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8 Apr 20229 Apr 2022 Rockwall County Library Adults, mystery

Crime scene

by Chantal W. In mysteries, the frame or the context is often what lures readers. Mysteries can be set in some many different locales and time periods. The details and … Continue reading Crime scene

8 Feb 202229 Jun 2022 Rockwall County Library Adults, mystery, thrillers

Flowers Over the Inferno by Ilaria Tuti [Book Review]

Set in the Italian alps, Flowers Over the Inferno, is fast-paced and chilling. Tuti comes from that region and she brings the fictional town of Traveni, a picturesque village that … Continue reading Flowers Over the Inferno by Ilaria Tuti [Book Review]

7 Jul 20217 Jul 2021 Rockwall County Library Adults, mystery

Book Review: The Sun Down Motel by Simone St. James.

Like most of St. James's novels, The Sun Down Motel invokes the supernatural. Strange events have been occurring at the Sun Down Motel since the eighties Carly, who just lost … Continue reading Book Review: The Sun Down Motel by Simone St. James.

30 Jun 202130 Jun 2021 Rockwall County Library Adults, mystery

Book Review: Black-Eyed Susans by Julia Heaberlin.

Years after a horrific crime, Tessie, the only survivor in the "Black-eyed Susan" murders steps forward. She is beginning to doubt that the right person has been convicted for the … Continue reading Book Review: Black-Eyed Susans by Julia Heaberlin.

14 Jun 202116 Jun 2021 Rockwall County Library Adults, mystery

Book Review: Please See Us by by Caitlin Mullen

Two women, one of whom is just sixteen, form an unlikely bond as they try to understand why numerous women have disappeared in Atlantic City. Ava, who goes by Clara … Continue reading Book Review: Please See Us by by Caitlin Mullen

13 May 2021 Rockwall County Library Adults, fiction, mystery

Book Review: The Shut Eye by Belinda Bauer

DCI John Marvel wants to be promoted but he hates the new task his supervisor has given him. Marvel is given the unenviable task of finding his boss' wife's missing poodle.  … Continue reading Book Review: The Shut Eye by Belinda Bauer

21 Apr 2021 Rockwall County Library Adults, Book review, mystery, thrillers

Book Review: What She Knew by Gilly Macmillan

Rachel deeply regrets letting her eight-year-old  run ahead of her while walking in the woods. Ben Finch disappears, leaving almost no clues except his clothing, which was found near a pond.  Britain's … Continue reading Book Review: What She Knew by Gilly Macmillan

19 Apr 202119 Apr 2021 Rockwall County Library Adults, fiction, mystery

Book Review: These Things Hidden by Heather Gudenkauf.

These Things Hidden is a powerful, complicated story about the ties that bind us to our families. Completely unpredictable, this novel will have readers guessing about what will unfold next. Newly … Continue reading Book Review: These Things Hidden by Heather Gudenkauf.

4 Jan 202110 Feb 2021 Rockwall County Library Adults, mystery

Book Review: Raven Black by Ann Cleeves

Raven Black by Ann Cleeves Raven Black is the first in the Ann Cleeves's Shetland series. Unique among detective stories, readers know who the killer is near the start of … Continue reading Book Review: Raven Black by Ann Cleeves

3 Sep 201925 Mar 2021 Rockwall County Library Adults, mystery, Uncategorized

Book Review: The Child Finder by Rene Denefeld

Naomi Cottle's earliest memory is of herself as a ten-year-old running naked in a strawberry field. She runs towards migrant workers who take her to a sheriff. Twenty years later, … Continue reading Book Review: The Child Finder by Rene Denefeld

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