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Particularly Nasty Case, A

When a Bad Doctor Takes on A Murder Case Author: Adam Kay Dr. Eitan Rose has some bad habits, to put it mildly. We meet him in a gay bath house, naked, doing CPR on a fellow reveler, and honestly, it’s all down hill from there. Whether he is sneaking cocaine at work, arriving with cum stains on his clothes, having sex with someone he just met on his boss’ desk, or just being generally salty, Dr. Rose’s good bedside manner with his adoring patients is not enough to save his reputation or his job. He’s already in A LOT of [...]

Frances Carden2026-10-12T09:27:03-07:00October 12th, 2026|Tags: book review, Comedy, dark comedy, fiction, mystery, read, reading, thriller, Whe|

House Between Tides, The

"If they are lucky enough to find each other out here on the edge of the world, they deserve to be left alone, don’t you think?" Author: Sarah Maine Hetty has recently inherited Muirlan House, a mansion isolated on Scotland’s Outer Hebrides. The house, a beacon of former wealth and privilege fallen to ruins, is stranded on its own island and is only accessible when the tide is at a certain ebb. It was the home to Hetty’s famous ancestor, the painter and darkly brooding recluse, Theo Blake. Hetty has dreams for this house: a bed and breakfast or perhaps a [...]

Frances Carden2026-10-11T14:13:13-07:00October 11th, 2026|Tags: book review, drama, fiction, mystery, read, reading|

Thomasina: The Cat Who Thought She Was a God

"In the end, you will help yourself. You will not find, you will be found, for that is the way it has always been." Author: Paul Gallico Mary Ruadh has been touched by tragedy, but she was far too young to remember her mother’s death or understand that it caused her father’s almost cloying devotion. She’s seven, and she is happy. She is followed by her ginger cat, the adoring and adored Thomasina, and all is right in this little Scottish town. But then, Thomasina gets sick, and Mary’s father, Andrew MacDhui, the local veterinarian, puts her beloved pet down without [...]

Frances Carden2026-10-04T18:27:19-07:00October 4th, 2026|Tags: book review, cat, fiction, Paul Gallico, read, reading, Thomasina|