St. Martin’s Press for the ARC of this book! Georgia wakes up in a locked ward in a mental hospital. She’s been accused of killing her sister, the biological daughter of her adoptive parents. She stays quiet, does not say a word to the nurses, the doctors, or anyoneContinue reading “The Locked Ward”

Witness 8

By: Steve Cavanagh Many thanks to Atria Books and NetGalley for the ARC of the book! Once a member of the upper elite class, Ruby now works as a maid and babysitter for people who once used to be her neighbors. On her way home one night, she witnesses a murder. Eddie Flynn used toContinue reading “Witness 8”