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The Blue Diary by Alice Hoffman

by Bubbly Bibbly | Sep 3, 2020 | Book Review, Crime/Mystery/Thriller

3Summary: For more than thirteen years, devoted father and husband Ethan Ford has been running from his past. But one day the police show up at his door-and his life as an irreproachable family man and heroic volunteer fireman begins to come apart. My take: 4 looks ...

Rosemary’s Baby by Ira Levin

by Bubbly Bibbly | Sep 3, 2020 | Book Review, Crime/Mystery/Thriller

Summary: A young couple who move into a Manhattan apartment are approached by their elderly neighbors, who want to be their friends. My take: 4 looks Originally reviewed November 8, 2013 Can you believe the short summary of this ground-breaking novel? Perhaps the...

Cold Fire by Dean Koontz

by Bubbly Bibbly | Sep 3, 2020 | Book Review, Crime/Mystery/Thriller

Summary: The classic story of reporter Holly Thorne, who is intrigued by the strange, quiet Jim Ironheart. Jim has saved 12 lives in three months, and now Holly’s falling in love with him. But what power compels an ordinary man to be a hero? My take: 3 looks ...

Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn

by Bubbly Bibbly | Sep 3, 2020 | Book Review, Crime/Mystery/Thriller

Summary: ‘What are you thinking, Amy? The question I’ve asked most often during our marriage, if not out loud, if not to the person who could answer. I suppose these questions storm cloud over every marriage: What are you thinking? How are you feeling? Who...

I’m Thinking of Ending Things by Iain Reid

by Bubbly Bibbly | Sep 3, 2020 | Book Review, Crime/Mystery/Thriller

Summary: In this deeply suspenseful and irresistibly unnerving debut novel, a man and his girlfriend are on their way to a secluded farm. When the two take an unexpected detour, she is left stranded in a deserted high school, wondering if there is any escape at all....