Suspense

“The Chill would’ve made a great disaster movie back when that genre of motion picture was popular.”

“The Second Sleep by Robert Harris is highly recommended for those who demand complexity, eloquence, and questions that disturb one’s sleep.”

When solitude is imperative, North Carolina's Blue Ridge Mountains can offer peace and beauty. Kat Jamison needs to make an important, life-altering decision, and she decides this is where she want

“no matter how cruel an individual may be, there could always be one person who loves them.”

When she was young, Virginia Kennedy, an only child, suffers the loss of her mother who commits suicide.

“A Small Town is another example of Thomas Perry’s ability to tell a fast-paced, absorbing story with a strong central character.”

“a gripping psychological thriller that delivers on its examination of the corrosive impact of family secrets with a dramatic finish that upends expectations.”

“A subtle, but ceaseless undercurrent of tension throughout builds to a shocking crescendo in the final pages.”

“If a victim doesn’t know what has been done to them, how awful is the crime?”

“If this novel doesn’t make you laugh at its absurdities, groan at Ned’s puns, and plain enjoy the sarcastic fun, you, dear reader, have no sense of humor.”

"There are enough red herrings and all-too-human flubs in the detecting to keep suspense high and resolution impossible to the very end.