Category: BOTM

DAISY DARKER BY ALICE FEENEY

10/14/2022

I may have guessed the twist to this one right from the beginning but that didn't stop me from enjoying this creepy and atmospheric mystery!

Rating: ★★★★
Release Date: August 30, 2022
Genre: Mystery and Suspense
Series: None.
Pages: 340 pages
Format: Hardcover Source: Book of the Month box

The NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR of Rock Paper Scissors returns with a locked-room mystery when a family reunion leads to murder in a delightfully twisty and atmospheric thriller, as seen on the TODAY show.

Daisy Darker was born with a broken heart. Now after years of avoiding each other, Daisy Darker’s entire family is assembling for Nana’s 80th birthday party in her crumbling gothic house on a tiny tidal island. The family arrives, each of them harboring secrets. When the tide comes in, they will be cut off from the rest of the world for eight hours.

But at the stroke of midnight, as a storm rages, Nana is found dead. And an hour later, the next family member follows…

Trapped on an island where someone is killing them one by one, the Darkers must reckon with their present mystery as well as their

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YOU'RE INVITED BY AMANDA JAYATISSA

8/17/2022

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If you're a fan of twisted characters and unexpected endings then this is an absolute must read for you! I'm so glad I did a buddy read for this book because it was wild and shocking!

Rating: ★★★★
Release Date: August 9, 2022
Genre: Psychological Thriller
Series: None.
Pages: 384 pages
Format: Hardcover. Source: Botm Box.

What could be worse than your ex-boyfriend marrying your childhood best friend? Getting accused of her murder… From the award-winning author of My Sweet Girl comes a dangerously addictive new thriller about a lavish Sri Lankan wedding celebration that not everyone will survive.

When Amaya is invited to Kaavi’s over-the-top wedding in Sri Lanka, she is surprised and a little hurt to hear from her former best friend after so many years of radio silence. But when Amaya learns that the groom is her very own ex-boyfriend, she is consumed by a single thought: She must stop the wedding from happening, no matter the cost. But as the week of wedding celebrations begin and rumors about Amaya’s past begin to swirl, she can’t help but feel like she also has a target on her back. When Kaavi goes missing and is presumed dead, all evidence points to Amaya. However, nothing is as it seems as Jayatissa expertly unravels that each wedding guest has their own dark secret and

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ARSENIC AND ADOBO BY MIA P. MANANSALA

7/21/2022

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A loved this cultural culinary cozy! I'm already excited to start he next one based on this book. What great characters!

Rating: ★★★★
Release Date: May 4, 2021
Genre: Cozy Mystery.
Series: None.
Pages: 330 pages
Format: Hardcover. Source: BOTM Box

The first book in a new culinary cozy series!

When Lila Macapagal moves back home to recover from a horrible breakup, her life seems to be following all the typical rom-com tropes. She's tasked with saving her Tita Rosie's failing restaurant, and she has to deal with a group of matchmaking aunties who shower her with love and judgment. But when a notoriously nasty food critic (who happens to be her ex-boyfriend) drops dead moments after a confrontation with Lila, her life quickly swerves from a Nora Ephron romp to an Agatha Christie case.

With the cops treating her like she's the one and only suspect, and the shady landlord looking to finally kick the Macapagal family out and resell the storefront, Lila's left with no choice but to conduct her own investigation. Armed with the nosy auntie network, her barista best bud, and her trusted Dachshund, Longanisa, Lila takes on this tasty, twisted case and soon finds her own neck on the chopping block…

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A FLICKER IN THE DARK BY STACY WILLINGHAM

6/5/2022

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If you're interested in serial killer thrillers then you can't go wrong with A Flicker in the Dark! I read this book in one sitting! It's a fast paced and intense read!

Rating: ★★★★
Release Date: January 11, 2022
Genre: Thriller. Mystery. Suspense.
Series: None.
Pages: 356 pages
Format: Hardcover. Source: BOTM.

When Chloe Davis was twelve, six teenage girls went missing in her small Louisiana town. By the end of the summer, her own father had confessed to the crimes and was put away for life, leaving Chloe and the rest of her family to grapple with the truth and try to move forward while dealing with the aftermath.

Now twenty years later, Chloe is a psychologist in Baton Rouge and getting ready for her wedding. While she finally has a fragile grasp on the happiness she’s worked so hard to achieve, she sometimes feels as out of control of her own life as the troubled teens who are her patients. So when a local teenage girl goes missing, and then another, that terrifying summer comes crashing back. Is she paranoid, seeing parallels from her past that aren't actually there, or for the second time in her life, is Chloe about to unmask a killer?

From debut author Stacy Willingham comes a masterfully done, lyrical thriller, certain to be the launch of an amazing career. A Flicker in the Dark is eerily compelling to the very last page.

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RECKLESS GIRLS BY RACHEL HAWKINS

2/9/2022

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This one may not be everyone’s favorite but its certainly mine! I love the claustrophobic feels this book gives- almost like these characters were actually deserted on this creepy island!

Rating: ★★★★
Release Date: January 4, 2022
Genre: Thriller
Series: None. Complete standalone.
Pages: 306 pages
Format: Hardcover. Source: Book of the Month Box.

From Rachel Hawkins, the New York Times bestselling author of The Wife Upstairs, comes Reckless Girls, a deliciously wicked gothic suspense, set on an isolated Pacific island with a dark history, for fans of Lucy Foley and Ruth Ware.

ONE ISLAND

Beautiful, wild, and strange—Meroe Island is a desolate spot in the middle of the Pacific Ocean with a mysterious history of shipwrecks, cannibalism, and even rumors of murder. It’s the perfect destination for the most adventurous traveler to escape everything... except the truth.

SIX VISITORS

Six stunning twentysomethings are about to embark on a blissful, free-spirited journey—one filled with sun-drenched days and

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DAISY DARKER BY ALICE FEENEY

YOU'RE INVITED BY AMANDA JAYATISSA

ARSENIC AND ADOBO BY MIA P. MANANSALA

A FLICKER IN THE DARK BY STACY WILLINGHAM

RECKLESS GIRLS BY RACHEL HAWKINS

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