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Recommendations For Your TBR
Show Notes
On today's episode, we feature six books that we recommend for our listener's TBR. These are books that
have been sent to us for review. There is no way we can read every book but we want to make sure they
are highlighted in some way.
Ann reported on Good Girls Don't Die by Christina Henry (Berkeley 11/23). This is the story of three
woman with one way out.
Tracey reported on The Repurposed Spy by Oliver Dowson (self 3/22) A modern spy novel filled with
humor and intrigue.
Misty had Miss Blaine, The Prefect & the Weird Sisters by Olga Wojtas (Felony & Mayhem Press 3/23) A
prefect who time travels to help people.
Ann's second book is The Murder of Andrew Johnson by Burt Solomon (Forge Books 10/23) An inspector
looks to see if the president was killed in his home state of Tennessee
Tracey 's second book is Anna-O by Matthew Blake (Harper 1/24) The story of a woman who commits
two murders while sleepwalking and then never wakes up again.
Misty's second book is The Lies I tell by Julie Clark (Source books 12/22) The story of a con woman who
becomes what her mark needs her to be.
Tracey is currently reading “the Carrow Haunt” by Darcie Coates and the “Night Circus” by Erin
Morgenstern
Ann is currently reading “The Deepest Kill” by Lisa Black, “The Waxworks Man” by J.C. Briggs, and
“The Huntress” by Kate Quinn.
Misty is currently working on her new mystery series based on a diner with dead people.

1-24 WWAR
New Beginnings
Show Notes
For our first WWAR for 2024, we discussed three books that feature new beginnings for the protagonist or
storyl
Misty reported on her book “Poison Ivy” by Misty Simon. This is the first book she had published in
2004. It has been re-released two more times since then and has just been again re-released. She says the
book is still a lot of fun to read.
Tracey reported on her book “What Waits In the Woods.” by Kieran Scott It features a ballerina who has
to begin over when she damages her leg and has to give up her dream of ballet. On the day she arrives
back in her hometown in rural Pennsylvania, a body is found behind her father's house.
Ann reported on “Conflicting Loyalties: My Life As A Mob Enforcer turned DOJ Informant” by Aiden
Gabor. It is a true story of a teenager who is forced to become an informant for the Justice Department in
order to stay out of jail. He remained an informant for almost 20 years when he got out. He then has to
start his life over a second time when he was diagnosed with ALS.
We also reported on the books we are currrently reading.
Misty is reading “Writing A Cozy Mystery” by Nancy J. Cohen, and says she reads it often to make sure
she is including everything in her books.
Tracey is reading “A Good House For Children” by Kate Collins
Ann is currently reading “Seed” by Anya Allborne and “Calico” by Lee Goldberg.

Edwin Hill
Show Notes
Today we talk with Edwin Hill about his book Who To Believe. It will release today from Kensington
Books.
Monreith, Massachusetts, was once a small community of whalers and farmers. These days it’s a well-to-do
town filled with commuters drawn to its rugged coastline and country roads. A peaceful, predictable place—
until popular restaurateur Laurel Thibodeau is found brutally murdered in her own home. Suspicion naturally
falls on Laurel’s husband, Simon, who had gambling debts that only her life insurance policy could fix. But
there are other rumors too . . .
Among the group of six friends gathered for Alice Stone’s fortieth birthday, theories abound concerning
Laurel’s death. Max Barbosa, police chief, has heard plenty of them, as has his longtime friend, Unitarian
minister Georgia Fitzhugh. Local psychiatrist Farley Drake is privy to even more, gleaning snippets of gossip
and information from his patients while closely guarding his own past.
But maybe everyone in Monreith has something to hide. Because before this late-summer evening has come
to a close, one of these six will be dead. And as jealousy, revenge, adultery, and greed converge, the
question becomes not who among these friends might be capable of such a thing, but—who isn’t?

Top Five Rundown
Show notes
On today's episode we review our top 5 books we read over the past year.\
5
Ann – The Last Orphan by Greg Hurwitz
Tracey – The Devil's Chew Toy by Rob Osler
4
Ann - Last Known Port by Sue Anger
Tracey - Bone Rattler by Elliot Pattison
3
Ann – The Hunter by Jennifer Herera
Tracey – The Camp by Nancy Bush
2
Ann – Malibu Burning by Lee Goldberg
Tracey – Just Like Home by Sarah Gailey
1
Ann – The Bones of Birka by Cynthia Surrisi
Tracey – Blacktop Wasteland by S.A. Cosby
We had a few honorable mentions of books that we did not cover on the program but were so good they
deserve a mention
Ann's list
The Girl in the Eagle's Talons by Karen Schmirnoff
The Road To Station X by Sarah Baring
Holly by Stephen King
Tracey's list
The Only One Left by Riley Sager
Verity by Coleen Hoover
Carrie by Stephen King
TRIVIA
Last week's question
Which mystery author has a span of 29 years between the publishing of one of her mysteries?
a. Mary Roberts Reinhart
b. Ruth Rendell
c. Mildred Davis
d. Amanda Cross
The answer is c. Mildred Davis. She wrote 18 mystery novels between the years 1948 and 1977. She
didn't publish another until 2006 when she began the Murder in Maine mystery series with her daughter
Katherine Roome.
This week's question is:
Author Robert Barnard wrote over 40 mysteries. He wrote 4 mysteries under the name Bernard Bastable.
Who was his famous protagonist?
a. Wolfgang Mozart
b. Thomas Wolfe
c. Agatha Christie
d. Robert Barnard