Title: The Madness Underneath Author: Maureen Johnson Genre: Contemporary, Paranormal, Thriller, Urban Fantasy, Young Adult Publisher: Putnam Juvenile (US) / HarperCollins (UK) Publication date: February 2013 Hardcover: 290 pages After her near-fatal run-in with the Jack the Ripper copycat,…
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What She Said: The Princess Curse & The Name of the Star
Today we bring you the latest installment in our feature, “What She Said…” in which we both review books that the other has previously read and reviewed. This feature arose because of a very serious dilemma we faced at…
Welcome, everyone, to a brand new weekly Smugglerific feature: Old School Wednesdays! We came up with the idea towards the end of last year, when both of us were feeling exhausted from the never-ending inundation of new and shiny…
Title: Gone Girl Author: Gillian Flynn Genre: Thriller Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson/ Crown Publication date: January 2012 Hardcover: 419 pages Marriage can be a real killer. One of the most critically acclaimed suspense writers of our time, New York…
Title: Ten Author: Gretchen McNeil Genre: Mystery, Young Adult Publisher: Balzer + Bray (Harper Teen) Publication Date: September 2012 Hardcover: 292 Pages SHHHH! Don’t spread the word! Three-day weekend. Party at White Rock House on Henry Island. You do…
Old School Wednesdays: A Man Lay Dead, Cocaine Blues & The Ruby in the Smoke
Welcome, everyone, to a brand new weekly Smugglerific feature: Old School Wednesdays! We came up with the idea towards the end of last year, when both of us were feeling exhausted from the never-ending inundation of new and shiny…
Hello everyone, and welcome once again to Mystery Appreciation Week! It wouldn’t be a *real* Appreciation Week without some kind of list, so today we bring you two: a list of current/recent television shows (Ana is addicted), AND a…
Joint Review: The Girl is Murder by Kathryn Miller Haines
Title: The Girl is Murder Author: Kathryn Miller Haines Genre: Mystery, Historical, Young Adult Publisher: Roaring Brook Press Publication date: July 2011 Paperback: 352 pages Iris Anderson is only 15, but she’s quickly mastering the art of deception in…
Joint Review: What We Saw at Night by Jacquelyn Mitchard
Title: What We Saw at Night Author: Jacquelyn Mitchard Genre: Mystery, Thriller, Young Adult Publisher: Soho Teen Publication date: January 2013 Hardcover: 239 pages Allie Kim suffers from Xeroderma Pigmentosum: a fatal allergy to sunlight that confines her and…
What We Saw at Night Blog Tour (& Giveaway): Jacquelyn Mitchard on Inspirations & Influences
“Inspirations and Influences” is a series of articles in which we invite authors to write guest posts talking about their…well, Inspirations and Influences. The best part about I&I posts? Writers are given free rein so they can go wild…