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Secluded Cabin Sleeps Six

Secrets in the Blood Author: Lisa Unger I’m going to be honest. I bought this book for its amazing title. Something about it is just sonorous, hinting at dark woods, buried secrets, never-ending nights of fear and betrayal. That’s just a horror hound / mystery lovers insidious dream, all pulled together in a nice binding. The title, however, is the best part of the book, and the theme of bickering couples stranded in the woods soon falls prey to stereotypes, messy storytelling, and unlikable characters. Oh, and you’re not even in the cabin or the Georgia woods that much either. It [...]

2023-02-11T20:04:00-07:00February 11th, 2023|Tags: , , , , |

Caramel Pecan Roll Murder

Fishing, Philandering, and Hannah's 28th Mystery Author: Joanne Fluke Hannah’s busy baking life is blooming as a fancy fishing competition hits Lake Eden. It’s all the rage, and the TV show host of a beloved fishing show, Sonny Bowman, is going to be the star. He’s loved just as much for his good looks as his supposed fishing prowess. But you know what they say, never meet your idols. It turns out that Sonny is a fraud and a philanderer to boot. Only a few days into the competition, which Hannah and friends are conveniently catering, Sonny is belly-up, literally. [...]

2023-02-11T16:17:44-07:00February 11th, 2023|Tags: , , , |

Daisy Darker

One By One They Die Author: Alice Feeney In an isolated ocean mansion cut off from land by high tide, 80 clocks are chiming on the wall and one old woman lies murdered beneath a cryptic poem about her dysfunctional family. Her family has gathered around her on this Halloween night, her 80th birthday. They all hoped to inherit. They all had reason, opportunity, and motive. As the clocks chime each hour, another family member goes missing, another family member dies. Someone is culling the heirs; someone is willing to do anything for Nana’s money. Slowly, lines are crossed out on [...]

2023-02-06T20:54:41-07:00February 6th, 2023|Tags: , , , , |
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