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Missi Gwartney

Missi is passionate about reading and is known for reading several books at a time with a never-ending “to be read” list. She does book reviewing/blogging with The Girly Book Club and is always on the hunt for her next great read. She lives in Oklahoma and works part-time as a pharmacist and cherishes quality time with her husband, 2 boys and 2 dogs. When not reading, you will find her exercising or enjoying dinner out with friends.

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Missi Gwartney

Thrillers

Cults, Explosions and Disappearances in Karin Slaughter’s Latest

The sudden abduction of infectious disease specialist Michelle Spivey causes panic in Karin Slaughter’s latest, The Last Widow (William Morrow). Despite their best efforts, both local and federal law enforcement find very little answers. Then the local medical center explodes. Beloved characters Will Trent and Sara Linton are unknowingly brought…
Missi Gwartney
August 19, 2019
Fiction

In 1950s Hollywood, “We Never Told”

If you were asked to keep a potential life-threatening secret, could you do it? What if it was your own mother who asked and you were only a teenager? What if the secret involved left you with more questions than answers? In Diana Altman's We Never Told (She Writes Press),…
Missi Gwartney
August 16, 2019
Thrillers

A Harmless Game Unravels Deadly Secrets

In Joshilyn Jackson's Never Have I Ever (William Morrow), haunted by the ghosts of her past, Amy Whey has spent years working to create a completely new life for herself and finally put the past behind her. Trying to free herself from the guilt and shame she has felt nearly…
Missi Gwartney
July 30, 2019
Thrillers

“The Wife Between Us” Meets “Rebecca”

Since high school, Claire Prescott planned her life. From the first time she saw university professor Byron Prescott speak about literature at her high school, she knew he would be a part of it. Even though everyone told her Byron was too old and his first wife, Colleen, seemed to…
Missi Gwartney
June 10, 2019