Welcome to another Tuesday celebrating bookish events: First Chapter/Intros, now hosted by Socrates Book Reviews; and Teaser Tuesdays hosted by The Purple Booker.
Today’s feature is a new book in one of my favorite series: Remain Silent, A Manon Bradshaw Novel, by Susie Steiner.
Day 1, Midnight (Matis)
His key in the door, he shoulders across the threshold, stumbles wildly up the stairs to the bathroom. He can’t risk being beaten for soiling the carpet. His stomach is coiling and despite it being empty, he vomits into the toilet: acid bile. In a strange way, the retching comforts him.
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Teaser Tuesday:
(Manon) They are in something called a “breakout zone”—a shabby common room with a worn sofa and tub chairs. In the old days it would’ve been a smoking room, and it still has that nicotine-yellow tinge. (p. 63).
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Synopsis:Newly married and navigating life with a preschooler as well as her adopted adolescent son, Manon Bradshaw is happy to be working part-time in the cold cases department of the Cambridgeshire police force, a job that allows her to potter in, coffee in hand, and log on for a spot of Internet shopping—precisely what she had in mind when she thought of work-life balance. But beneath the surface Manon is struggling with the day-to-day realities of what she’d assumed would be domestic bliss: fights about whose turn it is to clean the kitchen, the bewildering fatigue of having a young child while in her forties, and the fact that she is going to couples counseling alone because her husband feels it would just be her complaining.
But when Manon is on a walk with her four-year-old son in a peaceful suburban neighborhood and discovers the body of a Lithuanian immigrant hanging from a tree with a mysterious note attached, she knows her life is about to change. Suddenly, she is back on the job full-force, trying to solve the suicide—or is it a murder—in what may be the most dangerous and demanding case of her life.
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What do you think? Would you keep reading?
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SNOW SPARKS 
I’m intrigued by the excerpts and plot description. I wonder where this story is going.
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I first discovered this series and the author a while ago; I’ve read two previous books in the series and love the Manon Bradshaw character. Thanks for visiting, Catherine.
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These teasers make me want to read this one. Sounds like a good book.
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Thanks, Yvonne, I love the characters and the crime novels in which we meet them.
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This sounds so intriguing. Hadn’t heard of this book or author. hope you enjou it.
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I first discovered the author in a review book, and couldn’t wait to read more. Thanks, Diane.
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Hi Lorraine,
I haven’t come across this author before, but this sounds like an excellent series and one which is heading straight for my list,
I see you mention having read the previous two books in the series. Do you think I would get away with joining the series with this third episode, or will I need to go right back to the beginning?
Thanks for sharing and enjoy the rest of your week 🙂
Yvonne
xx
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Thanks, Yvonne, and you could probably start anywhere in the series. The author fills in some backstory.
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Sounds like a page turner, I’d keep reading.
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Thanks, Vicki, I loved the previous books and the characters.
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I’d read on. I’m definitely going ot have to check out this series. Thanks for sharing. My Teaser
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I hope you enjoy it, Laura.
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That’s a pretty good teaser. Sounds like an interesting story. Thanks for sharing!
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I have loved the author’s previous books, Denise, so I’m eager to dive in. Enjoy your week.
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I’m curious about this one. About she balances her life and the case. Sounds good.
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I was excited to see this one, Laura, as I loved the first two books in the series.
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