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I certainly wasn‘t sure what to expect with this novel. It found it to be an interesting and engaging story. Gus, Mac and Theo were the main characters. Gus was an attorney, Mac a PI and Theo was a budding writer. There were many twists and turns, including a trip from Lawrence Kansas to Australia and back. Murders happened and scandals were running rampant. There wasn‘t any time when things stood still. A medium paced tale. 4/5

Finished this over the weekend (before the accident) but haven‘t had a chance to post until now. I enjoyed this more than I thought I would! And it wasn‘t what I was expecting, but it was a wild and tense ride.

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A little late posting my goals for the #birthdaybashreadathon, but these are the books I‘d like to get to. Just going to get through as much as I can!

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This is my pick for #readordonate for October!

I loved THE WOMAN IN THE LIBRARY, so I can‘t wait to finish this one!

I was intrigued by the premise and curious about the outcome throughout, but parts really stretched credibility

The apocalypse library should definitely have a fiction section. Light on the dystopian genre, please.

Pour some out for Gentill‘s agents, as it must‘ve been a real struggle not to take the plot of The Mystery Writer personally. It‘s a lot more violent, and a lot more scary, than The Woman In The Library. It‘s also less obviously meta, following the traditional mystery-thriller format more closely, but it‘s every bit as readable. Full review: https://keepingupwiththepenguins.com/the-mystery-writer-sulari-gentill/

Amazing cover and good set-up, but then the story stalled out and the ending was too far-fetched. The main character is not very curious/nosy/skeptical which means there isn't much to propel the mystery narrative.

This was quite a thrill read. The plot starts off slowly but then it really ramps up in the second part. The story is mostly told from Theo's persepective but we also see moments from Gus and Mac, adding more depth. The ending is really well done and i loved how it all came together. The truth of everything is so clever and twisted. I found myself hooked from almost the start and was desperate to see how it would end. #Netgalley 4*

This was a first for me by this author. I was intrigued by it and felt she did a pretty good job of making a thriller/mystery. While it did have just a bit about conspiracy theories in the beginning of some chapters it did by no means take away from the story.

I enjoyed this book. It wasn't a favorite but still it was good.

Full review: https://tinyurl.com/2j4ttvsx

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Theodosia Benton abandons her career as an attorney and shows up on her brother‘s doorstep. She now wants to be a novelist. Her mentor is brutally murdered. The police begin looking at her brother, Gus, as their prime suspect. Gus finds a thread of the murder and follows it. Theo Benton is now missing and everyone looking for her will have to die.

MYSTERY - THRILLER

Theo left her university studies in Australia because she didn‘t want to be an attorney like her brother. She wanted to be an author.

She made friends with an author, but then he was murdered, and her brother was a suspect.

A slow start, but the tension and intrigue pick up. 4/5

FULL REVIEW: http://tinyurl.com/yye8dkfb

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PUB DATE: 3/19/24

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This is a fabulous book about so many things! Theo, a budding novelist meets Dan, a bestselling author. They connect and then wham! Things get dicey and the action never stops! Conspiracy theories, Doomsday Preppers, mysterious murders….I loved it!
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