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Book Review: “Nemesis” by Gregg Hurwitz
Genre: Thriller Evan Smoak and Tommy Stojack have been friends for many years. Tommy has been supplying Orphan X with sophisticated weapons, that work flawlessly, for as long as Evan has been The Nowhere Man. Recently, Evan has learned that Tommy supplied advanced weapons to the killer knicknamed “The Wolf” and in this book, Evan…
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Book Review: “Magic Hour” by Kristin Hannah
Genre: Fiction Los Angeles Child Psychiatrist Dr. Julia Cates has recently been exonerated in the deaths of several people at the hands of her patient, Amber. But the shame of possibly missing the clues to Amber’s violent turn, and the harassment by the press and others who believe Julia is responsible, continue to haunt her.…
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Book Review: “Battle Mountain” by C.J. Box
Genre: Thriller Nate is mourning the murder of Liv and is now underground on a mission to find and kill her murderer….Alex Soledad. 2 year old Kestral is staying with the Pickett’s while Nate is gone. Geronimo’s house was burned down (luckily no one was home) and he joins Nate to find and kill Soledad.…
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Book Review: “The Judge’s List” by John Grisham
Genre: Thriller Lawyer Lacy Stoltz (see my 2017 review of “The Whistler”) is still working at the Florida Board of Judicial Conduct (BJC). Her job there is to investigate complaints against judges in Florida. Lacy is looking at leaving the BJC, but… One day, an anonymous informant (the reader knows her name: Jeri Crosby) got…
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Book Review: “Lone Wolf” by Gregg Hurwitz
Genre: Thriller Evan Smoak continues his search for family and his identity…..while coming to grips with aging. Without his RoamZone (which never happens) Evan….Orphan X…..Nowhere Man….visited his biological father and came away even more depressed and confused about life, his life, and aging. Drinking should solve the problem! Soooo Smoak set himself up in one…
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Book Review: “Persuader” by Lee Child
Genre: Thriller Reacher has parked his rental van outside of a music store adjacent to a small college. The back doors of the van are open as he prepares to unload supplies for the store. He has his gun, a Colt Anaconda that is 13 inches long and weighs four pounds, in his belt like…
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Book Review: “The Ink Black Heart” by Robert Galbraith
Genre: Thriller / Mystery Josh Blay and Edie Lewell developed a Youtube sensation cartoon called “The Ink Black Heart”. In an interview on Sept 14, 2011…the interviewer summed the cartoon up very nicely: “So, a cartoon about decomposing body parts, a couple of skeletons, a demon (Drek), and a Ghost…..how do you explain its success?”…
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Short Story Summary: “Michael’s Room” by John Grisham
Eight years ago: Clanton, Mississippi lawyer Stanley Wade defended Dr. Trane against a lawsuit by the family of a severely disabled (and disfigured) 3 year old boy. Lawyer Wade won the courtroom battle. The family got nothing. Now: Lawyer Wade is at the local Rite Price picking up frozen pizza to share with his flu-bound…
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Short Story Summary: “High Stakes” by R.L. Stine
23 year old Ashli Bennett and her new husband, Denny Sparano, are on their honeymoon. Ashli’s father is not happy about her marriage since she only met Denny last month. But….it was love at first sight and they did the deed. Ashli will tell Denny about her wealth, but, that will come later. In a…
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Book Review: “The Edge” by David Baldacci
Genre: Thriller After the events of “The 6:20 Man” former Army Ranger Travis Devine was hired by Homeland Security to work special projects. After stopping foreign operatives on a train in Europe, Travis is now attempting to find out who killed CIA Agent Jenny Silkwell in her hometown of Putnam, Maine. Jenny was there to…
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