The Hours Before Dawn by Celia Fremlin

This was one of the authors that Kate @Crossexaminingcrime recommended I try. I listed others in this page. Since I wasn't directed towards something specific, I was lucky to find this copy at my library. The minute I stepped into the book, from the very first chapter, I could sense the complete exhaustion of our…

The Hidden Hand of Death by Lawrence J. Epstein

I was not sure how to introduce this book, I started and erased a few generic versions and then realized that mentioning that process alone might work as an opener. The story here is so packed with events that it felt like it moved at breakneck speed (which it probably did). We have a world-weary…

All We Buried by Elena Taylor

I read this book a couple of days ago. On that day, I updated my list, was organized and felt pleased with myself. When I checked today, I realized that it was at the beginning of the week, and since then, I have done next to nothing on the blog. In our new normal I…

Hide Away (Rachel Marin Thriller #1) by Jason Pinter

Narrated by: Angela Dawe I am always happy when I find a new series to begin. I was mildly disappointed to find that the next in the series was not available immediately after, but I think I can wait for its publication. This series is about Rachel Marin. It begins innocuously enough with our lead protagonist…

The Turn of the Key by Ruth Ware

The libraries have finally announced they are opening partially next week. It means I am going to finally buckle down and start reading the ones I have had all this time that they have been closed. I let them stay on the shelf in part to draw out the effect (or so I have convinced…

Cross Her Heart (Bree Taggert #1) by Melinda Leigh

Narrated by: Christina Traister I finally went out after a month of not leaving my own apartment complex. This meant an hour-long trip each way, and with just that time, I managed to catch up on my audio listening! Melinda Leigh is back with another solid series. We have the Taggert siblings who come out physically…

Open Carry and Stone Cross by Marc Cameron

I have had this on my virtual shelf for over a year. I finally read it when I saw that it had a second book releasing in March. This may seem an odd thing to do when I did not actually manage to sit and read the first one quickly. The fact of the matter…

Origami Man (Gibson Vaughn #5) by Matthew FitzSimmons

Narrated by: James Patrick Cronin I've read and reviewed other books in this series before: I am still trying to get the hang of reading and reviewing with my usual routine entirely out of whack. I have high hopes for the following week. Given the chaotic times, we are in now, I was surprised at how…