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These Toxic Things
These Toxic Things: A Thriller | Rachel Howzell Hall
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A dead woman's cherished trinkets become pieces to a terrifying puzzle. Mickie Lambert creates "digital scrapbooks" for clients, ensuring that precious souvenirs aren't forgotten or lost. When her latest client, Nadia Denham, a curio shop owner, dies from an apparent suicide, Mickie honors the old woman's last wish and begins curating her peculiar objets d'art. A music box, a hair clip, a key chain--twelve mementos in all that must have meant so much to Nadia, who collected them on her flea market scavenges across the country. But these tokens mean a lot to someone else, too. Mickie has been receiving threatening messages to leave Nadia's past alone. It's becoming a mystery Mickie is driven to solve. Who once owned these odd treasures? How did Nadia really come to possess them? Discovering the truth means crossing paths with a long-dormant serial killer and navigating the secrets of a sinister past. One that might, Mickie fears, be inescapably entwined with her own.
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swynn
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Mehso-so

(2021) When her client dies, a creator of digital scrapbooks gets involved in a twisty plot involving secrets and murder. It's okay; some of the story logic was a little stretchy for me, but that comes with the genre I guess.

This was my #DoubleSpin read for February.
@TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Great progress!!! 3y
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swynn
These Toxic Things: A Thriller | Rachel Howzell Hall
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1. These Toxic Things by Rachel Howzell Hall
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2 The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

3. How the Word is Passed by Clint Smith

#WeekendReads
@rachelsbrittain

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Amie
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Pickpick

Some annoying things in this mystery, but it was entertaining enough and kept me reading to find out what happened

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MrsReads1
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I'm excited to give #BookSpin and #BookBingo a try for the first time. I need a push to start picking up books again and hopefully this will be the thing to do it!

@TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Yay!!! Glad to have you along!! I'll tag you with the winning numbers on Thursday - feel free to ask if you have any questions!! 3y
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bookandbedandtea
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Mehso-so

How many lackluster books can one read in a row? I'm hoping the answer is "four" and that the next book I read will be wonderful. Please! ???

robinb 😔😔😔 3y
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ThorsburgBooks
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Looking forward to reading more from this author.

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BookDragonNotWorm
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A digital scrapbooker is hired to compile a collection for a woman losing her memory to Alzheimer's disease. The woman dies, but the scrapbooker proceeds - and stumbles upon a disturbing pattern. I thought the premise of this book was great. The execution was good, but there was too much going on in it. Plenty of red herrings. The MC was kind of a princess but the author did try to evolve her character & show growth over the course of the story.

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Booksandtea23
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Book number 45 📖#goodreadschallenge

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amywithbooks
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Currently reading!

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ShyBookOwl
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At that time of night, there was peace. #firstlinefridays

Got an early release of this through Amazon First Reads 🤗 Excited to check it out.

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Alfoster
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This is possibly the most unsettling book I‘ve ever read…and I read a lot of thrillers! Mickie is a digital archaeologist who creates “Memory Banks” for those who want more than just a scrapbook. When Nadia hires her at her eclectic store of collectibles and then ends up dead, things just get dicey and the action never wanes! Twisted but oh so satisfying!

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Mccall0113
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Amazon first reads. I keep forgetting. This was my choice.

Gaylagal2 I keep forgetting about this great program too. Thanks for the reminder post 🤙 3y
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