#simone st. james

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books I’ve read in 2026 📖 no. 008

A Box Full of Shadows by Simone St. James

“You can feel it right away… that electric chill signalling something dark is waiting just beneath the surface.”

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RECO OF THE WEEK!

The Book of Cold Cases by Simone St. James

Synopsis:

"In 1977, Claire Lake, Oregon, was shaken by the Lady Killer Murders: Two men, seemingly randomly, were murdered with the same gun, with strange notes left behind. Beth Greer was the perfect suspect--a rich, eccentric twenty-three-year-old woman, seen fleeing one of the crimes. But she was acquitted, and she retreated to the isolation of her mansion.

Oregon, 2017. Shea Collins is a receptionist, but by night, she runs a true crime website, the Book of Cold Cases--a passion fueled by the attempted abduction she escaped as a child. When she meets Beth by chance, Shea asks her for an interview. To Shea's surprise, Beth says yes.

They meet regularly at Beth's mansion, though Shea is never comfortable there. Items move when she's not looking, and she could swear she's seen a girl outside the window. The allure of learning the truth about the case from the smart, charming Beth is too much to resist, but even as they grow closer, Shea senses something isn't right. Is she making friends with a manipulative murderer, or are there other dangers lurking in the darkness of the Greer house?"

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The Book of Cold Cases by Simone St. James

Katheryn Winnick starring as Shea Collins and Jensen Ackles starring as Michael De Vos

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Read of The Broken Girls by Simone St. James (2018) (326pgs)

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5 SECOND REVIEW:

The Sun Down Motel by Simone St. James

[tinydooms]

So I spent the day in thrall to this book:

I knew it would happen; anything Simone St. James writes holds me in a death grip from the first page to the last. If you like gothic horror, romance, true crime, detection, ghost stories, and parallel stories taking place across different time periods that come together in a dramatic showdown, she is the writer for you. Think Mexican Gothic with a generous helping of true crime thriller. But carve a day out of your schedule: you won't be able to put the damn books down.

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