Saturday, January 25, 2020

THE OTHER PEOPLE by C. J. Tudor

5 Stars!

Stunning! C. J. Tudor NEVER disappoints! Unremittingly suspenseful,  highly tense throughout; and then there's that constant unrelenting pull of "What if?" What if: the Other People have the right idea? What if: vengeance is more just than forgive-and-not-forget? I think the premise here is one that will touch the heartstrings of a lot of readers,  and it's one that each will have to judge for herself or himself.  How far should Justice reach? How right (or wrong) is "an eye for an eye?" And: who determines what is Justice,  and what is just sadism or anger or revenge? Who ultimately is gifted to "play God"?

Friday, January 24, 2020

Tour: THE THIRD TO DIE by Allison Brennan







The Third to Die : A Novel
Allison Brennan
On Sale Date: February 4, 2020
9780778309444, 0778309444
Hardcover
$26.99 USD, $33.50 CAD
Fiction / Thrillers / Suspense
464 pages

About the Book:
New York Times bestselling author and gifted storyteller Allison Brennan's new standalone thriller features a troubled female police detective and an ambitious FBI special agent who wind up at the center of a ticking-clock investigation into a diabolical serial killer.

Brennan's novel will launch a book-a-year series featuring a fabulous cast of recurring characters. It’s the story of a troubled female police detective and an ambitious FBI special agent who wind up at the center of a ticking-clock investigation into a diabolical serial killer; and the bond they forge in this crucible sets the stage for the future books in the series.

Detective Kara Quinn is visiting her hometown of Liberty Lake, Washington, after being placed on administrative leave by the LAPD, when she comes upon the mutilated body of a young nurse during an early morning jog. The manner of death is clearly ritualistic; she calls it in. Meanwhile back in DC, special agent in charge Mattias Costa is meticulously staffing his newly-minted Mobile Response Team. One of his first recruits is the brilliant FBI forensic psychologist Catherine Jones. When word reaches Matt that the Washington state murder appears to be the work of the Triple Killer--it will be the first case for the MRT. Jones has done the only profile on this serial killer, but she is reluctant to join the unit, still shaken by the death of her sister a year ago under circumstances for which she holds herself responsible. But only she holds the key to understanding the killer's obsessive pattern--three murder victims, three deep slashes a piece, each three days apart, each series beginning on a March 3rd--3/3, then a three-year hiatus before he strikes again.

This time they have a chance to stop him before he claims another victim strikes, but only if they can figure out who he is and where is is hiding.

About the Author:
Allison Brennan is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling and award-winning author of three dozen thrillers and numerous short stories. She was nominated for Best Paperback Original Thriller by International Thriller Writers, has had multiple nominations and two Daphne du Maurier Awards, and is a five-time RITA finalist for Best Romantic Suspense. Allison believes life is too short to be bored, so she had five kids. Allison and her family live in Arizona. Visit her at allisonbrennan.com

Social Links:
Facebook: @AllisonBrennan
Twitter: @Allison_Brennan
Instagram: @abwrites

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REVIEW:

An unusual serial killer with a complicated pattern and an unknowable goal, a workaholic FBI SAC of a brand-new not yet fully constituted mobile unit, an undercover feisty LAPD officer,  and a quiet Pacific Northwest community: the combination makes for a tense nonstop week as law enforcement mobilizes to stop the next killing,  none realizing how close is the killer to completing his silent vendetta, never guessing his identity. 



EXCERPT:

Wednesday, March 3
Liberty Lake, Washington
12:09 a.m.

Warm blood covered him.
His arms, up to his elbows, were slick with it. His clothing splattered with it. The knife—the blade that had taken his retribution—hung in his gloved hand by his side.
It was good. Very good.
He was almost done.
The killer stared at the blackness in front of him, his mind as silent and dark as the night. The water lapped gently at the banks of the lake. A faint swish swish swish as it rolled up and back, up and back, in the lightest of breezes.
He breathed in cold air; he exhaled steam.
Calm. Focused.
As the sounds and chill penetrated his subconscious, he moved into action. Staying here with the body would be foolish, even in the middle of the night.
He placed the knife carefully on a waist-high boulder, then removed his clothes. Jacket. Sweater. Undershirt. He stuffed them into a plastic bag. Took off his shoes. Socks. Pants. Boxers. Added them to the bag. He stood naked except for his gloves.
He tied the top of the plastic, then picked up the knife again and stabbed the bag multiple times. With strength that belied his lean frame, he threw the knife into the water. He couldn’t see where it fell; he barely heard the plunk.
Then he placed the bag in the lake and pushed it under, holding it beneath the surface to let the frigid water seep in. When the bag was saturated, he pulled it out and spun himself around as if he were throwing a shot put. He let go and the bag flew, hitting the water with a loud splash.
Even if the police found it—which he doubted they would— the water would destroy any evidence. He’d bought the clothes and shoes, even his underwear, at a discount store in another city, at another time. He’d never worn them before tonight.
Though he didn’t want DNA evidence in the system, it didn’t scare him if the police found something. He didn’t have a record. He’d killed before, many times, and not one person had spoken to him. He was smart—smarter than the cops, and certainly smarter than the victims he’d carefully selected.
Still, he must be cautious. Meticulous. Being smart meant that he couldn’t assume anything. What did his old man use to say?
Assume makes an ass out of you and me…
The killer scowled. He wasn’t doing any of this for his old man, though his father would get the retribution he deserved. He was doing this for himself. His own retribution. He was this close to finishing the elaborate plan he’d conceived years ago.
He could scarcely wait until six days from now, March 9, when his revenge would be complete.
He was saving the guiltiest of them for last.
Still, he hoped his old man would be pleased. Hadn’t he done what his father was too weak to do? Righted the many wrongs that had been done to them. How many times had the old man said these people should suffer? How many times had his father told him these people were fools?
Still, he hoped his old man would be pleased. Hadn’t he done what his father was too weak to do? Righted the many wrongs that had been done to them. How many times had the old man said these people should suffer? How many times had his father told him these people were fools?
Yet his father just let it happen and did nothing about it! Nothing! Because he was weak. He was weak and pathetic and cruel.
Breathe. Focus. All in good time.
All in good time.
The killer took another, smaller plastic bag from his backpack. He removed his wet gloves, put them inside, added a good-sized rock, tied the bag, then threw it into the lake.
Still naked, he shivered in the cold, still air. He wasn’t done.
Do it quick.
He walked into the lake, the water colder than ice. Still, he took several steps forward, his feet sinking into the rough muck at the bottom. When his knees were submersed, he did a shallow dive. His chest scraped a rock, but he was too numb to feel pain. He broke through the surface with a loud scream. He couldn’t breathe; he couldn’t think. His heart pounded in his chest, aching from the icy water.
But he was alive. He was fucking alive!
He went under once more, rubbed his hands briskly over his arms and face in case any blood remained. He would take a hot shower when he returned home, use soap and a towel to remove anything the lake left behind. But for now, this would do.
Twenty seconds in the water was almost too long. He bolted out, coughed, his body shaking so hard he could scarcely think. But he had planned everything well and operated on autopilot.
He pulled a towel from his backpack and dried off as best he could. Stepped into new sweatpants, sweatshirt, and shoes. Pulled on a new pair of gloves. There might be blood on the ATV, but it wasn’t his blood, so he wasn’t concerned.
He took a moment to stare back at the dark, still lake. Then he took one final look at the body splayed faceup. He felt nothing, because she was nothing. Unimportant. Simply a small pawn in a much bigger game. A pawn easily sacrificed.
He hoped his old man would be proud of his work, but he would probably just criticize his son’s process. He’d complain about how he did the job, then open another bottle of booze.
He hoped his father was burning in hell.
He jumped on the ATV and rode into the night.


Excerpted from The Third to Die by Allison Brennan, Copyright © 2020 by Allison Brennan. Published by MIRA Books.










Wednesday, January 22, 2020

Review: NIGHTSHADE'S REQUIEM by Anthony Hains


5 Supernatural Stars!
Insane asylums have always fascinated me, both asylum-in-action and asylum's aftermath: dessication, decay,  ghosts. This Supernatural horror nearly interweaves both; events of September 1962, and the "asylum-under-renovation for tours" in a contemporary timeset. I venture to think that author Anthony Hains has most definitely done his research,  as the inclusion of "techniques" of 1962 and also in earlier eras, and the conditions when the Asylum was formerly utilized as a tuberculosis Sanitorium seem very accurate. 

Thankfully, NIGHTSHADE'S REQUIEM is first in a series. 

Wednesday, January 15, 2020

Review: THE SECRET OF WHITE STONE GATE by Julia Nobel


5 Stars!


I read this immediately after reading the first in the Series, MYSTERY OF BLACK HOLLOW LANE.  I adored this mystery equally.  Author Julia Nobel certainly comprehends the minds of her young adolescent subjects (12 in the first book, 13 in this) and makes me recall some of my thoughts and feelings from back in the day. I even more than once found myself responding and mentally speaking out on protagonist Emmy's behalf (especially in regard to certain authority figures and busybodies wannabe authority). I also appreciate the weaving in of English history in both books. These are like Fantasy,  but not quite; like Magical Realism but not quite. Just thoroughly enjoyable and wildly entertaining reading.

Tuesday, January 14, 2020

Review: SHANTALLOW by Cara Martin

4 Stars

Canadian Challenge 

A multicultural coming-of-age story in which magical realism, fantasy, otherworldly dimensions, the nature of family and the nature of family dysfunctions all combine in significance (as do classism, crime, and ethnicism). 

Monday, January 13, 2020

Review: THE MYSTERY OF BLACK HOLLOW LANE by Julia Nobel



5 Stars +!

I adored this novel from the beginning. Not only a delight to read, I found it extraordinarily easy to empathize with the young female protagonist, Emmy (Emmeline)-shunted around and shifted aside by her career-chasing,  child psychologist, Narcissist celebrity mother ["expert" at telling other parents what they do wrong, blind to her own child's needs.] Add on a setting eerily reminiscent of "The Secret Garden" and of "Another" by Yukimo Ayatsushi, delightfully Gothic, dark and brooding--and potentially dangerous. For all us "misfits" out there: what a glorious series debut! (This is Book 1 in the BLACK HOLLOW LANE Series. Book 2, THE SECRET OF WHITE STONE GATE, will arrive 1 March 2020.)

Sunday, January 12, 2020

Review: THE TAO OF THE VIPER by Linda Watkins (A Kate Pomeroy Mystery #2)



4 Stars

Dr. Kate Pomeroy has only just begun to recover from the shocks and griefs, and the horrifying revelations, of the summer on Storm Island, Maine. But she is determined to be both survivor and thriver, and as the new sole owner of one of the four family mansions at the island's compass points, Stormview Manor, Dr. Kate has converted it into a free island clinic.

But as a descendant of 17th century accused witch Maude Prichard, Kate will never cease to be the focus of those who have never forgiven Maude--or her descendants.

Review: SHORT HORROR STORIES VOLUME 9 (SCARE STREET)

5 Stars

This consistently excellent series continues with two I rate as SCARY, and one in which for me the Scare was overlain by sorrow and grief.

"Gambling" by Ron Ripley : Foolishness is an unfortunate trait of Youth, whether it's racing, pranks, alcohol, controlled substances. In this case, it's pride and egotism, pricked by a dare and a wager. Implacable horror!

"Shadow Creature " by Anna Sinjin: I empathized with the protagonist. What she has to encounter should not happen to anyone. Again, implacable horror.

"Born Tonight " by Rowan Rook: historical French story weaving actual events. So sad.

Friday, January 10, 2020

Review: CHARLIE HARMER AND THE LADY IN RED by Brendan Detzner


4 Stars

Charlie Harmer is an endearing,  likeable--ghost. Yes: once upon a time Charlie was a  Chicago DJ, then he died, and his less-than-perfect record did not qualify him for entrance into Heaven.  So, instead of an eternity in the hot spot, Charlie gets to be an active ghost and do tasks for "the boss." (Not Hades' Big Boss, though; more like middle management.)

Charlie is endearing, but he's not always smart. He forgets that rules have consequences, and that maybe he's not the only rook in play on the chessboard.



Tuesday, January 7, 2020

Review: STORM ISLAND by Linda Watkins (Kate Pomeroy Mysteries #1)

4 Stars

STORM ISLAND returned me to those good old days of upper childhood and adolescence when I daily devoured the likes of novels by Phyllis A. Whitney, Victoria Holt, and the plethora of Gothic paperbacks of the 1960's, stories of intrigue, adventure, suspense, commitment, betrayal, jealousy, insanity, gaslighting, love, romance. Of course those preceded the #Metoo Movement by decades, so there were no instances of sexual assault, date rape or Rohypnol. 

Author Linda Watkins successfully brings the Gothic Suspense genre into the rapid-paced 21st century, but yet there is still that underlying aura of past Gothics (especially the protagonist's encounters in the woods and in the tower room). I can see her as played by a young Ingrid Bergman, as evil villains in the shadows gaslight her and soon she cannot distinguish friend from those who wish her ill. A satisfying read, STORM ISLAND is Book 1 of the Kate Pomeroy Mysteries.  

Sunday, January 5, 2020

2020 NetGalley/Edelweiss Challenge!

Knock those ARCs out!!@

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Many (not all) books read here will also apply to my 2020 Mount TBR Challenge  (NetGalley/Edelweiss ARCs).
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My Goodreads shelf is 2020_netgalley-edelweiss_challenge

Books Read:
THE TENANT  by Katrine Engberg.  NetGalley. Read Jan. 3-4

  • https://mallorysmysteryclearinghouse.blogspot.com/2020/01/review-tenant-by-katrine-engberg.html?m=1
THE PURITY OF VENGEANCE by Jussi Adler-Olsen.  NetGalley. Read Jan. 4-6.
https://mallorysmysteryclearinghouse.blogspot.com/2020/01/review-purity-of-vengeance-by-jussi.html?m=1

THE GOD GAME by Jeffrey Round. NetGalley.  Read Jan. 6-7
https://mallorysmysteryclearinghouse.blogspot.com/2020/01/review-god-game-by-jeffrey-round-dan.html?m=1

STORM ISLAND by Linda Watkins (Kate Pomeroy Mysteries #1) Read Jan. 7
https://thehauntedreadingroom.blogspot.com/2020/01/review-storm-island-by-linda-watkins.html?m=1

SHADOW PUPPET by Jeffrey Round (Dan Sharp Mysteries #6)
https://mallorysmysteryclearinghouse.blogspot.com/2020/01/review-shadow-puppet-by-jeffrey-round.html?m=1

THE GOD GAME by Danny Tobey
https://intotheabyssreviews.blogspot.com/2020/01/reviewthe-god-game-by-danny-tobey.html?m=1

LION'S HEAD REVISITED by Jeffrey Round (Dan Sharp Mysteries #7)
https://mallorysmysteryclearinghouse.blogspot.com/2020/01/review-lions-head-revisited-by-jeffrey.html?m=1

THE TAO OF THE VIPER by Linda Watkins (Kate Pomeroy #2)
https://thehauntedreadingroom.blogspot.com/2020/01/review-tao-of-viper-by-linda-watkins.html?m=1

THE MYSTERY OF BLACK HOLLOW LANE by Julia Nobel
https://thehauntedreadingroom.blogspot.com/2020/01/review-mystery-of-black-hollow-lane-by.html?m=1

THE SECRET OF WHITE STONE GATE  by Julia Nobel
https://thehauntedreadingroom.blogspot.com/2020/01/review-secret-of-white-stone-gate-by.html?m=1

MIDWINTER FOLK by Rebekah Clayton
https://intotheabyssreviews.blogspot.com/2020/01/review-midwinter-folk-by-rebekah-clayton.html?m=1

AND THROW THE SKINS AWAY By Scott Archer Jones
https://malloryheartrecommends.blogspot.com/2020/01/review-and-throw-skins-away-by-scott.html

THE GIRL WITHOUT SKIN by Mars Peder Norbo.
https://mallorysmysteryclearinghouse.blogspot.com/2020/01/review-girl-without-skin-by-mads-peder.html?m=1

COLD FEAR by Mads Peder Norbo.
https://mallorysmysteryclearinghouse.blogspot.com/2020/01/review-cold-fear-by-mads-peder-norbo.html

CURSE OF THE EVIL LIBRARIAN  by Michelle Knudsen.
https://thehauntedreadingroom.blogspot.com/2020/01/review-curse-of-evil-librarian-by.html?m=1

COLD STORAGE  by David Koepp.
https://intotheabyssreviews.blogspot.com/2020/01/review-cold-storage-by-david-koepp.html

THIRD TO  DIE by Allison Brennan.
https://thehauntedreadingroom.blogspot.com/2020/01/tour-third-to-die-by-allison-brennan.html?m=1

CAST IN WISDOM by Michelle Sagawa.
https://intotheabyssreviews.blogspot.com/2020/01/tourcast-in-wisdom-by-michelle-sagara.html?m=1

THE OTHER PEOPLE by C.  J.  Tudor.
https://thehauntedreadingroom.blogspot.com/2020/01/the-other-people-by-c-j-tudor.html?m=1

FAULT LINES by Doug Johnstone.
https://mallorysmysteryclearinghouse.blogspot.com/2020/01/review-fault-lines-by-doug-johnstone.html?m=1

IMPLOSION! by Carolyn Hamilton.
https://mallorysmysteryclearinghouse.blogspot.com/2020/01/review-implosion-by-carolyn-hamilton.html?m=1

 My Hair-Raising and Heartwarming Adventures as a Pet Sitter by Christi Grace 
https://malloryheartscozies.blogspot.com/2020/01/review-my-hair-raising-and-heartwarming.html?m=1

THE UNWILLING by Kelly Braffet. 
https://intotheabyssreviews.blogspot.com/2020/01/tourthe-unwilling-by-kelly-braffet.html?m=1

THINGS IN JARS by Jess Kidd. 
https://thehauntedreadingroom.blogspot.com/2020/02/things-in-jars-by-jess-kidd.html?m=1

INSIDE by D. M. Siciliano. 
https://thehauntedreadingroom.blogspot.com/2020/02/review-inside-by-d-m-siciliano.html?m=1

ONE DAY YOU'LL BURN by Joseph Schneider. 
https://mallorysmysteryclearinghouse.blogspot.com/2020/02/review-one-day-youll-burn-by-joseph.html

THE ONLY GOOD INDIANS by Stephen Graham Jones. 
https://thehauntedreadingroom.blogspot.com/2020/02/review-only-good-indians-by-stephen.html?m=1

THE BURNING by Laura Bates. 
https://mallorysmysteryclearinghouse.blogspot.com/2020/02/review-burning-by-laura-bates.html?m=1


WATCH YOU BURN by Amanda Searcy.
https://mallorysmysteryclearinghouse.blogspot.com/2020/02/review-watch-you-burn-by-amanda-searcy.html?m=1

NO GOOD MEN by Thea Mcalistair.
https://mallorysmysteryclearinghouse.blogspot.com/2020/02/review-no-good-men-by-thea-mcalistair.html?m=1

THE BURNING GIRL by Mark Billingham.
https://mallorysmysteryclearinghouse.blogspot.com/2020/02/review-burning-girl-by-mark-billingham.html?m=1

BURN THE DARK by S.  A. Hunt
https://intotheabyssreviews.blogspot.com/2020/02/review-burn-dark-by-s-hunt.html?m=1

GARDEN OF BEWITCHMENT by Catherine Cavendish 

THE GOBLETS IMMORTAL by Beth Overmyer 

THE BLOOD-DIMMED TIDE  by Michael R.  Johnston 
MAGICAL MYSTERY PAWS by Mandy Morton 

BEYOND THE GRAVY by Mandy Morton 

THE ICE MAID'S TALE by Mandy Morton 
I KNOW WHERE YOU SLEEP by Alan Orloff 
https://mallorysmysteryclearinghouse.blogspot.com/2020/02/review-i-know-where-you-sleep-by-alan.html

NO BAD DEED by Heather Chavez
https://mallorysmysteryclearinghouse.blogspot.com/2020/02/review-no-bad-deed-by-heather-chavez.html

THE EVIL WITHIN by S. M. Hardy
https://thehauntedreadingroom.blogspot.com/2020/02/review-evil-within-by-s-m-hardy.html?m=1

THE KRAKEN KING PART 1 by Meljean Brook
https://intotheabyssreviews.blogspot.com/2020/03/review-kraken-king-part-1-by-meljean.html?m=1

CLOWDERS by Vanessa Morgan
https://thehauntedreadingroom.blogspot.com/2020/03/review-clowders-by-vanessa-morgan.html?m=1

WHO IS THE DOCTOR 2?
https://intotheabyssreviews.blogspot.com/2020/03/review-who-is-doctor-2.html

THE FOREVER HOUSE by Tim Waggoner
https://thehauntedreadingroom.blogspot.com/2020/03/review-forever-house-by-tim-waggoner.html?m=1

TWO LIVES by A Yi.
https://intotheabyssreviews.blogspot.com/2020/03/review-two-lives-by-yi.html?m=1

VULCAN'S FORGE by

PLAGUE PIT by Marc Alexander
THE BOY IN THE BOX by Marc Fitch
STEPHEN KING'S THE BODY BOOKMARKED by Aaron Burch
SOME CHOOSE DARKNESS by Charlie Donlea
THE WISE FRIEND by Ramsey Campbell.
THE GRAVEYARD APARTMENT
THE HERON KINGS by Eric Lewis
THE SEVENTH SUN by Kent Lester
THE SEVENTH PLAGUE by James Rollins
THE BAT by Mary Roberts Rinehart
WHERE THE FOREST MEETS THE STARS by Glendy Vanderah
THE SCENT OF MURDER by Kylie Logan
UNTIL SUMMER COMES AROUND by Glenn Glenn Rolfe
TOMB OF GODS by Brian Moreland
CITY AMONG THE STARS by Francis Carsac
MAIN LINE IS MURDER by Donna Huston Murray
A CALL FOR KELP by Bree Baker
 THE CURSED by Heather Graham
THE HEXED by Heather Graham
THE BETRAYED by Heather Graham
LORDS OF DECEPTION by Christopher Fuchs
THE MUSEUM OF DESIRE by Jonathan Kellerman 



Mount TBR Challenge 2020

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Level: Mount Ararat. 48 Books.
Reading NetGalley & Edelweiss ARCs acquired by 31 December 2019.
Reading owned books acquired by 31 December 2019 (e- and print).

Books read for this Challenge will usually apply to the 2020 NetGalley/Edelweiss Challenge at:

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1. The Tenant. Read Jan. 3-4. NG.
2. The Purity of Vengeance. Read Jan. 4-6. NG.
3. The God Game. Read Jan. 6-7. NG
4. Storm Island Read Jan. 7. NG
5. Shadow Puppet Read Jan. 8. NG.
6. The God Game Read Jan. 8-9. NG.
7. Lion's Head Revisited
8. Charlie Harmer and The Lady In Red
9. The Tao of the Viper
10. The Mystery of Black Hollow Lane
11. Midwinter Folk
12. And Throw Away the Skins
13. The Girl Without Skin
14. Cold Fear
15. Curse of the Evil Librarian
16. Cold Storage
17. The Third to Die
18. Cast in Wisdom
19. The Other People
20. Fault Lines
21. IMPLOSION: The search is on for six million dollars hidden in a Las Vegas hotel destined for destruction!
22. My Hair-Raising and Heartwarming Adventures as a Pet Sitter: A Life of Fun, Fur, and Faith]
23. The Unwilling
24. Things in Jars
25. Inside
26. One Day You'll Burn
27. The Only Good Indians
28. The Burning
29. Watch You Burn
30. No Good Men
31. The Burning Girl
32. Burn the Dark
33. The Garden of Bewitchment
34. The Goblets Immortal
35. The Blood-Dimmed Tide
36. The Ice Maid's Tail
37. Magical Mystery Paws
38. Beyond the Gravy
39. I Know Where You Sleep
40. Zugzwang
41. Locke & Key, Vol. 1: Welcome to Lovecraft
42. No Bad Deed
43. The Evil Within
44. Your House Is on Fire, Your Children All Gone
45. The Pennwood Haunting
46. The Kraken Project
47. Kraken's Keep
48. The Kraken King and the Scribbling Spinster

Mt. Kilimanjaro:
49. Octopus
50. Gone at Midnight: The Mysterious Death of Elisa Lam
51. Who Is the Doctor 2: The Unofficial Guide to Doctor Who -- The Modern Series
52. The Forever House
53. Two Lives
54. Vulcan's Forge
55. The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires
56. Plague Pit
57. Boy in the Box
58. Stephen King's The Body: Bookmarked
59. Some Choose Darkness
60. The Wise Friend
El Toro:
61. The Graveyard Apartment
62. Train Girl
63. The Heron Kings
64. The Trains That Climb the Winter Tree
65. The Seventh Sun
66. The Seventh Plague
67. The Bat
68. The Red House Mystery
69. Where the Forest Meets the Stars
70. The Scent of Murder
71. Until Summer Comes Around
72. Tomb of Gods
73. The City Among the Stars
74. The Main Line Is Murder
75. A Call for Kelp El Toro Achieved!!

Mount Everest:
76. The Cursed
77. The Hexed
78. The Betrayed
79. Pawsitively Poisonous
80. The Creature from Cleveland Depths and Other Tales
81. Lords of Deception
82. The Museum of Desire
83. All Cats Are Gray
84. Conjure Wife
85. Vicious Circle
86. Death Falls
87. Devil's Night
88. The Darwin Affair
89. Dark Sacred Night
90. The Night Fire
91. Beers and Fears: The Haunted Brewery
92. The Book of Skulls
93. Mayhem
94. Dark Channel
95. Cut Corners Volume 3
96. The Last Rakosh: A Repairman Jack Tale
97. The Keep
98. The Select
99. Faithful Shadow
100. The Truth about Belle Gunness: The True Story of Notorious Serial Killer Hell's Belle
EVEREST!
101. Plague
102. Plague
103. Lizardville The Ghost Story
104. A Case of Conscience
105. The Island
106. Scarecrow
107. Scarecrows
108. The Cask of Amontillado
109. The Witch of Halloween House
110. Chilling Effect
111. The Booking
112. The Library of the Unwritten
113. Venus Plus X
114. The Twisted Window (2012!)
115. Mr. Spaceship
116. The Skull
117. When the Clock Strikes on Halloween
118. The Twisted Ones
119. The Haunting of Sunshine Girl
120. The Hydrax Gamble
121. The Murders of Molly Southbourne
122. Lakewood
123. Bobby Ether and the Jade Academy
124. Bobby Ether and the Academy
125. Velocity Weapon
126. The Darwin Elevator
127. Blood Music
128. Queen of Angels
129. Judgment Engine
130. Moving Mars
131. Earth
132. Rescue Mode
133. Happy Bloody Halloween
134. A Memory Called Empire - Preview Excerpt
135. A Memory Called Empire
136. Children of the Fifth Sun
137. The Enceladus Mission: Hard Science Fiction
138. Mars Nation 1: Hard Science Fiction
139. BOOKBURNERS S01 E01
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Books I've Read:


  • 1. THE TENANT  by Katrine Engberg.  NetGalley. Read Jan. 3-4

https://mallorysmysteryclearinghouse.blogspot.com/2020/01/review-tenant-by-katrine-engberg.html?m=1

2. THE PURITY OF VENGEANCE by Jussi Adler-Olsen.  NetGalley.  Read Jan. 4-6.
https://mallorysmysteryclearinghouse.blogspot.com/2020/01/review-purity-of-vengeance-by-jussi.html?m=1

3. THE GOD GAME by Jeffrey Round. NetGalley.  Read Jan. 6-7.
https://mallorysmysteryclearinghouse.blogspot.com/2020/01/review-god-game-by-jeffrey-round-dan.html?m=1

4. STORM ISLAND by Linda Watkins (Kate Pomeroy Mysteries #1) Read Jan. 7
https://thehauntedreadingroom.blogspot.com/2020/01/review-storm-island-by-linda-watkins.html?m=1

5. SHADOW PUPPET by Jeffrey Round (Dan Sharp Mysteries #6)
https://mallorysmysteryclearinghouse.blogspot.com/2020/01/review-shadow-puppet-by-jeffrey-round.html?m=1

6. THE GOD GAME by Danny Tobey
https://intotheabyssreviews.blogspot.com/2020/01/reviewthe-god-game-by-danny-tobey.html?m=1

7. LION'S HEAD REVISITED by Jeffrey Round  (Dan Sharp Mysteries #7)
https://mallorysmysteryclearinghouse.blogspot.com/2020/01/review-lions-head-revisited-by-jeffrey.html?m=1

8. CHARLIE HARMER AND THE LADY IN RED by Brendan Detzner. Author's ARC acquired 2019
https://thehauntedreadingroom.blogspot.com/2020/01/review-charlie-harmer-and-lady-in-red.html?m=1

9. THE TAO OF THE VIPER by Linda Watkins (A Kate Pomeroy Mystery #2)
https://thehauntedreadingroom.blogspot.com/2020/01/review-tao-of-viper-by-linda-watkins.html?m=1

10. THE MYSTERY OF BLACK HOLLOW LANE by Julia Nobel 
https://thehauntedreadingroom.blogspot.com/2020/01/review-mystery-of-black-hollow-lane-by.html?m=1

11. MIDWINTER FOLK  by Rebekah Clayton 
https://malloryheartrecommends.blogspot.com/2020/01/review-and-throw-skins-away-by-scott.html?m=1

12. AND THROW AWAY THE SKINS by Scott Archer Jones. 
https://malloryheartrecommends.blogspot.com/2020/01/review-and-throw-skins-away-by-scott.html?m=1

13. THE GIRL WITHOUT  SKIN by Mars Peder Norbo.
https://mallorysmysteryclearinghouse.blogspot.com/2020/01/review-girl-without-skin-by-mads-peder.html?m=1

14. COLD FEAR by Mads Peder Norbo. 
https://mallorysmysteryclearinghouse.blogspot.com/2020/01/review-cold-fear-by-mads-peder-norbo.html


15. CURSE OF THE EVIL LIBRARIAN  by Michelle Knudsen. 
https://thehauntedreadingroom.blogspot.com/2020/01/review-curse-of-evil-librarian-by.html?m=1


16. COLD STORAGE  by David Koepp.
 https://intotheabyssreviews.blogspot.com/2020/01/review-cold-storage-by-david-koepp.html

17. THIRD TO DIE by Allison Brennan.
 https://thehauntedreadingroom.blogspot.com/2020/01/tour-third-to-die-by-allison-brennan.html?m=1

18. CAST IN WISDOM by Michelle Sagara.
https://intotheabyssreviews.blogspot.com/2020/01/tourcast-in-wisdom-by-michelle-sagara.html?m=1
19. THE OTHER PEOPLE by C. J.  Tudor.
https://thehauntedreadingroom.blogspot.com/2020/01/the-other-people-by-c-j-tudor.html?m=1

20. FAULT LINES by Doug Johnstone.
https://mallorysmysteryclearinghouse.blogspot.com/2020/01/review-fault-lines-by-doug-johnstone.html?m=1

21. IMPLOSION! by Carolyn Hamilton.
https://mallorysmysteryclearinghouse.blogspot.com/2020/01/review-implosion-by-carolyn-hamilton.html?m=1

22. My Hair-Raising and Heartwarming Adventures as a Pet Sitter by Christi Grace
https://malloryheartscozies.blogspot.com/2020/01/review-my-hair-raising-and-heartwarming.html?m=1

23. THE UNWILLING by Kelly Braffet
https://intotheabyssreviews.blogspot.com/2020/01/tourthe-unwilling-by-kelly-braffet.html?m=1

24. THINGS IN  JARS by Jess Kidd.
https://thehauntedreadingroom.blogspot.com/2020/02/things-in-jars-by-jess-kidd.html?m=1

25. INSIDE by D. M. Siciliano.
https://thehauntedreadingroom.blogspot.com/2020/02/review-inside-by-d-m-siciliano.html?m=1

26. ONE DAY YOU'LL BURN by Joseph Schneider.
https://mallorysmysteryclearinghouse.blogspot.com/2020/02/review-one-day-youll-burn-by-joseph.html

27. THE ONLY GOOD INDIANS by Stephen Graham Jones.
https://thehauntedreadingroom.blogspot.com/2020/02/review-only-good-indians-by-stephen.html?m=1

28. THE BURNING by Laura Bates.
https://mallorysmysteryclearinghouse.blogspot.com/2020/02/review-burning-by-laura-bates.html?m=1

29. WATCH YOU BURN by Amanda Searcy.
https://mallorysmysteryclearinghouse.blogspot.com/2020/02/review-watch-you-burn-by-amanda-searcy.html?m=1

30. NO GOOD MEN  by Thea Mcalistair.
https://mallorysmysteryclearinghouse.blogspot.com/2020/02/review-no-good-men-by-thea-mcalistair.html?m=1

31. THE BURNING GIRL by Mark Billingham.
https://mallorysmysteryclearinghouse.blogspot.com/2020/02/review-burning-girl-by-mark-billingham.html?m=1

32. BURN THE DARK by S. A. Hunt
https://intotheabyssreviews.blogspot.com/2020/02/review-burn-dark-by-s-hunt.html?m=1

33. GARDEN OF BEWITCHMENT by Catherine Cavendish

34. THE GOBLETS IMMORTAL by Beth Overmyer 

35. THE BLOOD-DIMMED TIDE  by Michael R.  Johnston 
https://intotheabyssreviews.blogspot.com/2020/02/review-blood-dimmed-tide-by-michael-r.html?m=1

36. MAGICAL MYSTERY PAWS by Mandy Morton

37. BEYOND THE GRAVY by Mandy Morton 

38. THE ICE MAID'S TALE by Mandy Morton 
https://malloryheartscozies.blogspot.com/2020/02/review-ice-maids-tale-by-mandy-morton.html?m=1

39. I KNOW WHERE YOU SLEEP by Alan Orloff
https://mallorysmysteryclearinghouse.blogspot.com/2020/02/review-i-know-where-you-sleep-by-alan.html

40. ZUGZWANG by JT Toner. Historical short story



41. LOCKE & KEY VOL. 1: WELCOME TO LOVECRAFT by Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez

42. NO BAD DEED by Heather Chavez
https://mallorysmysteryclearinghouse.blogspot.com/2020/02/review-no-bad-deed-by-heather-chavez.html

43. THE EVIL WITHIN by S. M. Hardy
https://thehauntedreadingroom.blogspot.com/2020/02/review-evil-within-by-s-m-hardy.html?m=1

44. YOUR HOUSE IS ON FIRE,  YOUR CHILDREN ARE GONE by Stefan Kiesbye.

45. THE PENNFORD HAUNTING by S. K. Zurcher
https://thehauntedreadingroom.blogspot.com/2020/03/review-pennwood-haunting-by-s-k-zurcher.html

46. THE KRAKEN PROJECT by Douglas Preston.  https://intotheabyssreviews.blogspot.com/2020/03/review-kraken-project-by-douglas-preston.html?m=1

47. KRAKEN'S KEEP by Jean Kilczer
https://intotheabyssreviews.blogspot.com/2020/03/krakens-keep-by-jean-kilczer.html?m=1

48. THE KRAKEN KING PART 1 by Meljean Brook
https://intotheabyssreviews.blogspot.com/2020/03/review-kraken-king-part-1-by-meljean.html?m=1

49. OCTOPUS by Matt Shaw.
Review soon

50. CLOWDERS by Vanessa Morgan.
https://thehauntedreadingroom.blogspot.com/2020/03/review-clowders-by-vanessa-morgan.html?m=1

51. WHO IS THE DOCTOR 2?
https://intotheabyssreviews.blogspot.com/2020/03/review-who-is-doctor-2.html

52. THE FOREVER HOUSE by Tim Waggoner
https://thehauntedreadingroom.blogspot.com/2020/03/review-forever-house-by-tim-waggoner.html?m=1

53. TWO LIVES by A Yi.
https://intotheabyssreviews.blogspot.com/2020/03/review-two-lives-by-yi.html?m=1

54. VULCAN'S FORGE
https://intotheabyssreviews.blogspot.com/2020/03/review-vulcans-forge-by-robert.html?m=1

55. THE SOUTHERN BOOK CLUB'S GUIDE TO VAMPIRE SLAYING by Grady Hendrix
https://thehauntedreadingroom.blogspot.com/2020/04/review-southern-book-clubs-guide-to.html


56. PLAGUE PIT by Marc Alexander
https://thehauntedreadingroom.blogspot.com/2020/04/review-plague-pit-by-marc-alexander.html?m=1
57. THE BOY IN THE BOX by Marc Fitch
https://thehauntedreadingroom.blogspot.com/2020/04/review-boy-in-box-by-marc-fitch.html
58. STEPHEN KING'S THE BODY BOOKMARKED by Aaron Burch
https://malloryheartrecommends.blogspot.com/2020/04/review-stephen-kings-body-bookmarked-by.html
59. SOME CHOOSE DARKNESS by Charlie Donlea.
https://mallorysmysteryclearinghouse.blogspot.com/2020/04/review-some-choose-darkness-by-charlie.html
60. THE WISE FRIEND by Ramsey Campbell
https://thehauntedreadingroom.blogspot.com/2020/04/review-wise-friend-by-ramsey-campbell.html?m=1
61. THE GRAVEYARD APARTMENT
https://thehauntedreadingroom.blogspot.com/2020/04/review-graveyard-apartment.html?m=1
62. TRAIN GIRL: A SHORT STORY
https://thehauntedreadingroom.blogspot.com/2020/04/review-train-girl-short-story.html?m=1
63.THE HERON KINGS by Eric Lewis
https://intotheabyssreviews.blogspot.com/2020/04/review-heron-kings-by-eric-lewis.html?m=1
64. THE TRAINS THAT CLIMB THE WINTER TREE by Michael Swanwick
https://intotheabyssreviews.blogspot.com/2020/04/review-trains-that-climb-winter-tree-by.html?m=1
65. THE SEVENTH SUN by Kent Lester
https://intotheabyssreviews.blogspot.com/2020/04/review-seventh-sun-by-ken-lester.html?m=1
66. THE SEVENTH PLAGUE by James Rollins
https://intotheabyssreviews.blogspot.com/2020/04/review-seventh-plague-by-james-rollins.html
67. THE BAT by Mary Roberts Rinehart
68. THE RED HOUSE MYSTERY by A. A. Milne
https://mallorysmysteryclearinghouse.blogspot.com/2020/05/review-red-house-mystery-by-a-milne.html?m=1
69. WHERE THE FOREST MEETS THE STARS by Glendy Vanderah
70. THE SCENT OF MURDER by Kylie Logan
https://mallorysmysteryclearinghouse.blogspot.com/2020/05/review-scent-of-murder-by-kylie-logan.html?m=1
71. UNTIL SUMMER COMES AROUND by Glenn Rolfe
https://thehauntedreadingroom.blogspot.com/2020/05/review-until-summer-comes-around-by.html?m=1
72. TOMB OF GODS by Brian Moreland
https://thehauntedreadingroom.blogspot.com/2020/05/review-tomb-of-gods-by-brian-moreland.html?m=1
73. CITY AMONG THE STARS by Francis Carsac
https://intotheabyssreviews.blogspot.com/2020/05/review-city-among-stars-by-francis.html?m=1
74. MAIN LINE IS MURDER by Donna Huston Murray
https://malloryheartscozies.blogspot.com/2020/05/review-main-line-is-murder-by-donna.html
75. A CALL FOR KELP By Bree Baker
https://malloryheartscozies.blogspot.com/2020/05/review-call-for-kelp-by-bree-baker.html
76. THE CURSED by Heather Graham https://thehauntedreadingroom.blogspot.com/2020/05/review-cursed-by-heather-graham.html?m=1
77. THE HEXED by Heather Graham
https://thehauntedreadingroom.blogspot.com/2020/05/review-hexed-by-heather-graham.html
78. THE BETRAYED by Heather Graham
https://thehauntedreadingroom.blogspot.com/2020/05/review-betrayed-by-heather-graham.html?m=1
79. PAWSITIVELY POISONOUS by Melissa Erin Jackson
80. CREATURE FROM THE CLEVELAND DEPTHS by Fritz Leiber
81. LORDS OF DECEPTION by Christopher Fuchs
82. MUSEUM OF DESIRE by Jonathan Kellerman
https://mallorysmysteryclearinghouse.blogspot.com/2020/06/review-museum-of-desire-by-jonathan.html?m=1
83. All Cats Are Gray
84. Conjure Wife
85. Vicious Circle
86. Death Falls
87. Devil's Night
88. The Darwin Affair
89. Dark Sacred Night
90. The Night Fire