I was skeptical about this book since I really did not like the first book in the series, The Last Mrs. Parrish but it was a CBS/Mary Calvi book club pick so I decided to read it. I was pleasantly surprised as I enjoyed it more than the first book. I do think that having read the first book made this sequel more enjoyable. Like the first book, several of the characters were despicable - Jackson and Amber. They really did deserve each other and should have stayed together, but no they need someone more innocent as prey. Daphne was always a good choice for Jackson. The story had a lot of twists and turns with the children also involved. I did enjoy this book (particularly the ending) and do recommend it.

Long Island Compromise begins with the kidnapping of a wealthy businessman from his driveway one morning in 1980. He is returned largely unscathed some nail biting days later after his wife delivers the ransom demand. It is loosely based on the experiences of the author’ father’s friend. The rest of the book tells the story of each of the three children, one not even born when the kidnapping occurs, and how this cataclysmic event shaped their world view and their lives. It was a fascinating read!

The first book in the Lincoln Lawyer series. Narrated by Mickey Haller, defense lawyer, who rides around in a Lincoln which serves as his office. Very twisty murder trial plot with several side murder plots, past and present. Kept me engrossed throughout. Surprise twist near the end I hadn't anticipated.

Freefall by Jessica Berry is a story about a mother and daughter with an estranged relationship finding their way back to each other after disaster strikes through allison's plane crash and allison trying to escape her power hungry controlling husband. This was an interesting read. The beginning was fairly slow and hard to get into. As the story progressed it became easier to be engaged in the second half of the book. The book was interesting. This book touches on some big topics such as women's relationship with her body by touching on allusions to past disordered eating and body image issues. This book also touches on big pharma and capitalism, and euthanasia. There were many twists and turns and as your reading, you don’t know who to trust. From Allison’s past, she seems to be very fragile and sensitive and fairly easy to manipulate such as her past with being a sex worker and being addicted to drugs and then falling for a man where she changed everything about herself to be with him and fit into his world. After the plane crash, Allison’s strength comes through with her surviving so much brutal injuries and brutal weather and starvation. Allsion’s strength seems to come from remembering instances in the past with her family, her mom and dad.These memories and things her parents used to say really help her to fight her way through. As a reader, its easy to relate to and sympathize with the mother character. She seems so hurt and devastated and just wants to connect with her daughter again. Even though everyone is telling her that her daughter is gone, she has hope that she is still here, and in the end, she is right. The mother is on a mission to understand her daughters life during the lost years, the years they were no contact. The more she finds out, she doesn’t get necessarily angry, she just wishes her daughter would come to her instead of putting herself in dangerous scenarios. Overall it was an interesting mystery and a good fun summer read. I felt i only became really invested in the last few chapters.

If I could give this book more than 5 stars I would. Where to start? Caleb Moretti is hit by a car and left to die on the street by his house. This turns into a mother’s obsession to find the truth which turns her into the neighborhood spy. She digs into the dirt of neighbors uncovering secrets beyond expectation. It is amazing what happens on a quiet street. With the main characters, Cora, Paige and Nicola, murder, cheating, betrayal, abuse and secrets all get revealed in the end. I definitely recommend this book.

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This was a disappointing 3rd book in a series. It was very predictable and outlandish.

A short story . Frances Glessner Lee is the mother of forensic science. In 1945 she started a program at Harvard. In this story she narrates crime that was committed and the students have 45 minutes to solve it.

A couple and their daughter are camping at a secluded cabin, no neighbors, no cell reception, no internet. They are approached by a group of four strangers who tell them they have a decision to make, and their choice will be the difference between saving the world or causing the apocalypse. This book became the movie "Knock at the Cabin." I expected a scary book, but it was slow moving and missed the mark.

I selected this book from best seller list. Was not aware that author is a well known mystery author.