The Night She Disappeared is mystery-thriller author Lisa Jewell’s latest offering, published recently in the UK and soon to be published on September 7 in the US. It involves the disappearance of a teenage couple, Tallulah Knox and Zach Allister, from a grand house situated next to the woods, set in a picturesque village in …
Local Woman Missing by Mary Kubica wasn’t on my radar when it was first released, but it’s been getting some solid reviews, so I thought I’d check it out. I’ve been meaning to read something by her anyway. As I started reading, I was very intrigued by the premise of this mystery-thriller. Eleven years ago, …
Prologue Part I Part II Prologue 11 Years Before The prologue is set 11 years before. It introduces a dissatisfied housewife (who we later learn is Shelby Tebow) with a baby who knows her husband is cheating on her. She leaves the house at night to hook up with someone named “Sam”, or at least …
In The Maidens, Alex Michaelides is back with a new murder mystery (due to be published June 15 in the States), this time one involving a secret society based in Greek mythology at Cambridge. I’m not much for stories about secret societies typically, but I thought the plot twist in Michaelides’ previous novel The Silent …
We Were Liars, by E. Lockhart, is one of those books I’ve been meaning to read for a long time. It’s considered a young adult novel, but most seem to recommend it for the older end of that bracket. It’s also a great beach read for those looking for some summer reading and it’s the …
