After more than a decade, Charlaine Harris has returned to her
reader-favorite Aurora
Teagarden series. ALL THE LITTLE LIARS takes places
exactly where the last book finished with Aurora and her
beau, Robin. In the
very near future, they will be having a baby together. But
even though Roe
has her doctor appointments to go to, there's something
suspicious
happening in their town that takes priority. When various
kids start to go
missing, including her half brother Philip, Roe starts to
feel sick to her
stomach. The story unfolds in a dark way, but if you're a
fan of this series
already, you might be used to Harris' writing style.
Although I would still consider this a Cozy Mystery, it is a
little bit darker than
others I've read when it comes to the suspense.
Nevertheless, Roe and the
gang bring in the charm and fun, especially since exciting
things are
happening in her personal life.
I really like Aurora and Robin. They are simply great
together, so the fact that
we get to return to them after so many years is a real treat
for readers. I
don't necessarily think you need to read the other books in
the series to
understand the mystery of this book, but if you come to
enjoy Aurora's
personality, it might be a good idea to go back and read the
other books to
get her full character development.
Harris' writing is quick and easy to follow, so new readers
won't have a
problem jumping in. I do feel like the mystery takes a while
to get started,
but once it does, it zooms straight into the dark zone
quickly. I think the
pacing also had to do with our main heroine being pregnant
so she can't be
doing things that a non-pregnant character can do.
Nevertheless, the core
element of ALL THE LITTLE LIARS hits readers right in the
heart, creating an immediate
bond as the mystery of what happened to these children unfolds.
#1 New York Times bestseller Charlaine Harris
finally returns to her fan-favorite Aurora Teagarden series
with All the Little Liars, a fabulously fun new
mystery.
Aurora Teagarden is basking in the news of her pregnancy
when disaster strikes her small Georgia town: four kids
vanish from the school soccer field in an afternoon.
Aurora’s 15-year-old brother Phillip is one of them. Also
gone are two of his friends, and an 11-year-old girl who was
just hoping to get a ride home from soccer practice. And
then there’s an even worse discovery—at the kids’ last known
destination, a dead body.
While the local police and sheriff’s department comb the
county for the missing kids and interview everyone even
remotely involved, Aurora and her new husband, true crime
writer Robin Crusoe, begin their own investigation. Could
the death and kidnappings have anything to do with a group
of bullies at the middle school? Is Phillip’s disappearance
related to Aurora’s father’s gambling debts? Or is Phillip
himself, new to town and an unknown quantity, responsible
for taking the other children? But regardless of the reason,
as the days go by, the most important questions remain. Are
the kids still alive? Who could be concealing them? Where
could they be?
With Christmas approaching, Aurora is determined to find her
brother…if he’s still alive.
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