Sweet Water by Cara Reinard

 What will parents do to protect their child?  And is history repeating itself?

A wealthy family has a history of throwing money around to make problems disappear.

4 stars.

Three Women Disappear by James Patterson and Shan Serafin

The nephew of a mafia don is murdered and three women (wife, personal chef, housekeeper) disappear right afterward.  Did one of them kill him?  Were they abducted?

 

4 stars.

There was a "bonus novel" (novella, IMO) included titled Come and Get Us.   Much more meh than the actual novel.  

Deadly Cross by James Patterson

 Latest installment of the Alex Cross saga.  Alex works on solving a series of rapes and murders in DC, while also hunting for whomever assassinated the VP's ex-wife and her new lover.

Vintage Patterson.

4 stars.

The Midwife Murders by James Patterson and Richard DiLallo

 This could have been a 5 star book.  The beginning started out great, very early Patterson-ish.  Sadly, the protagonist turned out to be so aggressive and unlikable, that I had to subtract two stars, and considered even more.  

Lucy is a midwife at a large Manhattan hospital where newborn babies have started to disappear.  

Sadly, her character emerges as a bossy, ridiculously aggressive bitch.  She's how I imagine good ol' boy rednecks see successful, uppity wimmen.  Gross.

3 stars.

Goodnight Beautiful by Aimee Molloy

 Audio.  8 hours.

Read by Val Toomey, George Newbern, Marin Ireland, and Joel Froomkin.

Dr. Statler goes missing the night of the big storm.  Facts start to emerge that he may be missing intentionally, but his new wife doesn't believe it.

4 stars.

Behind Her Eyes by Sarah Pinborough

 I'm sure I've read this before, but I couldn't find it in my blog and couldn't remember the ending, so I read it again.

Louise is caught up inside the disfunctional marriage of her new boss.  

Must be willing to believe the unbelievable to enjoy.

3.5 stars. 

13 Minutes by Sarah Pinborough

 High school girl is rescued from the river and can't remember how she got there.  Oh, and the doctors estimate she was dead for 13 minutes while she was in there.  Catty girls, bullying, unreliable narrator, what's not to love?

4 stars.

The Golden Child by Wendy James

Bullying at a private all-girls school which results in the suicide attempt of a young student.  Twist toward the end which I had suspected for a bit, but wasn't sure of until revealed.

5 stars.