Bring Me Back is  B. A. Paris’ third novel after Behind Closed Doors and The Breakdown. She is a New York Times bestselling author and her present psychological thriller does not disappoint.

The plot revolves around Finn and Layla who are in love and on vacation. Layla disappears from Finn’s locked car, at least this is the story he tells the police. Ten years later, Finn is engaged to Layla’s sister,Ellen. Their shared grief over Layla’s disappearance drew them close together.

Before they are to be married, Finn gets a phone call from someone in his past who claims to have seen Layla! Thus the suspense begins.

This powerful debut historical novel by Mary Lynn Bracht tells about a part of history that is both painful and heartbreaking.  The story is about two sisters, Hana and Emiko who live on Jeju island off the coast of Korea. The women of the island are”Haenyeo” or divers who provide a living for their families. The people of Korea are living under Japanese rule as this story takes place during WWII.

The Japanese soldiers know these women are secluded and come to the island to forcibly take these young girls to be “comfort women” for the Japanese Army. Unfortunately, Hana becomes one of these young sex slaves at the age of 16. Hana offers herself to save her much younger sister,Emiko, from being taken also.

Thus unfolds the horrific life Hana is forced to live while her family struggles to live without her. The chapters alternate between Hana and Emiko and both tell their devastating stories. Emiko is filled with guilt and Hana fears death or worse at the hands of the brutal Japanese soldiers.

The white chrysanthemum is the flower for death and mourning and is a most appropriate title for this suspenseful and hopeful novel

The Death of Mrs. Westaway is the newest thriller from Ruth Ware, author of The Woman in Cabin 10. Harriet Westaway, penniless orphan who reads tarot cards for a living, receives a letter from a solicitor stating she may be an heir to a bequeath from her grandmother. Harriet knows there must be some mistake, as her deceased mother never spoke of any family, and certainly not any with a sizable fortune. However, Harriet has bills to pay and a loan shark banging on her door and threatening bodily harm.

So Harriet decides to travel to Trepassen and try to become this missing granddaughter. She’s taking a big risk, but Harriet has little to lose, except, of course, fraudulent behavior. What Harriet finds at this estate are many secrets and much hostility in this new family she joins. Why are the three Westaway brothers so bitter? Why is the housekeeper,Mrs. Warren, so sinister?

Again, Ware has developed a page-turning thriller that will keep the reader guessing until the end.