Cheryl Bradshaw

Addison Lockhart has inherited her mother's ancestral home, a home she didn't know existed, and that's only the beginning of the mysteries that her mother didn't share. As a child, Addison realized she had abilities that other people didn't possess, but again, her mother refused to acknowledge those skills, leaning Addison to feel like either a liar or a freak. Now that Addison has moved into the ancestral home, she realizes that she can no longer suppress her abilities. With the help of an understanding handyman, she taps into family secrets, hidden for decades.

This is an excellent haunted house book and I very much enjoyed the read. Even with a limited suspect pool, I was guessing whodunit right to the end.… (mere)

Thanks to @katieandbreypa, @janet.fix, and @cherylbradshawbooks for a digital copy of The Silent Boy, the first book in the Sloane and Maddie Peril Awaits spin-off series.

This was a short, fast, suspenseful mystery. The writing is clean and the plot moves along swiftly. There are a lot of suspects but can they figure it out before someone else gets hurt?

Sloane and Maddie are on vacation when Sloane stops a child running through the street from an angry man. Turns out, he's Maddie's nephew Louie, but where is her sister Ginny? Louie won't speak, so they have to figure things out on their own.

From all accounts, Ginny was a great mom and wonderful friend, no one has anything bad to say about her and why would anyone hurt her? But she'd never leave Louie alone, so something had to have happened. Sloane, a private investigator, takes on the case against the wishes of the local police. But this is too close to home and she's determined to find out where Ginny is. Louie won't speak to anyone, but he can still communicate and he doesn't want anything to do with Uncle Leo...who happens to be Ginny's boss and a creep. Did he have something to do with Ginny's disappearance? Or is it Frank, the man who was seen chasing Louie when Sloane found him?

Trying to keep a little normalcy in Louie's life, Sloane and Maddie let him play with his friends and leave him with his regular babysitter. They even go to the beach and meet more of Ginny's friends. Tara, Nick, Dom, they all seem to care about Louie and Ginny, and are concerned about where their friend is, but none have any helpful information.

All in all, a great mystery read. Well-developed female characters, a strong whodunit mystery, lots of red herrings. If you enjoy Tana French, Christina Dodd, or Heather Graham novels, then you will enjoy this series.… (mere)

Sloane and Maddie are visiting Savannah, Georgia, when the see on the news that there have been a rash of teenagers disappearing. Even though they're on vacation and no one asked them too, they immediately start delving into the issue.

Sloane can't just let this go and let the local police handle it, so her and Maddie start talking to locals and questioning everything. They coincidentally become friends with a family member of a missing teenage boy, and he introduces them to additional people and places that may have something to do with the disappearances. Then, Sloane thinks she sees a teenage girl being taken, but they can't figure out where they could have gone.

Sloane and Maddie befriend a group of teenagers who knew some of the missing girls, and become close with them, trying to keep them safe. But how can you keep anyone safe when you don't know who to protect them from? The owner of the local hangout? The pastor who doesn't want to answer questions? A stranger stalking the area?

All in all, a quick mystery. Well-developed characters, a strong whodunit mystery, lots of red herrings.… (mere)