These Toxic Things
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- Author：Rachel Howzell Hall
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Summary
A dead woman’s cherished trinkets become pieces to a terrifying puzzle。
Mickie Lambert creates “digital scrapbooks” for clients， ensuring that precious souvenirs aren’t forgotten or lost。 When her latest client， Nadia Denham， a curio shop owner， dies from an apparent suicide， Mickie honors the old woman’s last wish and begins curating her peculiar objets d’art。 A music box， a hair clip， a key chain―twelve mementos in all that must have meant so much to Nadia， who collected them on her flea market scavenges across the country。
But these tokens mean a lot to someone else， too。 Mickie has been receiving threatening messages to leave Nadia’s past alone。
It’s becoming a mystery Mickie is driven to solve。 Who once owned these odd treasures？ How did Nadia really come to possess them？ Discovering the truth means crossing paths with a long-dormant serial killer and navigating the secrets of a sinister past。 One that might， Mickie fears， be inescapably entwined with her own。
Mickie Lambert creates “digital scrapbooks” for clients， ensuring that precious souvenirs aren’t forgotten or lost。 When her latest client， Nadia Denham， a curio shop owner， dies from an apparent suicide， Mickie honors the old woman’s last wish and begins curating her peculiar objets d’art。 A music box， a hair clip， a key chain―twelve mementos in all that must have meant so much to Nadia， who collected them on her flea market scavenges across the country。
But these tokens mean a lot to someone else， too。 Mickie has been receiving threatening messages to leave Nadia’s past alone。
It’s becoming a mystery Mickie is driven to solve。 Who once owned these odd treasures？ How did Nadia really come to possess them？ Discovering the truth means crossing paths with a long-dormant serial killer and navigating the secrets of a sinister past。 One that might， Mickie fears， be inescapably entwined with her own。
Reviews
Lisachinnery
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I loved this thriller。 It kept me reading from the first page to the last page。 It was like a two for one and it wasn't clear how they connected。 It was also a new look at a serial killer。 There were twists and turns with surprises along the way along with solid character development and relationships to explore。 I loved this thriller。 It kept me reading from the first page to the last page。 It was like a two for one and it wasn't clear how they connected。 It was also a new look at a serial killer。 There were twists and turns with surprises along the way along with solid character development and relationships to explore。 。。。more
Jamie Jack
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Wanted to Like This One More Than I DidI had read some great reviews of this book and others by this author， so I was really looking forward to this book。 Unfortunately， I found myself completely turned off by the level of profanity in even just the early chapters。。。 all the “bad words” you can think of as well as the N-word。 The author is an African American woman， and I fully believe that Americans of African origin have the right to use that word if they feel they need to or even reclaim it o Wanted to Like This One More Than I DidI had read some great reviews of this book and others by this author， so I was really looking forward to this book。 Unfortunately， I found myself completely turned off by the level of profanity in even just the early chapters。。。 all the “bad words” you can think of as well as the N-word。 The author is an African American woman， and I fully believe that Americans of African origin have the right to use that word if they feel they need to or even reclaim it on their terms。 But， for me， even seeing that word in print makes me crazy uncomfortable。 This is a very slow-burn “thriller，” but I think those two concepts （slow and thriller） do not coexist happily together。 This did feel a bit too slow at times。 Because of these issues， I found myself disappointed in this book。 If you don't mind “thrillers” that are a bit slow in places as well as profanity and other potentially objectionable language， you might enjoy this book better than I did。WARNING: Profanity 。。。more
Ashley （strikingbooks_lover）
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Calling all my slow-burn thriller lovers， These Toxic Things is for you！ Snag it on September 1st。 I finished These Little Things this afternoon。 This book has all the fantastic elements for a good read。 There’s a serial killer， stalking， and a cold case。 The pacing was a little slow for my taste， but the ending made up for it。 🤯🤯🤯 I didn’t guess the end。 I enjoyed the uniqueness of this book。 I've never read a book about “digital scrapbooks。” I didn't know that was something people did for thei Calling all my slow-burn thriller lovers， These Toxic Things is for you！ Snag it on September 1st。 I finished These Little Things this afternoon。 This book has all the fantastic elements for a good read。 There’s a serial killer， stalking， and a cold case。 The pacing was a little slow for my taste， but the ending made up for it。 🤯🤯🤯 I didn’t guess the end。 I enjoyed the uniqueness of this book。 I've never read a book about “digital scrapbooks。” I didn't know that was something people did for their loved ones。 I thought that was a super neat idea for a thriller。 。。。more
Krissy （books_and_biceps9155）
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Mickie Lambert is a digital archaeologist。 When her latest client， Nadia Denham， a curio shop owner， dies from an apparent suicide， Mickie honors the old woman’s last wish and begins curating her peculiar objets d’art。 A music box， a hair clip， a key chain―twelve mementos in all that must have meant so much to Nadia， who collected them on her flea market scavenges across the country。 These items also mean a lot to someone else as Mickie is getting threats。 Mickie is determined to solve the myste Mickie Lambert is a digital archaeologist。 When her latest client， Nadia Denham， a curio shop owner， dies from an apparent suicide， Mickie honors the old woman’s last wish and begins curating her peculiar objets d’art。 A music box， a hair clip， a key chain―twelve mementos in all that must have meant so much to Nadia， who collected them on her flea market scavenges across the country。 These items also mean a lot to someone else as Mickie is getting threats。 Mickie is determined to solve the mystery of who and where these items have come from。 Discovering the truth means crossing paths with a dormant serial killer and hoping to escape。 Thoughts: After reading And Now She’s Gone last year， I knew I needed to get my hands on this！ Let me say first-this story is original and unique！ I can honestly say I have never read anything like it。 AT ALL！ It is different than any type of mystery I have read。 It was refreshing！ Rachel writes a slow burn that isn’t boring in the least。 It’s kind of like when you are creeping down a hallway and trying not to make any noise but， needing to see what’s around the damn corner ！ All of the characters are suspicious plus she throws in cold cases and serial killers…what’s not to love？！ I also really enjoyed the mom and daughter relationship in the story。 Again， she has set this story in LA which was fun since I am familiar with the areas。 I don’t want to give anything away so it doesn’t spoil it for you！ Go into this blind， I promise you will love it！ 。。。more
Dennis
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Rachel Howzell Hall is a relatively new author for me， but hands down one of my favorites。 Her last book， And Now She's Gone was in my top 10 reads for 2020 and I will always pick up anything coming from her in the future。 One thing I love about Rachel's books is that people will always develop strong feelings for her stories and These Toxic Things will definitely get people talking！The story is centered around one main character and her name is Mickie Lambert。 Mickie is a "digital archeolog Rachel Howzell Hall is a relatively new author for me， but hands down one of my favorites。 Her last book， And Now She's Gone was in my top 10 reads for 2020 and I will always pick up anything coming from her in the future。 One thing I love about Rachel's books is that people will always develop strong feelings for her stories and These Toxic Things will definitely get people talking！The story is centered around one main character and her name is Mickie Lambert。 Mickie is a "digital archeologist" and she creates digital scrapbooks for clients。 These service is great for those who want to cherish their memories souvenirs so they aren't forgotten。 Mickie's latest client， Nadia Denham recruits Mickie to help gather items in her curiosity shop These Beautiful Things。 After Nadia dies of a suspicious suicide， Mickie tries to respect Nadia's wishes and gather her requested items for her digital scrapbook。 However， these specific items that Nadia requested also mean something very important to someone else and this person isn't willing to negotiate。 What an original and peculiar story！ It's definitely a different type of mystery / thriller than I'm used to， but has the same formula that I've come to love in And Now She's Gone。 This book really is quite original， and still provides that slow burning suspense that I've come to love with Rachel's writing。 I definitely could not put this book down， and in fact， probably will get in trouble with the husband for the lack of chores completed while reading this book。 Also， without spoiling anything， the ending completely won me over。 Rachel， you did it again！ 。。。more
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