A SIMPLE FAVOR by Darcey Bell

Not sure who was more twisted, the wife in GONE GIRL or the wife in A SIMPLE FAVOR.  Emily was the ultimate of restless and dangerous.  She wanted more.  More money, more love, more of everything.  Emily asked friend Stephanie to pick up her son, Nicky, from school but failed to tell her she was going to be away for awhile.  She told her husband if he heard she was dead not to believe it, but failed to tell him that she had a twin sister.  What does the twin sister have to do with it?  Well, you must read the story.  It is as twisted as Emily is.

HER EVERY FEAR by Peter Swanson

Can a person be a freak magnet?  Kate Priddy thinks she is. What are the odds of death stumbling upon her, not once, but twice?  Kate is a bit neurotic but these incidents are real. They are not her imagination. Kate leaves London to trade apartments with her American cousin, whom she's never met.  But as she arrives a dead body is found.  As much as she tries to be detached, the incident keeps following her.  Did her cousin leave the country to hide from the police?  Kate needs to find out.

WITHOUT MERCY by Jefferson Bass

As usual Jefferson and Bass have come up with a winner, again.  WITHOUT MERCY is about forensic anthropologist, Dr. Bill Brockton.  He loves his job solving murders unless it's his own.  Working on the bones of a person who had been chained to a tree and used as bear bait, leads Dr. B to a murderer he foiled 25 years ago.  Now inmate, Satterfield, has escaped and is after Dr. B.  The title brings to light whether Satterfield should be taken back to jail or captured "without mercy."  Read to find out what happens.

THE OTHER WIDOW By Susan Crawford

Someone may be trying to kill this couple.  Could it be his wife?  Joe tells Dorrie they must quit seeing each other.  Joe's wife, Karen, knows he's having an affair.  She fears she could loss too much if Joe leaves her.  Dorri's husband suspects but would he leave or kill Joe to keep Dorri?  Good read.  Not gory really.  I thought there were too many characters and they were not developed enough.  All and all the story line is good just too much going on and not enough detail.

THE COUPLE NEXT DOOR by Sheri Lapena

Great book.  Really enjoyed it .  Anne and Marco's babysitter cancelled at the last minute.  They are just going to be next door.  The homes have a shared wall.  What could possibly happen if they took the monitor and checked on her every half hour?  Turns out a lot.  When Anne and Marco get home at 1:00am their baby is missing.  Will she be alive and who would take her?  I'm still not sure which couple is the couple next door.  They both have secrets to hide. Very interesting book.  Must read!

ALL IS NOT FORGOTTEN by Wendy Walker

ALL IS NOT FORGOTTEN by Wendy Walker is told from the point of view of the psychologist who is learned about recovering lost memories.  Jenny Kramer was brutally attacked at a party.  Jenny was given a drug to erase her memories of the attack.  But our minds are smarter than that.  We may not cower from specific events or people, but the brain has an emotional memory.  Jenny cannot understand why she has such a rage inside her.  The rage affects everyone associated with her, even her psychologist and his son.  Good book, sometimes the explanations from the psychologist require slower reading and more attention. All in all I would recommend the book.

THE WOMAN N CABIN 10 by Ruth Ware

Lo, short for Laura, is given the chance of a lifetime.  She is booked on the maiden voyage of the yacht, Aurora.  Everything is free.  She is a journalist for a travel magazine.  After Lo's apartment is burgled, she is ready for a restful vacation.  But on her first night she thinks she hears someone fall or get pushed overboard.  But no one believes her.  She had too much to drink and she takes antidepressants, according to the head of security.  Did she imagine it or is something "fishy" going on?  Who has access to her room?  Someone is stealing any evidence she has had and leaving her threatening messages.  Psychological thriller well worth your time to read.  Many twists and turns abound.