Purgatory Ridge (Cork O'Connor Mystery Series #3) by William Kent Krueger

My Rating: 4.6

When an explosion kills the night watchman at wealthy industrialist Karl Lindstrom’s nearby lumber mill, it’s obvious where suspicion will fall. Former sheriff Cork O’Connor agrees to help investigate, but he has mixed feelings about the case. For one thing, he is part Anishinaabe. For another, his wife, a lawyer, represents the tribe.

It is nice that Cork is back with his family. Really enjoy WKK's writing and will continue reading this series.

The Outliers by Kimberly McCreight

 My Rating: 4.7

Wylie hasn’t heard from Cassie in over a week, not since their last fight. But that doesn’t matter. Cassie’s in trouble, so Wylie decides to do what she has done so many times before: save her best friend from herself. This time it’s different, though. Instead of telling Wylie where she is, Cassie sends cryptic clues. And instead of having Wylie come by herself, Jasper shows up saying Cassie sent him to help. Trusting the guy who sent Cassie off the rails doesn’t feel right, but Wylie has no choice but to ignore her gut instinct and go with him.

I read The Good Marriage by this author and enjoyed it so that is what made me pick this one up. I think this was even better! I could tell it was Young Adult but, it was well written. The perfect suspense thriller to curl up with on a chilly night. Love the build up of suspense, the characters and the short chapters that kept me flipping the pages for more. I was thrilled to find that this is a series so I am hoping the library will have the second book in this series. In the meantime, I am going to definitely read more by McCreight.

Love You More by Lisa Gardner #5 D.D. Warren & #1 in Tessa Leoni Series

My Rating: 4.6

Detective Tessa Leoni's 6 year old daughter is missing and her husband is dead on her kitchen floor from her service revolver.  Tessa says she shot him in self-defense and has the bruises to prove it. Detective D.D. Warren and Bobby Dodge have to figure out what really happened and that means a twisting turning plot!

I love these easy popcorn thriller reads of Gardner's and will definitely be reading more.  This is Book #5 in the Detective D.D. Warren series but also Book #1 in the Tessa Leoni series (like a spin-off) I loved Tsssa's character so will be reading that series after I finish with the DD Warren series.

The Invasion of the Tearling by Erika Johansen

My rating: 4.6

This is the second in this trilogy. I loved the first book The Queen of Tearling but it took me a while to get in to this one. Once I understood that Kelsey was having flashbacks to Lily's life, then it flowed. (This disconnect may have been due to my listening to the audio.)  This was also much darker than the first book. People seem to either love the first book or this second book better so this one was definitely different.

I am still loving this series and will definitely be reading the final book in this series. Note: I am labeling this as "Young Adult" although with the language and sexual content this book is not marketed that way. For me, it still seems to fit best in that classification.