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Read more about the article The Last Thing He Told Me

The Last Thing He Told Me

  • Post author:JVBrown
  • Post published:April 4, 2025
  • Post category:Karen/Staff Picks

If you like mysteries then Laura Dave is the author for you.  I would classify this as a beach read. A great mystery that you can read within a day.…

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The Night We Lost Him

  • Post author:JVBrown
  • Post published:April 4, 2025
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The Night We Lost Him by Laura Dave is a thrilling mystery. Liam Noone owns property on the top of the cliffs in California. They find his body at the…

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A Calamity of Souls

  • Post author:JVBrown
  • Post published:July 2, 2024
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A Calamity of Souls is set in 1968 and tells the story of a black man accused of murdering a prominent white couple. This is set in the Deep South…

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The Silent Patient

  • Post author:JVBrown
  • Post published:April 29, 2024
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This is a mystery/thriller with lots of twists and turns AND a surprise ending. Alicia is a famous painter who is accused of murdering her husband. After the murder she does…

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Long Shadows

  • Post author:JVBrown
  • Post published:September 29, 2023
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In the “Long Shadows,” Baldacci takes you on a journey of twists and turns as you continue to follow the story of Amos Decker. This time Amos is sent to…

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A Minute to Midnight

  • Post author:JVBrown
  • Post published:September 1, 2023
  • Post category:Karen/Staff Picks
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I love, love, love Baldacci books. Follow the path of FBI agent Atlee Pine as she tries to find out what happened to her twin sister after she was kidnapped. While visiting…

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The Last Mile

  • Post author:JVBrown
  • Post published:September 1, 2023
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This book is part of the Memory Man series but you don’t have to read the other books to know what is going on in this one. Amos Decker, FBI special…

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Gray Mountain

  • Post author:JVBrown
  • Post published:June 30, 2023
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I usually love anything my Grisham but I was disappointed with Gray Mountain. This book just didn’t seem to flow and the ending was abrupt. Seemed like he was done…

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The Escape

  • Post author:JVBrown
  • Post published:June 30, 2023
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Don’t start this book unless you have an entire day to devote to it. You won’t be able to put it down. There are so many twists and turns in…

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The Guardians

  • Post author:JVBrown
  • Post published:June 30, 2023
  • Post category:Karen/Staff Picks
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This is a great read. The story kept you engaged the entire time and there were lots of interesting characters. The story weaves in and out of several characters and…

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