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Murder Gets a Makeover

Jaine and the World of Fashion Author: Laura Levine Jaine is not much of a fashionista, but when a free chance to get styled by the famous Bebe Braddock comes along, Jaine gives in. What can go wrong? Well, as it turns out, Bebe is a beast, and when she ends up strangled by a wire hanger, the police’s suspicion hones in on Jaine. After all, she did find the body. Her prints are on the weapon. And who better to knock off the mean stylist than the very woman whom she humiliated day after day? Desperate to clear her name [...]

2022-07-26T09:12:04-07:00May 1st, 2022|Tags: , , , , , , |

Brewed Awakening

Mixed Memories Author: Cleo Coyle Clare Cosi wakes up in the park, still feeling raw from her recent divorce, but looking forward to getting back to her young daughter in her cozy New Jersey home. Imagine her surprise, then, when she stops by her old workplace, the Village Blend, to be told that her divorce is in the long-ago past, she is good friends and business partners with her ex, and her daughter is grown. What happened to Clare, and how did she suddenly lose all those years? Thankfully, she had worked with top divorce lawyers who helped her navigate that [...]

2025-04-15T08:59:39-07:00April 30th, 2022|Tags: , , , , , |

Ghost Story

The Most Hyped, Worst Story Author: Peter Straub The experience of reading Ghost Story reminds me of the old saying: be careful what you wish for, you just might get it. When one of my horror book clubs opened voting for a ghostly book, I immediately picked Peter Straub’s Ghost Story. For one thing: it’s famous. Second, despite my horror obsession and numerous Straub books resting in various bookshelves and stacks across my house, I had never actually read anything by the author. Third, I had a super vague memory of liking the movie. The novel opens oppressively. We have a [...]

2022-07-26T09:14:15-07:00April 24th, 2022|Tags: , , , , |
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