56 Days

 Fiction by Catherine Ryan Howard

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56 days ago, Ciara met Oliver at the Tesco and struck up a conversation. Today a dead body has been found in an apartment. In between the two events the whole of Ireland has been shut down for the COVID-19 pandemic.

This was an exciting story with several twists. I really recommend it!!

I also read recently by this author: The Trap

The Floating Feldmans

 Fiction by Elyssa Friedland

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This was a fun little story about an extended family taking a cruise together at the behest of the matriarch. The Feldmans love each other, but they don't always like each other, and there is more than one secret threatening to be revealed during the trip.

A Thief of Time

 Fiction by Tony Hillerman

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In this story, apparently #8 in a series, Lieutenant Leaphorn and Officer Jim Chee are looking for missing archeologist Dr. Eleanor Friedman-Bernal, and at the same time trying to solve the mystery of tribal relics being sold illegally.

This was a pretty good story, although It was a little slow. It did have a surprising ending.

I also read by this author: The Blessing Way

The Trap

Fiction by Catherine Ryan Howard

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 Lucy's sister Nicki has been missing for a year, but Lucy is still searching for her. In fact, Lucy has virtually put her life on hold, all of her previous plans in a limbo state as she tries increasingly dangerous things to hunt for Nicki. Then there's an unexpected development in the case and a renewed hope that Nicki might indeed still be alive! Then comes a chance for Lucy to recapture public interest in her sister's disappearance, and Lucy plans to take it, no matter what the risk.

This was an exciting thriller with several surprises and a twist!

I also read by this author: Distress Signal

The Chain

 Fiction by Adrian McKinty

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Thirteen-year-old Kylie is waiting for the school bus when she's abducted at gunpoint. Her mother Rachel receives a ransom call, but the kidnappers don't just want money for Kylie's return. They also want Rachel to join The Chain and kidnap another person's child...

This was a super exciting thriller with several surprises!

I also read by this author: The Island

Walter's Purple Heart

 Fiction by Catherine Ryan Hyde

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Walter is a soldier killed on a Pacific island during World War Two; Michael is a pot farmer in the early 1980's. What could connect these two? It's definitely weird.

This was a strange story from an author I usually love. The characters were pretty good in this book, but it's not nearly as compelling as her other books.

I also read recently by this author: Pay It Forward

You Killed Me First

 Fiction by John Marrs

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This was an exciting thriller but it definitely stretched the limits of believability almost to breaking, and was populated with believable but unlikeable characters. 

It begins with a woman literally trapped under the village bonfire on Guy Fawkes Day with a voice in her ear saying, "You killed me first..."

I also read recently by this author: The Family Experiment