In a small Oklahoma town near the foothills of the Ozarks, four women, all strangers to each other, decide to join a new book club. Each woman has reasons for deciding to join. Drew, the lawyer, has grave doubts about her marriage lasting, but has decided her son is better off in this small town of Rose Creek, OK, than he ever was in Boston. He's making friends and seems happier. She joins the book club to put down some roots and to try to make a new life for herself and her son, all the time wondering if her marriage will make it or end. Callie, the horsewoman, has a wonderful marriage with a real life cowboy, but she wants to have a baby more than anything. It hasn't happened in 3 long years. Her husband is concerned for her mental state and urges her to get involved in other activities, such as the book club. With his urging, she realizes he might be right and that she needs to make some friends and have activities away from the ranch. She joins the book club to do just that. Mackenzie, a very loyal chemist for the Brieswell Pottery factory, is the shyest of the four ladies, has a huge silent crush on one of the deputies on the police force, and joins the book club to try and step out of her shyness and maybe make some friends. Then, there is Shanice, a young college mathematician, who is of a very serious mindset. She is invited to join the book club by Callie, and decides it might be a good way to loosen up and maybe make some new friends.
Just as the book club is having its first meeting on the outside deck of the Rose Creek bookstore, the ladies make a startling discovery. There's a dead body lying in the middle of the cattails growing in the creek that flows past the bookstore.
The story becomes more involved, and your interest is piqued right away. As each of the ladies works with the others to try and come up with answers to this mystery, friendships are forming, and the ladies are beginning to come out of their shells to a new-found level of confidence. The deeper they dig, the more dangerous it is becoming for them, until finally, one of them is kidnapped. The race is on for the others, working with the police, to find their friend before it is too late. There's already been one death, so it wouldn't take much for it to happen again.
I can't recommend this book enough. It is a page-turner, and a very satisfying read. The writing and the pacing are excellent. You won't be disappointed.
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In a small Oklahoma town near the foothills of the Ozarks, four women, all strangers to each other, decide to join a new book club. Each woman has reasons for deciding to join. Drew, the lawyer, has grave doubts about her marriage lasting, but has decided her son is better off in this small town of Rose Creek, OK, than he ever was in Boston. He's making friends and seems happier. She joins the book club to put down some roots and to try to make a new life for herself and her son, all the time wondering if her marriage will make it or end. Callie, the horsewoman, has a wonderful marriage with a real life cowboy, but she wants to have a baby more than anything. It hasn't happened in 3 long years. Her husband is concerned for her mental state and urges her to get involved in other activities, such as the book club. With his urging, she realizes he might be right and that she needs to make some friends and have activities away from the ranch. She joins the book club to do just that. Mackenzie, a very loyal chemist for the Brieswell Pottery factory, is the shyest of the four ladies, has a huge silent crush on one of the deputies on the police force, and joins the book club to try and step out of her shyness and maybe make some friends. Then, there is Shanice, a young college mathematician, who is of a very serious mindset. She is invited to join the book club by Callie, and decides it might be a good way to loosen up and maybe make some new friends. Just as the book club is having its first meeting on the outside deck of the Rose Creek bookstore, the ladies make a startling discovery. There's a dead body lying in the middle of the cattails growing in the creek that flows past the bookstore. The story becomes more involved, and your interest is piqued right away. As each of the ladies works with the others to try and come up with answers to this mystery, friendships are forming, and the ladies are beginning to come out of their shells to a new-found level of confidence. The deeper they dig, the more dangerous it is becoming for them, until finally, one of them is kidnapped. The race is on for the others, working with the police, to find their friend before it is too late. There's already been one death, so it wouldn't take much for it to happen again. I can't recommend this book enough. It is a page-turner, and a very satisfying read. The writing and the pacing are excellent. You won't be disappointed.
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Reviewed in the United States on September 28, 2023
In a small Oklahoma town near the foothills of the Ozarks, four women, all strangers to each other, decide to join a new book club. Each woman has reasons for deciding to join. Drew, the lawyer, has grave doubts about her marriage lasting, but has decided her son is better off in this small town of Rose Creek, OK, than he ever was in Boston. He's making friends and seems happier. She joins the book club to put down some roots and to try to make a new life for herself and her son, all the time wondering if her marriage will make it or end. Callie, the horsewoman, has a wonderful marriage with a real life cowboy, but she wants to have a baby more than anything. It hasn't happened in 3 long years. Her husband is concerned for her mental state and urges her to get involved in other activities, such as the book club. With his urging, she realizes he might be right and that she needs to make some friends and have activities away from the ranch. She joins the book club to do just that. Mackenzie, a very loyal chemist for the Brieswell Pottery factory, is the shyest of the four ladies, has a huge silent crush on one of the deputies on the police force, and joins the book club to try and step out of her shyness and maybe make some friends. Then, there is Shanice, a young college mathematician, who is of a very serious mindset. She is invited to join the book club by Callie, and decides it might be a good way to loosen up and maybe make some new friends.
Just as the book club is having its first meeting on the outside deck of the Rose Creek bookstore, the ladies make a startling discovery. There's a dead body lying in the middle of the cattails growing in the creek that flows past the bookstore.
The story becomes more involved, and your interest is piqued right away. As each of the ladies works with the others to try and come up with answers to this mystery, friendships are forming, and the ladies are beginning to come out of their shells to a new-found level of confidence. The deeper they dig, the more dangerous it is becoming for them, until finally, one of them is kidnapped. The race is on for the others, working with the police, to find their friend before it is too late. There's already been one death, so it wouldn't take much for it to happen again.
I can't recommend this book enough. It is a page-turner, and a very satisfying read. The writing and the pacing are excellent. You won't be disappointed.
Just as the book club is having its first meeting on the outside deck of the Rose Creek bookstore, the ladies make a startling discovery. There's a dead body lying in the middle of the cattails growing in the creek that flows past the bookstore.
The story becomes more involved, and your interest is piqued right away. As each of the ladies works with the others to try and come up with answers to this mystery, friendships are forming, and the ladies are beginning to come out of their shells to a new-found level of confidence. The deeper they dig, the more dangerous it is becoming for them, until finally, one of them is kidnapped. The race is on for the others, working with the police, to find their friend before it is too late. There's already been one death, so it wouldn't take much for it to happen again.
I can't recommend this book enough. It is a page-turner, and a very satisfying read. The writing and the pacing are excellent. You won't be disappointed.
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Reviewed in the United States on August 5, 2023
Really, there are four main characters, and we get to see the story from all of their points of view. They also have their own arcs. But it is all balanced wonderfully. It never becomes too much or overwhelming, and I loved every second of it. This is all juggled with the main mystery, which kept me engaged before becoming a pager turner at the climax. This is one of those books you don’t want to end because you don’t want to leave the characters behind. I already can’t wait for book two to come out. Get this utterly charming series debut today. You’ll be glad you did.
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Reviewed in the United States on August 5, 2023
Drew Brauner has been in Rose Creek, Oklahoma, for a couple of months now but has yet to really make any friends, so she decides to go to the new book club forming. Before the meeting is over, the women have spotted a dead body floating in the creek behind the story. As they begin to investigate, they begin to bond. Will they figure out what happened?Reviewed in the United States on August 5, 2023
Really, there are four main characters, and we get to see the story from all of their points of view. They also have their own arcs. But it is all balanced wonderfully. It never becomes too much or overwhelming, and I loved every second of it. This is all juggled with the main mystery, which kept me engaged before becoming a pager turner at the climax. This is one of those books you don’t want to end because you don’t want to leave the characters behind. I already can’t wait for book two to come out. Get this utterly charming series debut today. You’ll be glad you did.
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