Deb Kiley | Ravenous Reader and Reviewer
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Mom, wife, retired teacher, reader, reviewer
Reisterstown, MD
Joined December 2011
The Shark House: A Novel by Sara Ackerman is an immersive Hawaiian story about the love of sharks and family. If you want a gripping mystery with charming, and not so charming characters, check this out January 13, 2026! https://t.co/zcbzev7ICS via @BookBub
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A taut and emotional story, The Shark House sweeps you into a gripping mystery beneath the ocean s surface, where one woman s search for answers uncovers long-buried secrets and a reckoning years in...
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The Porcelain Menagerie by Jillian Forsberg (narrated by Caroline Hewitt) is a perfect companion book to The Rhino Keeper. Lots to learn about mid-1700s porcelain, King Augustus, and Dresden. Inspired by real history. https://t.co/dvGKDOsfuF via @Bookbub
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What a great companion book to The Rhino Keeper. The story is set in two time periods in Dresden. In 1732, King Augustus wants porcelain like the Chinese and Japanese but his makers can't create it...
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History Comics: The Great Depression: From Hard Times to the New Deal by Tim Stout comes out Oct. 21, 2025. Fantastic story for middle grade students that explains this complex era. https://t.co/anEN0R0Cxw via @BookBub
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Turn back the clock with History Comics! In this volume we explore the Great Depression, an era of economic turmoil, resilience, and innovation.In October 1929, a stock market crash in the United...
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Noelle Salazar took a break from writing historical fiction to write a thoroughly entertaining rom-com called The Meet-Poop that comes out 12/2. For any dog owner, you can relate to the title and the meet-cute. 5 stars! #TheMeetPoop #netgalley
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After 5 long years, book 10 in the series comes out Nov. 18. At Midnight Comes the Cry by Julie Spencer-Fleming is a bit darker, but still centers on the beautiful world of Claire and Russ. https://t.co/7qVXQmFKWX via @Bookbub
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At an avid fan of this series, I have been waiting five long years for book 10 to find out about Claire and Russ next. Now they are married and have their baby boy, Ethan, you would think life would...
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The Midnight Knock by John Fram was a creative thriller mixed with some supernatural elements. Enjoyed the journey and the characters. Comes out Oct. 21. https://t.co/NmaHW3XXL2 via @BookBub
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A locked-room mystery meets white-knuckle horror in this mind-bending thriller, where strangers must survive a deadly night in a remote Texas motel. In the frigid west Texas desert, weary travelers...
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The Zorg by Siddharth Kara gives the reader the meticulously detailed history of this ship's horrific final journey across the middle passage. https://t.co/jIhxdY0Xcy via @Bookbub
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What a meticulously researched book! The details the author uncovered about the ship, Zorg, and the absolutely horrific and unimaginable last journey was beyond words. In the 1780s, the Zorg carried...
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If you enjoyed The Martian or Project Hail Mary, check out Final Orbit by Chris Hadfield. He takes real events and creates a page turning thriller of a story! 5 stars. https://t.co/qVqeS6HbG9 via @Bookbub
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What a fast paced space thriller! Set in 1975, the author takes real events and people and creates a propulsive story with spies, espionage, kidnapping, and edge of your seat events. There really was...
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Mirage City by Lev A.C. Rosen was a fun historical mystery set in the 1950s LA. It is book 4 in his series but I enjoyed the characters and story. https://t.co/Vuc48SdTHn via @Bookbub
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I'm jumping into this series at book 4, and that was not an issue. I'm sure I missed some details but the story was easy enough to follow for a new reader. Evander (Andy) Mills is a private investi...
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🥳It's PUB DAY! Yay!! The heroine of THE LAST ASSIGNMENT-- Dickey Chapelle--has haunted me for years. My love for her is enormous. I hope you feel the same. Annapolis: Let's launch this book tonight! 7pm. @BNAnnapolis
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Check out this historical fiction, Circle of Days, about the origins of Stonehenge by the master of epics, Ken Follett. Comes out Sept. 23! https://t.co/X56P0TFepV via @Bookbub
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Ken Follett is the master of epic stories. This amazing novel imagines the mystery of Stonehenge. After visiting Stonehenge many years ago, I had so many questions. Circle of Days answers many of...
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For all fans of Ken Follett and historical epic stories, I highly recommend Circle of Days. It tells the story of how Stonehenge came to be a stone monument. Amazing characters. 5 stars. Comes out Sept. 23! https://t.co/X56P0TFepV via @Bookbub
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Ken Follett is the master of epic stories. This amazing novel imagines the mystery of Stonehenge. After visiting Stonehenge many years ago, I had so many questions. Circle of Days answers many of...
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The Gallery Assistant is a entertaining and suspenseful! Set just after 9/11, it involves secrets, murder, and money. Comes out Oct. 14! #TheGalleryAssistant
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What an entertaining and suspenseful story. I love stories centered around art and this one has a twisty plot to go with it. Set a few months after 9/11, Chloe works in an art gallery and is still...
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First book in a new series - A Murderous Business by Cathy Pegau. Entertaining historical mystery set in 1912 NYC. Intriguing, strong female characters who work together to solve the mystery. 4.5 stars. Publishes 9/16/25. https://t.co/7pcmKE0vYo via @BookBub
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Everything I love most in a mystery. If I had a crime to solve or a dead body I needed help burying I d want Margot Harriman and Rett Mancini on my side. - Katharine Schellman, author of Last Call at...
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For those that enjoy a people-focused WW2 era story, set at Los Alamos, I highly recommend Hill of Secrets by Galina Vromen. There are so many secrets! 4 stars. https://t.co/7e9wV77Vrl via @Bookbub
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I've enjoy WW2 era books and this one is set in Los Alamos, NM in 1943-1945, but more from the perspective of the families that join their scientists in the desert. Secrets are the main component of...
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Check out The Guest in Room 120 by Sara Ackerman when it comes out Sept. 23! Inspired by the real mystery behind the death of Stanford University founder blended with present day connections. It was a page turner! 5 star https://t.co/Pj58naVlKb via @Bookbub
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Sara Ackerman is a master at creating immersive stories centered around Hawaii and its history. This book focuses on three very different women set in 1905 and 2005 about the mysterious death of the...
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Evelyne Redfern is back in book #3. A Dark and Deadly Journey by Julia Kelly is set in Lisbon, Portugal this time. Evelyne and David must track down a missing informant. Entertaining and delightful series! https://t.co/U5Bk7piZi2 via @Bookbub
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Book #3 in the Evelyne Redfern series was just what I wanted. Evelyne and David on an adventure to Lisbon, Portugal to locate a missing informant. But you know it will not be that straightforward....
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If you are looking for an historical mystery, check out The Girl in the Green Dress by Mariah Fredericks. It dives into the world of 1920s NYC, murder, the Fitzgeralds and one reporter to tell the story. https://t.co/kabfMMZKfP via @Bookbub
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Entertaining historical mystery set in 1920 New York City. A reporter, Morris Markey, gets pulled into the murder of Joseph Elwell. He also becomes friends with Zelda Fitzgerald, the wife of F. Scott...
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Great book of friendship and forgiveness with the backdrop of the Titanic. Ship of Dreams by Donna Jones Alward was an entertaining story. https://t.co/GPSJBwT7Lx via @Bookbub
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I've read other stories focused around the Titanic disaster, but this one takes a look at it from two fictional women interacting with people we've read about in other books. Hannah and Louisa are...
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Sonora by Jenni L. Walsh looks like another historical fiction winner! Check it out in October. #Sonora #jennilwalsh
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