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The Book of Cold Cases
The Book of Cold Cases | Simone St. James
A true crime blogger gets more than she bargained for while interviewing the woman acquitted of two cold case slayings in this chilling new novel from the New York Times bestselling author of The Sun Down Motel. In 1977, Claire Lake, Oregon, was shaken by the Lady Killer Murders: Two men, seemingly randomly, were murdered with the same gun, with strange notes left behind. Beth Greer was the perfect suspecta rich, eccentric twenty-three-year-old woman, seen fleeing one of the crimes. But she was acquitted, and she retreated to the isolation of her mansion. Oregon, 2017. Shea Collins is a receptionist, but by night, she runs a true crime website, the Book of Cold Casesa passion fueled by the attempted abduction she escaped as a child. When she meets Beth by chance, Shea asks her for an interview. To Sheas surprise, Beth says yes. They meet regularly at Beths mansion, though Shea is never comfortable there. Items move when shes not looking, and she could swear shes seen a girl outside the window. The allure of learning the truth about the case from the smart, charming Beth is too much to resist, but even as they grow closer, Shea senses something isnt right. Is she making friends with a manipulative murderer, or are there other dangers lurking in the darkness of the Greer house?
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DaniJ
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Ghostly ghouls and murder? Not to mention a mysterious heiress!

Unfortunately it was a bit draggy for me. Seemed to take me forever to finish this one! Lots of excitement but it gets a 🤷‍♀️ from me.

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jenniferw88
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It's easily my favourite book of the month! #readingbracket2024

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LibraryCin
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I really liked it. It was a bit of a mash of “true crime”/mystery plus horror/ghosts/supernatural going on in the book, but it‘s all stuff I like, so it was all good

LoverOfLearning I really love her books! Always get such high marks from me! 4 stars for this one. ✨️ 1mo
LibraryCin @LoverOfLearning agreed! I have yet to be disappointed with one of her books! 4w
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jenniferw88
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jenniferw88 by Diana Setterfield could be the other book 2mo
rubyslippersreads @jenniferw88 One of my favorites. 2mo
mom2bugnbee I recently discovered her & have enjoyed everything I've read! This one was particularly good. 2mo
Librarybelle I love her books! 2mo
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 2mo
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Born.A.Reader
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#vehiclecvr #NewYearNewBooks
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Eggs

One of my favorite books of hers -although I've yet to read one I didn't like.

Eggs My choice too🙌🏻 2mo
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks On my shelf! 2mo
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SilversReviews
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Thanks to these Litsy folks for today‘s prompt:

#NEWYEARNEWBOOKS
@Eggs
@AlwaysBeenALoverOfBooks
@LitsyEvents
#LitsyEvents

TODAY‘S PROMPT: CAR ON THE COVER

Mystery - Thriller - Paranormal

THE BOOK OF COLD CASES moved slowly along, but the tension and underlying suspense ramped up when we met Lily. And just who is Lily?

FULL REVIEW: https://tinyurl.com/rch2hehj

Eggs My choice too🙌🏻 2mo
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Popular choice 🛻📚 2mo
SilversReviews @Eggs 😊 I enjoy her books…this one was good. I had another one that I recalled the cover, but couldn‘t remember the title. LOL!! 2mo
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Eggs @SilversReviews I know the feeling… 2mo
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Andrew65
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Difficult to choose just one book for #October for #12Booksof2023 but eventually went for The Book of Cold Cases, but took me 24 hours to decide on one! This is another excellent story from Simone St James which has a bit of a ghost element to it. This really was an excellent read, and possibly my favourite by her.

Notable almost mentions for Past Lying by Val McDermid, the new book in the excellent Karen Pirie series set during the Lockdown 👇

Andrew65 Also The Dead of Night, the excellent second book in the Berlin Wartime Thriller Series by Simon Scarrow. This is superbly written. 2mo
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AkashaVampie
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Trying this audiobook from the library. #BookishMonopoly Set in USA

MyNamesParadise I loved this book so much! Enjoy! 3mo
AkashaVampie @MyNamesParadise thanks hun. So far what i have heard of it... its good. Is Beth supposed to be bitchy at the beginning?? 3mo
MyNamesParadise @AkashaVampie haha yes I believe so! Sorry I can‘t remember too well. I read it when it first came out. I remember really enjoying it! 3mo
LaurenMags This book has been on my TBR list for a while! Did you like it? 2mo
AkashaVampie @LaurenMags I did really like it. It was alittle out of my comfort zone, but it was good. 2mo
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“The Book of Cold Cases” revolves around Shea Collins, a true crime blogger who interviews Elizabeth “Beth” Greer, a woman who was accused of the Lady Killer murders in 1977 and acquitted. The novel is composed of two narrative threads that intertwine: Shea‘s story, which takes place in 2017, and Beth‘s story, which begins in 1960 and continues through to 2017. • 4 Stars

#Bookstagram #TheBookOfColdCases #SimoneStJames

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RaeLovesToRead
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Light against dark.

This is my aesthetic.

Alora So pretty! 3mo
IndoorDame Love it! 3mo
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Magpiegem
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I loved this book. And after 3 books St. James is now definitely one I will make an auto read. I would say this is the one that kept me most gripped so far but she is the master of creepy suspense and I‘m always drawn in to her books. Highly recommended if you like to be a little scared but not terrified.

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Magpiegem
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I‘m REALLY enjoying this book so far, it‘s a mix of mystery and supernatural that‘s just right for my tastes. Enjoying this pumpkin snuggle too 🥰

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks I love this author! 4mo
wanderinglynn What a sweet snuggle buddy! ❤️🐶 4mo
dabbe Great book and adorable pic! Hello there, snuggly pup! 🖤🐾🖤 4mo
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Ruthiella ❤️🐶❤️🐶❤️ 4mo
Tamra 😘 4mo
mom_of_4 Such a cute reading buddy. 4mo
Gissy 🐶 🤎 🤎🤎 3mo
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Gissy
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Read for #AuthorAMonth @Soubhiville
I like how this author describes the atmosphere of her stories. In this story, I didn‘t like much the main character Shea but I found Beth so interesting. I liked how the story starts with these suspenseful/mysterious events that occurred in the past and the connection with Beth. I think the ending was a little too “convenient” to resolve the situation. 3.5/3.7⭐️
The gifts in this subscription box were okay.

TheAromaofBooks Yay!!! 4mo
Andrew65 This was a really interesting story, and I enjoyed it a lot. Well done 👏👏👏 4mo
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JacqMac
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Simone St James never disappoints me. It had those perfect end of October creepy vibes. Who doesn‘t love a good ghost story?
#AuthorAMonth @Soubhiville

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TheAromaofBooks
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I read some fun books last week!! I really enjoyed all of these. Up to No Gouda was my least favorite of the batch - it was okay, but maybe it is just my suspicious mind talking - I had trouble discerning who was supposed to be “ominous“ and who was supposed to be a good guy 😂 She would say things like, “I met his gaze and felt a little uncomfortable. He had been coming in for lunch every day“ except then it turns out she's uncomfortable ⬇

TheAromaofBooks (cont'd) because she thinks he's cute and nice and actually has a crush on him 😆 I don't usually read ghost/paranormal stories, but I really enjoyed The Book of Cold Cases which was paranormal without being horror. The Dead Romantics was also ghosty, and while I loved the romance, it was honestly just such a lovely book about grief and moving forward. Of course Roberts pretty much always delivers - The Collector wasn't a new favorite, but it was⬇ 5mo
TheSpineView Great job! 5mo
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Andrew65 An excellent week. If you‘ve not read it I‘d also recommend The Broken Girls by Simone St James. 5mo
AnnR Well done! 👏🎃 5mo
DieAReader 🥳🥳🥳 5mo
Read4life Fantastic! 🍁👻🎃 5mo
AmandaBlaze Great job! 5mo
Catsandbooks 🙌🏼🦇🧡 5mo
Soubhiville Whoa look at all those challenge hashtags! 5mo
Clwojick I second The Broken Girls! @Andrew65 5mo
Marmie7 Awesome reading! 5mo
TheAromaofBooks @Andrew65 @Clwojick - I'll definitely add it to the list!!!! 5mo
Karons1 Iv just purchased the dead 💀 romantics after listening to the recco on reading 📖 through life podcast with Mia and Sarah which I highly recommend. All of them look great 👍 5mo
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Eggs
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Much of this story takes place within the confines of a spooky mansion…

#Mansion

#AutumnPlease!

@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Loved this one!! Great photo 🧡🍁 5mo
Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Thank You 🙏🏻 5mo
dabbe Just finished this! What a mansion! 🖤🧡🖤 5mo
Eggs @dabbe Love SSJ❤️❤️ 5mo
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Andrew65
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This was a re-read for #AutjorAMonth @Soubhiville, and if anything I enjoyed this book more than the first time around. Definitely 5 stars. A blogger investigates a murder who was found not guilty of murders many years ago and finds more than she bargained for. A must read.

2900 Word Search Points #Scarathlon

#Rushathon #BookSpinBingo #31by31 #Spookoween #Falling4Books #Serieslove2023 #LittenListen #ScrathlonAtoZ #31by31

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#aam #authoramonth

This was…. fine. I enjoyed the crime aspect of it but the ghost element did nothing for me. (Was I supposed to be scared? Cos I wasn‘t)

It‘s still a soft pick and it kept my interest on audio whilst I was driving to and from work but I‘m not particularly inspired to read any more by this author.

Caroline2 Yea I felt the same about my read. It started off so good, 1919 in a haunted mental hospital!! A nurse with a past pretending to be a nurse! Yay! Then halfway through, with the ghosts (not scary ghosts really) and the love story, it went right down hill. (edited) 5mo
Megabooks Yeah, I enjoyed this book, but it was def more of a #LikeNotLove situation. 5mo
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dabbe
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My first read by St. James will not be my last. The premise of a possible murderer-victim telling her story to someone is not new by any means, but St. James captivates with her ability as a wicked wordsmith to create an increase in tension that keeps you flipping those pages. Add to the mixture a possible haunted house that overlooks a cliff to the icy Pacific Ocean, and you have an even more riveting read. Perfect for the month of October. ⬇️

dabbe #AuthorAMonth @Soubhiville Excellent choice for October! 🖤🧡🖤 5mo
kspenmoll She is fabulous! 5mo
dabbe @kspenmoll She is! I can't wait to read more of her stuff! 🤩😃🤗 5mo
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This was fast paced and thrilling. I loved the mystery of this one.

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Bluebird
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Why did no one tell me this was a creepy, scary thriller!!!!!!
Are all Simone St James books this genre? #authoramonth

😱😳😧

Will need to stop reading before sunset and have a alternate happy, comedic book to read before bed or I‘ll have nightmares!

I am a fraidy cat and avoid these kind of books/movies. But I‘m too far into it…and hooked…so will try to finish. 😂

On the upside, I‘ll get the extra points for Scaralthon! #skeletoncrew

Soubhiville As far as I know her books are all thrillers. Definitely tilting into horror sometimes. 6mo
Christy2318 Her first 5 books are pretty much 1920s set ghost stories. They are more creepy than scary IMO. Her later books appear to be more thrillerish but I‘m behind on reading those. 6mo
Megabooks I think her early books are a bit more HF but with supernatural elements. 🤔 I‘m trying this one. 6mo
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Megabooks @Christy2318 just read this. I have only read her more recents, but I‘m excited to try an early one. 6mo
Bluebird @Soubhiville one of the things I love about the #authoramonth event is that it introduces me to new authors and new genre. Even if it takes me out of my comfort zone. 🤣 6mo
Bluebird Thanks @Christy2318 and @Megabooks I love HF and don‘t mind some supernatural stuff, but the horror and creepiness tends to creep me out. Lol. I‘m loving this book—I just need a security blanket, an armed guard watching over me and all the lights on in order to finish. 😂 I‘ll try a few from both her early and later works and see how it goes. 6mo
Christy2318 @Megabooks Silence for the Dead is my favorite 6mo
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Lauranahe
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What a good book! I loved the spooky atmosphere and the ghostly vibe. Several scenes really rugged at my heart strings, but it wouldn‘t be gothic without some tragedy, amiright?

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IndoorDame
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#TrueCrime really isn‘t my genre, but Ms. St. James certainly helped me see the appeal in this one! #BookBinge @Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

TheDaysGoBy Oooooh sounds good! I really enjoyed The Sun Down Motel 8mo
IndoorDame @TheDaysGoBy me too!!! 8mo
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks I‘ve still got to read this one!! 8mo
IndoorDame @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks oooh, do. This is a good one! 8mo
Eggs Such a great choice !! 8mo
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OneCent76
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I really enjoyed this book and the mystery of all that was happening kept me guessing. I was a little disappointed with the ending but only because I was hoping for a bigger aha! moment or a twist to shock me. But it is an all around good book.

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Whoa

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PunkedRocker56
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I know it might be odd that I‘m technically recommending a book that I rated a 3.5, but I honestly do believe this book would be well liked by most people. It only felt average to me and otherwise I had no complaints; it‘s an easy-breezy and enjoyable read overall 😄

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PunkedRocker56
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Yet another book to soon check off my Book of the Month list! I read The Sun Down Motel by this same author and really liked it, so I‘m pretty stoked to dive into this one next!😁 I‘m finally getting back into my steady routine reading pace and I couldn‘t be happier 😌

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DarkMina
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6 of 2023. Love her books and this is no exception. I enjoyed this on audio. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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First read from my new library!

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It made no sense, but guilt doesn't have to. It simply exists, weighing you down and choking you until you can't breathe anymore.

Simone St. James, The Book of Cold Cases

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Andrew65
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Love Simone St James books and this was no different, also excellent as an audiobook. I was sorry to see it come to an end. I love how she can weave ‘ghosts‘ into her regular stories.

#MarchMadness @DieAReader @Ghabi4Roses

KathyWheeler She has the perfect light touch with the supernatural aspect of her books. (edited) 12mo
Andrew65 @KathyWheeler She definitely does, that sums it up perfectly. 12mo
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Andrew65
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Started listening to The Book of Cold Cases. Usually enjoy Simone St James books so looking forward to this.
#MarchMadness @DieaReader @Ghabi4Roses

DieAReader 🧐😏📚 12mo
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GinaKButler
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Some carline reading! This one will give me a bingo!

#bookspinbingo

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Book 19/100 of the year.

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⭐️⭐️⭐️ 1/2
I had a lot of fun with the first half of this. The mystery was intriguing, the paranormal aspects were nice and spooky, and I was really interested in seeing where the story would go. The second half had some issues with pacing that ended up making things less interesting for me by the end, but overall, I still enjoyed it.

#AuldLangSpine #catsoflitsy #Ember #Phoenix

Leftcoastzen 😻😻 14mo
FantasyChick I had some of the same issues with the second half but I find that with almost all of her books I've read. This one is by far my favourite from this author! 14mo
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I‘ve read quite a few five star books this month and this one was no exception. This is the second book I‘ve read by Simone St. James and I‘ve decided I need to read all of her books asap! I love that there was the true crime aspect in this one. I loved the mystery mixed with a hint of supernatural. I absolutely can‘t wait to read more from her!

MyNamesParadise I felt the same about this book! I loved it so much!! 5 stars from me! 13mo
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I think I enjoyed this book more in the beginning and middle than the end. I don't want to spoil how it turns out so I can't say much really.
Also, not going to lie, the fact that the main character was still so affected by her trauma just didn't seem very believable- it seemed more as if it were plot convenient.
And yes, gratuitous maternity shot. 🥰

AmyG When are you due? How exciting! 14mo
Andrea4 @AmyG we're supposed to meet this guy around April 5th. 💙💙 My birthday is on the 8th so we'll see what happens! 14mo
AmyG Wishing you all the best. Post baby pics when he arrives! ❤️ (and what a lovely photo) (edited) 14mo
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Andrea4 @AmyG thank you! He's our first so it's sure to be a wild ride! I most definitely will post pics of him when he comes. 14mo
SamAnne Congrats! Great photo! 14mo
Andrea4 @SamAnne thank you!! 14mo
Gissy Beautiful photo!😍❤️👌 14mo
IuliaC Lovely photo! Congrats! 14mo
Andrea4 @Gissy thank you, it's currently one of my faves 💙 14mo
Andrea4 @IuliaC thanks so much! 14mo
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I loved the true crime aspect of this book that made it feel like you were following an actual case or blog. I really thought that the characters worked really well and the supernatural elements in this book just worked. This one kept me on the edge of my seat and I didn‘t want it to end even though I was curious what would happen.

amberavidreader I loved this book and this author! Great read! 1y
Victoriahoperose @amberavidreader yes!!! This was a really good one. Love her books!!!! 1y
britt_brooke A must-read author for me! 1y
Victoriahoperose @britt_brooke agree! Definitely going to have to buy everything by her I don‘t have now lol 1y
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katiekat311
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What a ride this was. It had everything for me: well developed characters that made you feel all sorts of ways, creepy spook and whodunit to keep you guessing. This was my first by Simone, but won‘t be my last. This was a great finish to 2022!

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Although acquitted years earlier, was Beth really innocent of murdering her sister?? Shea a true crime blogger starts to dig into this” cold case”, & meets Beth. Ghosts, hauntings, & plot twists kept me on the edge of my seat! #12booksof2022 #sundaybuddyread

Andrew65 Keep seeing this, I missed the #SundayBuddyRead and really need to get to this. I have it on audio. 1y
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CoffeeNBooks
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#12BooksOf2022 Day 8- August
Shea is a true crime blogger who decides to look into an unsolved mystery in the town where she lives, 30 years after it happened. The main suspect, who was aquitted, still lives in town and agrees to meet with Shea.
@Andrew65

Andrew65 I need to read this book! 1y
CocoReads That was one of my top books as well. 1y
MartinaLove I need to read this soon! 1y
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No a favorite of her‘s that I‘ve read so far but still enjoyable! #12booksofChristmas July 😊

Andrew65 A very good author. 1y
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It‘s cold everywhere so this book fits in!:). Shea had a traumatic even in her youth, Beth has lived with a past that has haunted her for 40 years. Can they relate and become friends? Good spooky mystery that goes back to the 70s. How did we all survive without cell phones to report things?🥴. Good read.

LoverOfLearning This is sitting on my shelf. Maybe I'll pick this up next. I've read 2 of her other books (both on audio and loved them). 1y
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LeslieO
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Read my #bookspin and #doublespin. Only three nonfiction for #nonfictionnovember. No bingo. #bookspinbingo

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! Fantastic month!! 1y
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This was a great little thriller, super quirky and not at all what I expected...
A crime writer meets a woman who was arrested but never convicted of two murders. I found myself wondering if she'd done it for most of the book.

I would recommend this for anyone who loves a good ghost story.

Happy Halloween 🎃 and 📚📖Happy Reading!📖📚

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I guess I‘m in the minority on this, but I found none of the characters compelling and the far-fetchedness of the plot was just a bit too much for me to invest and enjoy. ⭐️⭐️⭐️

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kspenmoll
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#thoughtfulthursday #spookyedition
✨mystery 🔍🕵️‍♂️
✨ haunted house
✨tagged above

Andrew65 Thanks for the tag 😁 I own this and need to read it. 1y
kspenmoll @Andrew65 I think you would enjoy its fun,creepy,craziness! 1y
Andrew65 @kspenmoll usually love her books. 1y
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