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Traceyjayne @Traceyjayne (11252) • United Kingdom 29 Aug

So , last night I watched the Thursday Murder Club on Netflix. It is based on a book by Richard Osman. Richard is a fairly well known ish, tv presenter who in recent years has written several books , including the Thursday Murder...

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Book Review: Written in Stone by Diane Bator

patgalca @patgalca (18481) • Orangeville, Ontario 7 Nov 24

"What happens at Grandma's house, stays at Grandma's house." The problem is A.J. (Alison Jane) Cadell can't remember Grandma or her house. Dreaming of becoming a best-selling romance novelist, Alison is invited to Beech Grove,...

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Book Review: The Family Secret by Kiersten Modglin

patgalca @patgalca (18481) • Orangeville, Ontario 30 Aug 24

When freshly engaged Austyn Murphy and Lowell Bass receive the news that Lowell's parents have died unexpectedly, they set out for the historic Bass estate to handle their affairs. Enshrouded in layers of secrecy and tradition,...

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I Just Had To Take A Look.

Kandase @Kandae11 (57233) 23 Jul 24

No, looking in this case is not related to someone or some event in progress, this is about a very interesting book l was reading. With five chapters left l decided to peek at the last chapter. Suspense got the better of me and...

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Book Review: The Good Liar by Catherine McKenzie

patgalca @patgalca (18481) • Orangeville, Ontario 26 Mar 24

When an explosion rips apart a Chicago building, the lives of three women are forever altered. A year later, Cecily is in mourning. She was supposed to be in the building that day. Instead, she stood on the street and witnessed...

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Book Review: The Last Lie Told by Debra Webb

patgalca @patgalca (18481) • Orangeville, Ontario 12 Mar 24

Identical twins share everything - except their version of the truth. Legal investigator Finley O'Sullivan searches for evidence the police overlooked, wading through secrets, likes, and betrayal to find answers. With the...

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Book Review: The Daughter In Law by Nina Manning

patgalca @patgalca (18481) • Orangeville, Ontario 21 Jan 24

As a single mother, Annie has an especially close relationship with her son, Ben. They have always been together. Just the two of them. So, when Ben brings home his mysterious beautiful new wife, Daisy, immediately Annie doesn't...

Book Review: The Doctor's Widow by Daniel Hurst

patgalca @patgalca (18481) • Orangeville, Ontario 21 Nov 23

This is book 2 of a series. The first book is The Doctor's Wife, which I did not read. After reading this I don't feel I need to because I guess I know the back story now. I know there is a third book in the series because this...

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Book Review: Was This The End by A.M. Pickford aka Alyssa Milani

patgalca @patgalca (18481) • Orangeville, Ontario 13 Nov 23

Disastrous earthquakes tearing the world apart, geysers of steam, and mile-high tsunamis taking back their land. The world is crumbling little by little and all began when Maze and Kaulder were teenagers. Maze and Kaulder have...

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Book Review: Have You Seen Her by Catherine McKenzie

patgalca @patgalca (18481) • Orangeville, Ontario 21 Oct 23

Equipped with a burner phone and a new job, Cassie Peters has left her hectic and secretive life in New York City for the refuge of her hometown of Mammoth Lakes, California. There, she rejoins Yosemite search and rescue, where a...

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Book Review: The Housemaid by Freida McFadden

patgalca @patgalca (18481) • Orangeville, Ontario 12 Oct 23

Every day I clean the Winchesters' beautiful house top to bottom. I pick up their daughter from school. And I cook a delicious meal for the whole family before heading up to eat alone in my tiny room on the top floor. I try to...

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Book Review: She Knows Too Much by Pamela Crane

patgalca @patgalca (18481) • Orangeville, Ontario 20 Sep 23

I am loving this relatively new thriller author. I made a bit of a mistake here. The "If Only She Knows" mystery series of books contains 4 books so far (#4 not out yet). I have book #2 and book #3 and accidentally read number 3...

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Book Review: If Only She Knew by Pamela Crane

patgalca @patgalca (18481) • Orangeville, Ontario 27 Jun 23

Sorry for bombarding you with book reviews but I did mention that I am trying to catch up to my goal. I am 5 books behind half way through the year, so some quick reads are in order. I only have one more in my pile I...

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Book Review: The Decision by Alyssa Milani

patgalca @patgalca (18481) • Orangeville, Ontario 22 Jun 23

This was another book I won from the author via Instagram. She actually sent me two books. I am reading some quick reads right now to try and get my percentage of books read up. We're at the half-way point of the year but I'm only...

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Book Review: Reckless Girls by Rachel Hawkins

patgalca @patgalca (18481) • Orangeville, Ontario 13 Jun 23

One Island - Beautiful, wild and strange - Meroe Island is a desolate spot in the middle of the Pacific Ocean with a mysterious history of shipwrecks, cannibalism, and even rumors of murder. It's the perfect destination for the...

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Book Review: The Half Sister by Sandie Jones

patgalca @patgalca (18481) • Orangeville, Ontario 5 Jun 23

Kate and Lauren meet for Sunday lunch every week without fail, especially after the loss of their father - but a knock at the door is about to change everything. A young woman by the name of Jess holds a note with the results of a...

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Book Review: Look Both Ways by Linwood Barclay

patgalca @patgalca (18481) • Orangeville, Ontario 31 May 23

The media have descended on Garrett Island, a small, isolated community that is the setting for a visionary experiment. All the residents' cars were sent to the mainland and for the past month the islanders have been "driving" the...

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Book Review: A Quiet Retreat by Kiersten Modglin

patgalca @patgalca (18481) • Orangeville, Ontario 16 Apr 23

"You are cordially invited to visit the new Black Hills Manor Writing Retreat." That's how it all begins - with a simple invitation. For five authors, it's meant to be the start of a restful week, filled with free food, drinks,...

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Book Review: The Bones She Buried by Lisa Regan

patgalca @patgalca (18481) • Orangeville, Ontario 20 Mar 23

This is book #5 in Lisa Regan's series of Detective Josie Quinn novels. It's only the second one I've read but I look forward to reading them all. I've been told I should read them in order but I take them as I get...

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Book Review: The Book Spy by Alan Hlad

patgalca @patgalca (18481) • Orangeville, Ontario 21 Feb 23

1942: With the war's outcome hanging in the balance, every sliver of intelligence can be critical. Though far from the battlefields, cities like Lisbon, Portugal's neutral capital, become lynchpins in a different kind of warfare,...

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