Today I’m participating in Sam’s WWW Wednesdays. Here’s how it works:
The Three Ws are:
What are you currently reading?
What did you recently finish reading?
What do you think you’ll read next, and/or what are you eagerly awaiting?
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CURRENTLY READING:
Then She Was Gone, by Lisa Jewell
White Bodies (e-book), by Jane Robins
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BOOKS FINISHED SINCE LAST WEEK: (Titles/Covers Linked to My Reviews)
Lie to Me (e-book), by J. T. Ellison
Keep Her Safe (e-book), by Sophie Hannah
Sleep Like a Baby (e-book), by Charlaine Harris
Odd Child Out (e-book), by Gilly Macmillan
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EAGERLY ANTICIPATING:
The Affliction, by Beth Gutcheon, Release Date: March 13, 2018
An author I thoroughly enjoy delivers the second installment in her clever romp of a mystery series combining social comedy and dark-hearted murder—a novel set at a girls’ boarding school in a picturesque Hudson River town with more than its share of secrets.
Since retiring as head of a famous New York City private school, Maggie Detweiler is busier than ever. Chairing a team to evaluate the faltering Rye Manor School for girls, she will determine whether, in spite of its fabled past, the school has a future at all. With so much on the line for so many, tensions on campus are at an excruciating pitch, and Maggie expects to be as welcome as a case of Ebola virus.
At a reception for the faculty and trustees to “welcome” Maggie’s team, no one seems more keen for all to go well than Florence Meagher, a star teacher who is loved and respected in spite of her affliction—that she can never stop talking.
Florence is one of those dedicated teachers for whom the school is her life, and yet the next morning, when Maggie arrives to observe her teaching, Florence is missing. Florence’s husband, Ray, an auxiliary policeman in the village, seems more annoyed than alarmed at her disappearance. But Florence’s sister is distraught. There have been tensions in the marriage, and at their last visit, Florence had warned, “If anything happens to me, don’t assume it’s an accident.”
Two days later, Florence’s body is found in the campus swimming pool.
Maggie is asked to stay on to coach the very young and inexperienced head of Rye Manor through the crisis. Maggie obviously knows schools, but she also knows something about investigating murder, having solved a mysterious death in Maine the previous year when the police went after the wrong suspect. She is soon joined by her madcap socialite friend Hope, who is jonesing for an excuse to ditch her book club anyway, before she has to actually read Silas Marner.
What on earth is going on in this idyllic town? Is this a run-of-the-mill marital murder? Or does it have something to do with the school board treasurer’s real estate schemes? And what is up with the vicious cyber-bullying that’s unsettled everyone, or with the disturbed teenaged boy whom Florence had made a pet of? And is it possible that someone killed Florence just so she’d finally shut up?
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That was my week…what did yours look like? What are you eagerly awaiting in the upcoming week?
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They’re all thrillers and Mystery… Amazing, my current read is also a mystery and really enjoying it though it’s a historical YA… 🙂
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Thanks, Lili, I do love my thrillers and mysteries! Enjoy yours.
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Thank you.. i will..😊
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I’m not surprised you’ve had a week of engaging reads with a Lisa Jewell, the Jane Robins and JT Ellison – The Gilly Macmillan looks good too!
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Thanks for visiting, Cleo; I’ve never read Jane Robins, but the other two are stellar. I’m especially enjoying the Lisa Jewell…I don’t like setting it down!
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These look like great suspenseful reads that are perfect for this time of year. Happy reading!
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Thanks, Jessie, I’m loving them! Enjoy yours!
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Oohhh….The Affliction sounds good!!
And looks like you’ve had a great book week. 😊
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Thanks, Laurie, I am excited about The Affliction, as I love Beth Gutcheon’s books. Enjoy your reading!
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Wow…you have tons of fascinating sounding mysteries and thrillers…especially The Affliction!
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I am eagerly awaiting The Affliction, Patty; meanwhile, I finished Then She Was Gone. I couldn’t put it down!
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I want to read Sleep Like a Baby. I hope it’s good!
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Thanks, Deanna, I enjoyed Sleep Like a Baby. It was my first book in the series, but I’ve been watching the Aurora Teagarden mysteries on Hallmark.
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Some great picks here – I am a huge fan of Sophie Hannah and really enjoyed Keep Her Safe too!!
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Thanks for visiting, Laura, I am glad you enjoyed it, too. Wasn’t it fascinating?
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So good! Love her novels. Happy reading!
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Oooo. The Affliction looks like one that would keep you up all night! 🙂
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Definitely! Thanks for visiting, Charlie, and enjoy your week!
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Oh boy, last Friday I was all psyched to pick up the books waiting for me at the library but deflated because I didn’t know there was a PDD there and so the library was closed. However, I picked them up Monday and was happy. I’m reading like three books at once now.
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Oh, that is disappointing! Thanks for stopping by, Stefanie, and I’m glad you finally got the books.
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