Category: Thriller
American Girl by Wendy Walker
Queen B’s Decree: American Girl is told from the perspective of our heroine, Charlie, an autistic senior in high school. Charlie’s home life is not…the best, so her coworkers at the sandwich shop have essentially become her found family. So when one of them may have killed their not-a-good-guy boss, she’ll do whatever she can […]
Your Lonely Nights Are Over by Adam Sass
Queen B’s Decree: I was 100% sucked into Your Lonely Nights Are Over. A long dormant serial killer has come back soon after a show features the cold case…and members of the high school queer club seem to be targeted. This book is advertised as “Scream meets Clueless” and that feels very accurate. There was […]
Suddenly a Murder by Lauren Muñoz
Queen B’s Decree: Suddenly a Murder is very nostalgic for Agatha Christie murder mysteries. A bunch of recently graduated rich high school students are spending the week at a remote island, living their life like it’s the 1920’s. Fancy dresses, tennis games, and dinner parties. But of course there’s a murder. And as time moves […]
Sun Damage by Sabine Durrant
Queen B’s Decree: Sun Damage really made me want to take a vacation to France, minus the whole conman thing. Without giving too much away, I felt that Sun Damage had a relatively slow build up, but kept me enthralled. Our protagonist was pretty complex, and I could see why she struggled so much with […]
The Nail Salon by Natalie Tambini
Queen B’s Decree: I went into this thinking “ohhhh, a murdery thriller” and was faced with animal abuse and cruelty from our main narrator very early on. And I guess I’ve discovered that’s a hard stop for me. So make note: trigger warning. Did not finish. Book: The Nail Salon by Natalie TambiniSeries: standaloneGenre: ThrillerHotness: […]
By the Time You Read This I’ll Be Gone by Stephanie Kuehn
Queen B’s Decree: I love Murder, She Wrote. I used to watch reruns with my mom and I still enjoy it to this day. So it’s no surprise I bought this immediately when I saw it. And yet….disappointment abounds. This felt chaotic, with the plot going in so many directions. And so many manipulative characters. […]
An Unwanted Guest by Shari Lapena
Queen B’s Decree: An Unwanted Guest is definitely a character-driven mystery. A bunch of different people have ended up at this remote hotel in the middle of a storm. And then someone dies. And another person dies. I was sucked in. It was reminiscent of old Agatha Christie “whodunit” stories. WHO DID IT??? There were […]
The Dead Hand of Dominique by Simon Marlowe
Queen B’s Decree: I immediately got sucked into Steven’s story. He’s basically a small-time criminal, but mostly as a product of his environment. His boss wants him to find the boss’ missing girlfriend…and from there a whole, massive story unfolds. The plot line was pretty interesting, and I enjoyed seeing everything through Steven’s point-of-view. There […]