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Way We Live Now, The

For Love or Money? Author: Anthony Trollope Augustus Melmotte has recently arrived in London, shadowed by a murky past and rumors. Melmotte is not the usual choice of society: his nationality is suspect, his religion unknown, his wife’s heritage dubious at best, and his mannerisms crass. Yet, he has taken London by storm because of his wealth and the potential money making railroad scheme he has brought to the fore. Haughty society, with land and titles (although very little money), is flocking to the Melmottes, turning a blind eye to their faults, seeking money like vultures looking for carrion. As Melmotte [...]

2022-07-26T09:28:11-07:00July 4th, 2022|Tags: , , , , , |

Come With Me

Grief, Ghosts, and The Trail of a Killer Author: Ronald Malfi Do you ever really know anyone? The question has subsumed Aaron Decker’s life. After his wife’s murder, Aaron begins to uncover a darkness about her, a secretiveness. In Come with Me it starts with a leftover receipt from a motel they never went to and culminates in the hidden files (and the gun) she kept in their closet. Who was Allison, really, and what did she know? What was she ultimately capable of doing? Beset by a haunting grief and the actual ghost of his wife, Aaron stumbles onto something [...]

2022-07-26T09:32:40-07:00June 24th, 2022|Tags: , , , , |

Reckless Girls

Drunken Days and Murderous Nights Author: Rachel Hawkins Mero Island is outwardly beautiful and very isolated, but it has a dark history. There were shipwrecks, cannibalism, and lonesome men living stranded in the depths of the jungle. But Lux McAllister doesn’t know all this as she accompanies her boyfriend, Nico, as he charters his boat to take two college best friends to the island in Reckless Girls. This was hardly Lux’s dream when she left everything behind. She was supposed to travel the world with Nico, but a fight with his wealthy family and his continual stubbornness has put them in [...]

2022-07-26T09:34:35-07:00June 23rd, 2022|Tags: , , , , |
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