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The Missing Ones
By: A. R. Torre Narrator: Moniqua Plante Brilliance Audio ISBN: 9781662534218 Publisher: Thomas & Mercer Publication Date: 04/14/2026 Format: Paperback My Rating: 4 Stars (ARC) APR 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS In an exclusive and close-knit community, the secrets of the past threaten to destroy three women in a shocking novel of suspense by New York Times bestselling author A. R. Torre. Behind the manicured lawns and guarded gates of Crestmore Estates lies a neighborhood built on sec
Judith D Collins
Apr 94 min read
The Summer House Murder
By: Ava Roberts Narrator: Zura Johnson. Spotify Audiobooks ISBN: 9798892424851 Publisher: Crooked Lane Books Publication Date: 04/07/2026 Format: Other My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) APR 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS A summer trip to the Adirondacks is turned upside down when a woman’s body is discovered in the lake in this twisty thriller, perfect for fans of Liane Moriarty and Paula Hawkins. Sisters Esme, Piper, and Regina go on their annual visit to their remote summer house on Lake Geo
Judith D Collins
Apr 96 min read
Love By The Book
By: Jessica George Narrator: Isabel Adomakoh Young Macmillan Audio ISBN: 9781250282545 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Publication Date: 04/07/2026 Format: Other My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) (ALC) APR 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS Friendship is the love story you can count on. Remy is lucky. Her debut novel, based on her three best friends, became an instant bestseller when it was released, and her agent and publisher are clamoring for a follow-up. But just as Remy’s creative inspiration s
Judith D Collins
Apr 98 min read
Who Knew the Ridpath Girl
By: Stacy Johns Narrator: Carlotta Brentan ISBN: 9781464230967 Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press Pulication Date: 04/14/2026 Format: Other My Rating: 4 Stars (ARC) APR 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS A gripping mystery perfect for fans of Amy Tintera following one man's investigation into the death of his sister years earlier, forcing him to confront old faces, a strong-willed detective, and a string of new murders in his remote small town. Welcome to Meander, where truths are best left b
Judith D Collins
Apr 86 min read
Promise Me Never
By: Liv Constantine ISBN: 9780593875230 Publisher: Ballantine | Bantam Publication Date: 08/18/2026 Format: Hardcover My Rating: TBR (ARC) AUG 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS From the New York Times bestselling author of The Next Mrs. Parrish comes an unmissable thriller about a woman who becomes embroiled in the mystery of her husband’s deceased first wife—and after moving to his remote house in the woods, uncovers terrifying secrets. Aspiring writer Savannah’s scheme to meet superstar
Judith D Collins
Mar 312 min read
The Moonshine Women
By: Michelle Collins Anderson Narrators: Libby McKnight, Graham Winton Recorded Books ISBN: 9781496748300 Publisher: Kensington Publishing A John Scognamiglio Book Publication Date: 03/31/2026 Format: Other My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) MAR 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS MAR #LITLIFTMINIAUTHORCHAT In the Prohibition era Missouri Ozarks, three sisters take over their father’s moonshine business in an evocative story of reinvention, sisterhood, and the alchemy of love for readers of Jeannett
Judith D Collins
Mar 3111 min read
A Spell for Saints and Sinners
By: Emily Carpenter Narrator: Cassandra Campbell ISBN: 9798899741241 Publisher: Recorded Books Publication Date: 03/31/2026 Format: Audio My Rating: 5 Stars (ALC) MAR 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS Like a gender-flipped Saltburn set amidst the moss-draped, haunted beauty of Savannah, this intoxicating blend of Southern suspense and modern witchcraft from bestselling author Emily Carpenter casts a spell of class, power, and possession. In a city where ghosts linger in the moss and mone
Judith D Collins
Mar 287 min read
The Truth About Ruby Cooper
By: Liz Nugent ISBN: 9781668204658 Publisher: Gallery Books Publication Date: 09/01/2026 Format: Hardcover My Rating: TBR (ARC) SEP 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS “I couldn't stop reading! Absolutely a triumph!” —Freida McFadden, New York Times bestselling author of The Housemaid From the internationally bestselling author of Strange Sally Diamond comes a twisted suspense novel about two sisters and the scandal that changes their lives forever. If my sister hadn’t been beautiful, none
Judith D Collins
Mar 286 min read
Sorry for Your Loss
By: Georgia McVeigh Narrator: Billie Fulford-Brown ISBN: 9798217047727 Publisher: Dutton Publication Date: 03/31/2026 Format: Other My Rating: 4.5 Stars (ARC) MAR 2025 MUST-READ BOOKS The story of two people, both as magnetic as they are dangerous, who get caught in an electric game of cat and mouse The question is, Who is the predator and who is the prey? Meet Iris: a dark soul with a propensity for obsession, still reeling from a recent loss, who relies on a local grief g
Judith D Collins
Mar 286 min read
Everything Was Beautiful and Nothing Hurt
By: Ben Reeves ISBN: 9781668216361 Publisher: Avid Reader Press / Simon & Schuster Publication Date: 07/07.2026 Format: Other My Rating: TBR (ARC) JUL 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS "One of the most original, riveting, and moving books I’ve read in a long while." —Graeme Simsion, New York Times bestselling author of The Rosie Project For fans of Fredrik Backman and Virginia Evans, an unforgettable and exquisitely moving novel about finding beauty, hope, and meaning in the brevity of li
Judith D Collins
Mar 273 min read
The Season of Sinking
By: Daphne Woolsoncroft Narrator: Natalie Van Sistine ISBN: 9781538770931 Publisher: Grand Central Publishing Publication Date: 07/07/2026 Format: Other My Rating: TBR (ARC) JUL 20265 MUST-READ BOOKS From a hit true crime podcaster turned novelist, a woman’s unsettling past creeps back into her consciousness as she returns to her hometown and begins to suspect the locals are hiding a terrible secret swirling around her mother's recent death. When Imogen Bly's mother suddenly
Judith D Collins
Mar 272 min read
Trad Wife
By: Sarah Langan ISBN: 9781668229651 Publisher: Atria Books Publication Date: 09/29/2026 Format: Other My Rating: TBR (ARC) SEP 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS “A genre beast—menacing, claustrophobic, and wholly unexpected.” —Mariana Enriquez, New York Times bestselling author of Our Share of Night From the three-time Bram Stoker Award–winning author of Good Neighbors comes a chilling tale of a journalist's descent into horror as she uncovers the dark secrets behind a trad wife influe
Judith D Collins
Mar 273 min read
Not A Word
By: Linwood Barclay ISBN: 9780063276383 Publisher: William Morrow Publication Date: 08/25/2026 Format: Hardcover My Rating: TBR (ARC) AUG 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS In the latest chilling thriller from New York Times bestselling author Linwood Barclay, a man’s world is upended after he stumbles upon a grisly crime scene in the family home. Every family has secrets, but when Reece visits his parents’ house, he’s shocked to find them in bed, dead. At first glance it looks like a mur
Judith D Collins
Mar 262 min read
The Village
By: AJ Campbell ASIN: B0GNCZB4CN Publisher: AJ Campbell Publication Date: 03/25/2026 Format: e-book My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) MAR 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS Justice is coming... and it knows where you live. At exactly 1:45 pm, three phones buzz with the same message: I know what you did on Valentine's Day. Alice... Faith sees it first. Mick sees it next. River sees it last. Each recipient carries a secret from the day Alice vanished, secrets entwined with the whispers of Blackston
Judith D Collins
Mar 254 min read
The Killer In The House
By: Lauren Reding Narrators: Megan Tusing; Caroline Hewitt; Luke Daniels; Marni Penning ISBN: 9781511381345 Publisher: Brilliance Audio Publication Date: 03/24/2026 Format: Audio My Rating: 5 Stars (ALC) MAR 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS In this chilling domestic thriller debut, a young woman working as a housekeeper—for the subject of a trending true crime podcast—finds herself in a deadly mess when the truth catches up to the hype. Renee Beale is done settling for dead-end jobs and
Judith D Collins
Mar 244 min read
Two Kinds of Stranger
By: Steve Cavanagh Narrator: Adam Sims Simon & Schuster Audio ISBN: 9781668093399 Publisher: Atria Books Publication Date: 03/24/2026 Format: Hardcover My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) MAR 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS Elly Parker helped a perfect stranger. She didn’t know he was the perfect killer…in another “unguessable and unputdownable” (Alex Michaelides, #1 New York Times bestselling author) psychological thriller from the author of Witness 8. One offers a helping hand. The other is you
Judith D Collins
Mar 245 min read
The Creek, The Crone, and the Crow
By: Leah Weiss Narrator: Kate Forbes Recorded Books ISBN: 9781464250590 Publisher: Sourcebooks Landmark Publication Date: 03//24/2026 Format: Other My Rating: 4.5 Stars (ARC) MAR 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS "An impressive blend of history, folklore, and imagination." -Ron Rash, New York Times bestselling author An outsider to the Carolina hills inherits a gift that could change everything for her village on the verge of dying, from the author NPR said "writes with a deep knowledge
Judith D Collins
Mar 245 min read
Where the Truth Lies
By: Katherine Greene Narrators: Amanda Stribling, Tristan Wright, Hallie Ricardo ISBN: 9798892424882 Publisher: Crooked Lane Publication Date: 03/24/2026 Format: Other My Rating: 4.5 Stars (ARC) MAR 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS A picture-perfect couple’s sordid past threatens to rock a sleepy Southern town down to its core. Told in alternating timelines, this multi-POV thriller explores toxic masculinity, gender-based violence, and female rage in the tradition of Darby Kane. Childh
Judith D Collins
Mar 244 min read
The First Widows
By: S.E. Reed Narrator: Caitlin Shannon ISBN: 9781837001866 Publisher: Storm Publishing Publication Date: 03/23/2026 Format: e-book & audio My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) MAR 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS Some people will do anything for family. Even kill for it… When Sophia, a wealthy woman far from home, meets Rebecca, a struggling nurse and mother, at a paint-and-sip class in New York, their friendship unfolds just as you might expect. The lonely outsider finds her place. The overwhelmed
Judith D Collins
Mar 235 min read
Holy Island
DCI Ryan Mystery #1 By: LJ Ross Narrator: Jonathan Keeble ISBN: 9781464273261 Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press Publication Date: 04/07/2026 Format: Paperback My Rating: 4 Stars (ARC) APR 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS From acclaimed internationally bestselling author LJ Ross comes a chilling, atmospheric mystery steeped in ritual, secrets, and small-town tensions, perfect for fans of Michael Connelly and Louise Penny. On Holy Island, everyone is a suspect… Detective Chief Inspector Ryan r
Judith D Collins
Mar 224 min read
Great and Unfortunate Things
By: Jason Arday ISBN: 9781668085578 Publisher: Simon & Schuster | 37 Ink Publication Date: 08/11/1026 Format: Other My Rating: TBR (ARC) AUG 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS With the power of Educated and the emotional sweep of When Breath Becomes Air, Great and Unfortunate Things is the inspiring, underdog story of how an autistic, non-verbal boy who society had all but given up on found his voice, literally and figuratively, became one of the youngest professors in the University of Ca
Judith D Collins
Mar 223 min read
All In Her Hands
By: Audrey Blake Narrator: Susan Lyons Recorded Books ISBN: 9781464220241 Publisher: Soucebooks Landmark Publication Date: 02/24/2026 Format: Paperback My Rating: 4 Stars (ARC) FEB 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS From USA Today bestselling author Audrey Blake comes a story of love, hope, and perseverance, following one woman's fight against an invisible enemy. One woman physician. A group of talented midwives. A deadly disease spreading. 1849. Dr. Nora Gibson is the only female surgeon
Judith D Collins
Mar 225 min read
Murder Will Out
By: Jennifer K. Breedlove Narrator: Gail Shalan ISBN: 9781250436016 Publisher: Macmillan Audio Minatour Books Publication Date: 02/17/2026 Format: Audio My Rating: 5 Stars (ALC) FEB 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS Minotaur Books/Mystery Writers of America First Crime Novel Award winner Jennifer K. Breedlove brings coastal Maine to life in Murder Will Out, a lighter, modern gothic mystery that's as atmospheric as it is heart-warming. Come for the memories. Stay for the murder... Little
Judith D Collins
Mar 225 min read
Hollow Bones
By: Jodi Picoult Random House Audio ISBN: 9780593726259 Publisher: Ballantine Publication Date: 09/22/2026 Format: Other My Rating: TBR (ARC) SEP 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of By Any Other Name comes a riveting novel about the risks we take to protect the ones we love in a world where crisis is always just around the corner. On September 11, 2001, when Molly Fitzgerald was only two months old, her mother went to an appointment at the W
Judith D Collins
Mar 212 min read
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