Category Archives: Psychological Mystery

Shutter by Ramona Emerson

Posted on April 7, 2023 by bseat

Some of you have asked how I choose what to read. I tend to look at book reviews from various sources like NPR, the Washington Post, The New York Times, Time Magazine, The Economist or best seller lists and sometimes … Continue reading →

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The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley

Posted on January 13, 2023 by bseat

The word of mouth on this book was pretty intense. It was on almost every list for mystery/suspense and was touted as a “must read” by many sources. So I read it. My response is “Meh,” as my millennial daughters … Continue reading →

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Apples Never Fall by Line Moriarty

Posted on June 10, 2022 by bseat

This is the perfect beach read! It is full of family secrets and drama, a mysterious stranger and a mother’s disappearance and so many twists and turns that it keeps you guessing till the very end. When Stan Delaney opened … Continue reading →

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The Maidens by Alex Michaelides

Posted on June 3, 2022 by bseat

As I mentioned previously, I have tried to stay away from books that portray women in predatory situations. There is too much violence against women in our world for me to read/support those kinds situations in fiction. However, I was … Continue reading →

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Bullet Train by Kotaro Isaka (author) and Sam Malissa (Translator)

Posted on March 4, 2022 by bseat

Bullet Train is one of these books people who know and understand Japanese culture will love, and those who love complicated, twisty suspense will also appreciate for its intricate plot lines. The premise: murder on a train, would seem to … Continue reading →

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The Guest List by Lucy Foley

Posted on February 18, 2022 by bseat

This book was listed by The New York Times as one of the “Best Thrillers of the Year,” so I gave it a try and was surprised that it was so popular. This book borrows heavily from Agatha Christie’s “county house” mysteries, where … Continue reading →

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We Begin At The End by Chris Whitaker

Posted on December 3, 2021 by bseat

Duchess Day Radley, at thirteen years old, is carrying more than her share of responsibility. Her mother, Star, seems incapable of taking care of herself much less Duchess and her five year old brother, Robin.  Fiercely independent and ferocious in … Continue reading →

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Constance by Matthew Fitzsimmons

Posted on November 12, 2021 by bseat

What would you do if you had no memory of what happened in the last eighteen months of your life? What if during those lost months you did something to anger a lot of people who are now after you … Continue reading →

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Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam

Posted on October 29, 2021 by bseat

Sometimes I come across a book that is an “almost.” It is almost a compulsive read, it is almost a intriguing plot, it is almost profound, but not quite. There is just something that prevents it from being those things … Continue reading →

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The Distant Hours by Kate Morton

Posted on August 6, 2021 by bseat

Do you ever lose books? It doesn’t seem it was as easy to lose books when I bought physical books, since I could usually visualize in what bookcase and in what room I had shelved it, but since I went … Continue reading →

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