The best books of 2024

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My favorite read in 2024…

Book cover of What We Hide

Patricia Bradley I ❤️ loved this book because...

It gripped me from the beginning and I can't wait for the next book in the series.

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    🐇 I couldn't put it down

By Colleen Coble, Rick Acker,

Why should I read it?

1 author picked What We Hide as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

Family secrets. Historical wrongs. And the truths that refuse to stay buried.

Savannah Webster is trying to find her way forward. She and her husband, Hez, have been separated since tragedy tore them apart and he began numbing his grief and guilt with alcohol. She returned to Tupelo Grove University, which her family helped found over a century ago, to teach history.

When Hez turns up in her classroom asking for a second chance, she rejects the idea immediately. But twenty-four hours later she's under suspicion for murder, and since Hez is the best attorney she knows, she reluctantly asks…


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My 2nd favorite read in 2024…

Book cover of Shadows at Dusk

Patricia Bradley I ❤️ loved this book because...

This is another book I couldn't put down...read until 2 a.m.

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    ❤️ Loved it
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    🐇 I couldn't put it down

By Elizabeth Goddard,

Why should I read it?

2 authors picked Shadows at Dusk as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

Montana Detective Trevor West is desperate to learn what happened to his sister, who went missing in Alaska over a year ago, leaving nothing but a few photographs as clues to her whereabouts. At the advice of Police Chief Autumn Long, Trevor enlists the help of an experienced bush pilot. If Carrie James can't help him find the places in the photographs, no one can.

But Carrie has her own agenda. Grieving the death of her closest friend and the only person she could trust, Carrie will help Trevor find his sister on one condition--that he help her track down…


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My 3rd favorite read in 2024…

Book cover of Secret Remains

Patricia Bradley I ❤️ loved this book because...

This is the second book in the Coronor's Daughter series and I can't wait for the third one. I let the dishes go, the bookwork everything slide until I finished it.

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    ❤️ Loved it
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    🐇 I couldn't put it down

By Jennifer Graeser Dornbush,

Why should I read it?

1 author picked Secret Remains as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

A forensic mystery full of small-town suspense “with a twist no one will expect”—for fans of Kathy Reichs and Jayne Ann Krentz (New York Journal of Books)
 
Dr. Emily Hartford’s cold case investigation points to viper’s nest of lies and a shocking prime suspect: her old high school flame.

It’s been 12 years since Sandi Parkman went missing after being dropped off at home by her schoolmate, Nick Larson, now the Sheriff of Freeport, Michigan. When a construction crew unearths Sandi's bones—along with Nick’s letterman jacket and one of his hairs—Nick becomes suspect number one in the murder.

Dr. Emily…


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Deadly Revenge

By Patricia Bradley,

Book cover of Deadly Revenge

What is my book about?

Deputy Jenna Hart has only been working in her sleepy hometown of Pearl Springs for seven months when city officials begin to be targeted by a killer. Twenty years ago, the construction of a dam caused people to lose their land to eminent domain. That wound has not healed with time, and someone bearing a grudge is clearly set on revenge. With the former mayor of Pearl Springs now running for the US Senate, Jenna will have to call in backup to ensure his protection.

That's where Agent Maxwell Anderson comes in. He and Jenna used to work together in the Chattanooga Police Department, and there was even a smoldering fire of attraction. Now they team up to track down the killer before a big political rally that promises to bring not only the former mayor into the crosshairs but hundreds of civilians as well.

As the sparks of romance reignite and the threads of the investigation get tangled when another suspect comes into play, Jenna and Max will have to draw on all of their skills to stay alive and prevent the wave of disaster poised to hit the community of Pearl Springs. The question is, can either of them fully trust that the other has their back?