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LOCUST LANE | Stephen Amidon 01.17.2023 | Celadon Books Rating: 3.5/5 stars On the surface, Emerson, Massachusetts, is just like any other affluent New England suburb. But when a young woman is found dead in the nicest part of town, the powerful neighbors close ranks to keep their families safe. In this searing novel, Eden … Continue reading Book Review: Locust Lane
UNMASKED | Paul Holes 04.26.2022 | Celadon Books Rating: 4/5 books From the detective who found the Golden State Killer, a memoir of investigating America’s toughest cold cases and rewards – the toll – of a life solving crime. UNMASKED is the perfect read for true crime fans who want to see the other side … Continue reading Book Review: Unmasked
THE MAIDENS | Alex Michaelides 06.15.2021 | Celadon Books Rating: 3/5 stars Mariana Andros knows Edward Fosca is a murderer. Fosca, a handsome and charismatic Greek Tragedy professor at Cambridge University is adored by staff and students alike - particularly by the members of a secret society of female students known as The Maidens. Mariana … Continue reading Book Review: The Maidens
NONFICTION MINI REVIEWS THE BURNING by Tim Madigan: On the morning of June 1, 1921, a white mob numbering in the thousands marched across the railroad tracks dividing black from white Tulsa, Oklahoma, and obliterated a black community then celebrated as one of America’s most prosperous. 34 square blocks of Tulsa’s Greenwood community, known then … Continue reading Nonfiction Mini Review: The Burning & Last Call
THE SHADOWS | Alex North 07.07.2020 | Celadon Books Rating: 4.5/5 stars Chances are you knew a kid like Charlie Crabtree when you were growing up. A bit off, always on the outskirts of the group, a clear dark side that always made you second guess if they could do something truly sinister. Twenty-five years … Continue reading Book Review: The Shadows
SAINT X | Alexis Schaitkin 02.18.2020 | Celadon Books Rating: 2.5/5 stars Claire is just seven years old when her college-age sister, Alison, disappears while on family vacation. The Caribbean Island of Saint X is supposed to be an escape from reality for wealthy tourists, not a place of nightmares. Several days pass until the … Continue reading Book Review: Saint X
THE WHISPER MAN | Alex North 08.20.2019 | Celadon Books Rating: 5/5 stars Tom Kennedy’s wife passed away suddenly and he believes nothing will help is son, Jake, more in recovering from this tragedy than making a fresh start. They are on the hunt for a new beginning in the town of Featherbank. What they … Continue reading Book Review: The Whisper Man
A NEARLY NORMAL FAMILY | M.T. Edvardsson 06.25.2019 | Celadon Books Rating: 5/5 stars How far would you go to protect the ones you love? The Sandell family is facing a situation that they never in their wildest imaginations thought would happen to them. Eighteen-year-old Stella has been charged with brutally murdering a man almost … Continue reading Book Review: A Nearly Normal Family
WE LOVE ANDERSON COOPER | R.L. Maizes 07.23.2019 | Celadon Books Rating: 4/5 stars WE LOVE ANDERSON COOPER is a short story collection bringing together tales about characters that have experienced being treated as outsiders for a variety of reasons, such as sexual orientation, religious identity, socioeconomic status, and their appearance. Each story focuses on … Continue reading Book Review: We Love Anderson Cooper
THE SILENT PATIENT | Alex Michaelides 02.05.2019 | Celadon Books Rating: 5/5 stars Alicia Berenson leads a perfect life with her doting husband, Gabriel. She is a famous painter working on her next gallery exhibition. He is a popular fashion photographer working on his next big shoot. Together they live in a sprawling house located … Continue reading Book Review: The Silent Patient
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