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Quick book reviews from a retired librarian

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Monday, December 22, 2025

A Sociopath’s Guide to a Successful Marriage

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  She doesn’t want a divorce. She wants a better house, better schools and maybe one well-timed murder. A Sociopath’s Guide to a Successful ...
Friday, December 19, 2025

Five for Friday: Five Audiobooks for Holiday Downtime

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  Happy Friday bookish friends! December listening doesn’t need to be ambitious. These are audiobooks for wrapping gifts, walking the dog, h...
Thursday, December 18, 2025

Meet the Newmans

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  Thank you to Macmillan Audio for the early listening copy! Out Jan. 6.  Set in the 1960s, right as the country is on the brink of major so...
Wednesday, December 17, 2025

The Proving Ground

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  Michael Connelly is, hands down, the best modern-day crime fiction writer in the business today.  The Proving Ground   proves exactly why....
Tuesday, December 16, 2025

Imposter

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  Imposter   by J.L. Ross is a twisty blend of murder mystery and psychological suspense that drops you straight into a tight-knit village i...
Monday, December 15, 2025

Murder at Holly House

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  Set at Christmastime in 1952,  Murder at Holly House  drops us into the seemingly sleepy village of Elderby, where Inspector Frank Grasby ...
Friday, December 12, 2025

Five for Friday: Mysteries You Can Read in a Weekend

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  Need a mystery you can inhale in a single weekend?  If you love twisty plots, short chapters, and that addictive just one more feeling, th...
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Hi there! I’m Kris the retired librarian. I spent twenty years as librarian serving students in grades 7 through 12 at a rural high school in northeast PA. A few years after retiring from that job, I worked as an outreach librarian for my local public library. Now I’m back to being retired. When I retired, I really missed talking to students about books and reading. So I started this blog as a way to share books with other readers.
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