Category Archives: Mystery

The Widow by Fiona Barton

Posted on November 2, 2018 by bseat

I always wonder what it must be like to be close to someone under suspicion or investigation for a heinous crime. First there must be the shock of it all, the constant news cycle and the glare of publicity. At … Continue reading →

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In the Midst of Winter by Isabel Allende

Posted on October 26, 2018 by bseat

As issues around immigration have come to dominate the news cycle this year, this book by Isabel Allende could not be more prescient or timely. A story told by three people who unexpectedly encounter one another under bizarre and terrifying … Continue reading →

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The Book of Secrets by Elizabeth Arnold

Posted on October 19, 2018 by bseat

Nate and Chloe have known each other since they were young children. At that time they bonded over the Narnia series of books by C.S. Lewis which they read together with his sisters and mother-the reclusive Sinclair family.  Now many … Continue reading →

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Two Kinds of the Truth by Michael Connelly

Posted on October 5, 2018 by bseat

These books by Michael Connelly about Detective Bosch are some of my favorite detective novels. Bosch is both noble and broken.  He is a great detective but terrible at relationships. He has trouble realting to his daughter, his half brother, … Continue reading →

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Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn

Posted on September 28, 2018 by bseat

Gillian Flynn has a reputation for unexpected plot twists, unreliable narrators and surprising characters as in her runaway best seller Gone Girl.  In Sharp Objects, (now a HBO series) which was written prior to Gone Girl, Flynn shows she was … Continue reading →

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Hope Never Dies by Andrew Shaffer

Posted on September 14, 2018 by bseat

If you are like me these have been trying times, politically speaking. That is why I jumped on this book as soon as I heard about it! (Thanks, Marian!) A mystery novel starring Vice President Biden and President Obama? Just … Continue reading →

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The Wife Between Us by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen

Posted on August 10, 2018 by bseat

A younger woman begins an affair with a married man. The married man leaves his wife for the younger woman. The betrayed wife tries desperately to break them up. Obsession, betrayal, passion, are all a part of this story of … Continue reading →

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Warlight by Michael Ondaatje

Posted on July 27, 2018 by bseat

Michael Ondaatje was in the news recently for winning the Golden Man Booker Award for  The English Patient (1992) which I loved. This got me curious about his new book, Warlight, and I was vividly reminded again of the power … Continue reading →

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The Good Daughter by Karin Slaughter

Posted on July 13, 2018 by bseat

Twenty eight years ago Charlie and Samantha Quinn had no bigger worries than learning how to pass the baton between them as they practiced for a relay race for a school track meet. Twenty eight years ago, their mother, Gamma, … Continue reading →

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The Dry by Jane Harper

Posted on June 8, 2018 by bseat

I have never lived in a small town, but my grandparents did. I remember asking my grandmother about the neighbors next door or the people we met on the street or in the little grocery store.  What fascinated me is … Continue reading →

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