Local Woman Missing
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, …
The Night Watchman
The Night Watchman by Louise Erdrich was recently awarded the 2021 Pulitzer Prize in Fiction, landing it firmly on my to-read list. It’s a story seeped in Erdrich’s own family history, based on her grandfather’s experiences resisting the dispossession of Native American lands from the U.S. government. In addition to the response to the Termination …
People We Meet on Vacation
People We Meet on Vacation is the newest summer read by Emily Henry, who previously published the bestselling novel Beach Read. I was looking for something appropriately light and fun to listen to for a mini road trip down to Los Angeles, so I picked this one up. It turned out to be an appropriate …
Survive the Night
Survive the Night is the newest release from author Riley Sager, this time set in the backdrop of a car ride one night in 1991. If you’ve read books by Sager before, I’d start by providing a quick warning that this book is a thriller much moreso than a mystery. There’s a mystery element, but …
The Maidens
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 …