JulieLill's 2025 Reading Challenge

Another year of enjoying reading!

1990s
1. 1990 - The Solitaire Mystery by Jostein Gaarder 3/5 stars 1/22/2025
2. 1991 - See Jane Run by Joy Fielding 4/5 stars 4/14/2025
3. 1992 -The Patron Saint of Liars by Ann Patchett 4/5 stars 5/4/2025
4. 1993- Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes by Chris Crutcher 3/5 stars 5/16/2025
5. 1994- Bridie and Finn by Harry Cauley 3/5 stars 6/4/2025
6. 1995-Where the Heart Is by Billie Letts 4/5 stars
7. 1996- Evening Class by Maeve Binchy 3/5 stars 7/11/2025
8. 1997- Night Train by Martin Amis 4/5 stars 7/21/2025
9. 1998- A Widow for One Year by John Irving 3/5 stars 8/5/2025
10. 1999 Motherless Brooklyn by Jonathan Lethem 3/5 stars 8/31/2025

Non-Fiction Books
11. The Great Pretender: The Undercover Mission That Changed Our Understanding of Madness by Susannah Cahalan 4/5 stars 1/5/2025
12. Spitfires: The American Women Who Flew in the Face of Danger During World War II by Becky Aikman 5/5 stars 8/2/2025 5/5 stars
13. Sick Houses: Haunted Homes and the Architecture of Dread by Leila Taylor Non-Fiction 8/6/2025
14. Wiseguys and the White House: Gangsters, Presidents, and the Deals They Made by Eric Dezenhall 4/5 stars 8/11/2025
15. Ghost Ship: The Mysterious True Story of the Mary Celeste and Her Missing Crew by Brian Hicks 4/5 stars 8/18/2025
16. Everything Is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection by John Green 4/5 stars 9/3/2025
17. The Story of ABBA: Melancholy Undercover by Jan Gradvall 4/5 stars 8/26/2025
18. The Peepshow by Kate Summerscale 4/5 stars 9/30/2025
19. Cleavage: Men, Women, and the Space Between Us by Jennifer Finney Boylan 4/5 stars 10/31/2025
20. Whack Job - A History of Axe Murder by Rachel McCarthy James 4/5 stars 12/18/2025

Mysteries
21. Going Rogue by Janet Evanovich 4/5 stars 1/20/2025
22. Murder in G Major by Alexia Gordon 4/5 stars 3/7/2025
23. Deception by Jonathan Kellerman 4/5 stars 3/29/2025
24. Murder on Black Swan Lane by Andrea Pen/rose 3/5 stars 4/4/2025
25.Gun Games by Faye Kellerman 4/5 stars/

Books On Film and Entertainment
26. The Moose That Roared: The Story of Jay Ward, Bill Scott, a Flying Squirrel, and a Talking Moose by Keith Scott
3/5 stars 1/29/2025
27. Daughter of Daring by Mallory O'Meara 5/5 stars 3/25/2025
28. Desi Arnaz: The Man Who Invented Television by Todd Purdum 4/5 stars 9/7/2025
29. Stupid TV, Be More Funny: How the Golden Era of The Simpsons Changed Television—and America—Forever by
Alan Siegel 4/5 stars 9/26/2025
30. Waxing On: The Karate Kid and Me by Ralph Macchio 4/5 stars 10/4/2025 4/5 stars
31. Lorne: The Man Who Invented Saturday Night Live by Susan Morrison 4/5 stars 10/14/2025
32. Nightmare Fuel: The Science of Horror Films by Nina Nesseth 3/5 stars 3/5 stars
33. Directed by James Burrows: Five Decades of Stories from the Legendary Director of Taxi, Cheers, Frasier, Friends, Will & Grace, and More
by James Burrows 4/5 stars 11/19/2025
34. So, Anyway... by John Cleese 4/5 stars 11/23/2025
35. Hollywood's Eve by Lili Anolik 3/5 stars 12/5/2025

Science Fiction
36. Water Moon by Samantha Sotto Yambo 3/5 stars 5/8/2025
37. The Unworthy by Agustina Bazterrica 3/5 stars 6/4/2025

Biographies/Memoirs
38. I’m Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy 4/5 stars 2/21/2025
39. Find a Way by Diana Nyad 4/5 stars 4/9/2025
40. How Did I Get Here?: A Memoir by Bruce McCall 3/5 stars 4/25/2025
41. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith by Deborah Heiligman 4/5 stars 5/22/2025
42. Every Day Is a Gift: A Memoir by Tammy Duckworth 5/5 stars 5/23/2025
43. Damn Glad to Meet You: My Seven Decades in the Hollywood Trenches by Tim Matheson 4/5 stars 5/28/2025
44. Queen of All Mayhem: The Blood-Soaked Life and Mysterious Death of Belle Starr, the Most Dangerous Woman in the West
by Dane Huckelbridge 4/5 stars 7/16/2025
45. My Next Breath by Jeremy Renner 4/5 stars 9/5/2025
46. This Is Your Mother: A Memoir by Erika J. Simpson 4/5 stars 10/19/2025
47. Eleanor and Hick by Sarah Miller 5/5 stars 10/27/2025

Horror Novels
48. The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon by Stephen King 4/5 stars 8/13/2025
49. Fairy Tale by Stephen King 3/5 stars 8/22/2025
50. The Haunted House Diaries: The True Story of a Quiet Connecticut Town in the Center of a Paranormal Mystery by William J. Hall
4/5 stars 9/13/2025

A Banned Book
51. Tricks by Ellen Hopkins 3/5 stars

Sports
52. Beyond the Board: The Untold Story of the World's Most Daring Big Wave Surfer
by Maya Gabeira 4/5 stars 9/182025
53. The Gas and Flame Men: Baseball and the Chemical Warfare Service during World War I by Jim Leeke
4/5 stars 9/22/2025

Fiction
54. The Country Girls by Edna O'Brien 4/5 stars 2/1/2025
55. The Lonely Girl by Edna O'Brien 4/5 stars 2/6/2025
56. Girls in Their Married Bliss by Edna O'Brien 4/5 stars 2/9/2025
57. Epilogue by Edna O'Brien|7184 4/5 stars 2/9/2025
58. Sweet Tooth by Ian McEwen 3/5 stars 2/28/2025
59.The Invisible Library by Genevieve Cogman 3/5 stars 3/19/2025
60. Strange Bedpersons by Jennifer L. Cruise 3/5 stars 6/4/2025
61. The Dark Library by Mary Anna Evans 4/5 stars 10/23/2025 4/5 stars

Books Off My Reading List
63. The Road to Happiness is Always Under Construction by Linda Gray 4/5 stars 12/21/2025
64. The Children's Act by Ian McEwen 4/5 stars 1/132025
65. Sand in My Bra and Other Misadventures: Funny Women Write from the Road by
Jennifer L. Leo 4/5 stars 3/14/2025
66. When the Moon Hits Your Eye by John Scalzi 6/21/20253/5 stars
67. Twist: A Novel by Colum McCann 3/5 stars 7/5/2025
68. Deep Cuts by Holly Brickley 4/5 stars 7/30/2025
69. The Museum Detective by Maha Khan Phillips 4/5 stars 9/11/2025
70. The Third Reich of Dreams: The Nightmares of a Nation 1933-1939
Charlotte Beradt 3/5 stars 9/15/2025

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>1 JulieLill: Happy Reading! ☺️

>3 Sergeirocks: Thanks!

Look forward to seeing the books you read this year and the categories they fit. Happy 2025! 🥂

The Great Pretender: The Undercover Mission That Changed Our Understanding of Madness
Susannah Cahalan
4/5 stars
This is an older book but it still holds up. It is the true-life story of a doctor that convinces 8 healthy people in the 1970's to enter into a mental hospital and eventually had to prove their sanity to get out of the hospital. Was the study legitimate or did it really happen? Very interesting! Non-Fiction

The Children Act
Ian McEwan
4/5 stars
Wonderful book about Fiona Maye, a judge who has to decide a case of whether or not a young man who is sick should decide his fate of living or dying. Books Off My Reading List

Going Rogue
Janet Evanovich
4/5 stars
This is the 29th book in the series and in this book, Connie, the office manager of Vinnie's Bail Bonds gets kidnapped. Of course, Stephanie is on the job along with all the other characters in the series. I enjoyed it. Mystery

The Solitaire Mystery
Jostein Gaarder
3/5 stars
A father and his son take off on a European trip to find his mother and wife who had left them years ago. Each chapter is one card of a deck of cards. Interesting book. 1990

The Moose That Roared: The Story of Jay Ward, Bill Scott, a Flying Squirrel, and a Talking Moose
Keith Scott
3/5 stars
This was quite a detailed summary about the cartoon series of Bullwinkle Moose, Rocky the flying squirrel and the other animated series that came from Jay Ward and Bill Scott and there were many more that were involved in the history of those cartoons and more. Very interesting! Books On Film and Entertainment

The Country Girls
by Edna O'Brien
4/5 stars
I enjoyed the first book in the series. Kate and Baba are two young Irish country girls who have spent their childhood together and are now looking forward to living the rest of their lives. Books On My Reading List.

The Lonely Girl
Edna O'Brien
4/5 stars
Caithleen and Baba, first encountered in The Country Girls are now living in Dublin, where they discuss men, drink gin, and try to look fast. Cait, in the pursuit of true love, becomes involved with the fanatically domineering Eugene Gaillard. Painful disillusion and occasional moments of bliss in her life make this a bittersweet tale, and it is told with all the perception and wit that is the hallmark of Edna O'Brien. I am really enjoying this series Synopsis From Good Reads/ Fiction/Books Off My Reading List

Girls in Their Married Bliss / Epilogue
Edna O'Brien
4/5 stars
I enjoyed this book, the third in the series about a group of women and how they lived their lives. This book also included an epilogue which was separate in the trilogy I read. Books Off My Reading List

I’m Glad My Mom Died
Jennette McCurdy
4/5 stars
Jeanette McCurdy was a child/teen actor in iCarly and in other series. She talks about her career and life with her overbearing mother. Interesting read but sad because of her life with her mom. Biographies/Memoirs

Sweet Tooth
Ian McEwan
3/5 stars
Serena Frome gets involved in the intelligence community during the Cold War. She then meets with the writer Tony Haley. However, can she trust Haley. Fiction

Murder in G Major
Alexia Gordon
4/5 stars
Gethsemane Brown, who is African American has no choice but to accept a job at an Irish all-boys' school. A ghost appears in her home and she learns that he has supposedly killed himself and his wife. The ghost begs her to help him clear his name. This is a series that I found on Goodreads and I plan to read more of her books. Mystery

Sand in My Bra and Other Misadventures: Funny Women Write from the Road
Jennifer L. Leo
This is an anthology of women's true stories. Writers include Ellen DeGeneres and Annie Lamott. I enjoyed it and I believe there is a couple other books in the same genre. Books Off My Reading List

The Invisible Library
Genevieve Cogman
3/5 stars
Interesting book about an Invisible Library! Irene is a spy and along with her assistant Kai, they try to find a book that is very dangerous. Irene and Kai are not the only ones looking for this book but it has been stolen. Secret societies abound to try to get the book. Interesting. Fiction

Daughter of Daring: The Trick-Riding, Train-Leaping, Road-Racing Life of Helen Gibson, Hollywood’s First Stuntwoman
by Mallory O'Meara
Great book on a stunt woman! Books On Film and Entertainment

Deception
Jonathan Kellerman
4/5 stars
Alex Delaware is on the case of the death of Elise Freeman who was beaten and battered to death. Milo Sturgis is to figure out who killed Elise among the staff and students of Windsor Prep. Mystery

Murder on Black Swan Lane
Andrea Penrose
3/5 stars
The Earl of Wrexford, is a scientist who has been accused of murder. Along comes the widow Charlotte Sloane who takes over her dead husband's persona to help solve the murder of Josiah Holworthy and tries to clear the Earl. Mystery

Find a Way
Diana Nyad
4/5 stars
This was an amazing autobiography of Diana Nyad, a professional long-distance swimmer who would never give up on her goals. She swam from Cuba to Florida after several failures and was able at the age of 64 to secure her goal. Biography

See Jane Run
Joy Fielding
4/5 stars
Jane Whittaker, married with children in Boston, finds herself lost with blood splattered on her and $10,000 dollar in cash on her. She ends up in the hospital and a nurse recognizes her and her husband comes to get her. But she is still not sure why she is not getting better. I really enjoyed this book and the ending. 1991

Gun Games
Faye Kellerman
4/5 stars
Peter and Rina get involved in a death, revolving around a young man Gregory Hesse. His mother Wendy does not believe that he killed himself and feels some else killed him. Mystery

How Did I Get Here?: A Memoir
by Bruce McCall
3/5 stars
This is the interesting memoir of Bruce McCall who became a writer/artist. He wrote for National Lampoon and also for Saturday Night Live. Memoir/Biography

The Patron Saint of Liars
Ann Patchett
4/5 stars
In Kentucky, there was St. Elizabeth, a nun's home for unwed mothers. A young woman, Rose became pregnant, and she came to stay there while she gave birth to her child, Cecilia though she was wed. She wanted to give up her child. However, she stayed there and made a place for herself but Rose's past eventually comes to her new home. 1992

Water Moon
Samantha Sotto Yambao
3.5/5 stars
Charming book! "On a backstreet in Tokyo lies a pawnshop, but not everyone can find it. Most will see a cozy ramen restaurant. And only the chosen ones—those who are lost—will find a place to pawn their life choices and deepest regrets." Synopsis from Amazon Science Fiction

Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes
Chris Crutcher
3/5 stars
Sara and Eric have been friends for years. Unfortunately, Sarah is now in the hospital. Eric is determined to find out what is wrong and what her secret is. Well-written. 1993

Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith
Deborah Heiligman
4/5 stars
This is the true story of Charles and Emma Darwin. Darwin, who believed in evolution, which was a very big controversial issue in 1859. This is a young adult novel but I thoroughly enjoyed the book. Biography

Every Day Is a Gift: A Memoir
by Tammy Duckworth
5/5 stars
Great autobiography of Tammy Duckworth in which she includes her family life, her life in the military, her role in government and her devastating loss of her legs. Biography

Damn Glad to Meet You: My Seven Decades in the Hollywood Trenches
Tim Matheson
4/5 stars
I have always admired Tim Matheson and have enjoyed his work in the movie industry. In this book he talks about his life as an actor, director and his family! Biographies and Memoirs

Bridie and Finn
Harry Cauley
3/5 stars
This is a lovely story about Bridie and Finn set in New Jersey in the 1940's during war time. However, Bridie reveals a truth that will change their lives. 1994

The Unworthy
Agustina Bazterrica
3/5/2025
This was an unusual science fiction story set in a catastrophic world in a convent. As a nun delves into her past she must try to find her past history and how she got into the Sacred Sisterhood. Not my favorite book but interesting. Science Fiction

When the Moon Hits Your Eye
John Scalzi
3/5 stars
A science fiction tale about the moon which has turned into cheese! The citizens of Earth view it many different ways, from profiting from it, to spiritual redemption. Interesting! Books Off My Reading List

Where the Heart Is
Billie Letts
4/5 stars
This book revolves around Novalee, a seventeen-year-old who was about to leave her family to be with her boyfriend. Unfortunately, he dumps her in Oklahoma, and she ends up living in a Wal-Mart. Luckily, she meets someone who can her out. I enjoyed this book! 1995

>35 JulieLill: This was made into a movie with a great cast. You might like it, too.

>36 genesisdiem: I will look for it! Thanks!

Twist: A Novel
Colum McCann
3/5 stars
The book surrounds Anthony Fennell who is a journalist about to cover the underwater cables off the coast of Africa which may break. Interesting book but hard to describe! Fiction

Evening Class
Maeve Binchy
This story revolves around Aidan Dunne, a Latin teacher and Nora Donoghue from Dublin and their relationship.
1996

Queen of All Mayhem: The Blood-Soaked Life and Mysterious Death of Belle Starr, the Most Dangerous Woman in the West
Dane Huckelbridge
4/5 stars
Wonderful non-fiction/biography about Myra Maybelle Shirley better known as Belle Starr, the most dangerous female in the West. I really enjoyed it. Biography

Night Train
Martin Amis
4/5 stars
Detective female Mike Hoolihan has seen it a lot of cases and now
she is taking on the death of Jennifer Rockwell. She doesn't want to do it but she has promised to look in on it. I enjoyed this book! 1997

Deep Cuts
Holly Brickley
4/5 stars
Interesting book about Percy Marks who is into music but gives her own opinion about music. She ends up meeting Joe Morrow, a song writer. They end up becoming a partnership over the years but it is not an easy road between the two of them. I enjoyed this book. Books Off My Reading List

Spitfires: The American Women Who Flew in the Face of Danger During World War II
Becky Aikman
5/5 stars
I loved this book about the 25 women fliers in World War 2 who risked their lives for their country. If you like women's history you will definitely like this book! Non-Fiction

A Widow for One Year
John Irving
3/5 stars
This story surrounds Ruth Cole in three parts, as a child, then as an unmarried woman in 1990 and then we finally we see her in 1995. I liked this book, it is a bit too long but is still very interesting! 1998

Sick Houses: Haunted Homes and the Architecture of Dread
Leila Taylor
This is quite an interesting non-fiction book about sick/haunted houses. Non-Fiction

Wiseguys and the White House: Gangsters, Presidents, and the Deals They Made
by Eric Dezenhall
4/5 stars
Interesting book about the gangsters who want their help with the Presidents and what they wanted to achieve with their help. He writes about FDR, Richard Nixon, LBJ, Ronald Reagen, John Kennedy, Joe Biden and Donald Trump. Non-Fiction/ True Crime

The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon
Stephen King
4/5 stars
Trisha was supposed to take a trail hike with her mother and brother. She ends up going off the trail when her mother and brother start fighting. She decides to use her favorite baseball player, Tom Gordon to keep us her spirits up. Will she hook up with her family or is she doomed? I really enjoyed this book! Horror

Ghost Ship: The Mysterious True Story of the Mary Celeste and Her Missing Crew
Brian Hicks
4/5 stars
Very interesting book about a ship that has gone astray and the lengths they went to try and find this ship! I thought this was quite good. Non-Fiction

Fairy Tale
Stephen King
3/5 stars
Interesting but very lengthy story about a young man, Charlie who meets Howard Bowditch who lives alone. Charlie ends up doing chores for him and he later finds out that Bowditch knows of a portal to another world! Horror

The Story of ABBA: Melancholy Undercover
by Jan Gradval
4/5 stars
Interesting story about the group musical ABBA, from their early beginnings to when they split up! I enjoyed this book! Non-Fiction

Motherless Brooklyn
Jonathan Lethem
This is the story about Lionel Lessrog who lives in a home for boys during the 1970's and has Tourette Syndrome. One his friends Frank is a hero to him and helps him out. But there is a lot of mischief and stealing. When Frank is knifed and killed. Lionel wants to help solve the crime and tries to solve the crime! 1969

Everything Is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection
John Green
4/5 stars
This fascinating book is about tuberculosis, which is one of persistent and deadliest infection in the world. Green tells the story of Henry who has TB. Well written and interesting! Non-Fiction

My Next Breath
Jeremy Renner
4/5 stars
This is the story of the actor Jeremy Renner who went out on New's Year Day when he was crushed by a fourteen-thousand-pound snow cat nearly killing him. This was a fascinating and scary tale about his will to survive. Biography

Desi Arnaz: The Man Who Invented Television
by Todd Purdum
4/5 stars 9/7/2025
Fascinating book about Desi Arnaz and his career in TV and Film.
Books On Film and Entertainment

The Museum Detective
Maha Khan Phillips
4/5 stars
Interesting story about a Museum Detective, Dr. Gul Delani whose niece has gone missing for 3 years. She has also undertaken a narcotics investigation in Pakistan. Will she find her niece? Off My Reading List

The Haunted House Diaries: The True Story of a Quiet Connecticut Town in the Center of a Paranormal Mystery
William J. Hall
4/5 stars
The title actually gives away the story line. This is the true story of a haunted house in Connecticut. I thought it was very well written. Horror/Non-Fiction

The Third Reich of Dreams: The Nightmares of a Nation 1933-1939
Charlotte Beradt
3/5 stars
Interesting book about the people who were exposed to the horrors of the Third Reich. The author started collecting these internalized dreams of the people who were exposed to Nazi regime, both Jews and non-Jews. Non-Fiction

Beyond the Board: The Untold Story of the World's Most Daring Big Wave Surfer
by Maya Gabeira
4/5 stars
Amazing story of Maya Gabeira who became a famous big wave female surfer who traveled the world surfing. Biography/Sports

The Gas and Flame Men: Baseball and the Chemical Warfare Service during World War I
Jim Leeke
4/5 stars
This is the true story of the men who went to WWI to work in the Chemical Warfare Service and who were baseball players. Some of them lost their lives in the service. Sports

Stupid TV, Be More Funny: How the Golden Era of The Simpsons Changed Television—and America—Forever
Alan Siegel
4/5 stars
I thought this book was so interesting and the author did get a great job writing this book. Highly Recommended! Film and Entertainment

The Peepshow
Kate Summerscale
4/5 stars
This is fascinating true-life story of the deaths of three women who were killed in London and found in a wall and another woman who was under the floorboards in a house in 1953. Reg Christie was looked into as a main suspect but nothing came of it. Harry Procter, reporter looked into it to see if he could solve the mystery of the murders. Non-Fiction

Waxing On: The Karate Kid and Me
Ralph Macchio
4/5 stars
This book is on Ralph Macchio who has played Daniel LaRusso in the film series, The Karate Kid and in the TV series Cobra Kai. He talks about his life and his film career. I highly enjoyed it. Books On Film and Entertainment

Tricks
by Ellen Hopkins
3/5 stars
This is a collection of stories of five teenagers and their search to connect with their families or friends. Banned Book

Lorne: The Man Who Invented Saturday Night Live
Susan Morrison
4/5 stars
Wonderful look at Lorne Michael's and his tenure at Saturday Night Live. I thoroughly enjoyed this book but it is a little long.
TV and Entertainment

This Is Your Mother: A Memoir
Erika J. Simpson
4/5 stars
Interesting true story about a mother (who grew up with her parents as sharecroppers) and her daughter and the lives they lived together and apart. Non-Fiction/Biography

The Dark Library
Mary Anna Evans
4/5 stars
Estella Ecker has returned to her home despite running away from her now dead father years ago. She is here now to look for her missing mother and the secrets in his library. Very interesting! Books Off My Reading List

Hick: The trailblazing journalist who captured Eleanor Roosevelt's heart
Sarah Miller
5/5 stars
What an interesting book about Eleanor Roosevelt and the female journalist, known as Hick who became enamored with Eleanor. Hick corresponded back and forth with her through 3,500 letters along with meeting Eleanor on occasion. Highly recommended! Biography

Cleavage: Men, Women, and the Space Between Us
by Jennifer Finney Boylan
4/5 stars
Interesting book about Jennifer who is transgender, who discusses her life and her transition. She also talks about gender, body image and how the males who shaped her. Highly recommended! Non-Fiction

Nightmare Fuel: The Science of Horror Films
Nina Nesseth
3/5 stars
This is an interesting book on the science of horror films which includes different topics like a brief history of horror, why some scares stick to you, violence and mayhem and the appeal of horror. I enjoyed it.
Horror

Directed by James Burrows: Five Decades of Stories from the Legendary Director of Taxi, Cheers, Frasier, Friends, Will & Grace, and More
by James Burrows
4/5 stars
Interesting entertainment book about James Burrows who was a director of movies and TV shows including Friends,Taxi and a whole lot of other comedy series. TV and Entertainment

So, Anyway...
by John Cleese
4/5 stars
I loved this book about John Cleese and he has done a nice job writing this story about his life in TV and movies. Highly recommended!
TV and Entertainment

For some reason I have my booklists on Good Reads and Library Things this year are all screwed up. I will try to do better next year!

Eve's Hollywood
by Lili Anolik
3/5 stars
Interesting story of Eve Babitz and the secret history of L.A!
TV and Entertainment

Whack Job - A History of Axe Murder
by Rachel McCarthy James
Interesting book about the history of axe murderers and the history of axes!
Non-Fiction

The Road to Happiness is Always Under Construction
Linda Gray
4/5 stars
This is an autobiography of Linda Gray, who is an actress and starred on Dallas. She talks about her career, her films and TV shows. Her mother was an alcoholic and Linda was stricken with polio as a child. Well-written! TV and Entertainment

My Father Always Finds Corpses
Lee Hollis
This a new mystery book by Lee Hollis. Jarrod Jarvis was a former child star and now a sleuth. His daughter Liv is surprised by learning he solved some Hollywood real life murders. Now, Liv and her Zel, boyfriend are looking for her surrogate mother. Mystery

My Five Favorite Books in 2025
Daughter Of Daring by Mallory O'Meara
Every Day Is A Gift by Tammy Duckworth
Spitfires by Becky Aikman
My Next Breathe by Jeremy Renner
Hick- The Trail Blazing Journalist by Sarah Miller