***Trigger warning*** 15 year-old Kendra hasn’t felt safe since she began recalling long-repressed memories of sexual abuse, especially because she can’t remember his identity. But she knows he’s following her, leaving threatening messages that only she understands. Kendra has only two means of relief: her artwork and cutting. Her cutting she hides because she knows…
Tag: mystery/thriller
Review: The Name of the Star
Louisiana native Rory Deveaux is out of her comfort zone at her new school in London, and not just because of the challenging academics and mandatory physical activity. A Jack the Ripper copycat killer is on the loose in the old Whitechapel district, and has the entire city on edge. Rory manages to embarrass herself…
Review: Jane and the Canterbury Tale
In a case of astounding lack of research I recently managed to read the 11th book in the Jane Austen Mysteries series, in which author Stephanie Barron turns the famous 18th century writer into a great, if reluctant, detective. Fortunately Jane and the Canterbury Tale works pretty well as a standalone, and makes me want…
Review: I Am Not a Serial Killer
John Wayne Cleaver is dangerous: he’s a sociopath with an obsession with serial killers. He’s not interested in becoming one himself, however, and so lives his life by strict rules designed to keep his monstrous self hidden. But things get harder for John when a string of murders in his small hometown appear to be…
Review: Long Lankin
When Cora and her little sister Mimi are sent to visit their Aunt Ida in the isolated village of Bryers Guerdon, their welcome is less than enthusiastic. Their aunt tells them not to get comfortable, that she’s writing to their father to come pick them up, that “they can’t stay here, they mustn’t stay here.”…