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Review of the Alibis Collection

Death Row by Freida McFadden

The Ex-Wives Club by Sally Hepworth

False Note by David Lagercrantz

The Skydivers by Chris Bohjailian

Good Neighbors by Chad Zunker

Small Things by Wanda M. Morris

June 22, 2025 by Classic Leave a Comment

4 stars for this one. I thought the first story in the “Alibis Collection” was really strong and honestly the best out of the bunch. I thought that McFadden actually stretched herself in this one in a good way. I didn’t see the twists coming and loved how she tied things up her. “Death Row” follows a woman named Talia Kemper has been on death row for years after being convicted of the murder of her husband. We find Talia remembering things before she was […]

Filed Under: Mystery, Short Stories, Suspense Tagged With: Alibis #1, Alibis #2, Alibis #3, Alibis #4, Alibis #5, Alibis #6, Chad Zunker, Chris Bohjailian, chris bohjalian, David Lagercrantz, death row, False Note, Freida McFadden, Good Neighbors, sally hepworth, Small Things, The Ex-Wives Club, The Skydivers, Wanda M. Morris

Classic's CBR17 Review No:86 · Genres: Mystery, Short Stories, Suspense · Tags: Alibis #1, Alibis #2, Alibis #3, Alibis #4, Alibis #5, Alibis #6, Chad Zunker, Chris Bohjailian, chris bohjalian, David Lagercrantz, death row, False Note, Freida McFadden, Good Neighbors, sally hepworth, Small Things, The Ex-Wives Club, The Skydivers, Wanda M. Morris ·
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Not so great Chad

Family Money by Chad Zunker

April 27, 2023 by kfishgirl Leave a Comment

This is one of those books where you’re like “that is not a normal human reaction” about fifteen times. Alex is the main character, and we start out learning about his perfect family. He loves his wife and would never lie to her. He spends the next 88% of the book blatantly lying to her. Situations arise where it would be easy and preferable to tell the truth. Alex lies. In the first few chapters, they’re on service trip in Mexico, and his father-in-law (his […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Mystery Tagged With: Chad Zunker, kidnapping

kfishgirl's CBR15 Review No:7 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery · Tags: Chad Zunker, kidnapping ·
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