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Stranger Upstairs, The

"Endings are Loud" Author: Lisa M. Matlin Waning social media star and self-help book blitz Sarah Slade is looking to revitalize her fading fame and marriage with a little fixer-up project. She’s bought and plans to renovate an infamous murder/suicide house (Black Wood House) with the help of her hubby and inflexibly angry cat (Reaper), all while keeping up her façade as a good therapist. Of course, Sarah is doing more than trying to keep her perfect career going. She’s keeping her careful façade in place. Sarah has a past. Sarah has a lot of things to hide. And what better [...]

Frances Carden2025-01-06T15:40:20-07:00January 6th, 2025|Tags: book review, botm, horror, read, reading, thriller|

Still Life With Crows

"Truth is the safest lie." Authors: Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child Agent Pendergast is supposedly on vacation, recovering from his discovery of a vicious killer whose diabolical history intertwines with his only family past and heritage. But Pendergast does nothing for the sake of ease, and this strange vacation to a sweltering corn field in Kansas is no lark, but another journey into darkness. This time, he is following a different killer. It could be a person. It could be a monster. Whoever or whatever it is, stalks the residents and leaves increasingly distressing tableaus of carnage amongst the corn. This [...]

Frances Carden2024-12-28T15:22:32-07:00December 28th, 2024|Tags: Agent Pendergast, book review, horror, Pendergast, read, reading, thriller|

Sanatorium, The

Suspicion, Isolation, and Blatant Stupidity Author: Sarah Pearse Before becoming a prestigious, ultra-modern, isolated mountain hotel, Le Sommet was the final destination for the insane. There are still vestiges of this former life, including the carefully displayed medical instruments in glass cases that ominously link the building’s past and present. But the clientele are paying big bucks, so everything must be ok, right? Elin is a detective on leave, suffering from PTSD. She’s traveled with her long-time boyfriend, Will, to Le Sommet for her estranged brother’s engagement. But this trip is about answers, not fixing family problems. Elin’s younger brother died [...]

Frances Carden2024-12-23T13:01:22-07:00December 23rd, 2024|Tags: book review, horror, mystery, read, reading, reese book club, thriller|