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The Midnight Feast
by Lucy Foley
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It has been a while since a book had multiple twists that trust surprised me, and we're also satisfying. Like all thrillers, multiple perspectives and time jumps are a staple. Honestly though I did feel a couple of perspectives were not needed, and some characters unnecessary, but this was really great. One of Foley's best.

Whistler
by Ann patchett
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Another bravo for Ann Patchett. Daphne reunites with her stepfather, Eddie Triplet, who she had not seen since she was a young girl. Mysteriously her mother divorced him after he and Daphne were in a car accident and forbade him from further contact with her two daughters. Daphne and Eddie create a new friendship and the family truths come to the surface.

Single Girls
by John Searles
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This was a delightful story of Helen Gurley Brown, a women who was far ahead of her time. It was amazing that she was able to advance in her life and career while moving along an unconventional life style. Helen lived a long and successful life according to her own terms and was a major factor for the magazine, Cosmopolitan to reach millions of readers. The stories about the women on her staff were often comical but the one that I liked the best was Ursula who decides that she will no longer have a "paper" sister and claim the child as her own. Helen's husband was also an interesting character - very supportive, loving and a perfect match for Helen. I found it surprising that this story was written by a man but apparently John Searles actually worked with Helen. I did enjoy this book and do recommend it.

Lost Symbol
by Dan Brown
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Not one of my favorites. Interesting facts about the sites in Washington DC, but the suspense of the story line doesn't hold up in the end.

It's Not Her
by Mary Kubica
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Interesting mystery not able to put down. Unexpected ending.

The Crossing Places
by Elly Griffiths
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I read this book because it was chosen by the Mystery Book Club. Not impressed.

HUSBANDS & LOVERS
by BEATRIZ WILLIAMS
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ALL IN ALL AN ENJOYABLE READ ABOUT A DISFUNTIONAL FAMILY AND A FAMILY WITH SECRETS AND HOW THEY COPE. I DIDN'T FALL IN LOVE WITH ANY OF THE CHARACTERS BUT I WAS HAPPY WITH THE ENDING. I DO LIKE A HAPPY ENDING MOST OF THE TIME. BUT SOME TIME I WOULD LIKE IT IF THE AUTHOR LEFT YOU HANGING AS THOUGH SHE MIGHT WRITE A NEXT BOOK

Ransom
by Daniel Silva
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I liked this book and recommend it. What starts out as a wealthy man’s search for his wife who has disappeared after a vacation with her close college friends end up in typical Daniel Silva intrigue If you want to find out what happens then you need to read this book. I don’t want to give anything away that will spoil the book for others

A Killer Wedding
by Joan O’Leary
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Christine is hired to cover the wedding of graham Rifton and Jane Murphy for Bespoke magazine in a beautiful restored castle in Ireland. But when the matriarch , Gloria Beaufort, is murdered before the wedding, can the wedding go on. This story is a great who done it featuring the ultra rich Rifton family and how their perfect lives implode. Read and find out who killed Gloria and if Jane and Graham can still live happily ever after. You’ll be surprised! Knives Out fans will enjoy this mystery.

Mad Mabel
by Sally Hepworth
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Elsie is 81 and lives in a quiet neighbourhood. She has a past that’s hidden from her curious neighbors. For fifty years she hid her childhood trauma. Now it’s time to tell her story. A little bit of everything
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