Review Kelsey Cox had a great idea for this potential spin on a murder mystery. And I will admit that the story kept me glued to the very end. However, some of the story fell flat for me. The book is marketed as a high-stakes, locked-room whodunnit. But that's arguably misleading. We don't learn who… Continue reading Party of Liars by Kelsey Cox
Neil Weber is down on his luck. He’s a college professor with his eyes on tenure, only to discover that his academic research is in jeopardy after new information comes to light. Plus, his ex-wife Phaedra works in the same department and he has to see her nearly every day. Oh, and her new husband Tim is also a fellow professor. Needless to say, Neil is struggling in all matters of his life. When one of the university’s students, Lucia Vanotti, goes missing, he’s compelled to find her. She becomes his new purpose. But the more he learns about her life and moments leading up to her disappearance, the more secrets he learns about the people around him. The Department by Jacqueline Faber is a dual POV psychological suspense novel that follows both Lucia and Neil as their obsessions propels them into a downward spiral, leading them to confront their own trauma and behavior.
In Nigeria 1963, Isabel Hammond is an expat and former painter, having followed her husband Nick to Africa as part of the USAID program. While her husband is away for a project, she attends an event at her friend’s house and meets a mixed, charismatic musician named Bobby Tunde. She is immediately entranced and gives into her temptation. For months afterward, her guilt eats at her. Seeking a distraction, she unearths a statue of a dancing woman. She feels connected to the figure and hopes it will help her find balance. But when her night of infidelity threatens to come to light, she has to decide where she stands in that balance. Dancing Woman by Elaine Neil Orr is a historical fiction novel in which Isabel must decide who she wants to be, and how she will achieve it.
