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A Couple’s Night Out Turns Into a Year-Long Disappearance in “The Night She Disappeared”

On a gorgeous England summer’s eve, after a night spent partying with a new friend, a young, single mother and her boyfriend disappear from the massive Dark Place estate, never to be seen or heard from again. Rumors abound: Perhaps the couple, tired of their adult responsibilities — including their…

Gabby DavisSeptember 7, 2021

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ITW Spotlight: Maureen Johnson’s Sardonic Sleuth Is Back!

When the last novel in New York Times bestselling author Maureen Johnson’s Truly Devious trilogy hit shelves in 2019, fans despaired that this would mean the end of intrepid student detective Stevie Bell — the final book in the series had not only wrapped up the case, but also the school year.…

Dawn IusJune 30, 2021

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Tall Poppy Review: Unsolved Murder Shakes Midwest Town, and Its Secrets Prove Corrosive

"Nicole Baart dazzles once more in this haunting family saga about the danger of uncovering hard truths ... Expertly plotted." — Liz Fenton & Lisa Steinke, authors of How To Save a Life — ∞ — "Suspenseful, beautifully rendered. Everything We Didn’t Say is Baart at her best." — Heather…

Sandra BlockNovember 18, 2021

Fiction Thrillers

Dark Magic Threatens a Midwestern Town in “Black Oak”

In Titus Murphy’s debut novel, Black Oak (Cosby Media Productions), something dark is lurking in the woods of Wichita, Kansas. This quaint Midwestern town has seen more than its fair share of bloodshed in recent years. But unbeknownst to the townsfolk, that violence was just the beginning. Something bigger is…

BookTribNovember 30, 2020

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Tall Poppy Review: A Haunting Dual-Timeline Tale of a Missing Sister

https://booktrib.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/The-Girls-of-Brackenhill-by-Kate-Moretti3.jpg I’ve written plenty of book reviews, especially in recent years, and quite a few for suspense novels. It’s a genre I enjoy reading from time to time because it’s far removed from my “home” genre of historical fiction. It’s often a masterclass in taut pacing from which I can…

Aimie K. RunyanOctober 15, 2020

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Grandmother’s Resurfacing Spurs Woman’s Quest to Find Family Lost in WWII Latvia

Daughters of the Occupation (HarperCollins) by Shelly Sanders is one of the most authentic and profound works of historical fiction I have ever read about World War II and the Holocaust. It is inspired by true events that provide a powerful lesson and a compellingly uplifting story of a fictional…

Linda HitchcockMay 26, 2022

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Medieval Historian’s Timeslip Magical Realism Enchants England

The Plot: The Present In Nicola Cornick's The Last Daughter of York (Graydon House), Serena Warren’s life remains unsettled after her twin sister, Caitlin, disappeared eleven years before, when they were seventeen. The sisters were visiting their grandparents who'd restored the old manor house connected to the ruins of the…

K.L. RomoJanuary 10, 2022

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From 1940s NYC to Czarist Russia: Dual-Timeline Heroines Sparkle in “The Last Tiara”

Family secrets, lies, love and intrigue, all wrapped up in one neat, bejeweled package? Yes, please! You’ll have stars in your eyes after reading The Last Tiara (Blue Box Press), the latest fiction novel by New York Times bestselling author, M.J. Rose. Using one of history’s most notorious mysteries as her…

Krista BegganFebruary 3, 2021

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“Beautiful Bad:” Psych. Thriller Meets Romance

When you think of psychological thrillers, you think of a mystery, dark and menacing—or at least damaged—characters, and maybe a death. Annie Ward's Beautiful Bad (Park Row) has it all, but even more than that, it has a paradox between these popular thriller aspects and a love story, expertly constructed from the first…

Y. M. NelsonFebruary 12, 2019

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Plane Discovered in a Glacier Brings Nazi Horrors to Life in “EO-N”

If you’ve never recognized the contribution of Canadian aviators during World War II or fully grasped some of Nazi Germany’s horrors, EO-N (Hellbox Editions) will open your eyes. Those things alone make it a novel worth reading but fail to capture just what a terrific debut novel this is. Author…

Dennis HetzelDecember 16, 2020

Fiction

“The Lines Between Us” Explores the Ties That Bind Us to Generations Past

https://booktrib.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/The-Lines-Between-Us.jpg "An ambitious, engaging novel that explores the power of finding personal connection to the past." — Kirkus Reviews "... an incredibly well-researched novel with much to offer in its enthralling plotline ..." — Readers' Favorite The Lines Between Us by Rebecca D’Harlingue (She Writes Press) is a riveting and heartfelt historical debut…

BookTrib Guest AuthorSeptember 7, 2020

Fiction

Tall Poppy Review: An Irresistible Dual-Timeline Southern Gothic Tale

https://booktrib.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/booktrib_Carpenter_RevivingTheHawthorneSisters.jpg "Moody, suspenseful ... gorgeously written." — Julia Dahl, author of Invisible City "Saturated with suspense." — Amber Cowie, author of Raven Lane —∞— I adore everything Emily Carpenter writes and absolutely loved the first book in this “series,” Burying the Honeysuckle Girls. I put “series” in quotes because, while the books…

Kate MorettiNovember 19, 2020

Fiction

A Poet’s Secrets Lay Groundwork for Gothic Mystery

The Lost History of Dreams (Atria Books) may be Kris Waldherr’s debut novel, but this tense, atmospheric and sensual Gothic mystery has been influenced by both her earlier writing and her work as an illustrator and designer. The novel begins in Victorian-era London when historian-turned-post-mortem photographer Robert Highstead receives a…

Nancy BilyeauApril 8, 2019

Fiction

A Darkly Humorous Tale, Maria Kuznetsova’s “Something Unbelievable” Exceeds Expectations

A book about the struggles of new motherhood in modern-day Manhatten and surviving hostile living situations in the Ural Mountains circa World War II is not what comes to mind when one hears the phrase “laugh-out-loud funny”; however, that is the case for Maria Kuznetsova’s Something Unbelievable (Random House). In…

Madison HillApril 14, 2021

Fiction

A Buried Family Secret is Revealed in Alison Hammer’s “Little Pieces of Me”

An engaging and fast read, Little Pieces of Me (William Morrow Paperbacks) by Alison Hammer is perfect for a weekend away! Paige had a special connection with her beloved father, Mark, and with his recent death, she was missing their closeness. Her relationship with her mother, Betsy, was tenuous yet…

Jennifer BlankfeinJuly 15, 2021

Fiction

“Today We Go Home:” Seeking Hope After the Horrors of War

Larkin Bennett, protagonist of Kelli Estes' novel Today We Go Home (Sourcebooks), was sure she’d never recover from Afghanistan. Not after the explosion. Not after she watched her best friend, Sarah, die right next to her. Not after being discharged from the Army and plunged back into everyday civilian life.…

Emily WolfeSeptember 18, 2019

A Couple’s Night Out Turns Into a Year-Long Disappearance in “The Night She Disappeared”

ITW Spotlight: Maureen Johnson’s Sardonic Sleuth Is Back!

Tall Poppy Review: Unsolved Murder Shakes Midwest Town, and Its Secrets Prove Corrosive

Dark Magic Threatens a Midwestern Town in “Black Oak”

Tall Poppy Review: A Haunting Dual-Timeline Tale of a Missing Sister

Grandmother’s Resurfacing Spurs Woman’s Quest to Find Family Lost in WWII Latvia

Medieval Historian’s Timeslip Magical Realism Enchants England

From 1940s NYC to Czarist Russia: Dual-Timeline Heroines Sparkle in “The Last Tiara”

“Beautiful Bad:” Psych. Thriller Meets Romance

Plane Discovered in a Glacier Brings Nazi Horrors to Life in “EO-N”

“The Lines Between Us” Explores the Ties That Bind Us to Generations Past

Tall Poppy Review: An Irresistible Dual-Timeline Southern Gothic Tale

A Poet’s Secrets Lay Groundwork for Gothic Mystery

A Darkly Humorous Tale, Maria Kuznetsova’s “Something Unbelievable” Exceeds Expectations

A Buried Family Secret is Revealed in Alison Hammer’s “Little Pieces of Me”

“Today We Go Home:” Seeking Hope After the Horrors of War

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