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Apparent Wind

Maggie Confronts The Truth Author: Dawn Lee McKenna There is nothing that will put a dent in a business lunch quite like a gator chomping on a tourist. When Maggie Redmond arrives on scene, she realizes that she knows the dead woman – one of Axel Blackwell’s numerous failed marriages. It also appears that the woman wasn’t killed by the gator at all, but by a person. As the new sheriff in town pushes the investigators to arrest and charge Maggie’s long-time friend, Axel, her investigations lead her further afield. Why was Axel’s beautiful ex back in town? Was it really [...]

2026-03-02T11:52:35-07:00March 2nd, 2026|Tags: , , , , , |

Next to Heaven

Can AI Write Junk-Food Fiction? Author: James Frey In New Bethlehem, Connecticut, the richest of the rich live and play. And they’re bored. They’re ready to spice things up, but when the party gets out of hand, the police are left with a body and endless motives. Was it the married girlfriend, her gangster/killer husband, the betrayed wife, the former boss, or any of a number of other potential killers? Because when the rich get bored, things go very bad very quickly. When I first bought Next to Heaven from Book of the Month, I admit I wasn’t paying attention. I [...]

2026-02-08T11:23:32-07:00February 8th, 2026|Tags: , , , , , , , |

Resort, The

The Return of Yet Another Tedious Thriller Author: Sara Ochs Koh Sang is Thailand’s famous party island. It’s also the place you go to lose yourself – literally. The few “permanents” on the island are all running from something, recreating themselves and hiding their pasts. When the tourists start showing up dead though, an Instagram influencer known for her bikini pictures takes the darker side of the island viral. I really need to stop reading thrillers. I, along with everyone else, fell in love with Gone Girl and spent years chasing the experience, reading every thriller I could find. A good [...]

2026-02-07T21:27:10-07:00February 7th, 2026|Tags: , , , , , |
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