A family vacation gone wrong. Two dead bodies. One missing girl. Or is it two missing girls? One mother/aunt who is suspicious of everything and everyone. When Courtney, her family and her brother’s family all head out to a small resort on a small-town lake for a nice summer vacation, things turn out to be the furthest thing from nice you can get. Soon, her niece is missing, she’s keeping a close eye on three other children, and her husband is making choices that have her on

We Are All Guilty Here is set in small-town North Falls, where everyone knows everyone. Except… they don’t really. That becomes very evident when two teenage girls go missing, and throughout the investigation that ensues, everyone realizes that they didn’t know those two girls at all. Can Officer Emmy Clifton find them before the clock runs out? Then, years later, could a copycat culprit be on the loose in town again? Can Emmy catch this person before something horrible happe

Gowns. Champagne. Murder. Hollywood… but make it French, for 12 days straight. Yes, I’m talking about the Cannes Film Festival, because that’s the setting of the book I’m reviewing today! Three young, ambitious, talented women are the focal point of this novel, but sadly, they can’t seem to climb the ladder and make it big in this industry. Now that they’re in Cannes, they see it as the perfect opportunity to bring their talents into the spotlight. But then a multi-million-do

Chief Inspector Gamache and his wife, Reine-Marie, are headed off for a little getaway to celebrate their wedding anniversary. Right before Canada Day, the pair make their way to the Manoir Bellechasse, in the thick of Quebec’s beautiful natural landscape, and find that there’s also a family reunion happening at the Manoir at the same time. Shockingly—or maybe not, since this is a Gamache book—there is a murder, and Gamache calls in his team in order to solve it. But how do t

One train, no stops. We’re headed for a deadly game of survival and revenge, all set in motion by the young and beautiful Anna Matheson. This has been a plan 12 years in the making, and her only goal is to get the small group of people she’s gathered on this historic train to confess to the crimes they committed against her family. But things will quickly derail in this story. My Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ My thoughts This is definitely a locked room (locked train?) mystery, but I don’

“As so many fairytales point out, sometimes to slay a monster you become one, too…” Aria Stokes is living a pretty good life. She works in a bookshop—yes please!—and she’s dating a cute guy named Jasper who likes books and seems to really like her as well. On Valentine’s Day, Jasper takes Aria to an exclusive, after-dark tour of the famous Daedalus Library, a place known for its dark, haunting past. Except it’s the very last place Aria wants to be. When the power is cut and t

Welcome to “The Dominion”, where secrets lurk behind every door. It’s 1929, and The Dominion Hotel has opened on Front Street in Toronto (does that sound familiar?). Rosie Ryan has her heart set on becoming a chambermaid, and when she’s just trying make enough money to get out of her current living situation, things start to go awry. Then we have Bridget in Toronto 2024, a building inspector overseeing renovations happening at The Dominion. When she finds mysterious boxes, se

One solitary woman. One suspicious wife. One questionable husband. One business partner. One sly brother. One house full of criminals. One horrible event from the past. One murder victim. A bunch of different alibis... but that doesn't mean they're all true. And all of this comes from Ashley Elston's 2026 novel, Anatomy of an Alibi . Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ My thoughts Anatomy of an Alibi by Ashley Elston was good and had a bunch of different plot lines running around the central ch

There are objects around the world that hold magical qualities, and they’re hidden in plain sight. But regular folks like you and I probably wouldn’t be able to find them. But a secret society based in London has been protecting these objects for decades, and they must do everything they can to stop some newcomers from abusing the power these objects contain. That’s where Gareth Brown’s new book comes in. My Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ My Thoughts: This book was definitely unique and I