“Roland the Gunslinger, Eddie, Susannah, and Jake survive Blaine the Mono‘s final crash, only to find themselves stranded in an alternate version of Topeka, Kansas, that [was] ravaged by the super flu. Roland recounts his tragic story about a seaside town called Hambry, where he fell in love with Susan Delgado, and where he and his old tet-mates Alain and Cuthbert battled the forces of John Farson, the harrier [and] ignited Mid-World‘s final war.”
“Ben Mears has returned to Jerusalem‘s Lot in hopes that exploring the history of the Marsten House, an old mansion long the subject of rumor and speculation, will help him cast out his personal devils and provide inspiration for his new book. But when two young boys venture into the woods, and only one returns alive, Mears begins to realize that something sinister is at work—in fact, his hometown is under siege from forces of darkness.”
bailedI had to bail on this one. There was just too much minutiae and not enough story.
“A psychopath is terrorizing Copenhagen.
His calling card is a “chestnut man”—a handmade doll made of matchsticks and two chestnuts—which he leaves at each bloody crime scene.
Examining the dolls, forensics makes a shocking discovery—a fingerprint belonging to a young girl, a government minister‘s daughter who had been kidnapped and murdered a year ago.”
I‘m participating in a Dark Tower reading challenge on Facebook. It‘s difficult to stay at the slow pace they‘re using. This is my second time on The Dark Tower journey, but it‘s still difficult to read at a slow pace. It‘s a great series! #DarkTowerChallenge #2022 #StephenKing
“The New York Times bestselling Brit in the FBI series continues with this thrilling “popcorn movie in print form” (Associated Press) pitting special agents Nicholas Drummond and Michaela Caine against a private French space agency that has the power to end the world as we know it.”
“In this first book of this series, now expanded and revised by the author, Stephen King introduces readers to one of his most enigmatic heroes. Roland of Gilead, the last gunslinger. He is a haunting figure, a loner on a spellbinding journey into good and evil. Roland pursues the man in black, encounters an alluring woman named Alice, and begins a friendship with the boy from New York called Jake.”
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The New York Times bestselling Brit in the FBI series returns with a highly anticipated thriller, featuring special agents Nicholas Drummond and Michaela Caine in their new roles as heads of the Covert Eyes team—but will their first case be their last when the Fox, the enigmatic and dangerous thief, reappears?”
“Nicholas Drummond and his partner, Mike Caine, rush to stop the deadly bombings and cyber attacks of an environmental terrorist group. But when the organization is infiltrated by an international assassin, it will take help from fellow FBI agents Dillon Savich and Lacey Sherlock to stop something much bigger from going down...”
Happy Holidays Littens!! 🎅🏻🧑🏻🎄🎁🎄
“After working with Special Agents Lacey Sherlock and Dillon Savich, Nicholas Drummond has joined the FBI. Now, he and partner Mike Caine are in an eleventh-hour race to stop a madman from finding a cache of lost World War I gold—and a weapon unlike anything the world has ever seen...”
“Scotland Yard‘s new chief inspector Nicholas Drummond is on the first flight to New York when he learns his colleague, Elaine York, the “minder” of the Crown Jewels for the “Jewel of the Lion” exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, was found murdered. Drummond, American-born but raised in the UK, is a dark, dangerous, fast-rising star in the Yard who never backs down. And this case is no exception.”
“Waking to sirens in the night is hardly unusual for Sam Owens. No longer a medical examiner, she doesn‘t lose sleep over them, but a routine police investigation in her neighborhood has her curious. When her homicide detective friend, Darren Fletcher, invites her to look over the evidence, she immediately realizes the crime scene has been staged. What would seem to be a clear case of murder/suicide is anything but.”
“Forensic pathologist Dr. Samantha Owens thought life was finally returning to normal. Settling into her new job at Georgetown University, the illusion is shattered when she receives a disturbing letter from a dead man imploring her to solve his murder. There‘s only one catch. Timothy Savage‘s death was so obviously a suicide that the case has been closed.”
“Dr. Samantha Owens is starting over: new city, new job, new man, new life. She's trying to put some distance between herself and the devastating loss of her husband and children. Before she's even unpacked her office at Georgetown University's forensic pathology department, she's called to consult on a case of an unknown pathogen released into the Washington Metro has caused nationwide panic. Three people died—; just three.”
“Field of Graves reveals the origins of some of J.T. Ellison's most famous creations: the haunted Lieutenant Taylor Jackson; her blunt, exceptional best friend, medical examiner Dr. Samantha Owens; and troubled FBI profiler Dr. John Baldwin.”
I won this in a Goodreads giveaway. It was originally called 20th Century Ghosts. #giveaway #JoeHill
“‘Two terrific female characters, both with secrets. Add Michael Robotham‘s clean prose and whipcrack pacing. The result? A book you won‘t be able to put down, although you may occasionally want to hide your eyes.‘” Stephen King
“It‘s a hideous echo of a violent past. Across America, murders are being committed with all the twisted hallmarks of the Boston Strangler, the Zodiac Killer and Son of Sam. The media frenzy explodes, and Nashville homicide lieutenant Taylor Jackson knows instantly that The Pretender is back…and he‘s got helpers.As The Pretender‘s disciples perpetrate their sick homages—stretching police and the FBI dangerously thin.”
“It is Samhain—the Blood Harvest. Nonbelievers call it Hallowe‘en. The night when eight Nashville teenagers are found dead, with occult symbols carved into their naked bodies. It‘s a ritual the killers believe was blessed by Death. When children are victimized, emotions always run high. This case has the public both outraged and terrified. Recently reinstated homicide lieutenant Taylor Jackson knows she has to act quickly, but tread carefully.”
“From the bestselling author of Good Girl, Bad Girl and When You Are Mine comes a gripping thriller featuring the brilliant forensic psychologist Cyrus Haven as he becomes embroiled in an explosive murder case with disturbing origins.”
Thanks for the tag @hannah-leeloo #WondrousWednesday. 1) Stephen King, Alice Feeney, Chris Carter 2) Atticus Finch from “To Kill A Mockingbird”. 3) “Please Join Us” by Catherine McKensie Play along @Bookalong @Cortg @WhatWouldJaneDo @behudd @HollyBolly @CoffeeNBooks
Thanks for the tag @DarkMina 1) The Cold Room by JT Ellison and Good Girl, Bad Girl by Michael Rothobom 2) Chai Tea latte 3) Good Girl, Bad Girl. Please play along
“From the internationally bestselling author who Stephen King calls “an absolute master,” a fiendishly clever thriller about a dangerous young woman with the ability to know when someone is lying—and the criminal psychologist who must outwit her to survive.”
“He can only truly love her once her heart stops
Homicide detective Taylor Jackson thinks she‘s seen it all in Nashville—but she‘s never seen anything as perverse as The Conductor. Once his victim is captured, he contains her in a glass coffin, slowly starving her to death. Only then does he give in to his attraction.”
" ‘This is a very difficult letter to write. I hope you will not hate us too much. . . My son broke into your home recently while you were out.‘ “
“In a quiet, leafy suburb in upstate New York, a teenager has been sneaking into houses--and into the owners' computers as well--learning their secrets, and maybe sharing some of them, too.”
“A diabolically twisty, psychologically unsettling novel about a woman with no recollection of her past from the authors of the Reese Witherspoon Book Club pick The Last Mrs. Parrish and The Wife Stalker.
"Jaw-dropping twists with an unsettling edge that you‘ll need a few days at the beach to recover." —Reese's Book Club”
“It was a murder made for TV: a trail of tiny bloody footprints. An innocent toddler playing beside her mother's body. Stay tuned for the next riveting thriller in the Taylor Jackson series by New York Times bestselling author J.T. Ellison.”
I just created an account on The StoryGraph, a reading app like Goodreads (but not connected to Amazon 😊). My username is deeannloso if you‘d like to follow me. 😊📚#bookapp #reading #book_friends https://www.thestorygraph.com/
Watching this new show on Britbox. Based on a book by Ann Cleeves. #Britbox #Devon #police_procedural #LGBTQ
Not book related, but my senior picture..28 years ago!! #1983 #highschool #memories
“Innocence, experience, truth, deceit, loss, and recovery are at the core of these five interconnected, sequential tales—each deeply rooted in the 1960s, and each scarred by the Vietnam War, which continues to cast its shadow over American lives, politics and culture.”
“A gripping psychological thriller from the bestselling author of I Am Watching You. The perfect family? Or the perfect lie?”
“A copycat killer. A cold case cracked open. Rediscover this gripping thriller by New York Times bestselling author J.T. Ellison as Lieutenant Taylor Jackson grapples with another trail of crimes.”
1) My current reads are ALL THE PRETTY GIRLS by JT Ellison and STILLHOUSE LAKE by Rachel Caine. 2) No plans for the weekend. (I know…boring.) 3) I‘m grateful that, although my son lives so far away, he just got a promotion, he‘s happy in his job and his life. ❤️ Tagged by @hannah-leeloo Want to play @A.mileofbooks @B00ks_for_Breakfast @CafinatedReads @D.Lieber @Habitualrereader @fabulistfictions
“Gina Royal is the definition of average―a shy Midwestern housewife with a happy marriage and two adorable children. But when a car accident reveals her husband‘s secret life as a serial killer, she must remake herself as Gwen Proctor―the ultimate warrior mom.”
After a local girl turns up dead, Nashville Homicide Lt. is determined to catch the serial rapist responsible for the crime. Called “The Southern Strangler,” this sadistic killer is slaughtering young women throughout Southeast, leaving a gruesome memento at each crime scene—the prior victim's severed hand. Taylor finds herself in a joint investigation with her lover, FBI profiler Dr. John Baldwin, as they pursue the vicious murderer.
“In her quickly gentrifying rural lake town Jade sees recent events only her encyclopedic knowledge of horror films could have prepared her for in this latest novel from the Jordan Peele of horror literature, New York Times bestselling author Stephen Graham Jones.”
“A gripping thriller about a man‘s quest for the daughter no one else believes is still alive, from the acclaimed author of The Chalk Man and The Hiding Place.”
“Q: Why are you called the Other People?
A: We are people just like you. People to whom terrible things have happened. We‘ve found solace not in forgiveness or forgetting. But in helping each other find justice.”
Busy busy listening to audiobooks this month. 🎧 #audiobooks #listening_litten
Busy busy listening to audiobooks this month. 🎧 #audiobooks #listening_litten
Busy busy listening to audiobooks this month. 🎧 #audiobooks #listening_litten
Busy busy listening to audiobooks this month. 🎧 #audiobooks #listening_litten
