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First Lie Wins Book Review

Title: First Lie Wins Author: Ashley Elston ISBN: 978 1472 2953 30 Publisher: Headline Pages: 376 Source: Jonathan Ball Publishers Evie Porter has everything a nice, Southern girl could want: a perfect, doting boyfriend, a house with a white picket fence and a garden, a fancy group of friends. The only catch: Evie Porter doesn’t

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The Sisters Book Review

Title: THE SISTERS Author: Dervla McTiernan Narrator: Aoife McMahon ISBN: 979 8212 4352 53 Publisher: Audible Original Length: 3hours 8 mins Source: Audible Two sisters climbing the ranks of Dublin’s criminal justice system. A murder case that could change their lives forever. The Sisters is a gripping new thriller from one of the most exciting

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The Spy Coast Book Review

Title: The Spy Coast Author: Tess Gerritsen ISBN: 9781529925012 Publisher: Transworld Digital Pages: 321 Source: Johnathan Ball Maggie Bird is a lot of things. A chicken farmer. A courteous neighbor. And a seemingly average 60-year-old woman living a quiet life in bucolic Purity, Maine. She attends a weekly book club where she drinks martinis (stirred,

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January Wrapped

That’s a Wrap! 31 January 2024 This month has been both exciting and extremely difficult. Those of you who have been following the blog will know that my daughter – Alicia – has been actively involved with the blog pretty much since I started it. Alicia finished school last year and decided to take a

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Mother Daughter Murder Night Book Review

Title: MOTHER DAUGHTER MURDER NIGHT Author: Nina Simon ISBN: 978 0063 3150 44 Publisher: William Morrow Pages: 357 Source: Private Copy buddy read Nothing brings a family together like a murder next door.A lighthearted whodunnit about a grandmother-mother-daughter trio of amateur sleuths. Gilmore Girls, but with murder.High-powered businesswoman Lana Rubicon has a lot to be proud her keen intelligence,

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Wonderland Book Review

Title: WONDERLAND Author: Jennifer Hillier Narrator: Eunice Wong ISBN: 978 1250 0907 03 Publisher: Macmillan Audio Duration: 11 hours 39min Source: Audible Welcome to Wonderland. By day, it’s a magical place boasting a certain retro charm. Excited children, hands sticky with cotton candy, run frenetically from the Giant Octopus ride to the Spinning Sombrero, while the

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When We Were Silent Book Review

Title: WHEN WE WERE SILENT Author: Fiona McPhillips ISBN: 978 1 7876 37375 Publisher: Random House UK, Transworld Publishers Pages: 400 Source: NetGalley An outsider threatens to expose the secrets at an elite private school in this suspenseful debut novel.Louise Manson is the newest student at Highfield Manor, Dublin’s most exclusive private school. Behind its

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Kill Your Husbands Book Review

Title: KILL YOUR HUSBANDS Author: Jack Heath Narrators: Jessica Bell, Zindzi Okenyo, Ryan Johnson, Catherine Van-Davies, Megan Smart, Tai Hara, Johnny Carr, Kristy Best and Ed Oxenbould ISBN: 978 1 7611 8815 2  Publisher: Audible Originals Duration: 9hrs 8 mins Source: Audible  Three couples, friends since the university athletics team, travel to a house in

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I see You Book Review

Title: I SEE YOU Author: Clare Mackintosh ISBN: 978 0 3995 8655 2  Publisher: Berkley Pages: 384 Source: Private Copy Every morning and evening, Zoe Walker takes the same route to the train station, waits at a certain place on the platform, finds her favorite spot in the car, never suspecting that someone is watching

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