January 29, 2012 – 6:59 pm
The Book: Gone, Baby, Gone, by Dennis Lehane
The Story: A four year old girl, Amanda, is reported missing after having been gone several days. The private detective team of Patrick and Angie are put on the case because of their track record in being able to figure out tough cases that no one else can. [...]
October 16, 2011 – 10:51 am
The Book: One Good Turn, by Kate Atkinson
The Story: Jackson Brodie (who has been in other books by Kate Atkinson) is walking down the street when he sees a fender bender followed by a pretty through beating. Also in the crowd is Martin, a writer, and Gloria, a millionaire’s wife.
On the same [...]
The Book: Dismantled, by Jennifer McMahon
The Story: Ok, so this is pretty wild: These four college-aged misfits, Henry, Tess, Winnie and Suz, find each other and become BFF. One of the girls, Suz, has this really magnetic personality… also she is a sort-of anarchist and loves doing “tricks” and just generally being crazy. They call [...]
The Book: Look Again, by Lisa Scottoline
The Story: Ellen is a reporter for the local paper. When she gets a “Have You Seen This Kid?” flyer in the mail with a picture that looks a lot like her adopted son she uses her connections and resources at the paper to do a little bit of [...]
The Book: Mystic River, by Dennis Lehane
The Story: Three boys (Jimmy, Sean & Dave) are playing in the street when a “cop” car pulls up and asks one of the boys (Dave) to get in. He gets in and is missing for 3 days. When he gets back he’s pretty screwed up and is no [...]
December 9, 2010 – 9:49 am
The Book: The Secret History of the Pink Carnation, by Lauren Willis
The Story: Alright, there are actually two stories going on here, one in the past and one in the present.
In the present: Eloise is doing research for her dissertation about the Scarlet Pumpernickel and the Purple Gentain. She is lead to the house of [...]
The Book: Eye Contact, by Cammie McGovern
The Story: In a small patch of woods outside of an elementary school, a young girl is murdered. The only witness to the murder is Adam, a nine-year-old autistic boy. Even on a good day, he is almost completely non-verbal, but after this, he totally shuts down.
His mom, Cara, [...]