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Low Tide

The Beginning of an Atmospheric and Powerful Mystery Series Author: Dawn Lee McKenna On a beautiful beach as the tide swells and the sun bronzes the water a lone man stares contemplatively over the ocean and then shoots himself in the head. Hours later, there are police, a body bag, shards of brain fragments, and finally, the phone call that sets it rolling. For all of these years, Maggie has tried to forget Gregory Boudreaux even though he keeps coming back to her in dreams, startling her awake, making her scream and reach for her gun. Now, while the town wonders [...]

2026-03-02T11:56:38-07:00February 1st, 2020|Tags: , , , , , |

Nancy Drew and the Secret of the Old Clock

A Tepid Start to the First in a Childhood Favorite Series Author: Carolyn Keene Recently having acquired a nearly complete, vintage set (from my favorite era, the 1950s) of the Nancy Drew novels, I was ready to recapture the beauty and innocence of my childhood which was spent glued to Nancy Drew’s mysteries and L.M. Montgomery’s romances. The vintage copy that I have, and the copy that is currently published, refers to the re-writes of the series (originally started in 1930) which presented a more toned down, law abiding, non-pistol packing, and extremely proper Nancy. The other edition, the 1930s [...]

2026-03-21T15:17:04-07:00August 24th, 2014|Tags: , , , , , |

Sister

Sibling Mystery Author: Rosamund Lupton Told in the first person in the form of a letter, Sister is a story of murder.  It's also a story of self-actualization, healing past wounds and a deep appreciation for the magic of unconditional love. Beatrice is writing to her sister Tess, a sister that has gone missing in their native London.  Beatrice, in her adulthood, has become ensconced in a safe, controlled job and relationship in New York City.  Her free spirited artist sister, very pregnant with her first child, has vanished while Beatrice is on vacation, unwillingly cut off from her usual [...]

2016-12-31T17:57:28-07:00April 16th, 2012|Tags: , , , , |
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