Everyone Here is Lying by Shari Lapena
Published July 25, 2023, Pamela Dorman books. Library book
Genre: mystery thriller, suspense
It was interesting, sometimes distressing, to see how some families living on the same street interacted and responded when a nine-year-old autistic child went missing. Several people had secrets that prevented them from telling the truth to the police, and to each other, and slowed down the process of finding the missing girl.
The author captured people and families in distress who hide secrets so very well. It was an enjoyable suspense, although also disturbing to read about the hidden sides of some very realistic characters.
Caveat: I was a little concerned that the characteristics/personality of the autistic child in this novel could lead to generalizations about autism.
In my mailbox
Daughter of Ashes by Ilaria Tuti, December 5, 2023; Soho Crime
Genre: thriller, Italy, crime fiction
Setting: mountains of Northern Italy
This is the fourth and final book in the Italian crime fiction series with aging detective, Therese Battaglia, who battles creeping dementia while she tries to solve an old crime that has haunted her for decades.
I was especially interested in how this detective would go about her work in spite of her escalating dementia. The setting in Italy also interested me, as well as that this is Italian noir!
Update: see my full review on goodreads.
And now for something more cheerful!
Genre: personal anecdotes; nonfiction
Source: Wiley Saichek Publicity
Publisher: Veteran radio host Garrison Keillor uses personal anecdotes that inspires to choose cheerfulness in daily life. (publisher)
What's on your reading schedule this week and/or the rest of thejmonth?i
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Memes: The Sunday Post hosted by The Caffeinated Bookreviewer. Also, It's Monday: What Are You Reading, and Sunday Salon, Stacking the Shelves, Mailbox Monday.
