The Good Sister

Fiction by Wendy Corsi Staub.

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A fun-to-read thriller, this book was a revenge story.


I also read recently by this author: Dearly Beloved

The Witnesses

Fiction by Robert Whitlow.


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This book begins in Nazi Germany and then moves to twenty-first century North Carolina, telling the story of a grandfather and his grandson who share an extraordinary gift.


I also read recently by this author: The Choice, Water's Edge 

Under the Influence

Fiction by Joyce Maynard.


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In this story, a woman learns the value of true friendship almost too late.

That sounds like a bad after-school-tv-special but it's not. This was a fascinating and thought-provoking story.


I also read by this author: Labor Day, After Her

Sting

Fiction by Sandra Brown.


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This was pretty good romantic thriller, about a good-looking hit man who is hired to kill a beautiful woman. Can you guess what might happen between those two?

Exactly. The S-youknowwhat-X is no surprise, but the plot still has a few twists worth reading about.


I also read recently by this author: Mean Streak

The Widow

Fiction by Fiona Barton.


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This book was not quite what I expected, but it was interesting and engaging. Maybe I'd call it a slow-paced thriller without a surprising ending? (just to contrast with last last review, ha ha, coincidentally also about a widow) That sounds kind of terrible, but it wasn't.

From the beginning you could pretty much tell what the ending would be, but the story still held my attention quite well, and the characters were great.

Fool Me Once

Fiction by Harlan Coben.

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A fast-paced thriller with a surprise ending, this story explores a widow with PTSD and a young daughter who is trying to find the truth about her husband's death.


I also read recently by this author: No Second Chance 

The Secret Keeper

Fiction by Kate Morton.


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In 1961, teenage Laurel Nicholson sees her mother kill a man, and she helps cover it up. Then in 2011, the adult Laurel finally tries to find out what really happened that day.

A really good story with a surprising ending, although it was a little slow in the middle.


I also read by this author: The Lake House, The House at Riverton

Every Fifteen Minutes

Fiction by Lisa Scottoline.


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This book was a thriller about a psychiatrist and a sociopath, and some other people of course. The twist was that you couldn't tell which person was the sociopath until the end.


I also read recently by this author: Daddy's Girl, Come Home

The Prince and the Pilgrim

Fiction by Mary Stewart.


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This was a pretty good story, based on a couple of minor characters from Arthurian legend.