Nevermore: Girls in Pine Brooke, Always Remember, Borrowed Life of Frederick Fife

 

Nevermore:  Girls in Pine Brooke, Always Remember, Borrowed Life of Frederick Fife

Nevermore 12-9-25

Reported by Rita

The Girls in Pine Brooke (A Detective Riley Quinn Pine Brooke Mystery Book 1) by A.J. Rivers

When the body of a young girl is found in the woods. Detective Riley Quinn finds herself in a mystery that intertwines with her tragic past…

After her best-friend is murdered in cold blood, to escape her traumas and big city life, Riley moves back to Pine Brooke. There she takes a position as the town’s detective. When she receives a call regarding a young girl in the woods, she never expected the terror of events that would soon unfold. It seems the thin and malnourished girl had fallen to her death. But closer examination of the body reveals new layers to the mystery. Was she running from something?

While trying to ID the body, she runs into Pine Brooke’s new doctor, Logan Elwood. A man that may be hiding a clinic full of secrets behind his gruff demeanor. Suddenly, the case takes on a more gruesome turn when multiple bodies of young girls turn up in odd circumstances. One thing is for certain, the once idyllic pines are harboring murderous secrets.

This was a fast read with lots of twists and turns. I found it enjoyable.      - FE      5 stars

 

Always Remember: The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, the Horse and the Storm by Charlie Mackesy

Charlie Mackesy’s four unlikely friends are wandering through the wilds again. They’re not sure what they are looking for. They do know that life can be difficult, but that they love each other, and cake is often the answer. When the dark clouds come, can the boy remember what he needs to get through the storm?

Beautiful and delightful. The illustrations are great. I loved it!     - NH     5 stars

           

The Borrowed Life of Frederick Fife by Anna Johnston

Frederick Fife was born with an extra helping of kindness in his heart. If he borrowed your car, he’d return it washed with a full tank of gas. The problem is there’s nobody left in Fred’s life to borrow from. At eighty-two, he’s desperately lonely, broke, and on the brink of homelessness. But Fred’s luck changes when, in a bizarre case of mistaken identity, he takes the place of grumpy Bernard Greer at the local nursing home. Now he has warm meals in his belly and a roof over his head—as long as his poker face is in better shape than his prostate and that his look-alike never turns up.

I hated it. I didn't finish reading it because I felt the characters had no redeeming qualities.      - CD       1 star

 

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