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All He Ever Wanted

Love, Obsession, Destruction Author: Anita Shreve On the way to his sister’s funeral, Nicholas Van Tassel is thinking about his life, his obsessive love, his family, and how he lost it all. Thirty years ago, in 1899, Nicolas arrived in New Hampshire to start his career at Thrupp College. Everything was possible. Everything was new. And then, in the wake of a fire at the local restaurant/inn, he met Etna Bliss, and she became all he ever wanted. Etna had her own quite dreams, her own longings. They were not for Nicholas. But he persevered until she finally agreed to marry [...]

Frances Carden2022-11-12T20:01:19-07:00November 12th, 2022|Tags: book review, fiction, read, reading|

Partner, The

New Life, Old Enemies Author: John Grisham Patrick S. Lanigan was an up-and-coming lawyer with a big firm who had an even bigger case. A case with $90 million dollars in flux. Of course, as the newbie, none of the partners really wanted Patrick close to this case, and the reasons are less about being careful and more about pocketing some of the dough for themselves. So, everything seems all right to them when Patrick is killed in an auto accident. But then the $90 million dollars goes missing and a new man, Danilo Silva, comes on scene, living under the [...]

Frances Carden2022-11-04T16:57:07-07:00November 4th, 2022|Tags: book review, fiction, legal thriller, read, reading, thriller|

Christmas Cupcake Murder

Mistletoe and Memory Author: Joanne Fluke In Christmas Cupcake Murder, we’re once again back-in-time at the beginning of Hannah’s sleuth-on-the-side gig. At this point, the Cookie Jar is up and running and quite the success, but Delores and Carrie haven’t bought their antique shop and Hannah’s little love triangle is in its infant stages. But the never-ending crime wave that plagues this seemingly bucolic little Minnesota town is already at full blast. This time, we don’t get the murder the title promises (but hey, this series has long chucked aside that pesky realism.) Instead, as Hannah helps her mom scope out [...]

Frances Carden2022-12-20T08:47:19-07:00November 3rd, 2022|Tags: book review, cozy mystery, mystery, read, reading, reviews|