Beyond the Headlines (Clare Carlson #4)
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She was a mega-celebrity—he was a billionaire businessman—now he’s dead—she’s in jail ...
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The Tea Rose
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East London, 1888 - a city apart. A place of shadow and light where thieves, whores, and dreamers...
Lethal Licorice (Amish Candy Shop Mystery, #2)
8.3
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Too many sweets spoil the murder . . . Harvest, Ohio, is a long way from New York City, where...
Murder on Mulberry Bend
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Sarah Brandt, a midwife in turn-of-the-century New York City, has seen more than her share of joy...
Ambition (Private #7)
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The higher you climb, the farther you have to fall.... Reed Brennan knew being elected president...
The Little Teashop on Main
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A rainy-day ritual—a tea party between three little girls—becomes the framework of not only...
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To Night Owl From Dogfish
Meg Wolitzer and Holly Goldberg Sloan
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From two extraordinary authors comes a moving, exuberant, laugh-out-loud novel about friendship and...
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The Girl at Midnight
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Beneath the streets of New York City live the Avicen, an ancient race of people with feathers for...
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Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2609 KP) rated Murder in Manhattan in Books
Dec 10, 2025
I’ve enjoyed some of the author’s other books, but this one was very uneven. While Freddie’s world of 1925 New York City came alive early on, it really slowed down the plot to the point I was getting annoyed by Freddie and the name dropping of famous people in the book. Once the story really took off, it got better. I grew to like Freddie, and I enjoyed seeing her famous friends. Still, there was a thread that just got dropped on the way to an otherwise logical climax. There’s a sheen of humor to the story that balances out the more serious moments. I’ll give this series another try, but hopefully, the next is overall stronger.
Something’s Guava Give
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Nothing ruins an ocean view like a body on the beach! Plum Lockhart went out on a limb when she...