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The Hope family murders shocked the Maine coast one bloody night in 1929. While most people assume seventeen-year-old Lenora was responsible, the police were never able to prove it. Other than her denial after the killings, she has never spoken publicly about that night, nor has she set foot outside Hope’s End, the cliffside mansion… Continue reading The Only One Left by Riley Sager
I’ve long been a fan of Hilderbrand, but this one easily lands among my new favorites of her books. Hilderbrand—this time teaming up with her daughter, Shelby Cunningham—delivers a dishy, page-turning novel that follows an intertwined cast of characters over the course of one drama-filled year at a New England boarding school, and I was… Continue reading The Academy by Elin Hilderbrand
April was vivacious, bright, occasionally vicious, and the ultimate It girl. She quickly pulled Hannah into her dazzling orbit. Together, they developed a group of devoted and inseparable friends—Will, Hugh, Ryan, and Emily—during their first term. By the end of the second, April was dead. Now, a decade later, Hannah and Will are expecting their… Continue reading The It Girl by Ruth Ware
Her Last Breath by Taylor Adams absolutely delivered on everything I hoped for after loving No Exit—and then some. From the moment Tess and Allie descend underground, this story tightens its grip and never lets go. Adams captures the terror of caving so vividly that I physically felt claustrophobic while reading. I went into this… Continue reading Her Last Breath by Taylor Adams
Gone Before Goodbye is everything I want in a thriller — twisty, fast-paced, and impossible to put down. Reese Witherspoon and Harlan Coben make a powerhouse team, blending his signature suspense with her sharp, character-driven storytelling. The result? A high-stakes, cinematic ride that hooked me from the very first page. The Story Dr. Maggie McCabe… Continue reading Gone Before Goodbye by Reese Witherspoon & Harlan Coben
Everyone at Chantilly’s Bar noticed out-of-towner Camille Bayliss. Red lips, designer heels, sipping a Negroni. But that woman wasn’t Camille Bayliss. It was Aubrey Price. Camille Bayliss appears to have the picture-perfect life; she’s married to hotshot lawyer Ben and is the daughter of a wealthy Louisiana family. Only nothing is as it seems: Camille… Continue reading Anatomy of an Alibi by Ashley Elston
Two years ago, Maria Fontana was the deciding vote on a jury that set alleged serial killer Wyatt Butler free. Now, she and her family are enjoying vacation on a two week long transatlantic cruise. But when passengers are discovered brutally murdered in a similar way to Butler's ritualistic MO, the ship goes on lockdown.… Continue reading The Stowaway by James S. Murray
A former resident of the ultra-elite Manhattan upper class, Ruby now works as a maid in the type of houses she used to live in. Unassuming, she sees everyone’s dirty secrets from the inside of their beautiful, renovated brownstones. But when Ruby witnesses a murder, she has wicked plans in mind that don’t involve telling… Continue reading Witness 8 by Steve Cavanagh
Helen’s idyllic life—handsome architect husband, gorgeous Victorian house, and cherished baby on the way (after years of trying)—begins to change the day she attends her first prenatal class and meets Rachel, an unpredictable single mother-to-be. Rachel doesn’t seem very maternal: she smokes, drinks, and professes little interest in parenthood. Still, Helen is drawn to her.… Continue reading Greenwich Park by Katherine Faulkner
Peggy and Drew, both aspiring writers, make the unusual choice to move onto an isolated canal boat with their fourteen-year-old son, Samson. Peggy is the glue holding their fragile little family together, even as Samson is relentlessly bullied for his appearance and their family’s lack of money. When Peggy’s writing begins to find success, Drew’s… Continue reading Adrift by Will Dean