REVIEW BY MEREDITH MCKINNIE “The stickiest sorts of violence are often incredibly intimate. They require trust. They take time.” In Paula McLain’s first venture into thrillers, we meet Detective Anna Hart (whimsical name, checkered past), who specializes in cases of missing persons in San Francisco. ...
REVIEW BY MEREDITH MCKINNIE “I’m so good at being lonely, though. I’m just so good at it.” As a latecomer to Kate Quinn, who’s written 17 books including 4 series, I didn’t know what to expect, but the author had my attention by the second page. As a professed lover of historical novelists, namely Ka...
REVIEW BY MEREDITH MCKINNIE “Happiness is a choice as much as anything. Or you could choose to be angry, and if you stay angry long enough, it will become comfortable, like an old robe.” As a newcomer to Elizabeth Strout, I belatedly realized the existing lives of the characters in Tell Me Everything...