I’ve got four books this week, but these include everything I’ve received so far in the month of November.
For review in December, I received:
When they fell in love back in law school, Natalie and Will Clarke joked that they were so brilliant, together they could plan the perfect murder. After fifteen rocky years of marriage, they had better hope they’re right.
Their young son Jacob’s principal is accused of molesting a troubled student. It’s a horrifying situation – and the poison spreads rapidly. One night before bed, Jacob tells Natalie he is a victim, too. In that moment, her concept of justice changes forever. Natalie decides the predator must die.
To shelter Jacob from the trauma of a trial, Natalie concocts an elaborate murder plot and Will becomes her unwilling partner. The Clarkes are about to find out what happens when your life partner becomes your accomplice – and your alibi.
From Book of the Month, I went a little outside my normal selection and chose this one:
Nine people gather at a remote health resort. Some are here to lose weight, some are here to get a reboot on life, some are here for reasons they can’t even admit to themselves. Amid all the luxury and pampering, the mindfulness and meditation, they know these ten days might involve some real work. But none of them could imagine just how challenging the next ten days are going to be.
Frances Welty, the formerly bestselling romantic novelist, arrives at Tranquillum House nursing a bad back, a broken heart, and an exquisitely painful paper cut. She’s immediately intrigued by her fellow guests. Most of them don’t look to be in need of a health resort at all. But the person who intrigues her most is the strange and charismatic owner/director of Tranquillum House. Could this person really have the answers Frances didn’t even know she was seeking? Should Frances put aside her doubts and immerse herself in everything Tranquillum House has to offer – or should she run while she still can?
It’s not long before every guest at Tranquillum House is asking exactly the same question.
And then I received two books from my bookcase.club subscription:
Philadelphia, 1965: Two street cops – one black, one white – are gunned down in a corner bar. One of the fallen officers, Stan Walczak, leaves behind a twelve-year-old boy, Jimmy.
Philadelphia, 1995: Homicide Jim Walczak learns that his father’s alleged killer, Terrill Lee Stanton, has been sprung from prison. Jim stalks the ex-con, hoping to finally learn the truth.
Philadelphia, 2016: Jim’s daughter, Audrey, a forensic science student, reopens her grandfather’s murder for a research paper. But as Audrey digs deeper, she comes to realize that Stanton probably didn’t pull the trigger – and her father may have made a horrible mistake…
Edie was the kind of girl who immediately caused a stir when she walked into your life. And she had dreams back then – but it didn’t take long for her to learn that things don’t always turn out the way you want them to.
Now, a thirty-three, Edie is working as a waitress, pregnant and alone. And when she becomes overwhelmed by the needs of her new baby and sinks into a bleak despair, she thinks that there’s no one to turn to…
But someone’s been watching Edie, waiting for the chance to prove once and again what a perfect friend she can be. It’s no coincidence that Heather shows up on Edie’s doorstep just when Edie needs her the most. So much has passed between them – so much envy, longing, and betrayal. And Edie’s about to learn a new lesson: Those who have hurt us deeply – or whom we have hurt – never let us go, not entirely…
Tales of a Book Addict 