A teenage poet is murdered. Is she the 9th victim of a serial killer or did her murder hit a little closer to home?

On the day Tess is expecting to receive a new job offer/promotion she, instead, learns she has a sister & grandfather she knew nothing about. Suspenseful mysteries pop up and she finds a new direction in life...oh yeah, and love.

Chief Cade disappears after a vehicular/man accident and is framed for crimes he didn‘t do. Where is he and will they find him in time...will Blair learn to trust God?

There are times when I read a passage of scripture, and it goes right over my head. Later, the Lord will direct me to the same passage again, and it‘s as if one verse is framed in neon and takes on a whole new meaning that applies so perfectly to my life at that moment.

A clever title for the story. We get a glimpse of the full horror of the terrorist attack from the previous book and Gamache‘s love for Quebec while solving the current murder. As always, Louise Penny keeps you hooked to the very end.

Couldn‘t get into it.

Two sisters struggle through life‘s difficulties, many times on their own. They find support in their mother‘s home town.

Maisie Donna is hired by the Secret Service to see if anything is underfoot at a private college. When a murder occurs she finds it intertwines with her assignment.

Emily & her family keep getting attacked and at the same time Emily is being set up to look like a murderer, but the police don‘t want to believe her because of her past drug abuse.

A nice love story. Pregnant Gabby gets dumped by her boyfriend and then pushed out of her job for being pregnant. Feeling lost, she visits her grandma to get back on track and, in the process, falls in love.

Interesting...a little different perspective than I‘ve seen before.

A friend‘s family is about to lose, through eminent domain, their 100 acre farm that‘s been in the family for generations just so others can line their pockets. Theodore steps in to help.

His daughter is first beat up & then raped by the same man, but did the father really kill him? Title is perfect but you don‘t find out why until the end & the ending gives you a chill.

Strange tale of good & evil. We meet some new likable characters and some others I‘d rather never meet again.

After a rough year Mary Dell is inspired to open a quilt store. Characters who will warm your heart.

After a break up with her boyfriend, Lottie rushes into marriage with an old flame. During the honeymoon from hell (instigated by her sister), the couple makes some interesting discoveries. Filled with humor.

On the night of her open house/boat part, Genevieve‘s best friend is murdered and, as her life goes downhill, we get a picture into past & how she got mixed up with such a rough crowd in the 1st place.

Two stories in one....the unfolding of a murder through the trial of a youth....and the story of a relationship of a young foster boy and the woman who took him in.

A political kill...was it legal or traitorous? Lots of research to discover the truth & misadventures along the way.

Alan continues on his walking journey despite perilous incidents. His walking journey continues to grow him.

The book had me from the prologue with the birth of Eddie. (I‘ve been reading this series in order, but somehow missed the book before this. Although I discovered the mixup early on, I wasn‘t willing to let go of this book till I discovered all that happened to Eddie.) Maisie is maturing in her character and it‘s enjoyable watching history unfold in her life. Eddie was a surprising man who influenced those around him.

James falls, incapacitating himself for a while. Miss Julia sets plans into motion to Help Hazel Marie, but turmoil still heads for the Picket household.

Robie is assigned to take out a co-worker, one of the best. As he proceeds, he discovers the order may have come down from a traitor. As he feels his way through the assignment, he peels his way through mysteries.

Nasty political high jinx end in murder. A fun side twist. Good read.

From the exciting emergency birth during a major storm through a prison escape, the authors keep the pace moving. And, of course, leave you with a cliffhanger.

One of the Cape Light novels on Angel Island, we meet 2 new characters, Avery Bishop, opening a new restaurant, and Jamie Carter, from Claire‘s past. Romance & Intrigue poke their heads into the story and we get glimpses of some past characters.

One of those books you‘re almost sad to have finished...Kya, an abandoned child raises herself in the swamps. As a young adult, she is attacked by a man she once thought of as a friend. Shortly thereafter he is found dead and she is arrested.

Landon discovers his soon to be ex-wife‘s body & is accused of murder. He loses his job & friends, but nothing adds up correctly. Book started slow; I almost bailed, but I‘m glad I didn‘t.

Decker & Jamieson arrive for vacation with her family. However, some strange things happen in the house beyond their backyard that don‘t add up despite the storm and Decker & Jamieson fund themselves embroiled in a multi murder case that just might be tied into drugs & other weird goings on in the town.

Two separate acts of murder involved around one house. People have just disappeared. Until the owner of the house asks gardeners to replant a garden. This story makes you ask some questions. I‘d put it between a pick and a so-so. There were places it dragged, but the characters and their development was interesting.

A story about the damaged lives led by two men who survived an accident which killed their father and for which one of them was responsible. Their personal damage spills over onto others, damaging them. I think the author‘s intention was to write a hopeful book, but I‘m not sure she succeeded.

“There is very little peace for a man with a body buried in his backyard.” ....now that‘s a promising beginning. Looking forward to reading it.

Young Emma is sent to wed the ever suspicious King of England during a time of fear and power grabbing. Despite her youth and an unhappy marriage she learns to become Queen.

Twist upon twist upon twist, yet Spenser plugs on through it all till the end.

A fun light story about love, family & redemption.

Two love stories told. One in the 1940s and one present day. You‘ll find yourself invested in the characters.

Two depressingly lonely people meet up one night and there is a murder. Lives are changed forever.

Eve‘s life is threatened by another murderous weirdo (Why does she attract so many?). Does Joe get her out....or Jane....or is there another way?

Reminded me of the Grapes of Wrath, both in the time period and story. Told from the perspective of the oldest daughter a family survives terrible times, ready to face the future.

A series of “accidents” finally include a murder. Hannah & her cupcakes become suspect, so she tracks down the culprit. Quick read/listen.

Wow! It is the telling of the story even more than the solving of the puzzle that draws you in and holds you in it‘s grip. I fought the answer all the way through. And, I‘m not saying more lest I ruin even one morsel for you.

‘“Do you have a gun?” Beauvoir whispered as they ran, crouched, to the corner of the house. Gamache shook his head. Really, thought Beauvoir. There were times he just felt like shooting the Chief himself. ‘

“‘Are they close?” His back tingled as he imagined something dreadful creeping through the woods. Toward them. “....So glad to be reading another of Louise Penny‘s books. She has such a way with words, great word pictures.

Detective Clah is working on a murder while trying to figure out why, who and how a local business man is being stalked & emotionally tortured. Fun read, but I could determine who was behind it all fairly early.

Just not enjoying this book and the direction it‘s going.

Somebody is after Stone Barrington, but he‘s lost his memory so he has no clue why.

Jacqueline Winspear‘s books just get better and better. This one starts in one of my favorite places, the Santa Ynez valley and hunts out the story of love and death of an American cartographer in the British military during WWI.

A heartbreaking love story of a woman who ends up on life support while pregnant.

A woman of high office in England tries to figure out why so many bad things are happening in her life, as more truths unfold to the reader.

This was a delightful read. A love story and the mystery of a missing/ disappearing duchess told through 3 time periods. That may sound complicated but it actually flows very smoothly. Thank you @FeatherV for turning me on to this book.