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Exiles

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Exiles

Exiles by Jane Harper
Published by Macmillan Australia on September 20, 2022
Pages: 365
Format: ebook
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Synopsis

At a busy festival site on a warm spring night, a baby lies alone in her pram, her mother vanishing into the crowds.
A year on, Kim Gillespie's absence casts a long shadow as her friends and loved ones gather deep in the heart of South Australian wine country to welcome a new addition to the family.
Joining the celebrations is federal investigator Aaron Falk. But as he soaks up life in the lush valley, he begins to suspect this tight-knit group may be more fractured than it seems. Between Falk's closest friend, a missing mother, and a woman he's drawn to, dark questions linger as long-ago truths begin to emerge.

Outside

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Outside

Outside by Ragnar Jónasson
Published by Minotaur Books on June 28, 2022
Pages: 320
Format: ebook
Genres: Scandinavian and Nordic Mysteries & Thrillers
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Synopsis

Four friends. One night. Not everyone will come out alive . . .
When a deadly snowstorm strikes the Icelandic highlands, four friends seek shelter in a small, abandoned hunting lodge.
It is in the middle of nowhere and there's no way of communicating with the outside world.
They are isolated, but they are not alone . . .
As the night darkens, and fears intensify, an old tragedy gradually surfaces - one that forever changed the course of their friendship.
Those dark memories could hold the key to the mystery the friends now find themselves in.
And whether they will survive until morning . . .

I loved this book until the end and didn’t like it so much. That said it is well worth the read.

The Overnight Guest

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The Overnight Guest

The Overnight Guest by Heather Gudenkauf
Published by Park Row on January 25, 2022
Pages: 337
Format: ebook
Genres: Fiction, Psychological Thriller, Suspense
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Synopsis

True crime writer Wylie Lark doesn’t mind being snowed in at the isolated farmhouse where she’s retreated to write her new book. A cozy fire, complete silence. It would be perfect, if not for the fact that decades earlier, at this very house, two people were murdered in cold blood and a girl disappeared without a trace.
As the storm worsens, Wylie finds herself trapped inside the house, haunted by the secrets contained within its walls—haunted by secrets of her own. Then she discovers a small child in the snow just outside. After bringing the child inside for warmth and safety, she begins to search for answers. But soon it becomes clear that the farmhouse isn’t as isolated as she thought, and someone is willing to do anything to find them.