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Maureen Johnson proves once again that she’s the queen of YA Mystery. Poor Marlowe accidentally burns down her parents friend’s cottage on a first date. To get away from her intense embarrassment, she takes a job as a tour guide on an island where some mysterious deaths occurred in the 1930s. I absolutely loved Marlowe’s…

20 books for June

*Secret Stuff Book Club: Stephen King Summer 2024 pick* This took several days for me to get into but it turned out alright. Very interesting to see how he revisited several things that originated in this book in later stories. I’d need to re-listen to figure out what all of them are but I lost…

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ This book has multiple timelines and switches the POV, so you have to really pay attention on the audiobook to know who is talking and where you are in time. But I was able to stay on top of it and I thought it was very well done. In the earlier timeline, there’s a…

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️The third book in the Marlow Murder Club series does not disappoint. Judith, Suzie and Becks are back trying to solve a new mystery when the mayor of Marlow is poisoned at a town council meeting. This time they are officially invited to be civilian advisors from the police, so that helps them investigate more…

I just loved Lenny and her rescued dog Malcolm. This was funny but also heartbreaking because of child/wife/pet abuse related content. Very good description of what it’s like to disassociate due to childhood trauma. I’m not sure what else I can say without giving away the plot. The narrator Annie Maynard did a great job.…

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ What Time the Sexton’s Spade Doth Rust (Flavia de Luce, #11) Flavia de Luce is back! I was so excited to hear that there was a new addition to this series. She is the perfect mix of smart, funny and sassy. She’s joined again by housekeeper Mrs Mullet, her beloved Dogger and her very spunky…

This book went on a wild but fun post-apocalyptic ride. Most of the world has been annihilated by a toxic fog. The survivors live on a beautiful island. Then one day, there is a murder, but everyone’s memories have been wiped so they don’t know who did it. In order to stop an actual doomsday…

Westport is a followup to the first in the series: Central Park West. I had read Central Park West at the beginning of May without even realizing that there was a sequel coming up so soon. I was glad to go back into the world of (former) prosecutor Nora Carleton to see what she was…