If We Were Villains by M.L. Rio

January 13, 2020November 22, 2020 Rums the Reader17 Comments

Oliver Marks has just served ten years in jail - for a murder he may or may not have committed. On the day he's released, he's greeted by the man who put him in prison. Detective Colborne is retiring, but before he does, he wants to know what really happened a decade ago. As one… Continue reading If We Were Villains by M.L. Rio

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The Secret History by Donna Tartt

December 24, 2019January 28, 2020 Rums the ReaderLeave a comment

Under the influence of their charismatic classics professor, a group of clever, eccentric misfits at an elite New England college discover a way of thinking and living that is a world away from the humdrum existence of their contemporaries. But when they go beyond the boundaries of normal morality their lives are changed profoundly and… Continue reading The Secret History by Donna Tartt