Shortly after confessing she had once witnessed a murder, thirteen year old Joyce is found having drowned in an apple-bobbing tub during a Halloween Party. Famed investigator Hercule Poirot is brought in to uncover the killer. I’m not going to lie, for a book that seems to be heavily marketed as a Halloween-centric novel, I…
Well, this is a rarity. I honestly can’t remember the last time I re-read a book. Granted, this was a graphic novel, which is generally a quick read anyhow, but usually my cup overfloweth with new reads leaving me with little interest in re-reading stuff. Back in August when I was scheduling my reads for…
It’s October.. you know what that means? Another month filled with spooktacular Halloween reads! And who could have a month of horror without Uncle Stevie? Not this guy, that’s for sure. So I’ve dug into the past and selected one of Sai King’s early books, Cujo. Yes, a book that was written by an author…
Career criminal Joe has his life turned upside down following his daughter Gemma’s unexpected suicide. Holding his cousin Adam responsible for his daughter’s untimely death, Joe travels to Adam with annihilation on his mind. However, upon arrival, Joe is told of his wife’s gruesome murder and due to their rocky relationship as well as some…
Andy Weir returns with Artemis, the follow-up to his massively successful novel The Martian. This time around we follow Jazz, a twenty-something smuggler living in Artemis, a small city located on the surface of the Moon. Life changes for Jazz when she is offered a princely sum to help a customer gain control of a…
A man is murdered on a train stranded in a snowstorm. The conditions and timing of the murder suggest that one of the twelve passengers must be the killer. Can the great Hercule Poirot identify the executioner or has he witnessed “the perfect crime”? Murder on the Orient Express is now my third experience with…
“Happiness comes in moments, and then it’s gone until the next time. Could be years. But sadness settles in..” In the summer of 1975, three friends – Jimmy, Dave and Sean – are approached by two men claiming to be police officers. While able to coax Dave into their car, Jimmy and Sean would stay…
In a small northern First Nations community, all lines of communication, as well as the power, have been disconnected without explanation. Winter has arrived and panic has set in. Has something happened down south? Is help on the way? And who is this mysterious survivalist, Jason Scott, who has arrived in town? I thought Waubgeshig…
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