The Deserter by Nelson DeMille
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I'm happy to say that this felt like the Nelson DeMille books I used to love. It was refreshing to have a new character although he IS a bit like John Corey 2.0. Don't get me wrong -- I adore John Corey but he began to wear a bit thin and felt almost too slapstick in the last few books.

Brodie is a fresh new protagonist and this was a great adventure! I look forward to more with Brodie and Taylor.

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"The Family Upstairs" by Lisa Jewell

Thank you to Atria Books and Edelweiss + for this Advanced Reading Copy.

This was a winner for me! It opens with a hard draw as Libby Jones receives an inheritance that changes her life immediately. A mansion in Chelsea, London is now hers but with it come endless questions and a mystery to solve that centers around Libby herself.

As Libby investigates, we meet her glamorous and mysterious birth parents, her two siblings who disappeared without a trace, and hear rumors of another family that took over their world. Who were theses people, what happened in this house and where are they now?

Lisa Jewell's latest kept me rapt until the very end.