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Kill for me Kill for you by Steve Cavanagh

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  The novel centers around two characters, Amanda and Wendy, who meet by chance and share a common bond - the loss of people they loved. Over shared grief, they form a plan to kill each other's culprit so they won't be suspected of the crime. Will things go to plan? Is everyone being honest? Or will everything crash and burn, taking everyone involved down with it? In another part of town, Ruth and Scott share a home and future together, until an incident shatters their life. Ruth is attacked brutally in her own home when Scott is out with friends. She is the sole survivor of such similar attacks and all she remembers are the blue eyes of this sinister man. With the sanctity of her own home compromised, will Ruth ever feel safe again? Incredible! That's the word which came to mind when I finished reading this book. It truly is amazing! This happens to be the first book I've read from author  @sscav  and I feel bad that I didn't read his work earlier. Better late than

Ask for Andrea by Noelle W. Ihli

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  Brecia, Meghan, and Skye were murdered by James Carson, a charming man who lured them online. After their deaths, their spirits seek revenge and try to prevent James from killing again. Will they be able to stop him in time from committing more murders and hurting innocent lives? This was a different kind of POV and that's what intrigued me to read the novel. Brecia, Meghan and Skye were murdered by James to satisfy his blood-lust. He lures women online, stalks them, confronts them, sometimes loses interest and keeps multiple women on hook to be able to carry out his nefarious motives. Brecia is the most strong willed of the three; Meghan, the one caught in limbo and Skye, the youngest of all, with a common aim to stop James. Being spirits there is only so much they can do, but they try their best. Their aim is to protect James' wife and children, come what may and finally rest in peace. I liked this book. It's the only one I have read from author  @noelleihliauthor  and

The Teacher by Freida McFadden

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  Eve and Nate are a married couple, who also teach at Caseham High. Eve is a Math teacher, very good at her job, very formal with her students and therefore not a favourite of the students. Nate, on the other hand is a good looking man, very empathetic and a student favourite. Caseham High is still reeling from a scandal involving a teacher and student name Addie. Addie lies, tries to hurt people and has a hidden past. But now she has a new secret. How far will she go to keep it and what becomes of the people who cross her? This book gave me the ick, mainly because it deals with the topic of student teacher relationship and it creeps me out. Eve and Nate have such different personalities that even as a reader, you are astounded that they are still married. Addie is vulnerable, and has heaps of baggage. She is bullied and harassed and finds comfort in poetry. The entire plot revolves around how Eve and Addie's paths cross and the consequences of actions, both past and present, that

The Coworker by Freida McFadden

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  The story centers on the mysterious disappearance of Dawn Schiff, an eccentric and introverted office worker, and the subsequent investigation led by her more conventional colleague, Natalie Farrell. Dawn's odd behavior and enigmatic past make her disappearance all the more intriguing, while Natalie's determination to uncover the truth reveals her own agendas. The novel reads from the POV of Dawn and Natalie. Dawn's description of her life, her interactions especially with her boss and Natalie and her emails to her best friend Mia, leads the reader to sympathise with Dawn, especially as you realize that she is autistic or on the spectrum but it isn't explictity mentioned. Her observations lead the author to form opinions about Natalie and you find yourself drawn to defend Dawn. Natalie is concerned for her colleague and for the most part is trying to escape the web she has landed into by trying to locate Dawn. When a body is found, all hell breaks loose. Who is to bla