Category: mystery
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Book Review: The Violin Conspiracy
This post contains mild spoilers. This post also contains affiliate links. If you buy through Bookshop.org, I may earn a small commission—at no extra cost to you. Thanks for supporting the blog and indie bookstores! The Violin Conspiracy by Brendan Slocumb is a 352-page mystery focusing on main character Ray McMillian. Ray has loved playing the violin since he was a kid and scrounged up enough money to rent one from school to pursue his dreams. His mother thinks he should get a real job despite him bringing in money working at weddings, but he won’t let any naysayers get…
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Book Review: Anxious People
This post contains spoilers. This post also contains affiliate links. If you buy through Bookshop.org, I may earn a small commission—at no extra cost to you. Thanks for supporting the blog and indie bookstores! Anxious People by Fredrik Backman is a 336-page mystery set in a small town in Sweden. After a failed bank robbery attempt, the would-be bank robber holds an apartment full of potential buyers hostage. Eventually the hostages are let go, but the bank robber has disappeared. The father-son cop duo must solve how the bank robber escaped. This book was amazing from start to finish. It…