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Sixty Is The New Assassin
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Shadow of Justice - Book 2
Jules MacLeod

Shadow of Justice
Jules MacLeod

The Midnight Library Club
Luna Andersen
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Nicole Annbury

24 Hours to Forget
Filipe Silva
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Claudine DiScala

American Machiavelli
F. Yew

Fragments of Affection
Danielle Blum

When Mountains Crumble
Claudine DiScala
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IN THE CARDS
by Sara Lea
<p><strong>Welcome to In The Cards, a twenty-two author collection of standalone thriller and horror short stories. In this series, you’ll find stories inspired by the meaning of a specific Tarot Card, thoughtfully written with that thread woven through. Whether you’re a Tarot Card lover or not, you’ll find thrillers and horrors that will creep under your skin and into your thoughts. <em>Knowledge of Tarot Cards is not necessary to read or enjoy these stories.</em></strong></p><p><strong>Download our FREE read-along booklet for fun activities, author intros, and more!</strong></p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/10Ur_0OaMpnWHnhtLzM-6kgKfe8XJxXeU">https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/10Ur_0OaMpnWHnhtLzM-6kgKfe8XJxXeU</a></p><p><strong>Also, come join our reading group on Facebook! </strong></p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.facebook.com/share/g/17yKV1CukZ/?mibextid=wwXIfr">https://www.facebook.com/groups/grimcreepersreaders </a></p>
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Deadly Silence
by Sara Lea
<p>Collection of 14 stories by 14 authors with the theme "deadly silence"</p>
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Jessica Huntley Books Challenge
by Jessica Huntley
<p>Fancy a challenge? Use this to keep track of all my books as you read them. Can you read them all?</p>
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Author Spotlight
Lila Blake
Lila Blake writes warm, character-driven fiction about community, found family, and the small things that turn out to matter most. Her cozy mysteries and book-club novels share a love of strong settings, recipes worth trying, and people you'd want as neighbors. She believes the best stories end with somewhere you wish you could stay.
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★ 5
1 rating
When Mountains Crumble
Claudine DiScala
“<p>Wow. Wow. Wow!!!! This book was SOOOOOO good! I can’t wait until the sequel comes out and will be reading it as soon as it does! I love when authors switch between characters and timeline and then it all comes together at the end. Seriously, don’t sleep on this!!</p>”
— Tiffani Nowak

★ 5
1 rating
When Mountains Crumbled–The Landslide
Claudine DiScala
“<p>Fantastic book! Answered questions from the first book and left us completely hanging for a third lol. So glad I found this author :)</p>”
— Melissa Jeffrey

★ 4.4
5 ratings
The Shroud
Ava Monegan
“<p>Honestly, this book i a good one. If you like paranormal stories, this book is made for you. Madame Theda is a fraud, she talks to the dead for money and has never heard a single one of them speak. <br>She is hired to investigate a haunted hause, Blackheath House. <br>She sees her chance to become London’s next great medium. <br>What she doesn’t know, is that her life is in danger, when she is in place, a murder happens and she réalise that Blackheath House’s secrets are very much alive, it is a riddled house with secret passages, a wing sealed for decades and servants who won’t speak. <br>The surnatural and the real stat to blur. <br>I really liked this book, in the beginnng it was a little bit slow but when she finally enters in Blackheath, the real story begins. <br>The fact that we don’t know if what happens is real or not makes it better. <br>I liked the writing style, I found it really addictive. The characters where great. <br>I found a plot before the end, but what was also great is that it is so much plot twists at the end that what I thought was only the beginning.</p>”
— Angelique Colson

★ 4.4
5 ratings
The Shroud
Ava Monegan
“<p>Summary: Spiritualism and mediums are rampant in London, Theda is just another in the crowd of fakes trying to survive. When she is hired by a solicitor to help a pregnant widow who feels haunted by an evil spirit she can’t say no. With the help of a paranormal scientist who would be happy to prove Theda is a fake they begin to investigate. Soon they realize it isn’t spirits at all but a person. </p><p>Thoughts: I really enjoyed this book! Theda is a lovable character, even though her own life has been filled with hardship she generally cares about people. This was a fun mystery that bordered on being a thriller. The ending was amazing and I cannot wait to read book two.</p>”
— Bookishmom4ever

★ 4.4
5 ratings
The Shroud
Ava Monegan
“<p>I really enjoyed this book. It has everything you want in a spooky book. An old creepy house with lots of dark secrets. It starts as though it’s a haunted house book but once someone is murdered turns into more of a who done it type of book. Set in Victorian times where a fake psychic is sent to a supposed haunted house to help settle the spirits. However they find a lot more than spirits: secret tunnels and dark secrets. This was a great introduction and I can’t wait to continue reading this trilogy.</p>”
— Taylor Behnke

★ 4.4
5 ratings
The Shroud
Ava Monegan
“<p>This is book one of the Making of Madame Theda trilogy. This is a gothic, supernatural mystery. Madame Theda is a fake medium who agrees to investigate a haunted house. You’re drawn right away into the mystery that the story unravels chapter by chapter. Amazing world building that is detailed and imaginable. Fascinating characters that are well developed and diverse. Detail well plotted storyline that keeps your attention throughout the book. This review is based on an early review copy I was sent by the publisher, but this didn't affect the content of my review that I am voluntarily providing.</p>”
— Jennifer Macaulay
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