What_Kel_Reads

The Other People by C.J. Tudor was published by Random House - Ballantine on January 28, 2020.  I was given a copy through NetGalley in exchange for my honest review. Driving home from work one night, Gabe sees his daughter mouth "Daddy" in the back of a beat up car.  She's never seen again.  He spends the next three years going up and down that highway, in search of the daughter he lost.  When the car is found at the bottom of a pond with a grown man inside, Gabe amps up his search.  That search leads him to The Other People. If you have lost a loved one, The Other People   want to help. Because they know what loss is like. They know what pain is like. They know what death is like. This was my first book by Tudor, despite owning everything else she has written.  It did not disappoint.  I really enjoyed this one and totally loved the ending.  It would have been a 5 star read for me, but I guess this was supposed to be a paran...

The Only Child was written by Mi-ae Seo, published by Harper Collins on February 11, 2020.  I was given a copy through NetGalley in exchange for my honest review. Criminal psychologist Seonkyeong receives an unexpected call one day. Yi Byeongdo, a serial killer whose gruesome murders shook the world, wants to be interviewed. Yi Byeongdo, who has refused to speak to anyone until now, asks specifically for her. Seonkyeong agrees out of curiosity.  That same day Hayeong, her husband’s eleven-year-old daughter from a previous marriage, shows up at their door after her grandparents, with whom she lived after her mother passed away, die in a sudden fire. Seonkyeong wants her to feel at home, but is gradually unnerved as the young girl says very little and acts strangely.  At work and at home, Seonkyeong starts to unravel the pasts of the two new arrivals in her life and begins to see startling similarities. Hayeong looks at her the same way Yi Byeongdo does when he recou...

No Bad Deed was published by William Morrow on February 18, 2020.  I was given a copy through NetGalley in exchange for my honest review. Driving home one rainy night, Cassie Larkin sees a man and woman fighting on the side of the road. After calling 911, the veterinarian makes a split-second decision that will throw her sedate suburban life into chaos. Against all reason and advice, she gets out of her minivan and chases after the violent man, trying to help his victim. When Cassie physically tries to stop him, he suddenly turns on her and spits out an ominous threat:  “Let her die, and I’ll let you live.” Everything hits the fan after that.  Cassie can't just let the woman die.  The man steals her minivan, granting him access to all of her personal information.  A day later, her husband and 6 year old daughter disappear.  Cassie goes on her own manhunt to find them, risking all to save her child and her marriage. The synopsis had me hoo...

The Other Mrs. was published on February 18, 2020 by Park Row, written by Mary Kubica.  I was given a copy through NetGalley in exchange for my honest review. Sadie and Will Foust have only just moved their family from bustling Chicago to small-town Maine when their neighbor Morgan Baines is found dead in her home. The murder rocks their tiny coastal island, but no one is more shaken than Sadie. But it’s not just Morgan’s death that has Sadie on edge. And as the eyes of suspicion turn toward the new family in town, Sadie is drawn deeper into the mystery of what really happened that dark and deadly night. But Sadie must be careful, for the more she discovers about Mrs. Baines, the more she begins to realize just how much she has to lose if the truth ever comes to light. This book certainly did not disappoint.  The multiple point of views were interesting and suspenseful.  The characters were easy to follow and invest in, and it felt like none of them could b...