The Caretakers by Eliza Maxwell

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My rating: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3088386630">4 of 5 stars</a><br /><br />

I received a complimentary copy of this book through Netgalley. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own. <br />Tessa's world is falling apart. After filming a documentary to help a man she believed was wrongfully convicted of a murder get free, he kidnaps the police chief's daughter. Believing another woman dead, the public and the victim's family turn against Tessa for helping free him. Then Tessa's mother dies unexpectedly. She returns home and the strained relationship between her and her twin, Margot, and the press camped out on her doorstep leave her nowhere to go but an isolated, crumbling estate in rural Pennsylvania that her mother left in her will. Mystery and tragedy surround Fallbrook and the only way to discover the truth about the history of the place is through the two aging sisters who are caretakers. As more of the past is revealed, Tessa discovers that some stories should never be told.<br />Wow what a great story! Two storylines converge in this creepy setting of a crumbling murder house. The truth about the past history of the house was shocking, I never saw it coming, especially the connection to Tessa herself. The mystery in the present with Oliver was a little predictable but helped support the plot and the action of the rest of the story.

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The Red Lotus by Chris Bohjalian

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My rating: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3067094227">4 of 5 stars</a><br /><br />

 I received a complimentary copy of this book through Netgalley. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own. <br />Alexis is an ER doctor in Manhattan who meets her boyfriend, Austin, while healing him from a gunshot wound. After six months, they go on a biking vacation together to Vietnam, where his uncle died and his father was injured in the war. Austin goes off by himself one day to visit the site of his uncle's death and never returns. The investigation that follows covers the chemical warfare in Vietnam and its effects in the present, leading to the very hospital Alexis works in.<br />It was really hard to write a review of this book without giving away any of the plot surprises. I love the description of the beautiful countryside in Vietnam and the people they meet there. The idea of using rats to spread a pandemic is fascinating and presented in a well-researched and believable way. This was a really great book and I'm so excited I got a chance to read it! 

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The Other Mrs by Mary Kubica

<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/44422774-the-other-mrs" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px"><img border="0" alt="The Other Mrs." src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1566297884l/44422774._SX98_.jpg" /></a><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/44422774-the-other-mrs">The Other Mrs.</a> by <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7392948.Mary_Kubica">Mary Kubica</a><br/>

My rating: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3073459454">4 of 5 stars</a><br /><br />

 I received a complimentary copy of this book through Netgalley. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own. <br />Will's sister dies unexpectedly, leaving her home in Maine and her teenage daughter in Will's custody. Needing a change, Sadie, Will, and their two boys move from Chicago to the small island and their creepy, creaky new home. Will's niece, Imogen, is sullen and withdrawn and doesn't appreciate this new family moving into her home. When a woman is murdered down the street, clues start pointing to someone under Sadie's own roof.<br />I've read a couple books by Mary Kubica before and the ending is always what you least expect. This was no exception...just when I thought I knew what was happening, out of the blue there's another twist. What a wild ride! I was so excited to get a chance to review this book. 

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