Tag: murder
True Crime Fan? Try One of These Popular Digital Downloads!
https://fairfieldpubliclibrary.org/blog/2020/04/13/true-crime-fan-try-one-of-these-popular-digital-downloads/
Are You a True Crime Fan? Now might be a great time to read or listen to a book while you’re staying home and staying safe. Here are a few suggestions that you can download from Overdrive with your Fairfield Public Library card. THE...
Guest Room
https://fairfieldpubliclibrary.org/blog/2016/04/03/guest-room/
Title: The Guest Room Author: Chris Bohjalian Publisher: Doubleday, January 2016 Summary/Review: In the blink of an eye, Richard Chapman’s home goes from bachelor party venue to bloody crime scene in this riveting novel by Chris Bohjalian. No one could have predicted the carnage...
Pretty Girls
https://fairfieldpubliclibrary.org/blog/2016/01/31/pretty-girls/
Title: Pretty Girls Author: Karin Slaughter Publisher: William Morrow, September 2015 *This book contains graphic descriptions of violence, particularly sexual violence against women, so be warned.* Summary/Review: I found this novel a somewhat interesting read because it describes good, bad, and even horrible relationships,...
Murder House
https://fairfieldpubliclibrary.org/blog/2015/10/18/murder-house/
Title: THE MURDER HOUSE Author: James Patterson Publisher: Little Brown and Company, 2015 Summary/Review: I know what you’re thinking: not another James Patterson book, he writes one every other month! I felt the same way until I read Murder House – it draws you...
NOS4A2
https://fairfieldpubliclibrary.org/blog/2013/11/14/nos4a2/
Title: NOS4A2 Author: Joe Hill Publisher: Harper Collins, 2013 Summary/Review: This story begins with a very young Victoria McQueen, a bike, and her encounter with a magic bridge. We are then introduced to a man named Bing Partridge who befriends a monstrous, evil, and...
Help for the Haunted
https://fairfieldpubliclibrary.org/blog/2013/10/31/help-for-the-haunted/
Title: Help for the Haunted Author: John Searles Publisher: William Morrow, Sep. 2013 Summary/Review: Since I am not a fan of ghost stories, I was reluctant to read a book titled “Help for the Haunted” for worry that I would not sleep afterward, but...
Mistress
https://fairfieldpubliclibrary.org/blog/2013/09/29/mistress/
Title: Mistress Author: James Patterson Publisher: Little Brown, 2013 Summary/Review: I know what you’re thinking: “another book by Patterson”. It seems like he writes one a month!!! The way I look at it is he is helping out other authors who are co-writing...
Let Me Go
https://fairfieldpubliclibrary.org/blog/2013/08/24/let-me-go/
Title: Let Me Go Author: Chelsea Cain Publisher: St. Marten’s Press, 2013 Summary/Review: “Let Me Go” is the sixth book by Chelsea Cain featuring Detective Archie Sheridan, journalist Susan Ward, and Psychiatrist Gretchen Lowell. Gretchen was a consultant for the Portland police on a...
Rage Against the Dying
https://fairfieldpubliclibrary.org/blog/2013/03/07/rage-against-the-dying/
Title: Rage Against the Dying Author:Becky Masterman Publisher: Minotaur Books, March 2013 Summary/Review: If you’re looking for a fast paced thriller that you just can’t put down, look no further. Rage against the Dying, the debut thriller by Becky Masterman, will not disappoint you. Ex-FBI...
Defending Jacob
https://fairfieldpubliclibrary.org/blog/2012/09/06/defending-jacob/
Title: Defending Jacob Author: William Landay Publisher: Delacorte Press, 2012 Summary/Review: Andy Barber has been a well-respected assistant district attorney in Massachusetts for many years until his 14-year-old son Jacob is accused of killing former classmate Ben Rifkin. As the community presumes Jacob’s guilt...