Fly Away by Kristin Hannah

Audio.  16 hours.

Read by Susan Ericksen. 

Continuing the story of Fire Fly Lane.  Tully's life goes downhill after the death of her best friend Kate.  Kate's daughter is not doing well either.

4.5 stars.

The Coworker by Freida McFadden

 Strange woman, Dawn, goes missing and her popular co-worker, Natalie, who's been known to bully Dawn, is suspected of murdering her.

A few good twists at the end, but never really grabbed me.

3 stars.

The Idaho Four, An American Tragedy by James Patterson and Vicky Ward

 Mr. Patterson takes on the true crime genre with the story of the four college students murdered in Idaho in November of 2022.

Compelling reading.

4.5 stars.

We Don't Talk About Carol by Kristen L. Berry

 In the 1960s in Raleigh, six teenaged Black girls go missing.  Sixty years later, Sydney tries to solve the crime when she learns an aunt she'd never heard of is the last of the girls to disappear.

This was a bit slow going at times, but otherwise enjoyable.

4 stars.

Emma on Fire by James Patterson and Emily Raymond

 Emma announces in AP English class she plans to self-immolate.  (I had to look it up.  It means to burn yourself alive as a form of protest.).  As the head master of the boarding school desperately tried to get her rich father to take the matter seriously, Emma begins posting her intentions on YouTube.

The story really grabbed me, but I was a bit disappointed in the ending.

4 stars.

All the Wrong Places by Joy Fielding

 Online dating predator connects with the protagonist Paige.  

A few of the characters were caricatures of evil, but I still enjoyed the story.

4 stars.

Parents Weekend by Alex Finlay

 Five college freshmen go missing over parents weekend at their college.

4 stars.

The Surrogate Mother by Freida McFadden

When an infertile couple hire a surrogate, they get more than they bargained for.

I didn't like any of the characters.

2 stars.