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Book Review: “X” by Sue Grafton
Genre: Mystery Thanks to a windfall in the last book, Kinsey Millhone, Private Detective in Santa Teresa, CA, now has enough money in the bank not to worry about slow times. And these are slow times. In the middle of a drought, Kinsey’s octogenarian landlord, Henry, is stressing about his exorbitant water bill despite his…
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Book Review: “The First Conspiracy” by Brad Meltzer
Genre: Nonfiction History Not quite a first, but, rare indeed when I read a non-fiction book! There is one reason, besides learning a bit about history, and that is………Brad Meltzer. 🙂 The colonies are starting to get restless and they see the need for an Army to protect their citizens from the oppressive rule of…
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December 2020 Thrillers
Lots of new books for this month. Enjoy your holiday season, stay safe, wear masks…..a vaccine is on the way. 🙂 Science rocks! (and it’s real) Murder at Andaman by Bharti Kirchner The Lumbermill by Laya V. Smith Fool’s Run by Sidney Williams Duped by Stephen Maitland-Lewis Don’t Shoot the Drummer by Jonathan Brown Last Call: A Murder On The Rocks…
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Book Review: “Victory of Eagles” by Naomi Novik
Genre: Fantasy After the events of the last book, Laurence has been found guilty of treason and is in jail. Temeraire has been placed in the breeding grounds and, if he does not behave, Laurence will be hanged. Temeraire is continuing his quest for better living conditions for dragons in Britain and is making as…
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November 2020 Thrillers
Lots of new thrillers this election / Thanksgiving month. #Vote Don’t Look In by Tom Saric Saving Grace: A Psychological Thriller by D.M. Barr Carrie Sue’s Dairy by Sandy Semerad By the Book by A.J. McCarthy Mistaken Identity by Michael W. Sherer Where There’s A Will: A Glass Dolphin Mystery by Judy Penz Sheluk The Escape by Lisa Harris Death…
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Book Review: “Pigeon-Blood Red” by Ed Duncan
Genre: Thriller Richard “Rico” Sanders is a hit man, with a conscience. He kills when he is sure the victim did something wrong, much like John Rain, and he has never made a mistake. He and his partner in crime, Jerry, have been working together for years. Working with loan shark, Frank Litvak, they find…
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Book Review: “The Silkworm” by Robert Galbraith
Genre: Thriller / Mystery Since solving the Lula Landry case in the last book, Cormoran Strike’s private detective agency is overflowing with customers. On the one hand, it is nice to be able to pay the bills, but, on the other hand, Cormoran and Robin are super busy with hardly anytime to breath. Cormoran is…
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October 2020 Thrillers
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Book Review: “The Fallen” by David Baldacci
Genre: Thriller FBI Special Task Force partners Amos Decker and Alex Jamison were ordered by their boss, Agent Bogart, to take a vacation. With nowhere to go, Amos was invited by Alex to come with her to celebrate her niece, Zoe’s 6th birthday in Baronville, PA. He accepted. Alex’s sister, Amber, and brother-in-law, Frank, just…
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Book Review: “Face of a Killer” by Robin Burcell
Genre: Thriller Sydney Fitzpatrick is an FBI Forensic Artist and “Face of a Killer” is book #1 in the series. If you recognize the author, Robin, has, in recent years, co-authored the Sam and Remi Fargo series with Clive Cussler. I am catching up on her original books…. Sydney is ready to spend the night…
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