February 2nd's Friday Post

Time for this week's Friday Post.  As always, I will be linking up to:

Book Beginnings
First Line Friday
Friday 56
Book Blogger Hop

For the first three, I'll be pulling teasers from The Secrets We Keep by Liz Milliron.

This is the fifth book in her Homefront Mysteries, which are set in Buffalo, New York, during World War II.

As usual for this series, the beginning is a bit reflective on the theme of the book:

Everyone has secrets. They can be small things, like hidin’ what your best friend bought her beau for his birthday. Or knowin’ that your brothers broke your mom’s favorite lamp, but not tellin’ her.  These might make you uncomfortable for a while, but if they come out in the open, the damage isn’t bad. If it’s a good secret, like the present, it can even be fun.

Then there are the whoppers. They might be about who you are, or where you come from, or things that will ruin you. They fester, like an infected cut, and make you miserable from the inside out. Secrets that big turn your world upside down, spin it like a top, and leave you wonderin’ which way is up.

They can even get you killed.

Yes, that's a much longer opening that I'd normally share, but I like how it sets up the story.  And that last line!  I mean, this is a murder mystery, after all.

Meanwhile, at 56% into the eARC I read, we find this:

"How’d you know I was home? I could have been out working the Carstairs case.”

I shrugged. “It was a gamble. If you’re comin’ up as empty as I am, I figured you’d take the day off.”

Okay, yes, there are characters in this book with the last name Carstairs.  Which might have been inspired by my user name.  Yes, I was grinning when I realized that.

This is another fantastic mystery.  I'll be back with my full review on Tuesday, which just happens to be release day.

Meanwhile, let's close things out with this week's Book Blogger Hop.  This week's question is:

What was the last book you read in one sitting?

I honestly have no clue.  I rarely have time to sit and read for that long.  Even if I'm on a plane, I usually have started the book before the trip begins.  For me, if I finish a book in two days, I feel like it was a fast read.  And that's usually about length more than anything else.

Have a great weekend!