Has Anyone Seen Charlotte Salter? by Nicci French

 Charlotte goes missing just before her husband's 50th birthday party.  Would she have just just left without telling any of her four children?  Thirty years later, it looks like the family may finally find out.  

4 stars.

The It Girl by Ruth Ware

Audio.  17 hours.

Read by Imogen Church.

 

A college girl is murdered and someone it tried and convicted.  When he dies in prison ten years later, still claiming to be innocent, Hannah, the prosecution's main witness starts to worry that she condemned an innocent man.

Story was good.  I liked the flashback format the author used.  Sadly, another smart woman starts doing dumb things.  Sigh.  The narrator was excellent though.

4 stars.

Just the Nicest Couple by Mary Kubica

 A local doctor goes missing.  Is the wife's best friend somehow involved?

I did enjoy the twist at the end.  I had several suspects, but didn't see it coming.

4.5 stars.

The Winners (Beartown #3) by Fredrik Backman

Audio.  21 hours.

Read by Marin Ireland.

I never wanted this book and this trilogy to end.  I miss the residents of Beartown, a small town in the forest who love hockey.

5 stars. 

One More Mountain: Fleeing Iran for America by Mansur Nurdel

I forgot to log this book from May. 

Man facing religious persecution, flees and becomes successful American.  I liked this more than I thought I would.  Parts could have been shorter.

3.5 stars.

Britt-Marie Was Here by Fredrik Backman

 Audio.  9.5 hours.

Read by Joan Walker.

This was no Beartown story, but it grew on me.  

Britt-Marie leaves her husband after spending her whole married life not working, instead caring for his children by another woman.  After she leaves him, she takes the only job she can find, which is located in a run-down small town.  Despite her short stay, Britt-Marie leaves an impact on the town and its residents, and they on her.

3.5 stars.

The Guest by B.A. Paris

 Laure shows up unexpectedly after an incident with her husband.  She stays well past her welcome, and she should have left sooner.

3.5 stars.