Two Nights in Lisbon By: Chris Pavone

This was so unexpected and so good!  A fantastic thriller, that I can't go into any details about for fear of giving away any number of plot points.  Suffice it to say it's well written, exceedingly well plotted and you'll be riveted throughout!

A Sorceress Come to Call By: T. Kingfisher

OOO-a twisted reimagining of a Grimm's Fairytale.  Delightfully gothic and twisted, with just the right amount of humor and horror, A Sorceress Come to Call is a wonderful read.  It's a got a little bit of everything to appeal to anyone's tastes.

 

A Curious Beginning By: Deanna Raybourn

Veronica Speedwell is one of the most charming, admirable, fun,  witty and no-bullshit characters I've ever come across-and I'm in love with her!!!  A well crafted story, a well plotted mystery and the BEST protagonist make for a fantastic book, and a spectacular start to this series!!!  Can't rave enough!

Case Histories By: Kate Atkinson

A great introduction to Jackson Brodie, told through some of his early cases.  Brilliant writing, characters grounded in reality, and sprinklings of humor to temper the tragedies being dealt with!  Only read two books in this series (out of order no less) and can highly recommend it!

 

If We Were Villains By: M. L. Rio

WOW!  For any theatre geek out there-this book is for you!  For any Shakespeare fan-this book is for you!  For any mystery fan-this book is for you!  For any fan of brilliant word play, plotting and structure-this book is for you.  An extraordinary novel!

Glengarry Glen Ross By: David Mamet

I've always had a love hate thing with Mamet's work.  Some of his plays I absolutely love and some I can't wrap my head around and have no idea what point he's trying to get across.  Unfortunately, Glengarry Glen Ross falls into the "can't wrap my head around" category.  I have no idea what I just read, why it was written, or what I was supposed to get out of it. It's well written, but I don't see the appeal of this one.

The Oligarch's Daughter By: Joseph Finder

Joseph Finder is back and in fine form with The Oligarch's Daughter.  The story unfolds slowly, and not in a bad way.  This allows the reader to feel the fear, and stomach roiling anxiety that the protagonist feels, until the heart pounding ending.  Lots of secrets, lot of twists and turns. Classic Finder thriller!

Worse Case Scenario By: T.J. Newman

This is the third book by T.J. Newman and it is better than the second one, which was better than the first one...and the first one was fucking spectacular! Newman creates characters that are instantly likeable and empathetic that you root for.  She then takes those characters and puts them in the most extraordinary situations and you get to witness their incredible fortitude, selflessness, bravery and heart. Yes all of her books are "disaster" stories, and yet with every single one I am a blubbering, sobbing mess by the end and always feel there is, if only for the duration of the book, a small hope for humanity.

 

The Berry Pickers By: Amanda Peters

Oh, the big ugly cry happened at the end of this one!  Such a heart wrenching story and yet so beautiful and hopeful.  I can't rave enough about this book!!!! Read it!

Death in Disguise By: Caroline Graham

A twisted tale of greed and redemption and several corpses.  Wry wit and twisty plots are the hallmark of Graham's Barnaby series and that wit makes them so readable and despite the murders so enjoyable!