Thriller Book Reviews
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Caitlin Mullen’s Please See Us paints a grim image of the struggles of Atlantic City, especially after Hurricane Sandy. In her new novel, she focuses particularly on the struggle of women trying to make a living within it. Clara is a 16-year-old, high-school-drop out. She lives with her aunt Des, who took her in after her mother left for California, abandoning her. Neither of them has any special skills except for pickpocketing and scamming customers. They run a small store on the boardwalk wher...
Michael Elias’ You Can Go Home Now pulls you in with the premise of a detective who is seeking justice as she goes undercover at the Artemis Women’s Shelter. She’s investigating the death of men who have been linked to women who’ve passed through this shelter. However, while our protagonist, Nina, is trying to find out who is killing all these men, she’s also constantly shifting over to the narrative about her traumatic past, trying to find her father’s murderer, as well as talking to us about M...