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Run, John, Run

Kevin Joslin

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Do you like shopping? John does. When Janet and John go to the big department store, Janet says,...

Lady Windermere's Fan

Oscar Wilde and Ian Small

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'My own business always bores me to death; I prefer other people's' Lady Windermere has a happy...

Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2434 KP) rated Halloween Cupcake Murder in Books

Aug 23, 2023 (Updated Aug 23, 2023)

Grab a Treat to Read with These Three Novellas

Kensington is back with another Halloween anthology for us, this time featuring three different authors. Up first, Carlene O’Connor takes us Home to Ireland as a trip trying to find Halloween decorations for Tara Meehan’s shop leads her to find a dead body. Our next stop is the North Pole with Liz Ireland’s Mrs. Claus. It’s the second Halloween in Santaland, and April Claus is dealing with missing candy corn, the themed ingredient for the bakeoff, and a murder in a bakery. Finally, we travel to Salem to spend time with Carol J. Perry’s Lee Barrett. The town’s favorite baker is missing, and Lee can’t help but get involved, especially when her visions show her where he might be.

As if often the case with these anthologies, I only read one of the authors. I love the Mrs. Claus series, and this was easily my favorite in the book. The other two were good, although they did leave me with some small questions I wish had been answered. Still, they were good introductions to the characters, as I had no problem following who all the characters are. All three stories kept me guessing until sleuth figured things out. While there’s obviously a culinary theme to the collection, we only get one recipe at the end. If you are looking for some new series, this is a fun way to try three new to you authors. If you are already a fan of these series, you’ll enjoy these between books check ins.

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Halloween Night Murder

Leslie Meier, Lee Hollis and Liz Ireland

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There’s usually a chill in the air when Halloween arrives—but in these three novellas by beloved...

Sara Cox (1845 KP) rated She Was The Quiet One in Books

Jun 20, 2019

She Was The Quiet One

Michele Campbell | 2018 | Fiction & Poetry, Mystery, Thriller

7.6

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I really like a psychological thriller. And I am drawn to books like this. I was pleasantly surprised by this book. The pace is just perfect and it holds your attention throughout. I loved most of the characters, although I felt at times that the wife's personality was a bit clouded - she seems like she should be an intelligent women, but then there are moments where that seems to fail her. I was very surprised at the end when it turns out that Heath was actually seeing more than one pupil - that I did not expect and loved that little twist. There were points when I actually wasn't sure who killed the sister - Cody, Heath, Mrs Darcy, the list goes on.